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ARLINGTON COUNTY FIRE APPARATUS PHOTOS

BY THE DECADE

1900 - 2000

1900-1930

Fire Station 1 circa 1930's

Fire Station 2 circa 1920's

Engine Co. 4 1929 American LaFrance

Fire Station 8 circa 1930's

Rescue Squad 5 1931 American LaFrance

1940's

1947 Cadillac

Fire Station 4 circa late 1940's

Fire Station 5 circa late 1940's

Fire Station 6 circa 1940's

Truck 1- 1946 American LaFrance Model "JOX 4-85" 85' aerial w/ booster pump. First hydraulic aerial ladder in Arlington County. Ran until the mid 1970's. Now collector owned.

Wagon 5- 1948 American LaFrance 750 gpm

Falls Church 1947 Maxim

1950's

Engine 8 1954 GMC-General 750 gpm

Engine 5-1955 Ward LaFrance 1000 gpm

Engine 9-1951 Ward LaFrance 750 gpm

1951 Ward LaFrance, former Engine 7. Running as a reserve engine.

Engine 7-1951 Ward LaFrance 750 gpm

Truck 3-1957 American LaFrance 100'

Wagon 8-1959 GMC-Pirsch 750 gpm

Truck 6-1956 American LaFrance 75'

Truck 3-1957 ALF 100' w/ 200 gpm booster pump

Wagon 6-1956 Oren 1250 gpm

Wagon 9-1957 GMC-ALF 750 gpm

The remains of Engine 79 located in a junk yard in Culpeper, VA. Shortly after this photo was taken in 2005 the rig was shredded for scrap.

Wagon 5 1959 American LaFrance 1000 gpm. Originally was Wagon 10 and then Wagon 3

1960's

1967 Ford Ranch Wagon with retired Battalion Chief Wilber "Gabby" Gray behind the wheel

Truck 1 - 1964 ALF 100' tiller

Wagon 4 - 1966 GMC-American LaFrance 750/300

Truck 78 - 1963 American LaFrance 100' tiller with 250 gpm pump and 125 gallon water tank.

Truck 78 after being sold to the Paxtonia, PA VFD in the early 1980's. Now owned (allegedly) by a collector in Michigan. photo from www.centralpafire.com

1963 GMC Carryall running as Rescue 4.

1962 International Carryall running as Rescue 5

1967 Hahn 1250 gpm w/ 500 gwt. Powered by a 6-71N Detroit with a 5-speed Spicer transmission. Currently owned by the Gainesville, VA VFD.

1967 Cheverolet/Swab running as Rescue 4. This was the first modular style ambulance to enter service with the ACFD.

Wagon 5 - 1969 Ward LaFrance 1000/350

1970's

1977 Plymouth Fury belonging to the Chief Fire Marshall. This was back in the day when staff vehicles proudly wore the Fire Department colors.

Engine 71's 1977 GMC-Bruco 1000 gpm pumper w/ 625 gallon water tank. Powered by a Detroit 6V53 and Allison automatic. Engine 79 had an identical rig.

Engine 72's 1976 Chevrolet-Bruco w/ same specs as Engine 71 and 79.

Engine 79's 1977 GMC-Bruco. Retired Firefighter Larry "Sally" Robey (now deceased) is shown at the pump panel during a 2-alarm garden apartment fire in the 2800 Block of South 8th Street in 1981.

Truck 76's 1972 Hahn-Grove 100' tiller truck with 250 gpm pump and 125 gallon water tank.

Truck 74 and 79 had identical 1978 Hahn-LTI tillers. Both were rehabbed and served into 2005.

Truck 79's rehabbed 1978 Hahn with 1991 LTI "Olympian" tractor and enclosed trailer.

Medic 71 - 1979 Ford-Swab

Rescue (now Medic) 75's 1977 Chevy-Swab

1980's

A combination of Truck 78's 1963 American LaFrance trailer and a 1986 International tractor cobbled together by Young Fire Apparatus. This rig served as the first apparatus when Truck 75 was established in 1986.

1987 International Foam and Dry Chemical unit assigned to the Fort Myer Fire Dept. It was used to protect the heliport at the Pentagon.

1980 Hahn/Firetec 1000/500/30 from the now defunct Arlington Hall Army Station. This rig was transferred to Fort Belvoir and repainted white over red.

Engine 71's former rig after being sold at auction.

