American Fire Apparatus

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American Fire Apparatus of Battle Creek, Michigan built this Reo chassis rig for Mountville, Pennsylvania around 1949.  Serial #1017 is equipped with a front mount pump.

[District5]

This 1951 IH/American was formerly in service at Deer Park, Ohio.  The rig has a 750 gpm pump and 300 gallon booster tank.

[Box 2565]

Lincoln Heights OH
1949 Ford/American
500 gpm

[yfdgricker]

Courtesy of Walter J. Keeley, Firefighter 632, of the New Market Community Vol. Fire Dept., Inc.

Actually another member of the department took the photo :!:

Engine 603

1968 American Barton
Seats three firefighters
500 GPM front-mount pump with 'pump and roll' capacity
500 gallon booster tank
Two 1 3/4' preconnects
Two 250' high pressure hose reels
42' of ground ladders
Six MSA SCBA's, three spare tanks
Electric exhaust fan
Wildland firefighting tools
250 GPM portable pump

Check out their website at www.newmarketfire.org for more info on the other fine rigs the New Market, IN Fire Department has!

[Box 2565]

Clearcreek Township at Springboro, Ohio
1946(?) Dodge/American
500 GPM
Ed Effron Photo

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South Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
1945 Dodge/American
500 gpm
Ed Effron Photo

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American Fire Apparatus built some Intra-Cab style apparatus on their "custom" chassis in the 1970's.  Although the cahssis aren't identified as such, they appear to be built by Oshkosh.

Sabina OH  Engine 25
1976 American
1000 GPM - 1000 Tank
#3678

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Miamiville OH
1976 Peterbilt/American
1000 GPM - 1000 Tank
#3690

[GA_Dave]

This rig was sold as the Century 21 custom by American Fire Apparatus.  Built on an Oshkosh A-Series custom chassis, it featured a cab built by TCM of Cincinnati, OH.  The Intra-cab pump was introduced by them in the early 1970's.

GA Dave

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Matewan WV  Engine 5
1982 Ford/American
1000 GPM - 750 Tank

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Flemingsburg, Kentucky
1965 Ford/American
750 GPM - 500 Tank
Steve Hagy photo.

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B.M.O.P. Fire Company at Amelia, Ohio
(Batavia Monroe Ohio & Pierce - The 4 Townships that the company covered)
1951 Studebaker/American
500 GPM
Steve Hagy photo.

[District5]

Mack, Ohio (Green Township - Hamilton County)  Engine 1
1947 Federal/American
500 GPM
Ed Effron photo.

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South Lebanon OH   Engine 46-2
1983 Ford/American
1000 GPM - 1000 Tank
 

[WEFR15]

This was my most favorite engine when I was a young pup hanging around the West End Fire and Rescue Company fire house waiting till I could become a member.  Our company had a knack for getting used fire apparatus and fixing it up using it and then selling it for a profit.  The company was formed in October of 1955 and we didn't get our first "brand new" piece until August of 1973.

1954 GMC Barton-American engine. 200 horsepower G. M. C. 503 cu. Inch engine, 750 g.p.m. two stage pump, 400 gallon booster tank and Barton super fog equipment with electric rewind reels. On January 20, 1969 company members voted to purchase this engine at a special meeting.  It was purchased from the Berwyn Heights Fire Department in Maryland for $2,000.00. The engine was to be delivered to Shippensburg February 15, 1969. The engine was painted red when acquired and only minor changes were made to the lettering by West End. The engine was designated 15-4, and to be used for borough fire alarms. The engine was housed temporarily at the C. V. Hose Company because the West End did not have room in their present quarters. In November 1972 the company sold the engine to the Panama Fire Equipment Company for $5,000.00.  

As a side note it was our first truck to have a roto-ray!