Rick Loiselle, local fire buff and Past President of the Ontario Fire Buff Association, shared some of his extensive collection of London photos and stories.
Truck was first in
An unusual photo in that it shown here pumping at a house fire sometime in the mid '70s. Truck 1 arrived first to the fire,which was on King St east of Adelaide. Engine 1 was returning from another alarm so Truck 1 hit the hydrant and laid lines.
1975 International Cargostar/ King Seagrave 1050/500 pump
This 1975 International Cargostar/ King Seagrave 1050/500 pump had a short career as Engine 4 until it was involved in a fatal collision with an ambulance. It was written off and sold. The Dofasco Steel plant in Hamilton bought it and ran it as their pump for many years.
Garage Fire
Eng 3 ( 1959 ALF 900 ), Trk1 ( 1972 Ford/KingSeagrave ) and Car 1 ( 1974 Chev wagon, had just been put into service ) at a garage ...
First Diesel Engine in London
Engine 1 , 1974 Ford/King 1050/500. First diesel rig and first pump with a top mount pump control. Photo was taken early 1975 just after it went into service. The deck gun still hasn't been installed.
1966 Annual Report
1966 Year End Report
1965 Annual Report
1965 Year End Report
Unit 20 at Station 3
Sitting on the apron of old Station 3 on Bruce St is the 1954 International R185/Bickle Seagrave 500/500 pump that London acquired when Byron was annexed in 1961. It continued to run from the Byron hall as Engine 6 until the mid seventies. It then was a spare pump for a few years. It is filling in for Engine 3 in this pic.