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Gary Fire Department history

This from Wayne Stuart for #TBT:

The Gary Fire Department operated this 1909 Seagrave Serial # 3759. It was originally purchased for the police department as a paddy wagon. It was converted into a chemical engine and assigned to Engine Company 5 when Station 5 in Glen Park was opened in 1915.

 

wayne stuart collection

Wayne Stuart collection

Wayne Stuart collection

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This entry was posted on April 16, 2020, 11:00 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.

3 Comments

• #1 by Big Moe on April 17, 2020 - 9:01 AM

  

  Talk about using the “way back” machine. How old were you when you took the picture, old timer.

• #2 by David on April 17, 2020 - 6:02 AM

  

  Now this is a really beautiful rig, love the old “buckboard” style apparatus.

• #3 by G.F.D. #643 Class of 5-85 on April 16, 2020 - 9:55 PM

  

  Thank you for a look back into the history of the Gary fire Department. It’s nice to see a picture of Fire Station 5 in the early days of the Department.

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