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Apparatus Types and Firehouse Location by Company

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Engine Company 1

1890: March 20 - 112 Van Houten Street
1890: Second Size 1886 Button Steam Fire Engine (Serial #176) and Gleason and Bailey Hose
           Wagon with 700' hose & two 3 gallon extinguishers
​1891: Post and Doremus Hose Wagon
1903: May 27 - First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine and Seagrave Hose Wagon 
​
1912: March 9 - 115 Van Houten Street​
1912: Nott Propelling Motor attached to the First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine and a               Combination Hose Wagon on a Sampson Auto Chassis
1915: Mack Combination Chemical and Hose Wagon
1917:
Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor to power the apparatus
1919: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor to power the hose wagon
1927: December - Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3310)
​1930: October 28 - Ahrens Fox, Model H-P-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 2312)
1952: January - Mack, Model 95, 1000 GPM pumper
1958: January 22 - 1957 FWD Special, Model S-1000 GPM pumper (serial D80294)
1969: June 30 - Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (Serial R4476) 
1971: June 5 - Hahn C12 , 1250 GPM pumper (serial HC523127120) painted red
1976: March 17 - Hahn  HCP12, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HCP528127624) painted yellow
1978: June 24 - 1977 American LaFrance, 740 LaFrance
(serial CE175677) 1250 GPM
​           painted yellow
1981: June 26 - Out of Service
1982: September 3 - Madison Ave Firehouse at 130 Madison Avenue
1982: September 3 - 1975 Hahn HCP12, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HCP528127624)
​           painted yellow
1982: October - 1977 ALF (CE175679) converted to Telesquirt 1250 GPM (white)
1985: February 19 - Spartan Thibault Telesquirt 85' 1250 GPM (white)
1987: E-One 1500 GPM pumper painted white
1996: RD Murray (Spartan Chassis) 1500 GPM Pumper painted white
2002: Pierce Saber 1500 GPM Pumper painted white
2006: A new E-One Pumper painted red and white
​2015: 
A 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/700/50 pumper
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Engine Company 2

1890: March 20 - 10 Hotel Street
1890: Second size 1871 Jeffers Steam Fire Engine and John Post Hose Wagon with 700' hose and two 3 gallon extinguishers
1890: September 14 - Out of Service
1890: December 1 - 77 Highland Street
1890: December 1 - 1871 Jeffers Steam Fire Engine and a John Post hose wagon
1903: May 30 1884
Second Size Silsby Steam Fire Engine (serial 782) - formerly E5)
                1883 Jeffers Steamer becomes a spare at Prospect Street House
1904: American LaFrance
First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine 
​           with First Size Robinson Combination wagon
1917: 
Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractors attached to steamer & Hose wagon
1918: Received a Mack Combination Chemical and Hose Wagon (formerly at Headquarters)
1930: April 15 - 
Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4,1000 GPM pumper (serial 3377)
1953: March - Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (serial G3792)
1972: January 21 - 1
957 FWD Special Pumper, 1000 GPM (serial D80293)
1978: April 30 - 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM Pumper, (serial R4478)
​          Destroyed at Fulton Street fire April 28, 1978
1978: April 30 - 1
957 FWD Special Pumper, 1000 GPM (serial D80293)
1979: October 7 -
1971 Hahn Pumper, 1250 GPM (serial HC523127121 ) painted red​
1982: February 20 - Out of service 
1982: September 3 - 130 Madison Avenue
1982: September 3 - 1975 Hahn (HCP528127621) painted yellow
1984: December 1977 ALF 1250 GPM (CE175678) painted white
1985: September 4 - 1975 Hahn HCP 12   HCP528127624
1989: A 1987 Emergency One with Spartan Chassis 1500 GPM pumper
2006: October 3 -  221 Union Avenue
2006: A reassigned 2002 Pierce Saber 1500 GPM pumper painted white
2015: December - a reassigned 2006 E-One 1500 GPM pumper (formerly E7) red 
2019: September 23 - New Ferrara 1500 GPM pumper
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Engine Company 3

