This was the equipment we had in 1967 to keep Hamilton Township, District #9 safe.
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First in line was 9-1, a 1957 Ward LaFrance, 750 GPM 3 Stage, High Pressure Pump, 500 gallon tank. Hose, 2 1/2 & 1 1/2, two top mounted high pressure booster reels.
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Second in line is 9-2, a 1947 Ward LaFrance, 500 GPM Pump, 500 gallon tank. Hose, 2 1/2 & 1 1/2, one booster reel in the rear above the tail board. (I learned to drive & become a pump operator on this one).
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Third in line is 9-3, a 1958 Ford Utility/Support vehicle. This carried a Portable Pump and Portable Generator, portable lights, and wire reels. Masks, MSA & Chemox (we've come a long way from them, amazin we are still alive), Indian Tanks (for brush fires), and extinguishers, brush brooms (for brush and grass fires), shovels, and salvage equipment.
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This photo was taken on the Baseball Field behind the old fire house at 200 Main Street in Groveville
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