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3rd District
05-19-2004, 10:31 AM
Many military rigs went on to serve civilian fire depts after their service with the military was over. Here are several examples.

ex-Navy rig that served with the Nort Walpole Fire Dept. in VT
John Sytsma Photo
3rd District
05-19-2004, 10:33 AM
Ex-Navy FNN1 Crash Truck that served with the Montville Fire Dept in CT.
Mark Redman Photo
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05-19-2004, 10:49 AM
Ex-USAF Class 750A Pumper from the Moscow Fire Dept in PA
John Toomey Photo
3rd District
05-19-2004, 10:51 AM
This rig did not start out as a fire truck. It is a 1944 White halftrack chassis. The body work was built by the FD shops. Rig served with the Philadelphia Fire Dept.
Rescue131
05-21-2004, 08:59 PM
Ted, That top one, which I beleive is a General/Detroit, looks like one that the Naval Academy had. I wonder which base that rig served? Any idea of where that rig may be today? How long ago was the photo taken?
3rd District
05-21-2004, 09:07 PM
Mike,

I got the picture from Jack Calderone at FAJ. I think that the picture was taken a number of years ago. The Navy purchased about 30 of these Federal-General Detroit 750 pumpers during 1953-54.

Ted
3rd District
05-26-2004, 10:23 AM
Ex Army Class 525 once used by the Perryville Vol FD, MD
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05-27-2004, 12:34 PM
ex-USN 1944 Internation-John-Bean FFN 1 Crash Truck that served at the West Annapolis Fire Dept as a brush unit.
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05-27-2004, 12:37 PM
ex-USN 1943 International-John Bean FFN 3 Crash Truck that served at the Eastport Fire Dept as a Brush Unit.
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05-27-2004, 08:21 PM
ex-Quonset Point Naval Air Station FFN 0 Crash Truck that at one time served the Lippett, RI Fire Department
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05-27-2004, 08:25 PM
ex-USN 1942 International-John Bean FFN 3 Crash Truck that served at the Parker Fire Protection District, CO
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05-28-2004, 11:55 AM
ex-USN Hose Wagon, served somewhere in the DC area, 1942 AmLaFr, rebuilt about 1950 by FL Anderson for the Powhatan Beach Fire Dept, MD
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05-28-2004, 11:58 AM
ex-USN 1942 Mack 1000, unit served in Hawaii, saw service with the Hawaii County Fire Department
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05-31-2004, 03:14 PM
Ex-USN 1943 Pirsch Quint 1000/55ft from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, rig served with the Hawaii County Fire Department
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05-31-2004, 09:15 PM
ex-U.S.Army 1942 Chev-Oren Class 525 that served the Gaylordsville FD, CT
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06-02-2004, 05:52 PM
ex-US Army Class 300 Brush Truck, rig served with the Old Chatham, NY, Fire Dept
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06-08-2004, 11:15 AM
ex-US Army Class 325, 1944 Chev-Howe that served at the CT State Prison, in Somers, CT