Author Topic: Racine Fire department (Read 3019 times)

fireman2701 · « **Reply #15 on:** November 17, 2009, 12:12:28 AM »

New Engine 2 being delivered to it's State Street home in 1961.

Old Engine 2 1935 Pirsch 1000/100

New Engine 2 1961 Mack B200 1000/200 (1961 to 85)

fireman2701 · « **Reply #16 on:** November 17, 2009, 12:35:33 AM »

Station 5 served as Headquarters from 1908 to 1968. It was located on 4th street downtown. It housed Engine 5, Truck 1, Rescue 2 (1966 to 68).

Here are the Engine 5's that served downtown:

1912 Mitchell truck/ 1902 Hose & Chemical Wagon. (1912-13 moved to Eng.3)

1913 American LaFrance 750gpm (Destroyed in collision with a street car 1930)

1930 Pirsch 1000/70 (Reserve 1953 to 1968)

1953 FWD 1000/200 (Sold to Manitowoc, WI. 1976)

fireman2701 · « **Reply #17 on:** November 17, 2009, 12:50:31 AM »

In 1968 the downtown station was closed. Truck 1 moved to the new safety building downtown (with Engine 1, and Rescue 1). Engine 5 and Rescue 2 moved to Marquette street, north of downtown, in Engine 4's old station. Engine 5 remained there until 2005, when they were closed and taken out of service. Rescue 2 in the mid 1990's moved to station 8.

Here are the rigs that served on Marquette Street:

1953 FWD 1000/200 (Sold to Manitowoc, WI. 1976)

1976 Ward LaFrance 1000/500 (reserve 1997 to 2001)

1985 Pirsch 1500/500 (former Engine 7)

1988 Emergancy One 1500/500 (former Engine 1, now reserve)

fireman2701 · « **Reply #18 on:** November 17, 2009, 04:46:43 PM »

Former Engine 1 1963 Ward LaFrance 1000gpm 1963-88. Used as reserve Engine 3 from 1988 to 92.

BelleCityFire · « **Reply #19 on:** June 20, 2011, 08:14:56 PM »

Hey do you know who owns the old 1963 Pirsch aerial truck 3 I grew up next door to the fire station when it was stationed on Northwestern engine 2's building. And wasn't there a matching flat fender pirsch pumper too closed cab there along with the truck