1890: 77 Propsect Street
1890: Second-class double pump 1881 Amoskeag steam engine and a Four-wheel hose cart                 built by Silsby Manufacturing Company with 700' hose
1895: 298 Tyler Street
1895: An 1876 Clapp and Jones   John Post Hose Wagon
​1896: An 1881 Second Size Amoskeag    4 wheel Silsby hose cart
1903: A 1884 Second Size Silsby Steam Fire Engine (serial 782)
190?: December 12 - 1891 Third Size Silsby Steam Fire Engine (serial 996) and a
​           Sowerbutt Combination Hose Wagon
1905: October 1886 Button Steamer (rebuilt in 1905)
1913: First Size Ahrens Fox Continental Steam Fire Engine with Christie Front Drive tractor
1915: Reverted to horse drawn (after accident with tractor)
1917: Commercial Truck Company of Philadelphia Electric Tractor (serial 19020)
           Similar tractor attached to Hose Wagon (Serial 1667)
1929: Tyler Street (east of Erie Railroad) renamed 12th Avenue (#176)
1930: 1927 Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3310)
1948: 1931 Ahrens Fox, Model N-T-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial #3401) 
1953: Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (serial G3793)
1958: A 1957 FWD Special 1000 GPM pumper (serial D80292)
1962: Riverside - Eastside Firehouse: 236 Lafayette Street
1962: A 1957 FWD Special 1000 GPM pumper (serial D80292)
1969: Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (serial R4477) 
1971: Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HC523127122) 
1978: American LaFrance, 1250 GPM pumper painted yellow (serial # CE 175678)
1982: Lakeview Firehouse at 125 Trenton Avenue
1982: 1977 American LaFrance, 1250 GPM pumper (serial CE175677) painted white
1987: January E-One Spartan 1250 GPM
1989: 1979 American LaFrance Telesquirt painted white
1996: 1989 Emergency One 1500 GPM pumper painted white
1998: RD Murray (Spartan Chassis) 1500 GPM Pumper painted white
2006: A new Emergency One 100 GPM pumper painted red and white
2020 (March): Madison Avenue Firehouse     Transient relocation due to COVID crisis
2021: March 15 New (2020) Ferrara pumper 1500 GPM

Engine Company 4

149 Slater Street
1890: An 1883 Second Size Clapp and Jones Steam Fire Engine with a Sowerbutt Hose wagon with 700' hose 
1905: December 12 - First Size Nott Steam Fire Engine
1913: Christie Front Drive Tractor added to Metropolitan Steamer
1915: 
Combination Hose Wagon on a Sampson Auto Chassis
1916: First size Robinson Combination Hose Wagon
1920: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractors attached to Steamer (serial 19021) and                Hose Wagon (serial 19023)
1926: Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4 1000 GPM pumper (serial 1669)
1952: A 1930 Ahrens Fox, Model H-P-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 2312)
1953: Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (serial G3790)
1958: A 1957 FWD Special, 1000 GPM pumper (serial D80293) 
1962: Out of Service
Lakeview Firehouse at 125 Trenton Avenue
Mid 1980s: The 1964 65' Pitman Snorkel on an FWD Chassis ​was transiently called Engine Company 4​. Ran out of Lakeview Firehouse
1987 Northside Firehouse (48 Temple Street)
1987: A 1969 Seagrave Pumper painted yellow (labeled as E9)
1987: A 1975 Hahn pumper painted yellow (labeled as E9)
1987: A 1971 Hahn painted white (labeled as E4)
1987: Emergency One 1500 GPM pumper painted white
1998: RD Murray (Spartan Chassis) 1500 GPM pumper
2006: A new Emergency One 100 GPM pumper painted red​ and white
2015:
A 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/700/50 pumper

