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Gary Fire Department history

This from Wayne Stuart for #TBT:

The Gary Fire Department operated two 1942 American La France type 600 Series pumpers. This one was assigned originally to Engine Company 3 and in 1959 to Engine Company 9 upon opening of Station 9. It was replaced by a 1964 Maxim. It carried ALF Serial # L-1675. It had a 750-GPM pump and a 100-gallon water tank.

 

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This entry was posted on March 4, 2020, 7:00 AM and is filed under Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus, throwbackthursday. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Comments

• #1 by Big Moe on March 4, 2020 - 8:49 AM

  

  Thanks for sharing, Wayne. Your collection is incredible. Maybe a Gary apparatus history booklet is in order. I’d buy one. Mo

• #2 by CrabbyMilton on March 4, 2020 - 7:17 AM

  

  ALF took quite a chance when they completely abandoned the “conventional” design and launched the 700 series.
  That did prove correct for them but SEAGRAVE still had theirs for over 30 more years. Would have been interesting to see what ALF’s “conventional” would have become had they not discontinued it.

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