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Markham Fire Department history

This from Mike Summa:

This is the Markham Fire Department’s Truck 55, a 1955 FWD/Geesink.  When yellow was mellow.

Thanks, Mike Summa

Markham Fire Department’s Truck 55, a 1955 FWD/Geesink. Mike Summa photo

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4 Comments

• #1 by CrabbyMilton on March 20, 2017 - 6:07 AM

  

  Interesting. I’ll bet it would take some getting used to driving that one for the first time with that long hood.

• #2 by Joe Smith on March 19, 2017 - 7:19 PM

  

  Interesting rig, but aerial ladder does not appear to be a Geesink. Possibly a Memco or similar light duty ladder.

• #3 by DaveyB on March 19, 2017 - 5:41 PM

  

  Remember this truck in black over red. Markham also had a FWD engine from this era in lime green. I don’t recall it any other color. They also had a 1972 or 1973 Seagrave Engine in yellow, that was repainted red over black. There was also a 1970’s Dodge/Seagrave minipumper that went from lime green to black over red. Lastly, this truck was replaced by a Ford/ LTI ( I think) that was white over lime green.

• #4 by DaveyB on March 19, 2017 - 5:11 PM

  

  That truck and an engine of the same vintage were repainted from black over red. Markham also had a minipumper that went from lime green to red, and 1972 or 1973 Segrave that started yellow and got repainted black over red. The FWD/Geesink was replaced by a Ford/LTI ( if I recall) in white over lime.

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