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Apparatus: Motorized

Engines
San Francisco Fire Department
In Order of Purchase
1981 - 1990

Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
575	1982 Grumman "F-15" on a Duplex chassis triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
		Registration #16544
	Pump: Waterous 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 400 HP turbo-charged
		Suctions: 2 - 6 inch x 12 feet

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1983 - June 28, 1995	Engine 24
		June 28, 1995	Destroyed in accident with Engine 11

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
576	1982 Grumman "F-15" on a Duplex chassis triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
		Registration #16543
	Pump: Waterous 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 400 HP turbo-charged
		Suctions: 2 - 6 inch x 12 feet

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1983 - 1985	Engine 32
		1985 - November 1998	Engine 38
		November 1998 - May 2001	Engine 24
		May 2001 - August 2001	Engine 9
		August 2001 - 2003	Reserve
		2003	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
577	1982 Seagrave triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
		Registration Q-79239
	Pump: Waterous 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 400 HP turbo-charged
		Suctions: 2 - 6 inch x 12 feet

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1983 - November 1998	Engine 37
		November 1998 - April 26, 1999	Reserve
		April 26, 1999 - December 1999	Engine 38
		December 1999 - 2001	Reserve
		2001	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
Purchase - 1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc. on a Spartan chassis Quintuple Combination Engine with a 300-gallon tank and a single booster reel
	Steeldraulics Products, Inc. 75-foot aerial rear-mounted on chassis, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 400 HP turbo-charged

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1985 - 1987	Never placed in service; tested only
		1987	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
Purchase - 1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc. on a Spartan chassis Quintuple Combination Engine with a 300-gallon tank and a single booster reel
	Steeldraulics Products, Inc. 75-foot aerial rear-mounted on chassis; enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 400 HP turbo-charged

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1985 - 1988	Never placed in service; tested only
		1988	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
578	1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc. on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, raised, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		May 1986 - 1991	Engine 41
		1991 - March 1991	In Shop
		March 1991 - 1993	Engine 18
		1993 - 1995	Reserve
		1995	Transferred to Water Department

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
579	1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc. on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, raised, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		May 1986 - November 1991	Engine 2
		November 1991 - 1994	Engine 8
		1994	Reserve
			Transferred to Water Department

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
580	1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, raised, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		May 1986 - 1987	Engine 32
		1987 - 1994	Engine 26
		1994	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
581	1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc. on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, raised, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		May 1986 - 1987	Engine 28
		1987 - November 1991	Engine 32
		November 1991 - January 1992	In Shop
		January 1992 - February 1992	Reserve
		February 1992	Fire Reserve

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
582	1985 Steeldraulics Products, Inc. on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, raised, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: W. S. Darley 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		May 1986 - 1987	Engine 26
		1987 - November 1991	Engine 28
		November 1991 - 1993	Engine 14
		1993 - May 1999	Engine 20
		May 1999 - 1999	Reserve
		November 1999	Destroyed in accident with ice cream truck while in service as Engine 41

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
548	1985 Westates Fire Apparatus on a Ford "C-8000" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine with a 750-gallon tank with pre-connected 1½ inch lines in place of a booster reel
	Owned by the State of California Office of Emergency Services and designated as OES-217. (Leaves San Francisco staffed with a SFFD crew when called to service by the State.)
	Pump: Waterous 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Caterpillar 8-cylinder Diesel, 225 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1986 - May 1993	SFFD Reserve and OES 217
		May 1993	Returned to OES and replaced with a new OES pumper

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
583	1986 3-D Metals on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1988 - July 1, 1992	Engine 1
		July 1992 - 1994	Engine 12
		1994 - May 1999	Engine 26
		May 1999	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
584	1986 3-D Metals on a Kenworth "L-700" tilt-cab chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Cummins NTC-350 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1988 - February 1992	Engine 13
		February 1992 - May 2003	Engine 32
		May 2003	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
585	1988 Mack Model "CF" chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Mack E-6 6-cylinder Diesel, 350 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1988 - 1993	Engine 43
		1993 - August 1998	Engine 29
		August 1998 - May 2003	Engine 35
		May 2003 - 2003	Reserve
		2003 - 2004	Engine 14
		2004	Reserve

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
586	1989 Kovatch (KME) triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 475 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1989 - July 1992	Engine 36
		July 1992- December 1999	Engine 31
		December 1999 - July 2006	Reserve
		July 2006	Donated to Mexico

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
587	1989 Kovatch (KME) triple combination pumper & hose with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed crew cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 475 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1989 - July 1992	Engine 7
		July 1992 - May 1999	Engine 10
		May 1999 - June 2001	Engine 20
		June 2001 - July 2006	Reserve
		July 2006	Donated to Mexico

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
588	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1990 - 1993	Engine 3
		1993 - April 2001	Engine 42
		May 2001 - March 2006	Engine 24
		March 2006	Reserve
			Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
589	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1990 - 1993	Engine 5
		1993 - December 1999	Engine 25
		December 1999 - October 2003	Engine 38
		October 2003 - 2004	Reserve
		2004 - 2005	Engine 14
		2005 - 2007	Reserve
		2007 - October 2008	In storage at Shop
		October 2008	Transferred to Water Department

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
590	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1990 - 1994	Engine 6
		1994 - May 2001	Engine 9
		May 2001 - August 2001	In Shop
		August 2001 - June 2003	Engine 9
		June 2003 - April 11, 2007	Engine 39
		April 11, 2007 - October 2008	Reserve
		October 2008	Transferred to Water Department

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
591	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a front-mounted 1-inch hose line, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1991 - June 28, 1995	Engine 11
		June 28, 1995 - August 1996	Rebuilt in Shop after accident with Engine 24 (see #575)
		August 1996 - November 2003	Engine 11
		November 2003	Reserve

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
592	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a front-mounted 1-inch hose line, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1991 - November 1998	Engine 21
		November 1998 - June 2003	Engine 39
		June 2003 - 2005	Reserve
		2005 - August 2006	Engine 14
		August 2006 - 2007	Reserve
		2007	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
593	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a front-mounted 1-inch hose line, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1991 - 1994	Engine 17
		1994 - May 1999	Engine 12
		May 1999 - April 2006	Engine 34
		April 2006	Reserve

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
594	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a front-mounted 1-inch hose line, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1991 - May 2001	Engine 15
		May 2001 - November 2001	Reserve
		November 2001 - May 2006	Engine 18
		May 2006	Sold

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Shop #	Year & Manufacture Details
595	1990 3-D Metals on a Spartan chassis triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a front-mounted 1-inch hose line, enclosed 4-door cab
	Pump: Hale 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
	Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V92TA, 450 HP

	In Service Company Details
	Assignments:
		1991 - 1994	Engine 41
		1994 - November 2001	Engine 18
		November 2001	Reserve

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BT	Fire Boat Tender
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FL	Fuel Unit
FW	Foam Wagon
HP	High Pressure Fire Hydrant Service Truck
HT	Hose Tender
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LW	Searchlight Engine
N	Acquired from Navy
PC	Pollution Control Unit
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SA	Salvage Unit
SS	Service Squad
TC	Triple Combination Pumper
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TW	Tank Wagon
UP	Underwriters' Fire Patrol Salvage Unit
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