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| Thanks to Bruce Anderson (East Brandywine Fire Company), an avid historian of fire trucks up and down the Main Line for providing the following information. Thanks also to Douglas Volk (Honorary Active Member) and John Statts (Company Historical Committee) for adding other information about Radnor Fire Companies’ Apparatus through the years. Most of the pictures are from the Radnor Fire Company archives or from RFC member's private collections. |
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| Year: 1906 Color: Green/ Black Manufacturer: Knox |
| The 1906 Knox Hose and Chemical Engine was one of the first motorized fire trucks ordered in the United States. Bids were received June 15th 1906, after review by the committee the contract was awarded to Knox Automobile Company of Springfield Massachusetts on October 12th, 1906. Production started in 1906 and was completed in February 1907. It was tested in Philadelphia before being delivered to Radnor Fire Company on March 3rd, 1907. |
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| This first truck known as No.1 was a Knox Model D-6 Chassis, powered by a 20 horsepower 2-cylinder air cooled engine coupled with a planetary transmission and was known as the “Fireman’s Herald”, green with black fenders and 2 electric headlights. It had two 35-gallon chemical tanks mounted each with 200 feet of hose. In addition it carried 1000 feet of 2 ½” hose, had a 14-foot extension ladder and 12-foot roof ladder. It also carried two 3-gallon extinguishers, hooks, axes, crow bars picks and lanterns. |
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| The truck replaced the horse drawn chemical engine, which was sold to Newport Delaware Fire Company on April 12, 1907 and was replaced by the 1919 White-Hale Pumper. |
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| Year: 1907 Color: Green/ Black Manufacturer: Knox |
| This truck is recognized as the First Motorized Pump in the United States. This truck was built on the same Knox model D-6 chassis as Radnor’s first 1906 Knox Truck No.1 and powered by the same 20 HP air cooled engine and planetary transmission. |
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| A contract was awarded to Knox Automobile Company and Waterous Pump Company in 1907. The truck was built in 1907 and inspected at the Knox manufacturing plant on September 13, 1907. It was then shipped to Waterous Manufacturing plant in St. Paul Minnesota for the installation of the motorized pump. The pump was a Waterous pump with a Waterous water-cooled 4 cylinder-pumping engine with 6-inch bore by 6-inch stroke with dual ignition generating 45 Horsepower. The truck had mounted electric headlights, rotating searchlight, a bell and carried 2 hard suction hoses, lanterns, and various fittings and tools to operate and maintain the pump. |
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| The truck was rebuilt in 1914 by Hale Motor Company (the predecessor of Hale Pump) for $1175, and replaced the engine, added a radiator and hose bed to provide more utility. Truck No. 2 was the first motorized Pump in the United States and served the Radnor Fire Company until 1920 and was retired, sold for scrap and replaced in service by the 1920 White-Hale Pumper. |
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| Year: 1914 Color: Red Manufacturer: Hale - Simplex |
| This was the first pumper built by the Hale Motor Company then located in Wayne, PA (later the Hale Pump Company relocated to Conshohocken, PA) The truck was built on a Simplex Chassis and loaned to Radnor Fire Company by Hale Pump Company during modifications and engine replacement on the 1907 Knox. This truck also used on the 1914 Wayne Opera house fire. |
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| Year: 1917 Color: Red Manufacturer: Ford |
| Model T Chemical Engine with a 177 cubic inch four-cylinder engine, 2 speed standard transmission. Purchased for $325 in March of 1917 and built by members of the fire company. It had two 35 gallon chemical tanks (which were removed from the Knox Hose & Chemical truck) and mounted on the Model T chassis with an assortment of other fire fighting equipment, axes, extinguishers etc. |
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It was first mentioned in November of 1915 to purchase a Ford Model T as a “Quick Response” truck. The committee needed to raise the funds and eventually was able to purchase the first Ford and was called truck No.1. The 1917 Model T served until 1929 when it was replaced by the 1929 Ford Model A.
