Raleigh Fire Department History - Apparatus Chronology, By Truck

 

1912 American LaFrance Type 5 chemical car #1

Engine 1

1913-19??

Manufacturer date: 12/3/12  Delivery date: 1/1/13 or 2/6/13

 

 

Registration #: 226 or 227

 

 

 

1912 American LaFrance Type 5 chemical car #2

Engine 2

1913-1914

1912 American LaFrance Type 5 chemical car #2

Engine 3

1914-19??

Manufacturer date: 12/3/12  Delivery date: 1/1/13 or 2/6/13

 

 

Registration #: 226 or 227

 

 

 

1914 American LaFrance Type 12 triple combination

Engine 2

1914-1918

Manufacturer date: 11/4/14

 

 

Registration #: 683

 

 

From ALF: "Taken in trade at Atlanta off 12/11/26.  Sold to Lake Placid, FL, 3/20/28"

 

 

From RFD: "Traded in 1926 for [Type] 75 pump"

 

 

 

1916 American LaFrance Type 17 (17-6) tiller

Truck 1

1916-1939

Manufacturer date: 2/5/16

 

 

Registration #: 1047

 

 

 

1918 American LaFrance Type 45 triple combination

Engine 2

1918-19??

Manufacturer date: 6/12/18

 

 

Registration #: 2018

 

 

 


 

1919 American LaFrance Series 75

Engine 6

1943-1949

Manufacturer date: 9/3/19. Purchased from Farmville, NC on 7/13/42

 

 

Registration #: 2689

 

 

Junked; sold to Benny Weinstein's junkyard on Old Garner Road

 

 

 



1922 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination

Engine 3

1922-1951

Manufacturer date: 8/17/22

 

 

Registration #: 3940

 

 

 

1922 / 1929 American LaFrance Type 14 (14-6) service truck

Truck 2

1926-195?

1922 / 1929 American LaFrance Type 14 (14-6) service truck

Truck 6

195?-1960

1922 / 1929 American LaFrance Type 14 (14-6) service truck

Truck 7

1960-1962

Manufacturing Date 9/26/22

 

 

Registration #: 3941

 

 

Removed from service in February 1960

 

 

Placed in service as Truck 7 on October 25, 1960

 

 

 

1925 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination

Engine 5

1925-1952

Manufacturer date: 4/14/25

 

 

Registration #: 5097

 

 

Later placed in Pullen Park; junked in 1970s

 

 

 


 


1926 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination #1 / #5483

Engine 2

1926-19??

1926 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination #1 / #5483

Engine 3

19??-1951

1926 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination #1 / #5483

Reserve

1951-1952

Manufacturer date: 2/27/26

 

 

From RFD: "This pumping engine was accepted by the City of Raleigh, March 15, at 2:45 p.m. and placed in service by the Chief of Dept. at Station #1 as Engine Company #2."

 

 

Wrecked in 1952

 

 

 

1926 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination #2 / #5629

Engine 1

1926-1936

1926 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination #2 / #5629

Engine 4

1936-1950

1926 American LaFrance Series 75 triple combination #2 / #5629

Engine 6

1950-1950

Manufacturer date: 7/28/26

 

 

From RFD: "This pumping engine was accepted by the City of Raleigh, August 7, at 2:45 p.m. and placed in service by the Chief of the Dept. at Station #1 as Engine Company #1."

 

 

Restored by Bob Biggs and members of Fire Department

 

 

 

1936 American LaFrance 400 Series (412 RB) pumper

Engine 1

1936-1953

1936 American LaFrance 400 Series (412 RB) pumper

Engine 2

1953-1956

1936 American LaFrance 400 Series (412 RB) pumper

Reserve

1956-196?

Manufacturer date: 7/28/36

 

 

Registration #: 7729

 

 

 

1939 American LaFrance 500 Series (501 TSWO) /  1916 American LaFrance Type 17 (17-6) tiller

Truck 1

1939-1942

1939 American LaFrance 500 Series (501 TSWO)  / 1916 American LaFrance Type 17 (17-6) tiller

Truck 1 at 2

1942-1953

1939 American LaFrance 500 Series (501 TSWO)  / 1916 American LaFrance Type 17 (17-6) tiller

Truck 1

1953-1958

Manufacturer date: 11/22/39 (tractor only)

 

 

Registration #: L-1164 (tractor only)

 

 

 

1944? Dodge auxiliary truck

Station 1 ?

1944-1947

Sold after wrecked on 9/12/47

 

 

 

1948 Ford F3 auxiliary truck

Station 1 ?

1948-195?

1948 Ford F3 auxiliary truck

Station 2 ?

195?-195?

1948 Ford F3 auxiliary truck

Station 7

1959-19??

Purchased FY48

 

 

 

1949 FWD pumper

Engine 4

1950-1957

1949 FWD pumper

Engine 2

1957-1961

1949 FWD pumper

Engine 8

1961-1963 (or 68?)

Serial #: F-75-T

 

 

Placed in service March 3, 1950

 

 

Placed in service as Engine 2 on January 7, 1956

 

 

 

1950 Mack 85LS pumper

Engine 6

1950-1975

1950 Mack 85LS pumper

Reserve A

1975-198?

