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On December 9, 1989, it ceased operation due to heavy competition. The main competitor was Ward LaFrance who could sell a Fire pumper for US$50,000 less than the US$180,000 asking price for a Maxim pumper. [3] In 2009 Maxim was re-established as a brand of custom fire apparatus by Greenwood Emergency Vehicles of North Attleboro, Massachusetts ...
Wyckoff's famous image of "Ivy Mike", the first hydrogen bomb detonation, appeared on the cover of Life magazine on April 19, 1954.Charles Wales Wyckoff (1916 – May 9, 1998) was an American photographic innovator, a photochemist specializing in high speed photography, also noted today for his innovations in the field of high dynamic range imaging.
The Ward LaFrance Truck Corporation was an American manufacturer of trucks and fire apparatus founded by Addison Ward LaFrance in 1916 in Elmira Heights, NY. [1] The company ceased operations in 1979. LaFrance was a relative of Truckson LaFrance, the founder of the similarly named fire apparatus manufacturer American LaFrance.
The fire department took good care of the engine while it was in service. [ 2 ] The 2nd Engine 51 is a 1000gpm triple combination P-80 Ambassador model powered by a Cummins NH855 250hp naturally aspirated diesel engine driving through an Allison HT-70 power-shift transmission.
The Wyckoff site was put on the Superfund list in 1987 for PAH, ... HAER No. WA-131, "Pacific Creosoting Plant", 6 photos, 41 data pages, 1 photo caption page;
Funeral services were announced for a Wyckoff woman who died in a house fire over the weekend. Friends and family of Virginia Ingenito, 79, may visit the Festa Memorial Funeral Home in Totowa from ...
The last truck coming off the line in 1987. At the time of its closure, Peter Pirsch & Sons was the oldest privately owned fire truck manufacturer in the United States. [3] The last custom fire engine built under the Pirsch name was delivered to, and is currently owned by the Osceola, Arkansas Volunteer Fire Department. (1987).
WYCKOFF — A 79-year-old township woman was killed in a fire that destroyed a home on Meer Avenue, authorities said. Police who responded to a 911 call at 12:05 p.m. Sunday found Virginia ...