No pictures have been found of the 1917 Model T but we have found a similar 1914 Ford Model T Chemical Engine pictured here courtesy of Falls Church Volunteer Fire Department in Virginia. |
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| Year: 1919 Color: Red Manufacturer: White/Hale |
| 1919 White, Model 20-45 (2-ton chassis 45 HP engine) 4-cylinder engine, with 4-speed transmission, and a 500 GPM Hale Rotary Gear Pump mounted under the seat and had the pump panel mounted on the left side under the seat. The rotary pump was a positive displacement pump gear driven from the engine |
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This truck carried 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose and was equipped with 35-gallon chemical tanks, 200 feet of hose, two ladders, one 6-gallon fire extinguisher, and three lengths of suction hose, axes, crowbars and lanterns. This truck was identified as and Truck 3 and was a matched twin to Truck 2 (1919 & 1920) purchased for $15000.00. Both trucks had 4 solid rubber single wheels and had no compartments except for one small engineer’s compartment on the running board under the ladder, equipment was mounted on the side of the truck, a spotlight was mounted on front passenger seat.
The 1920 White replace the historic 1907 Knox-Waterous Pumper. The 1920 truck was known as truck No.3 and was replaced by the 1937 Autocar Quad. This truck was also sold to the Linwood Fire Company. |
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| Year: 1925 Color: Red Manufacturer: Ford |
| A Ford Model T, this apparatus was called truck 4 with a 177 cubic inch four-cylinder engine with 2 speed standard transmission. Two 35-gallon chemical tanks were mounted on the rear. This truck was purchased in May 1925 and was purchased from Suburban Auto for $415, with modifications made by Hale Pump for $777. This truck was replaced by the 1930 Chevrolet Chemical Engine. |
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This truck carried 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose and was equipped with 35-gallon chemical tanks, 200 feet of hose, two ladders, one 6-gallon fire extinguisher, and three lengths of suction hose, axes, crowbars and lanterns. This truck was identified as and Truck 3 and was a matched twin to Truck 2 (1919 & 1920) purchased for $15000.00. Both trucks had 4 solid rubber single wheels and had no compartments except for one small engineer’s compartment on the running board under the ladder, equipment was mounted on the side of the truck, a spotlight was mounted on front passenger seat.
The 1920 White replace the historic 1907 Knox-Waterous Pumper. The 1920 truck was known as truck No.3 and was replaced by the 1937 Autocar Quad. This truck was also sold to the Linwood Fire Company. |
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| Year: 1925 Color: Red Manufacturer: Ford |
| A Ford Model T, this apparatus was called truck 4 with a 177 cubic inch four-cylinder engine with 2 speed standard transmission. Two 35-gallon chemical tanks were mounted on the rear. This truck was purchased in May 1925 and was purchased from Suburban Auto for $415, with modifications made by Hale Pump for $777. This truck was replaced by the 1930 Chevrolet Chemical Engine. |
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| Year: 1929 Color: Red Manufacturer: Ford |
| Model A ½-ton, with a 200 cubic inch four-cylinder engine, and 3-speed transmission. The truck was purchased in November 1929 as a chemical engine and had two 100 gallon chemical tanks mounted with hose. Later a pump was added and the tanks converted to water tanks. This truck was known as Truck No.1 and was replaced by the 1946 Ford. |
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| Year: 1930 Color: Red Manufacturer: Chevrolet |
| ½ ton, with a 194 cubic inch six-cylinder engine and 3-speed transmission. The ½-ton chassis was purchased from John McDermott Chevrolet on May 7, 1930 for $465 and sent to Hale for installation of chemical tanks and fire service modifications. Known as Truck No.4, came with two chemical tanks and lanterns on the rear, spare tire and tube, bell and light mounted on the windshield. The truck was replaced by the 1940 Chevrolet. The truck was sold to Thorndale Fire Company in 1941, and then sold to the Goshen Fire Company in 1951. |
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| Year: 1932 Color: Red Manufacturer: American LaFrance |
| Type 307 RB, V12 754 cubic inch twin ignition, with 4-speed transmission with a 3-foot stick shift. The truck was manufactured in Elmira, New York and was purchased new for $13,500. This truck replaced the 1918 White/ Hale. |
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| The apparatus had one small engineers compartment on the running board under the ladder, equipment was mounted on the side of the truck. The truck had a Federal-Q siren and bell mounted on the right side. |
