MOTORIZED FIRE APPARATUS DATABASE of CONNECTICUT

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1 MOTORIZED FIRE APPARATUS DATABASE of CONNECTICUT COMPILED BY ROB PALMER IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONNECTICUT FIREMEN S HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT Additions, corrections, and comments to this database are welcome. We gladly accept scanned images and information about apparatus, or suggestions of other sources of information. Please contact us by using the COMMENTS section at Thank you. In some cases, vehicles were modified during their years in service. Due to space limitations, only one photo is displayed, but the chronology of assignments and modifications are listed. Many departments and photographers have provided images to this project. All photographs have been credited, and that credit is overlaid on the vehicle in an attempt to protect it from unsolicited copying. Please respect the images.

2 1907 Locomobile Co. of America 1907 Locomobile Co. of America Locomobile Locomobile History Ctr Collection History Ctr Collection History Ctr Collection Chemical History Ctr Collection Chemical 1 Confirm that the Locomobiles are Locomobile Co. of America 1912 Waterous Engine Works Co. Locomobile Waterous Wayne Crossman Collection Gary Pinkham Collection 600 gpm Wayne Crossman Collection Chemical Gary Pinkham Collection Eng 2 I assume it's Chem 3 because it's different than 1 and 2 and they are both labeled. This truck had two engines Nott Fire Engine Co Waterous Engine Works Co. Waterous Gary Pinkham Collection unk gpm CT Firemen's Hist. Soc. Collection 600 gpm Gary Pinkham Collection Eng CT Firemen's Hist. Soc. Collection Eng 3 Steamer is a 1906 Amoskeag Metropolitan 1st class. I assume the tractor was added. First run mentioned in article

3 1914 Cross,C.J. Front Drive Tractor Co Cross,C.J. Front Drive Tractor Co Damaged in accident Truck Truck 2 attached to1909 '75 Hayes- Lafrance attached to 75' Hayes Waterous Engine Works Co Waterous Mack AB 600 gpm Eng unk Hose 4 also a ical tank Pope Mfg. Co. Mack AB 1915-unk Hose unk Hose 1

4 Waterous Engine Works Co. Waterous Engine Works Co. Waterous Waterous 600 gpm 600 gpm Eng Eng Waterous Engine Works Co. Waterous 600 gpm Eng Truck 5 Reg #1731 ship Comb Srv Robinson Fire App. Mfg. Co Truck Eng 10 Reg #1730 ship COMB SR

5 Robinson Fire App. Mfg. Co. Robinson Fire App. Mfg. Co Eng Eng Robinson Fire App. Mfg. Co. tiller - 75' Automatic Aerial 1918-unk Eng unk Truck 1 Modified - Mack tractor added Truck 3 FDNY purchased gpm pumpers in 1917 Reg #2904 ship ; AAA #244. Don't know if there were 3 Mack tractors later Dept. Built 1920 Packard 1920-unk 1934 Hosewagon 8 Hosewagon 10 Hosewagon Scotland Fire Dept. Eng 9 Reg #3244 ship Pump. ALF list says to Scotland on Don't know Reg match - see other

6 tiller - 75' Automatic Aerial tiller - 75' Automatic Aerial 1923-unk 1943 Renumbered Modified - Mack tractor added Truck 2 Truck 5 Truck unk 1938 Modified - Mack tractor added Truck 3 Truck 3 Reg #4449 ship ; AAA #342 Reg #5158 ship ; AAA # History Ctr Collection truck on right History Ctr Collection Eng Eng 4 Reg #5675 ship ALF says scrapped ALF book says by 1916, suction hose was carried as shown instead of being draped over rear fender. Also, Type 75 had single bumper; Type 112 had double. Reg #6023 ship Pump Eng unk Unknown disposition Eng 10 Reg #6024 ship Pump Reg #6022 ship Pump On Underwriters list in '54. I assigned this '27.

7 gpm Horace B.Clark, photographer yes Reserve Scrapped Reg #6415 ship Pump. Should be a 1000 pump. AR's all show a 1000 at E1. Eng Horace B.Clark, photographer Stevenson Vol. Fire Co., Monroe Privately Owned - Granby, CT Eng 5 Reg #6414 ship Earlier, I had that this was E5, then E7 in 1956 and did dump duty. But, it couldn't be if it went to Stevenson in Was def in Granby in Dept. Built 1928 Dept. Built Studebaker Studebaker William Peck, photographer 1929-unk 1941 William Peck, photographer Renumbered Wrecked in accident? Chemical 1 Chemical unk 1933 Disbanded Chemical 2 Accident? (newspaper ) later hosewagon? 1928 Dept. Built 1930 Studebaker Mack William Peck, photographer 1000 gpm 1929-unk 1933 William Peck, photographer Disbanded Chemical unk 1954 In service as of Eng 7 Eng 5 later hosewagon? Art Selleck label says Chem 1 1st Mack. much earlier than others. E14 became double co in 1950