Engine Company 5

1890: 128 Water Street
1890: Second Size 1884 Silsby Steam Fire Engine (serial 782) with a ​Sowerbutt Hose Wagon with 700' hose and two 3 gallon extinguishers
1903: May 30 First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine
1903: Seagrave Hose Wagon with a Hart Water pump
1912: Nott Propelling Tractor attached to Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine and a Combination             Hose Wagon put on Sampson Auto Chassis
1912: 115 Van Houten Street
1912: Nott Propelling Motor on the First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine and the                           Combination Hose Wagon on a Sampson Auto Chassis
1912: (November 12) First Size Robinson Combination Motor Pumping Engine
1913: (January) Nott Propelling Motor on the First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine and 
          the Combination Hose Wagon on a Sampson Auto Chassis

1915: Mack Combination Chemical and Hose Wagon
1917: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor to power the apparatus and hose wagon
1926: Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 1668)
1937: Ahrens Fox, Model N-T-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3401) 
1948: Mack, Model 95, 1000 GPM pumper 

1958: A 1957 FWD Special, 1000 GPM pumper (serial D80291)
1969: Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (serial R4478) 
1971: Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HC523127123)
1976: Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HCP528127621)
1978: A 1977 American LaFrance, 1250 GPM pumper (serial CE175679) painted yellow
1978: 1969 Seagrave (serial # R4477) 
1979: American LaFrance, 1250 GPM pumper (serial CE6620) painted white
June 1982: Southside Firehouse at 130 Getty Avenue
1982: The 1979 American LaFrance 1250 GPM pumper (Serial # CE6620) painted yellow
November 30, 1983: Lakeview Firehouse at 125 Trenton Avenue
1983: The 1979 American LaFrance 1250 GPM pumper (Serial # CE6620) painted yellow
January 10, 1984 Out of Service
1984: Riverside Eastside Firehouse at 236 Lafayette Street
1984: A 1979 American LaFrance 1250 GPM Telesquirt (55' water tower) conversion (Serial # CE6620) painted white
1987: 
Spartan Thibault Telesquirt 85' 1250 GPM ​
1996: A new RD Murray (Spartan Chassis) 1500 GPM pumper painted white
2002: Pierce Saber 1500 Pumper
​2006:  A new Emergency One Pumper painted red and white
2015:
A 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/700/50 pumper

Engine Company 6

1890: 304 Market Street
1890: Second Size 1886 Clapp & Jones Steam Fire Engine, purchased in 1886 and a Hose wagon built by John Post with 700' hose and two 3 gallon extinguishers
1895: 476 Market Street
1895: Second Size Clapp & Jones Steam Fire Engine, purchased in 1886 and a Hose wagon                 built by John Post
1905: December 12: 1884 Second Size Silsby Steam Fire Engine with rebuilt boiler (serial                   782)  (Former Engine 8)
1907: February 28 Second Size Nott Steam Fire Engine
​1907: October Robinson Combination Chemical Hose Wagon
1912: First Size Seagrave Combination Hose Wagon
1913: Christie Front Drive Tractor attached to Nott steamer
1915: New American LaFrance Boiler for the Steamer

1915: Combination Hose Wagon on a Sampson Auto Chassis
1919: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor (serial 19019) attached to steamer
1920: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor (serial 19022) attached to Hose Wagon
1929: 1929 Ahrens Fox,  Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3371)
1953: Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (serial G3791) 
1958: FWD Special, 1000 GPM pumper (serial D80295) 
1971: A 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (serial R4476) 
1979: Madison Avenue Firehouse  at 130 Madison Avenue
1979: A 1975 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HCP528127624) 
1982: Southside Firehouse at 130 Getty Avenue
1982: A 1971 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HC523127122)
1983: A 1975 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HC528127124) painted yellow
1984: A 1975 Hahn, 1250 GMP pumper (serial HCP528127621)
1985: A 1979 American LaFrance, 1250 GPM Telesquirt (50') painted white (serial CE175679) 
1989: An Emergency One 1500 GPM Pumper painted white
2006: A
 reassigned 2002 Pierce Saber 1500 GPM pumper painted white
2015:
A 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/700/50 pumper
December 19, 2022 - Engine 6 out of Service
December 19, 2022: Squad 6 enters service Southside Firehouse
2022: A 2022 Ferrara pumper