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| This truck had a 750 GPM Hale Rotary Gear pump (Hale reg. no.7447) mounted under the seat. The pump panel was mounted on the right side to the rear of the seat and had a pressure relief valve operated by a lever on the pump panel. The LaFrance had a 100 gallon booster tank, single booster reel recessed and mounted on the back step, with 1000 feet of 2 ½” hose, and had a single 40 foot extension ladder mounted on the left side, which required the engineer to access the driver seat from the right side. |
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| This truck was high a speed truck with no governor. Bids were opened on September 21, 1931, with Mack, Hale and American LaFrance all providing bids. Mack was the apparent low bidder, Hale dropped out and we do not know the details but American LaFrance was awarded the contract. Acceptance road testing for new trucks consisted of a standing start at bottom of Old Eagle School Road and if the truck was still accelerating at the top of the hill, it was accepted. The truck was specified with a windshield however when the truck was delivered it had no windshield just a grab bar and the truck was later modified and a state of the art windshield was added. It became the first truck with a windshield at Radnor Fire Company. The truck was replaced by the 1951 Mack and was sold to the Naugatuck Chemical Company in 1952 for use in fire protection. |
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| Year: 1937 Color: Red Manufacturer: Autocar |
| Quad. The truck featured an Autocar 501 cubic inch “Blue Streak” six-cylinder engine with 5 speed transmission that powered a 600 GPM Hale two stage centrifugal pump, (Hale pump no. 7440, job no. 3560, shipped 5/10/37, pump type ZSUD.) The apparatus had a 100-gallon booster tank and carried ladders as well. |
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| Quad stood for pump, tank, ladders and booster reel, which was a new concept in 1937. The truck was ordered in May, built in Ardmore, Pennsylvania and delivered to Radnor in September 1937 at a cost of $8960. The truck had a 225” wheelbase, came with hard suction hose and compartments on each side, and carried 1000’ of 2 ½ ” hose on top with a full ladder set below. |
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| The Quad had no hydraulic ladder but came with the following complement of ladders: a 50’ Bangor ladder, one 35’ extension ladder, one 28’, two 26’, one 24’ extension ladders, one 16’, and one each 14’ and 10’ roof ladders. This was the first true ladder truck for the fire company, and was replaced by the 1954 Mack aerial ladder. The truck was sold in 1957 to Radnor firefighter and antique fire truck collector Bill Wood for $700 and was repainted by Wolfington Company, restored and sold in 1960 to Community Fire Company in Landingville (Schuylkill County) Pennsylvania for $225. |
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| Year: 1940 Color: Red Manufacturer: Chevrolet / Hale |
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| The 1½-ton truck was purchased for $4000 from Hasco Chevrolet in Wayne, Pennsylvania. A custom Hale body was installed and was the truck named Unit No. 4. This truck was purchased as a larger field piece and replaced the 1930 Chevrolet field truck. |
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| The apparatus was equipped with a 230 cubic inch 6-cylinder engine, 4-speed transmission, with dual rear wheels. This truck was closed cab with had eight Indian tanks mounted behind the cab for use on field fires. The truck had 11 lighted tool compartments; other equipment was mounted on the side of the truck. |
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| The Chevrolet was equipped with one small siren and bell. It was the first field truck with a mid-mount pump; a 200 GPM Hale rotary pump. The truck had a 150-gallon booster tank, 600 feet of 1 ½” hose, and modern fog nozzles with a single 150’ booster reel mounted on top. The truck was replaced by the 1954 Mack B-75 and was sold to the Alert Fire Company in Downingtown (Chester County) Pennsylvania on March 29 1955 for $1,000. In 1970, the truck was sold by Alert. By 1994, it was owned by Bruce Stegner of Franklin Square, NY and is still on the muster circuit in 2008. |
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| Year: 1946 Color: Red Manufacturer: Ford / Hale |
| This ½-ton pickup had a 239 cubic inch flat head V8 engine with 4-speed transmission and was the smaller field truck, it was called Unit No.1. The apparatus had pump and roll capability. |
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| The truck chassis was manufactured by Ford and was sent to Hale Pumps for the installation of a 250 GPM mid-mount rotary pump. This truck was the first out truck and had a rear mounted searchlight, 100-foot booster reel, mounted flashlights, fire extinguishers, Indian tanks, 2 ½” hard suction and hauled other minor equipment. |
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The truck was sold for $225 in 1957 and was replaced by the 1957 4-wheel drive Willy’s Jeep.
