Love your Blog! Gonna make a quick maybe correction here, though...that'd probably be 1914 rather than 1904...the first motorized pumper in the US didn't hit the street until 1908, and that rig as well as the car behind it are both closer to the late '00's, or early 'teens.
The reign of the steam didn't last long. Despite the fact that steam powered fire engines were still in use, here and there, up until the 1920, motorized fire trucks became more and more common by 1910. Horse drawn or steam powered engines started being turned into fire trucks. By 1913, Ahrens-Fox Manufacturing Company from Cincinnati was the leading company when it came to the conversion. From 1911, Mack Trucks began producing fire trucks, slowly becoming the most famous manufacturer in this field.
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Love your Blog! Gonna make a quick maybe correction here, though...that'd probably be 1914 rather than 1904...the first motorized pumper in the US didn't hit the street until 1908, and that rig as well as the car behind it are both closer to the late '00's, or early 'teens.
ReplyDeletecould be, I just relay the captions that come with the photos. They may have it wrong at the link I included... who knows.
DeleteThe reign of the steam didn't last long. Despite the fact that steam powered fire engines were still in use, here and there, up until the 1920, motorized fire trucks became more and more common by 1910. Horse drawn or steam powered engines started being turned into fire trucks. By 1913, Ahrens-Fox Manufacturing Company from Cincinnati was the leading company when it came to the conversion. From 1911, Mack Trucks began producing fire trucks, slowly becoming the most famous manufacturer in this field.
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