Engine Company 7

1890: 298 Tyler Street
1890: An 1876 Third Size Clapp & Jones, and a Hose wagon built by John Post with 700' hose and two 3 gallon extinguishers
1895: 78 Gould Avenue
1895: An 1876 Third Size Clapp & Jones, and a Hose wagon built by John Post
1903: May 27 - Third Size 1891 Silsby Steam Fire Engine (serial 996)
1904: 
Second Size 1886 Button Steam Fire Engine (serial 176)  
​1905: December - Third size 1890 Silsby overhauled with new boiler 
​           (wrecked by train on
September 27 1908)
​1907: October Robinson Combination Chemical Hose Wagon
1908: September 27 Second Size 1886 Button Steam Fire Engine with a 1905 Fox Boiler
1912: Seagrave Combination Hose Wagon (former E1) now on a Sampson Auto Chassis
1917: Commercial Truck Company Electric Combination Wagon: (serial 7101)
1918: First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine with Commercial Truck Company Electric               Tractor (serial 7093)
1930: Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3389)
1958: A 1948 Mack, Model 95, 1000 GPM pumper 
1964: Southside Firehouse at 130 Getty Avenue
1964: A 1948 Mack, Model 95, 1000 GPM pumper 
1964: January 30  65' Pitman Snorkel 1000 GPM on an FWD Chassis
​           Converted to diesel engine September 3, 1970

July 22-1978 - September 1978: Out of Service
June 6, 1981: Out of Service
1982: September 3 - 97 Grand Street
1982: September 3  1971 Hahn C12  Serial HC523127120 painted red
1983: November 30 - Hillcrest Firehouse
1982: September 3  1971 Hahn C12  Serial HC523127120 painted red
1984: August 4 - 97 Grand Street Union Avenue
1984: A 1971 Hahn, C12 1250 GPM pumper Serial HC523127120 ​
1987: A new Emergency One 1500 GPM pumper painted white
2006: A new Emergency One 1500 GPM pumper painted red and white
2015: Hillcrest Fire House Union Avenue
 2015: A 2006 Emergency One 1500 GPM pumper painted red and white
​2015: A new ​Pierce Arrow XT 1500 GPM pumper
2016: 130 McBride Avenue Firehouse
2016: A 2015 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/700/50 pumper
2022: August 3  A 2022 Ferrara pumper

Engine Company 8

1890: 71 Wayne Avenue
1890: An 1874 Harrell and Hayes Steam Fire Engine with a Walker Hose Wagon
1890: Third Size 1890 Silsby (serial 974)  Color: Vermillion
​           L
ater acquired 1884 2nd size Silsby (Serial 782) Steamer boiler rebuilt (? date)
           
Hose Wagon built by Post and Doremus 700' hose and two 3 gallon extinguishers
1905: December 12 First Size Nott Steam Fire Engine (serial # 633) with a Robinson  
                    Combination Hose Wagon
1913: Christie Front Drive Tractor attached to the steamer
1916: A new Christie Front Drive Tractor attached to a new Continental Boiler from
          Ahrens Fox
1918: Received a Mack Combination Chemical and Hose Wagon (formerly at Headquarters)
1927: Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM (serial 3311)
1953: Seagrave, 750 GPM (serial G3795)
1970: A 1953 Seagrave, 750 GPM (serial G3791)
1971 Hillcrest Firehouse 221 Union Avenue
1971: A 1953 Seagrave,750 GPM (serial G3791)
1971: A 1957 FWD Special, 1000 GPM pumper (serial D81295)
1976: A 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (serial R4476)
1981: A 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM (serial R4477)
1981: A
 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (Serial # R4476) now painted yellow
1984: A 1971 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper
1985: February 13 - 1975 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HCP528127624) painted white
1985: September 4 - 
1979 ALF CE6621 Telesquirt conversion painted white
1989: An Emergency One with Spartan Chassis 1500 GPM pumper
1995: A 1985 Thibault Telesquirt 85' painted white
2000: Emergency One 1500 GPM pumper painted white
2006: Out of Service