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| Year: 1948 Color: Red Manufacturer: Mack |
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| L85, 707 cu inch, with 5-speed transmission, this truck was the first post World War II truck order by Radnor Fire Company. The 1948 Mack was sold to the fire company by Ted Anderson from the Mack Philadelphia Branch. The truck had one small engineers compartment under the seat, the rest of the equipment was mounted on the running boards of the truck |
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| The apparatus had a federal siren, and Rota-ray emergency light. This was the first truck ordered with aluminum ladders, a new idea at the time. The truck had a 750 GPM Hale 2 stage pump operated by lever on engineer’s panel, a 350-gallon booster tank; single booster reel recessed and mounted on the back step, and carried 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose. This was replaced by the 1965 Hahn. |
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| Year: 1951 Color: Red Manufacturer: Mack |
| L95, named Unit No. 3 with a 707 cubic inch, 5 speed transmission, this truck was the first full size pumper with a closed cab. The truck had full compartments on each side, a 1000 GPM Hale 2 stage pump, 300-gallon booster tank, dual booster reels each with 150’ of ¾’ booster line. The apparatus carried 1400 feet of 2 ½” hose with a deck gun. It had a Federal type 76A siren, and Rota-ray emergency light. This was the first truck set up specifically for hydrant truck operations and cost $17,283. It replaced the legendary 1932 LaFrance which had been in service 19 years. |
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| Year: 1954 Color: Red Manufacturer: Mack Aerial |
| L85 Ladder Truck, named Unit No.4 was a 707 cubic inch, with 5-speed transmission, and was the first truck with air brakes and air horn and was known as well balanced good running truck. This was the last model year for the L model Mack. |
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| No. 4 came equipped with a Buckeye Rota-ray and Federal Siren, 65-foot Maxim ladder and standard ladder set, with a 50’ Bangor ladder, 35’, 24’ extension ladders and roof ladders. It also had a 200 GPM Hale rotary booster pump and reel with 150 feet of ¾” booster hose, a 9 ½’ life net, as well as a 3500 watt Onan Generator. This truck replaced the 1937 Autocar Quad. |
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| Year: 1954 Color: Red Manufacturer: Mack Pumper |
| B75 F Thermodyne, Open Cab named Unit 2 was equipped with a 464 cubic inch engine, with 5-speed transmission; this truck was well known for its loud engine due to straight pipe exhaust. This truck was one of the first B model Mack Fire Trucks and came with a Q siren, and Rota-ray emergency light the truck had originally been ordered with a high-speed rear, which was deemed too fast by Les Wilkins or Eddie Clark, so the rear end was changed for less speed and safety |
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| The truck has a 750 GPM Hale 2 stage centrifugal pump, 400 gallon tank, twin booster reels, with 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose, two 1 ½ inch lines from the rear from one 2 ½ inch pre-connect. The truck was also the first truck at Radnor Fire Company with foam and wet water tanks, and also one of the first trucks with a pump engine governor, and pre piped 2 ½ “ pre connect. This truck replaced the 1940 Chevrolet. This truck is the only truck to be re-purchased and restored by the Radnor Fire Company. |
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| Year: 1957 Color: Red Manufacturer: Jeep |
| The Jeep field truck had a 226 Cubic inch 6 cylinder, 3-speed transmission. This was the first four-wheel drive field truck, and had a Hale mid mount pump, 200-gallon booster tank and reel mounted behind the cab. It replaced the 1946 Ford. The Jeep was replaced by the 1964 Chevrolet and sold to a Ralph DiMaio a local landscape contractor |
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| Year: 1964 Color: Red Manufacturer: Chevrolet |
The 1964 Chevrolet Custom C20/Hale Special Service Field Truck 327 V8 with 4 speed transmission, 4 wheel drive 250 gallon Hale pump, 200 gallon booster tank and hose reel, with 1 ½ inch attack lines from the rear.