Chassis #: 85LS1441

 

 

RFD vehicle #: 001033

 

 

 

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #1 / #L-4433

Engine 3

1951-1968

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #1 / #L-4433

Engine 8

1968-1974

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #1 / #L-4433

Engine 14

1974-1975

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #1 / #L-4433

Reserve C

1975-19??

Manufacturer date: 12/6/51

 

 

Placed in service at Station 14 in October 1974

 

 

 

 

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #2 / #L-4432

Engine 5

1952-1961

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #2 / #L-4432

Engine 9

1963-1974

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #2 / #L-4432

Engine 12

1974-1975

1951 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PGO) pumper #2 / #L-4432

Reserve B

1975-19??

Manufacturer date: 12/6/51

 

 

Placed in service as Engine 12 in October 1974

 

 

 

1953 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PJO) pumper #1 / #L-4830

Engine 1

1953-1961

1953 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PJO) pumper #1 / #L-4830

Engine 2

1961-1974

1953 American LaFrance Series 700 (775 PJO) pumper #1 / #L-4830

Engine 11

1971-1974

Manufacturer date: 2/27/53

 

 

No further records after July 1975

 

 

 

1953 American LaFrance Series 700 (710 PJO) pumper #2 / #L-4726

Engine 9 at 1

1953-1958

1953 American LaFrance Series 700 (710 PJO) pumper #2 / #L-4726

Engine 7

1959-1971

Manufacturer date: 7/29/53

 

 

Removed from service January 1974

 

 

No further records after January 1974

 

 

 


1954 Reo Civil Defense rescue

Rescue 2 at 1

1955-196?

1954 Reo Civil Defense rescue

Rescue 2 at 8

196?-197?

1954 Reo Civil Defense rescue

Rescue 2 at 10

197?-197?

1954 Reo Civil Defense rescue

Rescue 2 at 12

197?-197?

Registration #: F221B513501

 

 

Placed in reserve November 1974

 

 

 


 

1954 GMC panel van

Rescue 1

1955-1966

1954 GMC panel van

Rescue 3

1966-1974

Registration #: P23364

 

 

Donated to Zebulon Rescue Squad in December 1974

 

 

 

1957 FWD F722 pumper

Engine 4

1957-1974

Model F-722. Chassis D80353. Waterous pump, dated 03/57

 

 

Placed in service July 9, 1957.  Removed from service / placed in reserve March 8, 1974. Sold to Knightdale Tractor Company (around March 1975?)

 

 

 

1958 American LaFrance Series 700 (700 TLO) tiller

Truck 1

1958-1977

1958 American LaFrance Series 700 (700 TLO) tiller

Truck 5

1977-1980

Manufacturer date: 4/30/58. Delivered May 1958. Tractor replaced in 1980

 

 

Registration #: N-374

 

 

 

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Engine 9 at 1

1959-1960

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Engine 8

1960-1961

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Engine 10 at 1

1961-1965

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

?

1965-1969

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Engine 10 at 1

1969-1971

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Engine 11

1971-1975

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Engine 14

1974-1982

1958 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper

Reserve

1982-1990

Manufacturer date: 7/31/59

 

 

Registration #: N-720

 

 

 

 

 

1960 GMC 4000 tanker #1

Tanker 1

1960-196?

1960 GMC 4000 tanker #1

Tanker 9

196?-1974

1960 GMC 4000 tanker #1

Tanker 14

1974-1985

Registration #: LV4009N1907E

 

 

Placed in service April 3, 1960

Tanker 14 placed in service October 27, 1974

 

 

 

1960 GMC 4000 tanker #2

Tanker 8

1960-1964

1960 GMC 4000 tanker #2

Tanker 4

1964-1985

Registration #: LV4009N1906E

 

 

Tanker 8 placed in service either April 1, 1960 or April 3, 1960

Tanker 4 placed in service around August 18, 1964 (?)

 

 

 


1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (9-100 ALO) mid-mount ladder

Truck 5

1961-1977

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (9-100 ALO) mid-mount ladder

Truck 16

1979-1988

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (9-100 ALO) mid-mount ladder

Truck 8

1988-199?

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (9-100 ALO) mid-mount ladder

Truck 35

199?-199?

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (9-100 ALO) mid-mount ladder

Truck 36

199?-199?

Manufacturer date: 3/16/61

 

 

Registration #: 6-1-8390

 

 

 

 

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper #1 / #6-1-8391

Engine 5

1961-1971

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper #1 / #6-1-8391

Engine 15

1974-1984

Manufacturer date: 2/21/61. Delivered around March 6, 1961

 

 

Registration #: 6-1-8391

 

 

Placed in service April 20, 1961

 

 

Engine 15 placed in service November 1974

 

 

 

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper #2 / #6-2-8391

Engine 1

1961-1971

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper #2 / #6-2-8391

Engine 10?

1971-1973

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper #2 / #6-2-8391

Engine 3

1973-1974

1961 American LaFrance Series 900 (D-910 PLO) pumper #2 / #6-2-8391

Engine 8

1974-1982

Manufacturer date: 2/22/61. Delivered around March 6, 1961