Engine Company 9

1890: 586 Main Street
1890: An 1876 Second Size Nussey Steam Fire Engine with a Walker four wheel Hose Wagon
1891: New Third Size Silsby Steam Fire Engine (Serial # 996) and an 1886 Gleason and Bailey           Hose Wagon with 700' hose
​1903: May 27 - 1886 Second size Button Steamer (serial 176)
1904: First Size Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine and new locally built hose wagon
1913: First Size Nott Steam Fire Engine with a First Size Sowerbutt Hose Wagon
1914: Continental Boiler by Ahrens Fox put on the Steam Fire Engine
1917: Commercial Truck Company Electric Tractor (Serial # 7099) attached to steamer and the            Hose Wagon (serial 7099)
1930: Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3390)
1958: A 1953 Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (serial G3790) 
1964: Southside Firehouse at 130 Getty Avenue
1964: A 1953 Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (serial G3790)
1968: A 1957 FWD Special 1000 GPM pumper (serial D80293)
1971: 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper (serial R4477)
1978: A 1971 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HC523127122)
1982: 36 Circle Avenue
1982: 1979 American LaFrance 1250 GPM yellow  (Serial CE6621)
1984: 77 Highland Street
1984: 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM pumper, (serial R4476)
Out of Service
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Engine Company 10

1910: 198 17th Avenue
1910: Howe Automobile Combination Fire Engine
1917: Metropolitan Steam Fire Engine with a Commercial Truck Company Electric Drive 
1917: Commercial Truck Company Electric Drive Combination Hose and Chemical Wagon                (serial 7100) 
1931: 1913 First Size Continental Steam Fire Engine with a Commercial Truck Company                    Electric Tractor in 1917 (serial  7091)
1931: Ahrens Fox, Model N-T-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial 3401)
1937: A 1926 Ahrens Fox, Model N-S-4 1000, GPM pumper (serial 1668)
1953: Seagrave, 750 GPM pumper (Serial G3794)
1969: A 1957 FWD Special, 1000 GPM pumper (serial
D80291)
1971: A 1969 Seagrave, 1250 GPM (serial R4478)
1978: A 1975 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (serial HCP528127621) painted yellow
1979: 850 Madison Avenue Firehouse
1979: A 1975 Hahn 1250 GPM pumper (Serial # HCP528127621) painted yellow
1982: Riverside Eastside Firehouse at 236 Lafayette Street
1982: A 1977 American LaFrance, 1250 GPM pumper (serial CE175678) ​
1982: A 1975 Hahn, 1250 GPM pumper (Serial HCP528127624) painted yellow
1983: 1977 American LaFrance, 1250 GPM pumper (Serial (CE175678) now painted white.
1984: Company goes out of service

Engine Company 11

1911: 10  Hotel Street
1911:  ​Babcock Chemical Engine with double 60 gallon tanks and 400 feet of hose mounted on a Boyd auto body chassis.
1912: 97 Grand Street
1912: Babcock Chemical Engine with double 60 gallon tanks and 400 feet of hose mounted on a Boyd auto body chassis.
1917: Commercial Truck Company Combination Hose and Chemical Wagon with Electric Motor (Serial #7102).
1932: 1922 chain-driven American LaFrance 500 GPM pumper (Serial # 5030) 
1948: 1927 Ahrens Fox Model N-S-4 1000 GPM (Serial 3310) pumper
1953: 1930 Ahrens Fox Model H-P-4 1000 GPM pumper (Serial #2312)
1958: 1953 Seagrave 750 GPM pumper (G3793 - former E3)
1969: 1957 FWD Special 1000 GPM (Serial D80294)
1978: 1971 Hahn 1250 GPM (Serial HC523127120) painted red
1982: Company goes out of service

