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As seen around … Pennsylvania

This from Danny Nelms:

Was posted on Facebook by Sam Guners

“Saw this in central pa south of roaring spring on rt 36 @ 868

Nobody around to ask about it – Painted over name looks like Waukegan”

 

 

Sam Guners photo

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Larry Shapiro photo

Bill Friedrich photo

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This entry was posted on May 11, 2021, 10:00 PM and is filed under Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Comments

• #1 by John on May 12, 2021 - 8:33 PM

  

  You can really see how those old Grove ladders were so heavy…….

• #2 by crabbymilton on May 12, 2021 - 5:42 AM

  

  Certainly not a conventional color but those old WARDs do have a distinct look about them. EMERGENCY got them much exposure in the 1970’s.

• #3 by Drew Smith on May 11, 2021 - 10:45 PM

  

  It appears to me that at some point the body was rebuilt. Always loved the Ward LaFrance cab.

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