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Classic Seagrave 1935-1951 Photo Archive

Fire apparatus aficionados Walt McCall and Matt Lee have assembled these beautiful photographs to illustrate the wide range of body designs used on the classic Seagrave chassis. See all kinds of classic Seagraves, ranging from wide-open doorless cab models with sporty one-piece fold-down windshields, to radically streamlined completely enclosed Safety Sedan bodies.
This design was utilized for virtually every type of fire apparatus - pumping engines, aerial ladder trucks of both the straight frame and articulated tractor trailer type, city service ladder trucks, quadruple and quintuple combinations, and special units like rescue squad trucks and hose trucks.

The classic Seagrave is timeless. Its distinctive waterfall grille is widely regarded as a high mark in the 20th Century American fire engine builder's unique art. If you're a fire apparatus enthusiast, you'll want to add this book to your collection.

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Emergency One Fire Apparatus 1974-2007

From an inconspicuous beginning in Ocala, Florida, in 1974, Emergency One rocketed to the front rank of the U.S. fire apparatus industry in less than a decade. E-One's astonishing rise stunned its long-established competitors and changed the way fire apparatus was constructed in the United States.
E-One's success was achieved by using pre-built interchangeable modules installed on any commercial truck chassis, and a complete fire truck could be ready in 30-60 days instead of the six months to a year needed by its competitors.

E-One's quick upstart allowed them to introduce their own custom cab-forward chassis in 1984, the Hurricane, which was also highly successful. Today, E-One remains the industry's second-largest player, behind rival Pierce. This book is packed full of colourful photos, and each chapter on various models covers the earliest rigs to today's beauties.

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Grumman Fire Apparatus 1976-1992 Photo Archive

Grumman Allied Industries acquired Howe Fire Apparatus in 1976. The Grumman Emergency Products division built on the foundation laid by the legendary Howe and Oren names and soon became one of the largest and most well-known producers of fire apparatuses in the United States. Grumman introduced innovation and space-age technology to the fire apparatus industry in the short span of just 16 years.

This book highlights the wide range of pumpers, tankers, and aerials built by Grumman on commercial and custom chassis with model names such as the Minicat, Attackcat, Wildcat, Firecat, Aerialcat, and Panther.

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Imperial Fire Apparatus 1969-1976 Photo Archive

Imperial was unique in that within its first two years in existence it manufactured, sold and delivered a complete line of fire apparatus.
View the complete line including brush trucks, mini-pumpers, pumpers (both custom and commercial), tankers, snorkels and aerial ladders. Informative text and captions include a brief company history, as well as delivery schedules and cost where available.

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Industrial & Private Fire Apparatus 1925-2001 Photo Archive

Little known and seldom seen! "Highly secretive" best describes this area of fire apparatus. The photographs included in this book are of individual rigs rarely seen since corporations do not welcome photographers and indeed discourage publicity concerning the rigs.

Includes rigs used by aircraft plants, arsenals, atomic energy plants, chemical plants, dams, hotels, movie studios, mining, petroleum companies, prisons, railroads, and theme parks, among others.
Fire apparatus fans will welcome the opportunity to see rigs they have never before seen.

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Oren Fire Apparatus Photo Archive

Oren Fire Apparatus manufacturing developed as an offshoot of The Roanoke Welding and Equipment Company, a Roanoke, Virginia, based family business founded in 1917, which specialized in welding, fabrication, automotive repair and specialty truck body building.
It was an easy complement to build some small-town light-duty pumpers. These were so well received that by the early 1940s fire engines became the company's principal products. Oren became a favorite of the fire service, and in advertisements proudly proclaimed itself The South's Only Fire Truck Manufacturer.

Carefully selected photos by noted historian Thomas L. Herman create a magnificent photographic history of Oren built rigs, from the early front mount pumpers to the more advanced body designs built on commercial chassis and the famous and awe inspiring custom rigs.
Also featured, in photos never before published, are the very first aerial ladder built by Oren and the very unusual one of a kind rigs. This volume will delight fire apparatus enthusiasts everywhere.

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