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Engines
San Francisco Fire Department
In Order of Purchase
1971 - 1980

Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
559 1971 American LaFrance "1000” Series triple combination pumper & hose with a 500-gallon tank and 2 booster reels; closed cab with jump seats
TC-59   Registration #141-2-736  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
  FIRST ENGINE WITH A FRONT MOUNTED SUCTION CONNECTION
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 1972 - July 1972 Engine 40
    July 12, 1972 Engine 12 (Company designator change only)
    July 1992 - 1993 Reserve
    1993 Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
558 1971 American LaFrance "1000" Series triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and 2 booster reels, closed cab with jump seats
TC-58   Registration #141-2-737  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
    Suctions: 2 - 4 ½ inch x 10 feet hard rubber suctions and 2 - 3 inch to 4 ½ inch x 10 feet soft suction hydrant hoses
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 1972 - 1978 Engine 21
    1978 - 1988 Engine 13
    1988 - 1992 Engine 20
    1992  Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
560 1971 American LaFrance "1000" Series triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and 2 booster reels, closed cab with jump seats
TC-60   Registration #141-2-739  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 1972 - November 21, 1973 Engine 13
    November 21, 1973 Engine 11 (Company designator change only)
    1991 - 1993 Reserve
    1993 Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
550 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank, with a single booster reel, closed cab, with jump seats
    Registration #80874  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33,350 HP
  THE FIRST WARD LaFRANCE IN THE DEPARTMENT
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    April 29, 1974 - 1983 Engine 26
    1983 - October 1991 Engine 19
    October 1991 - June 28, 1995 Reserve
    June 28, 1995 - August 1996 Engine 11
    August 1996 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
551 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80873  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 22, 1974 - 1990 Engine 6
    1990 - June 1994  Reserve
  1994: Converted by Paoletti into a Hose Tender, water tank and hose reel removed, higher hose bed installed, Stang High Pressure Turret installed through pump.  Shop #145-551
  Assignments:
    October 1994 - April 8, 1996 Hose Tender 9 (as an unmanned Portable Water Supply System (PWSS) special unit)
    April 8, 1996 - September 8, 2006 Hose Tender 25 (as an unmanned PWSS special unit)
    Sept. 8, 2006 - Present (Nov. 2009) Hose Tender 38 (as an unmanned PWSS special unit)

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
561 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank, with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80872  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    May 14, 1974 - November 1991 Engine 16
    November 1991 - February 1992 Reserve
    February 1992 - August 1998 Engine 35
    August 1998 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
562 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank, with a single booster reel; closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80875  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    July 19, 1974 - 1991 Engine 15
    1991 - 1992 Reserve
    1992 - 1993 Engine 20
    1993  Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
563 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80876  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 20, 1974 - 1989 Engine 7
    1989 - 1991 Engine 35
    1991 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
564 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80877  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    March 1, 1974 - November 1991 Engine 14
    November 1991 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
565 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel; closed cab, with jump seats
    Registration #80878  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
  1996-97: Converted to a Hose Tender
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 20, 1974 - May 1986 Engine 41
    May 1986 - April 12, 1991 Engine 29
    April 12, 1991 - July 1996 Reserve 
  1996 - March 1997:  Converted by Dailey into a Hose Tender. Water tank and hose reel removed.  Higher hose bed installed and Stang  High Pressure Turret installed through pump. 
  Assignments:
    March 1997 - 1998 Hose Tender 22 (as an unmanned Portable Water Supply System (PWSS) special unit)
    1998 - Present (November 2009) Hose Tender 15 (moved to Treasure Island Training site)

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
566 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel; closed cab, with jump seats
    Registration #80879  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
   

March 18, 1974 - 1993

 Engine 40
    1993 - July 1996 Reserve
  1996  July: Converted to a combination Foam Unit-Pollution Control Unit and equipped with all foam and pollution control                equipment from the 1989 Ford, shop #887
  Assignments:
    July 1996 - Present (Nov. 2009) Pollution Control Unit
       

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
567 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80880  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    March 27, 1974 - 1974 Engine 27
    April 1974 - 1976  Engine 32
    1976 - August 1998    Engine 22
    August 1998  Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
568 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500 gallon tank with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80881  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    March 25, 1974 - July 1992   Engine 31
    July 1992 - 1993 Reserve
    1993 - May 1999   Engine 40
    May 1999 - Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
569 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel; closed cab, with jump seats
    Registration #80882  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    April 25, 1974 - August 1991  Engine 42
    August 1991 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
570 1973 Ward La France triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank with a single booster reel; closed cab, with jump seats
    Registration #80883  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    February 27, 1974 - 1983 Engine 37
    1983 - 1989 Engine 35
    1989 - 1991 Reserve
    1991 - February 1992 Engine 35
    February 1992 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
571 1973 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500 gallon tank, with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80884  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
  1996-97: Converted to a Hose Tender
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    April 25, 1974 - November 1991 Engine 8
    April 1991 - July 1996 Reserve
  July 1996 - March 1997: Converted by Dailey into a Hose Tender, water tank and hose reel removed, higher hose bed installed and a Stang High Pressure Turret installed through pump.  Shop #145-571
  Assignments:
    March 1997 - 1998  Hose Tender 15 (as an unmanned PWSS special unit)
    1998 -  Present (Nov. 2009)  Hose Tender 22 (as an unmanned PWSS special unit)

