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Bridgeview Fire Department history

This from Mike Summa:

For TBT- The Bridgeview Fire Dept. once ran this 1960’s Ford C/Darley as Engine 410.  Here it sits after being placed out of service, destination unknown.

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• #1 by Keith Grzadziel on September 23, 2018 - 10:39 PM

  

  Engine 410 was a 1968 Ford/Darley 1500/500 with a gasoline motor and manual transmission. It was originally delivered with a standard bumper which was refabricated in-house as shown. When it was taken OOS, the Q2B and MARS 888 were removed from the bumper along with the 4 MARS floodlights and deck mounted multiversal. 410 was frontline until 1971 when the Oskosh/Pierce was placed in service and it became 2nd out as Dan stated. Thanks for posting Mike!

• #2 by Dan Russell on September 23, 2018 - 6:29 PM

  

  Engine 410 was the second due out Engine by Off duty full time/ POC members. I believe it was donated to a department out near Orland.

• #3 by Crabby Milton on September 23, 2018 - 11:37 AM

  

  One could not go to far without finding a department with an apparatus built on that FORD chassis. Sure had a long production life and a nice example here.

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