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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 ...
The Green Goddess is the colloquial name for the RLHZ Self Propelled Pump manufactured by Bedford Vehicles, a fire engine used originally by the Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), and latterly held in reserve by the Home Office until 2004, and available when required to deal with exceptional events, including being operated by the British Armed Forces during fire-fighters’ strikes (1977 and 2002).
The Crown fire engine would compete with the recently introduced American LaFrance 700 cab-forward fire engine, but built to Crown Coach standards and quality. [1] A key part of the design behind the new fire engine was adapting the chassis and front bodywork of the mid-engine Supercoach school bus for the vehicle.
A fire roared through the 97-year-old building housing Kamm & Schellinger Company. All off-duty firemen called in to bring the blaze under control. Headlines in History 1950: $100,000 fire hits ...
Known as the "Big Bedford", it was the largest Bedford lorry available at the time, with a gross vehicle weight of 7 long tons (7,100 kg). The Bedford S was used extensively by haulers and general trades through the 1950s and 1960s. The chassis was used for fire engines and, in 1966, to carry the first liquid egg tanker. [4]
A fire engine or fire truck (also spelled firetruck) is a vehicle, usually a specially-designed or modified truck, that functions as a firefighting apparatus. The primary purposes of a fire engine include transporting firefighters and water to an incident as well as carrying equipment for firefighting operations in a fire drill.
This was fitted to fire engines, for example the Hestair Dennis R133. [12] The UMP and other Godiva pump types were and are fitted to a wide range of fire appliances including Dennis Carmichael airport fire tender (UFP pump), Mercedes Benz 263A airport fire tender (UMPX pump), Mercedes-Benz Atego 1023/1325, MAN L2000, and Volvo FL6 .
1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. ... Pages in category "Engines introduced ...