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
572 1974 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500 gallon tank, with a single booster reel; closed cab, with jump seats
    Registration #80887  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    March 14, 1975 - 1988 Engine 1
    1988 - April 1996 Engine 23
    April 1996 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
573 1974 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank, with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80888  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    March 14, 1975 - May 1986 Engine 2
    March 1986 - March 1991 Engine 18
    March 1991 - April 1996  Reserve
    April 1996 - June 1996 Engine 34
    June 1996 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
574 1974 Ward LaFrance triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank, with a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
    Registration #80889  
  Pump: Hale 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel V-8 type 33, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    March 26, 1975 - 1981 Engine 3
    1981 - July 1992 Engine 33
    July 1992 - June 1996 Reserve
    June 1996 - May 1999 Engine 34
    May 1999 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
552 1976 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine with a 500 gallon tank and a single booster reel; closed cab with jump seats
TC-52   Registration #335251  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1976 - 1990 Engine 5
    1990 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
553 1976 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine with a 500 gallon tank and a single booster reel; closed cab with jump seats
TC-53   Registration #345252  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1977 - 1994 Engine 9
    1994 - November 8, 1997 Reserve
    November 8, 1997 - July 1998  Engine 48
    July 1998 - 2001 Reserve
    2001 Transferred to the Museum Apparatus Collection

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
516 1976 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine with a 500 gallon tank and a single booster reel; closed cab with jump seats
TC-16   Registration #334822  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1977 - 1993 Engine 44
    1993 - 1994 Engine 18
    1994 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
517 1977 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-17   Registration #334823  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow" 1250 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1977 - July 1992 Engine 10
    July 1992 - April 1996 Reserve
    April 1996 - June 1996 Engine 23
    June 1996  Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
518 1977 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-18   Registration #334539  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow” 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1977 - 1993 Engine 25
    1993 - June 28, 1995  Reserve
    June 28, 1995 - November 1998 Engine 24
    November 1998 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
519 1977 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-19   Registration #345541  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow” 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1978 - 1991 Engine 21
    1991 - August 1991 In Shop
    August 1991 - 1993 Engine 42
    1993 - November 1998 Engine 14
    November 1998 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
521 1978 American LaFrance "Century" Series triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-21   Registration #345912  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow” 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1978 - 1989  Engine 36
    1989 - April 1996 Engine 34
    April 1996 - June 1996 Reserve
    June 1996 - November 1998 Engine 23
    November 1998   Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
520 1978 American LaFrance "Century" Series triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-20   Registration #345917  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow” 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1978 - 1991  Engine 17
    1991 - October 1991   Reserve
    October 1991 - August 1998 Engine 19
    August 1998  Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
522 1978 American LaFrance "Century" Series triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-22   Registration #346301  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow” 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1978 - May 1986 Engine 28
    May 1986 - October 21, 1986 In Shop
    October 21, 1986 - November 1998 Engine 39
    November 1998 Reserve
      Sold

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Shop # Year & Manufacture Details
523 1980 American LaFrance "Century" 2000 Series triple combination engine, with a 500-gallon tank and a single booster reel, closed cab with jump seats
TC-23   Registration #346301  
  Pump: American LaFrance "Centraflow” 1500 GPM 2-stage centrifugal
  Engine: Detroit Diesel 8V71, 350 HP
   
  In Service Company Details
  Assignments:
    1981 - 1990 Engine 3
    1990 - April 12, 1991 In Shop
    April 12, 1991 - 1993 Engine 29
    1993 - November 8, 1997 Reserve
    November 8, 1997 - December 1999 Hose Tender 48
    December 1999 Reserve
      Sold

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**Shop # Key**
500's Engines
600's Ladder Truck Tractors
700's Ladder Truck Trailers
800's all other Fire Fighting Apparatus
900's Service Trucks
AC Air Compressor Truck
BT Fire Boat Tender
C Double Combination Pumper
CC Command & Communications Unit
CE Chemical Engine
CF Coffee Wagon
CW Combination Chemical-Hose Wagon
FL  Fuel Unit
FW Foam Wagon
HP High Pressure Fire Hydrant Service Truck
HT  Hose Tender
LT   Ladder Truck Trailer
LW Searchlight Engine
N Acquired from Navy
PC Pollution Control Unit
RS  Rescue Squad
SA Salvage Unit
SS Service Squad
TC  Triple Combination Pumper
TR  Motorized Tractor
TR/LT Ladder Truck Tractor & Trailer, purchased as one unit
TT Tow Truck
TW Tank Wagon
UP  Underwriters' Fire Patrol Salvage Unit
WT Water Tower
 
 
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