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Orlando's first "heavy" rescue 1 (72 photo). The earlier rescues were panel trucks. |
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The OFD Ward La France Crash Truck responded as soon as the Air Force B-52 Bomber slammed into a neighborhood a few hundred
yards prior to the runway. Department members watched helplessly on the runway as the huge jet exploded and plummeted to the ground. |
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In the early seventies, Orlando operated three truck companies from three different manufacturers. A 55 Seagrave 85'
Tillered Aerial, American La France 90' Aerocheif Snorkel, and the first Sutphen 85' Tower/Ladder. The aerocheif's inservice life ended in 1977
with the arrival of the second Sutphen Tower of the many more to come. |
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Photo from the business end of the ALF Aerocheif at a demo at Colonial Plaza. When I look at this, it seems higher than 90'. |
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This picture shows the old Seagrave 70th Annaversary Series engines and Fire
Station number 3. At the time of the photo the station and engines' days were numbered. Engine 3 and 9 were operation out of the
1926 building. The station is now in Loch Haven park housing the Fire Museum as part of the Orange County Historical Museum. |