8 gpm 600 gpm 100 gal ? Eng Eng 9 Del Chassis # 6BF6S1081 Not sure if correct match Lou Tibor, photographer 600 gpm 600 gpm 100 gal 1935-unk 1947 Lou Tibor, photographer Eng 6 Eng unk Eng 6 AR says gpm pumpers at E6 Not sure of photo match. Article says a reserve 600 gpm pumper reassigned to E2, its 2nd pumper. Type 55 had BM or BX chassis, 100 hp 6-cyl, 600 gpm. AR says gpm pumpers at E Hose 1 Hose In service as of Eng 7 Del Not sure of match to Co. E15 org in 1947 Type 50, BG chassis, 6 (fire truck designation), S (shaft-driven), serial

9 Mack tiller - 75' Automatic Aerial ? Del I changed this from E12 to E2 to make E2 a '36. Still need an E12. Eng 2 Eng Modified - Mack tractor added Renumbered Truck 2 Truck 2 Truck 5 Aerial: ship ; AAA #342 Was tractorized after truck damaged at Barnum School fire on Says will be placed at no.5 firehouse (which is T2, later T5.) Mack E 600 gpm 100 gal 600 gpm 100 gal Eng 1956 Eng 3 Eng 4 Del (sure?) Not sure of serial match. Seems to be dup. Can't match this up - to recheck at Mack Del Mack E Mack E 600 gpm 100 gal 500 gpm yes Eng unk Eng 1 Del Not positive of serial match. Type 50. Photo confirms assignment... There is a photo in a 1968 Fire Prevention photo book at BHC showing a closed cab ( ) Mack pumper with a grille like the CS trucks. Del Mack had just moved production to LI City in early part of war.

10 Mack E Mack E Bill Dennis, photographer 150 gal 1938-unk Eng ? Bill Dennis, photographer Renumbered? Truck 5 Truck 10 Del. cant read Annual report says E2 recd this and is a '39, and also had a '36 HW. (I changed it to a '38 based on Del date). E2 Got rid of a 1928 ALF pumper? Only inconsistency with Macks. Del May have been numbered for T5 before switch. T11 (Underwriter's report ) Also, this is Car 002, the other 2 were 003, 004. And, it may not have been the last one to operate Mack E Mack E 150 gal 600 gpm 150 gal F Boyd says this is #1024. Be Truck ? Truck 12 Del T10 (Underwriter's report ) BFD book says it was renumbered for photo and was the 1939 truck, but I disagree. The renumbering happened 7-; no reason to do that. Second photo can't be verified. Del Another delivery photo shows Truck 11, which was renumbered from T4 on 7/21/40. It couldn't be the But also, a Mack ad shows this truck and says B'port had 3 CS at that time. Makes this the Mack E Mack William Peck, photographer 200 gpm yes tiller - 75' Automatic Aerial William Peck, photographer Converted to pumper Chemical 5 Squad 5 Squad Renumbered Modified - Mack tractor added Truck 3 Truck 6 Truck 6 Del Newspaper ( ) says this replaces one "smashed up in an accident." Type 40 had a 100 or 200 gpm pump. AAA #391

11 E Mack E 600 gpm yes 500 gpm yes Eng 1 Eng 14 delivery photo Squad 5 Del Annual Rept 1974 has a gpm at E14. Del w/overhead ladder rack Mack L Mack L Lou Tibor, photographer Lou Tibor, photographer There as of Eng 6 Eng 14 Del At E E14 was formed in Photo in 1969 Fire Prevention book that shows a truck like this with original E14 markings. Might be a later Mack too. Confusion with closed and open cabs, too Removed from service Reserve at Eng 3 E16 Del Not sure about history. Book says "E10's 1947 Mack was replaced by a WLF in 1975." It would have replaced a '27 ALF Mack L Mack L Lou Tibor, photographer 300 gal 1000 gpm Lou Tibor, photographer Privately Owned - Orange Eng Reserve as of Eng 1 Del replaced by WLF Del

12 Mack L History Ctr Collection tractor-drawn - 85' Likely replaced by used ALF Eng 8 Eng History Ctr Collection? Reserve Truck 5 Truck 16 Del Article Engine 8 got a foam pumper in 1952 (and this was sent to E4?) Reg #9218 ship TEO Mack L Mack L History Ctr Collection Del Replaced by 1976 WLF History Ctr Collection Eng Reserve Eng 8 Del E8 had a high hose reel and floodlight on right side. (Fire prevention week program book 1968 BHC) Replaced by '74 WLF L.Chan Brainard, photographer 150 gal taken L.Chan Brainard, photographer Removed from service ship PGO "Invader". Has only one intake on side. E5 got new ALF in Eng 5 Eng 14