Motor truck with ladder

Motor Driven Aerial Truck[47]

The 66-foot ladder of this truck is raised by the motor which drives the machine. A full equipment of scaling ladders and fire-fighting apparatus is carried.

Manned motor truck with pump and hose

Motor Fire Engine and Hose Truck[47]

One of the latest fire-fighting units. A powerful gasoline engine supplies the motive power and drives the pump which has a capacity of 700 gallons per minute. The machine also acts as a hose cart and carries a full complement of firemen.

Hand-operated fire engine

A Crane Neck Hand Fire Engine[48]

This engine was manned by sixty trained men and under expert operation would throw a stream of 1.53 gallons per stroke more than 200 feet.

First steam-powered fire engine

The First Steam Fire Engine Built in 1841[48]

Three-horse fire engine at full speed

The Splendid Horses by which the Hand-Drawn Fire Apparatus were Supplanted Are in Turn Giving Way to Powerful Motor Engines and Trucks.[49]

Steam-powered fire engine

An Old-Time LaFrance Piston Steam Fire Engine[49]

Built in 1894, at which time it had a capacity of 900 gallons per minute. This steam engine was equipped with a LaFrance boiler. This particular engine was in service in Superior, Wis., and was in continuous service pumping water on a coal fire night and day from November 18, 1913, to February 18, 1914 (just exactly three months), during which time it was only shut down twice to replace burned-out grates and three times to replace broken springs. During all of this time this steamer was incased in snow and ice.

Gasoline powered truck with steam powered fire engine

Gasoline Two-Wheel Front-Drive, First Size Steam Fire Engine[50]

Seventy horse-power, four-cylinder motor; speed, 35 miles per hour; locomotive bell and hand-operated siren horn; boiler, 36 x 66 inches; suction hose, 2 lengths, 4¹/₂-inch diameter; lanterns, three, fire department standard; hydrant connections; carrying capacity, four men.[50]

Chemical engine hose car

Combination Chemical Engine and Hose Car

Seventy horse-power, four-cylinder motor; speed, 60 miles per hour; hose capacity, 1,200 feet 2¹/₂-inch hose; chemical cylinder, one 40-gallon capacity; chemical hose, 200 feet ³/₄-inch chemical hose; acid receptacles, two; one 10-inch electric searchlight; locomotive bell and hand-operated siren horn; extinguishers, two 3-gallon Babcock, fire department standard; ladders, one 20-foot extension ladder, one 12-foot roof ladder with folding hooks; lanterns, four, fire department standard; axe, one, fire department standard; pike pole, one; crowbar, one of steel held by snaps; carrying capacity, seven men.

Chemical engine hose car

Combination Chemical and Hose Car

Equipped with Junior Pump. This pump is intended to boost the pressure of the chemical tank and can also be used as an auxiliary pump. On this type of steamer the pump will deliver 250 gallons of water at 120 pounds pump pressure.

Courtesy of American LaFrance Fire Engine Co.

Chemical engine hose car

Combination Chemical Engine and Hose Car

Equipped with hose reel instead of hose basket as in other types illustrated.

Courtesy of American LaFrance Fire Engine Co.

Completely equipped fire engine

The Body of This Car has a Capacity of 800 Feet of 2¹/₂-inch Fire Hose and is also Equipped with a 40-gallon Tank, with Chemical Hose, Fire Extinguisher and Extension Ladder.[51]

Ladder truck

Gasoline Two-Wheel Front-Drive Aerial Truck[51]

One hundred horse-power; six-cylinder motor; speed, 25 miles per hour; locomotive bell and hand-operated siren horn; extinguishers, two 3-gallon Babcock, fire department standard; lanterns, four, fire department standard; axes, four, fire department standard; wall picks, two; crowbars, two; shovels, two; wire cutter, one; door opener, one; tin roof cutter, one; pitchforks, two; battering ram, one; Manila rope, tackle and snatch block; pull-down hook with pole, chain and rope; rubber buckets, four; crotch poles, two; pike poles, six, assorted lengths; wire basket, one under frame; one 10-inch electric searchlight.

Mobile water tower fire engine

Gasoline Two-Wheel Bevel-Gear Front-Drive Water Tower[51]

One hundred horse-power; six-cylinder motor; speed, 25 miles per hour; one 10-inch electric searchlight; locomotive bell and hand-operated siren horn; deck turret, one, mounted; nozzle tips, three for deck turret, 1¹/₂-inch, 1³/₄-inch, 2-inch; three for tower nozzle, 1¹/₂-inch, 1³/₄-inch, 2-inch; hose, one 35-foot length, 4-inch cotton, rubber lined; lanterns, two, fire department standard; axes, two heavy pick back, fire department standard; crowbar, one of steel, held by snaps.