Engine 79's 1981 Young Valumaster 1500 gpm with 500 gallon water tank. Powered by a 6v92 Detroit and an Allison automatic. ACFD had three identical rigs assigned as Engine 71, 72 and 79 (Shop # 152, 150, 153). Without a doubt, these were the best pumpers ever run by the ACFD>

Tower 75's 1987 Grumman Aerial Cat 102' tower. This ran as Tower 75 until being sold in 2001 to a Volunteer department in West Virginia. It was used during the Pentagon attack on 9/11/01.

Truck 105 - 2005 E-One CR100 1250/300

Donated to the ACFD in 1986 by METRO, this Ford F700 with Steeldraulics body carried 40 Scott 4.5 air packs and 40 spare cylinders. It was housed at Station 9 and used for METRO incidents and for exchanging bottles on multiple alarm fires. It has been replaced and is now serving as a Mass Causality Unit.

1990's

Former Medic 109's apparatus in Altoona, PA.

This is Truck 79's 1996 Duplex D450 tractor pulling a 1994 LTI 110' tiller. The rig ran as Truck 79 until 1999 when it was sold to the Willow Grove, PA VFD. The Willow Grove crew went to work and repainted the truck from the original yellow and white paint scheme and added a Federal Q siren and twin Mars 888 lights.

This is a photo of Truck 79's twin sister, Truck 74. 1978 Hahn/LTI with 8V71N Detroit Diesel with Allison HT740 transmission. Both of these rigs served well, but the road salt used during the winter corroded the bodies severely. In 1991 both trucks were sent to LTI for rehab. The end result (below) was a brand new LTI "Olmpian" tractor with the Cummins "Big Block" 400 engine and Allison HT740 transmission. The trailers were fully enclosed with roll-up doors along with the tiller cabs. The original Hahn tractor from Truck 79 was sold to a highway contractor in New Jersey and now pulls a gravel trailer. It was featured in an older issue of Fire Apparatus Journal in the "Parting Shots" section. What a kick in the balls for an old fire horse! These rigs served until 1996 when they were replaced with the Heavy rescues and Quints. Both served as reserve trucks and were regularly in service while the front line trucks were down. "Old" Truck 79 ran as Truck 105 for quite a while when there Grumann Tower went out-of service and they waited for a new E-One tower. Truck 79 worked the inner court of the Pentagon during 9/11. The truck was too tall to fit inside the access tunnel so, during the heat of battle, a sawz-all was used to cut off the tiller cab to allow the truck to pass!

Now a new chapter in the life of Truck 79 has begun. The truck was sold to a Fire Apparatus broker along with several other old Arlington Rigs. Battalion Chief Doug Insley, a member of the Hollywood, MD VFD in St. Mary's County, thought it would be a good idea to start truck company operations at his station. After some negotiations, he was able to convince the board-of-directors to purchase old Truck 79 from the apparatus dealer. So, on September 27th, Truck 79 left Arlington County to begin operating as Hollywood, MD Truck 7.

This is old Truck 79 sporting a fresh coat of RED paint at the Hollywood VFD in St. Mary's County, MD.

photo from HVFD7.com

The Hollywood Vollies did an awesome job with old Truck 79. The old girl never looked so good! Great Job!!

2000

Reserve Engine 106-1995 Seagrave 1250/750

Engine 102 - 2003 E-One 1250/750 Rescue 104 - 2000 American LaFrance Eagle

Reserve Engine 113 - 2000 E-One 1250/750

Rescue 104

Rescue 109

Rescue 104 and 109 are both 2005 E-One Cyclone II heavy rescues with 18' aluminum walk-in bodies. Both units are identical and powered by Detroit 60 series 520 hp engines and Allison transmissions. Some of the statistics include:

35kw PTO generators

4 bottle cascade system with high and low pressure discharge

2 air reels (1 low pressure for tools and1 high pressure for SABA line)

3 electric reels

4 hydraulic reels

Full compliment of Hurst extrication tools

12k pound front mount winch (electric)

15k pound rear mount winch (electric)

10k receiver winch which can be attached to receiver mounts on either side

20' air powered light mast

10kw of scene lighting (excluding light tower)

Rescue 104 is set-up to support Technical Rescue Team Operations.

Rescue 109 is set-up to support Hazardous Materials Team Operations.

Training Academy Apparatus