Engine Company 12

1912: 128 Water Street
1912: March 10 - Combination Hose wagon (formerly used by Engine 5)
1913: 36 Circle Avenue
1913: ​January - First Size Robinson Combination Motor Pumping Engine
​
1923: First Size American LaFrance Combination Hose Chemical and Pumping Engine (Serial # 4415) 
1948: 1948 Mack Model 95 Triple Combination 1000 GPM pumper 
1952: 1951 FWD 1000 GPM pumper.
1971: 1971 Hahn 1250 GPM pumper (Serial HC523127121)
1979: 1979 American LaFrance 1250 GPM yellow  (Serial CE6621)
1982: Company goes out of service

Engine Company 13

1928: 37 23rd Avenue
1928: ​1928 Ahrens Fox Model N-S-4, 1000 GPM pumper (serial # 3334). 
1953: 1931 Ahrens Fox, 1000 GPM, Model N-T-4 (serial #3401)
1958: 1948 Mack Model 95 1000 GPM pumper 

1962: 125 Trenton Avenue: Lakeside Firehouse
1962: 1948 Mack Model 95 1000 GPM 
1976: 1971 Hahn 1250 GPM pumper (Serial # HC523127123)
1982: 1977 American LaFrance 1250 GPM pumper (Serial # CE175677)
1982: Company goes out of service

Chemical Engine 1

1890: 10  Hotel Street
1890: ​Babcock Chemical Engine with double 60 gallon tanks and 400 feet of hose
1911: Apparatus rebuilt and motorized
1911: Company goes out of service

Squad 1

1968: 115 Van Houten Street
1968: 1954 Reo Rescue Truck.
1968: 1968 International Truck Model 1200C
1976: Ford Crewcab F350 painted yellow
1982: Company goes out of service

Satellite 9

1984: 36 Circle Avenue
1984: 1976 Ford Crewcab F350 painted white with two 1200 gal deluge guns
?1987  Company goes out of service

Truck Company 1  ---  Ladder 1

1890: 72 Jackson Street
1890: An 1889 Ladder Truck built by Babcock Fire Extinguishing Manufacturing Company
          of Chicago with 85' and 55' extension ladders
1904: A 75' LaFrance Aerial with Rawson Water Tower attachment

1913: A Christie Front Drive Tractor attached to 75' LaFrance aerial
~1919: An Electric (battery) powered aerial from Commercial Truck Company of                                 Philadelphia replaced the Christie front Drive Tractor/Aerial
1931: A 1929
 Ahrens Fox 85-6-1 aerial truck (Serial # 2046)
1949: A used (Hastings on Hudson, NY)1929 Ahrens Fox 75-6-1 Aerial (Serial 2047)
1952: 37 23rd Avenue Firehouse
1952: A 1929 Ahrens Fox Aerial 85-6-1 (Serial 2047) 
1954: A new FWD tractor (Serial 8042) attached to Ahrens Fox Aerial (Serial 2047)
1954: A 1952 FWD 85' aerial (Model FA85K) 
1962: Lakeview Firehouse 125 Trenton Avenue
1962: A 1952 FWD aerial (Model FA85K)
1969: A 1962 Pirsch 100' aerial
1981: A 1975 Pirsch 100' aerial (Serial 3111) painted yellow
June 1982: Hillcrest Firehouse 221 Union Avenue
1982: A 1975 Pirsch 100' aerial (Serial 3111) painted yellow​
September 1982: Madison Avenue Firehouse 850 Madison Avenue
1982: A 1981 American LaFrance 100' AeroChief (Serial 7254) painted yellow 
1985: A 110' Pirsch rearmount aerial painted white

1991: An E-One Hurricane rear mounted 100' aerial painted white
​1999: February Spartan Aerial Innovation 100' rearmount

2005: An E- One mid mounted tower ladder 
2018: (January)
A Pierce Arrow mid-mounted tower ladder painted red