The truck had special large diameter four-wheel drive wheels and tires and made it very capable in the snow. It was utilized to assist ambulance calls during major snow storms. The truck was used during the blizzard on Christmas Eve of 1966 with chains mounted was easily maneuvered in the 24” snow. |
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| This truck was involved in serious accident at King of Prussia and Upper Gulph Roads in the late 1960’s and was rebuilt. It was sold to Valley Forge Fire Company when it was replaced by the 1972 Dodge/Hale field truck, and was later donated to the Chester County Boy Scout Camp Horseshoe and after the pump seized the pump was removed and the truck made into a maintenance vehicle were it serves today. |
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| Year: 1966 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Hahn / Autocar |
| Model C-S-10 attack pumper, this Hahn was built on an Autocar chassis, with a Waukesha 817 cubic inch 6-cylinder engine and five speed transmission, 1000-gpm pump, 500-gallon booster tank. It carried 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose, 400 feet of 1 ½” hose with twin booster reels |
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| The apparatus utilized the Hale engine master governor, and was custom designed to fit into the old firehouse. The truck had the light mounted in front of the cab to maintain 102” overall height and fit under the low railroad bridges in the township. This Hahn has the distinction of being the first unit ordered with a new style “Cincinnati” canopy cab, the new paint scheme, white over red, and the first single stage Hale pump. It was delivered in December of 1966, and went into service in February of 1967. Named truck No.5 it replaced the1948 Mack, served until 1988. This truck was replaced by the 1988 Hahn pumper. |
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| Year: 1969 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Hahn |
| C-S-10 supply pumper, named truck no. 3, it replaced the 1951 Mack in September of 1969. This Hahn was built on a Hahn chassis and was very similar to the 1966 Hahn, with a Waukesha 817 cubic inch 6-cylinder engine producing 325 horsepower, with 720-foot pounds of torque, coupled to a 5-speed transmission. The truck was designed with a Hale 1000 GPM single stage pump. It carried a 400 gallon booster tank, 2000 feet of 3” supply line in a split hose bed. No.3 served until 1990 and was replaced by the 1990 Emergency One Hush pumper and was sold to a fire company in Smoot, West Virginia. Smoot Fire Company replaced the 400-gallon tank with a new, larger booster tank on the truck. This truck may have been destroyed when the Smoot fire station was destroyed by fire in about 2001. |
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| Year: 1970 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Hahn |
| C model mid mount aerial ladder truck with a 220” wheelbase, a Waukesha 6 cylinder with 817 cubic inch displacement, and 5-speed transmission. This truck was named no. 4 was placed in service in January of 1970 and replaced the no. 4 1954 Mack ladder truck. No. 4. had a 100 foot steel Grove Aerial Ladder, with the following complement of ground ladders: 1-50’, 2-35’, 1-28’ extension ladders, and 1-20’ roof ladder, 1- 16” roof ladder, 2- 14’, 1- 10’ folding ladder. No. 4 also had a small 250gpm Hale power take off pump, and 200-gallon booster tank. |
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| This truck came with a life net, which was never placed in service on the truck and remains mounted in the Radnor Fire House today. The Waukesha engine was rebuilt in 1991, and the truck was replaced by the 1994 Emergency One Aerial. It is unique in that it also served at Newtown Square Fire Company (Delaware County) in 1994 when their ladder was out of service being repaired so it would pass ladder certification. It was placed back into active service at Radnor Fire Company in October of 1994 when the Emergency One ladder was damaged in a bridge accident. It was finally sold in March of 1995 to McKenzie Lighting & Electric Contractors of Carrollton, Texas for $6,000. |
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| Year: 1972 Color : White over Yellow Manufacturer: Dodge/Imperial/Hale |
| W 300 /Hale field truck named Wayne 1 with a 360 cubic inch engine, 4-speed manual transmission and 4-wheel drive. This was first white over yellow truck at Radnor Fire Company. Wayne 1 came with an electronic siren and power winch mounted on the front bumper and a single beacon mounted on the roof. The truck had a 350 gpm Hale pump with pump and roll capability with a power takeoff for the pump, 250 gallon tank, single booster reel, with 200 feet of 2 ½” hose, an 1 ½” lines from the left rear and one 2 ½” inch preconnect on right rear. It was replaced by the 1980 Dodge and sold to Port Matilda Fire Company and later resold to a private individual in 2004. |
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| Year: 1973 Color : White over Yellow Manufacturer: Imperial |
| Model DS-10 6-71N Detroit Diesel 265 horsepower 650 foot pounds torque with an Allison HT-70 4 speed automatic transmission, and was named Wayne 2. This was the Radnor Fire Company’s first diesel and first automatic transmission but was underpowered. This truck came with a Q siren and beacon light mounted on the roof. |
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| The truck had a 1000 GPM Waterous single stage centrifugal pump, modified with Hale controls. It had a 500-gallon tank, twin booster reels, with 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose, two 1 ½” lines from the left rear and one 2 ½” preconnect on right rear. Two 2 ½” outlets on each side and a deluge gun mounted on top. The truck was repainted and rust repaired in 1976, but the pump controls proved unsatisfactory and the not well liked by the company so it was sold in 1982 to Maytown-East Donnegal (Lancaster County), Maytown repainted it white over red, they refurbed it in 1989 by Tri-State with a PemFab 4-door cab installed after an accident. In 2000, high sides on driver’s side installed by local body shop. It was sold in 2004 to Reinerton (Schuylkill County). This was the only truck replaced out of sequence in the history of the fire company |
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| Year: 1976 Color : White over Yellow Manufacturer: Ford |
| Model C-800 Rescue Truck 389 cubic inch V8 Gas, 5-speed with Gerstanlager enclosed walk in 14-foot rescue body with side compartments. This was the first rescue truck at Radnor Fire Company. Radnor Fire Company’s first Hurst Jaws of Life rescue tools were carried on this truck. The apparatus was purchased new for $30000. It was replaced by the 1993 Volvo Emergency One rescue and sold by GL Sayre truck dealer in Norristown Pennsylvania to a construction company in New Jersey for $6000. |
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| Year: 1980 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Dodge/Emergency-One/Hal |
| Model 400 Powerwagon Emergency One Field Truck mini-pumper named Wayne 1 with a 360 cubic inch engine, 4 speed manual transmission, 4 wheel drive and dual rear wheels. The field truck came with an electronic siren and power winch mounted on the front bumper and a light bar mounted on the roof. |
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| The truck had a 250 GPM Hale with pump and roll capability with a power takeoff for the pump, 250 gallon tank, single booster reel, with 200 feet of 2 ½” hose, one 1 ½” line from the left rear and one 2 ½” preconnect on right rear. Purchased new for $38,826 from Glen Culbert Company it was the first truck returning to white over red paint at Radnor Fire Company and was the last field truck at Radnor. Wayne 1 was sold in October of 1991 to a dealer in the South. |
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| Year: 1982 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Hahn |
| Model HCP-10 canopy cab delivered June 17 1982 with an 8V-71 Detroit Diesel developing 350 Horsepower, a Fuller non-synchromesh 5-speed manual transmission, 102" overall height, 1.2 KW Inverter, purchase price $115,000. It was housed on June 3, 1988. This piece was used as a first out attack piece and was named Wayne 2 and later renamed Engine 10. |
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| It was one of the favorites of the true engineers, as it required skill to properly operate the transmission, but had plenty of power to spare. This truck came with a Q siren and beacon light mounted on the roof. This was first truck at Radnor that came with radial tires. |