Truck Company 2  ---  Ladder 2

1890: 77 Propsect Street
1890: An 1881 Reading Fire Apparatus Company ladder truck which carried one 65-foot                     extension, one 35-foot, two 30-foot ladders and two 5 gallon extinguishers
​1903: Seagrave 75' Aerial (with Hose Tower) 
1912: 115 Van Houten Street
1912: A Seagrave 75' Aerial (with Hose Tower) now with a Christie Front Drive Tractor 
1917: A Commercial Truck Company Electric powered aerial
1930: A 1929 Ahrens Fox 85' Aerial Truck (serial 2046)
1932: Ahrens Fox 85' Aerial (serial 2058)
1953: A 1952 FWD 85' Aerial, Model FA85K
1954: A new 1954 FWD Tractor (Serial 8042) attached to the 1932 Ahrens Fox aerial (2058)
1962: A Pirsch 100' Aerial, Model 2557
1969: A Seagrave, 100' Aerial (serial R4475) painted red
1975: A 1975 Pirsch 100' Aerial painted yellow
1981: A 1981 American LaFrance, Aero Chief 100' rear-mount aerial painted yellow
​          (serial  7254)
June 1982: Madison Ave Firehouse at 130 Madison Avenue
1982: A 1981 American LaFrance 100' Aerochief (Serial 7254) painted yellow​
September 1982: Hillcrest Firehouse 221 Union Avenue
1982: A 1975 Pirsch 100' tillered aerial (Serial # 3111) ​painted yellow
November 30, 1983: Southside Firehouse at 136 Getty Ave (Transient) ​
1983:  A 1975 Pirsch 100' tillered aerial (Serial # 3111) ​painted yellow
August 4, 1984: Hillcrest Firehouse 221 Union Avenue
1984: A 1975 Pirsch 100' tillered aerial (Serial # 3111) ​painted yellow
1985: A 1981 American LaFrance AeroChief 100' Rearmount (Serial 7254) with a yellow                rear and white cab
Northside Firehouse Temple Street (48 Temple Street)
1987: A 1975 Pirsch 100' tillered aerial (Serial # 3111) ​painted white​
1989: An E-One Hurricane rear mounted 100' aerial
​1991:
A 110' Pirsch rearmount aerial painted white
​1999: February  Spartan Innovation 105' rear mounted aerial (white)
​​
2004:  An E-One rear mounted 100' aerial painted red
2015: A Pierce Arrow XT 95' mid-mounted tower ladder painted red

Truck Company 3   ---  Ladder 3

1890: 41 Godwin Avenue (corner Auburn Street)
1890: 1881 Ladder Truck built by E. V. Leverich with 65' extension ladder and two 5-gallon extinguishers
1893: Combination Chemical and Ladder Truck with 55' extension ladder built by the Fire                    Extinguisher Company of Chicago
1906: Truck was rebuilt and drawn by three horses
1920: Commercial Truck Company 75' Aerial with Electric Tractor (Serial 19027) and a                    water tower attachment
1932: Ahrens Fox Aerial 75-6-1 (Serial 2059)
1954: FWD Tractor (Serial 8041) and Ahrens Fox Aerial Trailer (Serial 2059) 
1955: A 1954 FWD Tractor (Serial 8041) attached to rebuilt Ahrens Fox Trailer (Serial 2059)
1962: Riverside - Eastside Firehouse: 236 Lafayette Street
1962: 1954 FWD  Tractor (Serial 8041) attached to a rebuilt Ahrens Fox Trailer (Serial 2059)
1963: 1954 FWD Tractor (Serial 8042) attached to Ahrens Fox Trailer (Serial 2058)
1965: March 6  A new American LaFrance, 85' AeroChief Snorkel (red)
1970s: 1954 FWD tractor (Serial 8042) and 52 FWD aerial (red)
1975: A 1969 Seagrave 100' Aerial (serial R4475) originally red but painted white in 1983

1988: A 1975 Pirsch aerial which was painted white
1989: A rebuilt 1962 Pirsch aerial (now with a cab) painted white

1994: An E-One (Spartan gladiator chassis) mated to a Sutphen tiller painted white
​2004: 1991 Spartan/1978 Seagrave/1991 Interstate 100' Rearmount  Ex-FDNY L112,
​           Ex-Hampstead, MD   painted white    (Loaned to PFD by E-One)
​2005: E-One 100' tillered aerial painted red
​2017: A Pierce Arrow XT 100' tillered aerial painted red

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