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| The apparatus had a 1000 GPM Hale single stage centrifugal pump, 500 gallon tank, twin booster reels, with 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose which was later replaced with 5” supply line, two 1 ½” lines from the left rear and one 2 ½” preconnect on right rear. Two 2 ½” outlets on each side and a deluge gun mounted and preconnected on top rounded out the apparatus. |
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| In 1991, Tom Davidson and Sam Dibaldo were responding to downed wires during heavy rain when the truck hit a 13,200-volt line. The truck was co-driven away from the live wire, causing damage to the truck including a blown right front tire, burns on the cab roof and electrical system but luckily no firefighters were injured. The truck was repaired and repainted darker red to match the new 1990 Emergency One and added scotch-light striping to match the new paint scheme. |
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| This truck served until 1996 when it was replaced by the 1996 Emergency One pumper. It was sold on February 24, 1996 to Liverpool Fire Company (Perry County) Pennsylvania for $35,000. The truck was placed into service the very next day and the day after that it pumped for over 40 hours at a tire dump fire. It served the Liverpool Fire Company until sold in 2004 to a private collector. The truck is still shown at local musters. |
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| Year: 1988 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Hahn |
| Model HCP-10 with an 8V71 Detroit Diesel 350 Horsepower, with a 4 speed automatic transmission, and was named Wayne 5 and later renamed Engine 11. This truck was one of the last Hahn trucks manufactured in Hamburg, Pennsylvania and came with a Q siren. The truck had the first front disc brake system at Radnor Fire Company. Wayne 5 had a 1000 GPM Hale single stage centrifugal pump, 500 gallon tank, twin booster reels, with 1200 feet of 2 ½” hose which was later replaced with 5 inch supply line, two 1 ½” cross lay mattydales, two 1 ½” lines from the rear from one 2 ½” inch preconnect and two 2 ½ ” outlets on each side. This truck was replaced by the 1999 E-1 Cyclone II Pumper and sold to Sail City, Georgia for $65,000 in April 1999. |
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| Year: 1990 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: E-One |
| Hush pumper with a 6V71 cylinder 325 horsepower Detroit Diesel, 4 speed automatic transmission, 1500 gallon pump, 460 gallon tank. Original cost was $235,000 and it was named Engine 12. This was the first four door enclosed cab, first rear engine, first with air conditioning, first with cross lays over pump panel and front suction. It replaced the 1966 Hahn Pumper. |
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| It was sold in April of 2003 to Primrose Fire Company – South Cass Township in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania. This truck was replaced by the 2003 Seagrave pumper. |
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| Year: 1993 Color : White over Red Manufacturer: Volvo/E-One |
| Model FE42 Rescue truck built on a Volvo commercial chassis and standard 3 man cab, with a Volvo VE7 6 cylinder diesel generating 250 horsepower, automatic transmission, 18 foot Emergency One rescue body, 25 Kw PTO generator powering a Will-Burt 27 foot light tower with 6000 watt lights. |
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| Rescue 15 had a 12,000 pound rear end winch, and it was the first truck at Radnor with Robinson roll up doors. It replaced the 1976 Ford rescue. This apparatus served until 2005 when it was replaced by the 2005 Seagrave/Rescue 1. It was sold on March 18, 2005 to Norton Fire Company of Wise County, Virginia for $60,000 and was repainted yellow. |
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| Year: 1994 Color: White over Red Manufacturer: E-ONE |
| Ladder 15 was a 100-foot rear mounted aerial. The apparatus had an aluminum main ladder and over 250 feet of ground ladders of various lengths from 10 to 50 feet. The ladder truck also has an on-board PTO driven 20,000-watt generator and four 1500-watt floodlights which provide more than enough lights for a nighttime fire scene. |
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| Year: 1996 Color: White over Red Manufacturer: E-ONE |
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| Engine 15-3 Rotated as the First Due attack pumper on all residential and commercial fire responses. Sold in 2013. |
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