History

Of

Hudson Fire Department

Fire Apparatus

1907 Hand Drawn Hose Cart

1913 Kelly first motorized Combination #1 $1,030.00

1924 American La France Reo Combination #1 500 gpm pump no water tank

1924 Used Ford Brush Truck $120.00

1926 American La France Reo Combination #2 500 gpm pump 60 gallon water tank

1926 Chevy Squad A Brush Truck - money earned by Carnival $700.00

1936 - 1955 1933 Used Chevy Brush Truck $275.00

1941 - 1963 American La France Federal Engine #1 $4500.00

1946 - 1973 American La France Federal Engine #2 $6800.00

1947 - 1949 Used GMC 1250 Gallon Tanker

1949 - 1975 Chevy Tanker 850 Gallons

1951 - 1973 Ford Brush Truck

1954- Used Ahrens Fox City Service Ladder Truck Ladder #1 purchased from Nashua

Fire

1960 - 0000 American LaFrance Engine #1 $22,000.00

1964 - 0000 Ford Tanker #1

1968 - 1990 American La France Engine #2 $30,000.00

1970 - 0000 Ford City Service Ladder new cab added to the 1954 Ahrens Fox

1971 - 1977 Used American La France Tiller 85’ Ladder Truck purchased from Nashua

Fire Aerial #1

1972 - 1977 Military 6x6 1800 Gallon Tanker

1973 - 1996 American La France Engine #3 2200’ 4” Hose reel Lime Green

1975 - 1980 1970 Cadillac Ambulance #1

1975 - 1977 1968 International Ambulance #2

1977 - 0000 Dodge Van Ambulance #1

1977 - 1996 Arial rebuilt to 100’ with International Cab out of service 1996

1977 - 1982 Tractor Trailer tanker 4900 gallons

1978 - 0000 Used Van Rescue #1

1979 - 1984 Used Cadillac Ambulance #3

1980 - 0000 Ambulance #1

1979 - 1980 Tanker #4 involved in a crash on July 27, 1981

1980 - 0000 1979 Used Buick Police Car #1

1979 - 1969 Dodge Brush Truck Forestry 1

1978 - 0000 Jeep Forestry #2 Involved in an accident and taken out of service

1978 - 1250 GPM Maxim Engine #4

1979 - Present Jeep Forestry #4

1979 - 1984 Military Van Utility Truck

1982 - 0000 GMC Pick Up Forestry #2

1982 - 0000 1250 GPM Grumman Engine #1

1982 - 0000 Chevy Car #1

1982 - 0000 6100 GPM Mack Tractor Trailer Tanker

1983 - GMC Pick up Forestry/utility truck

1984 - Ford LTD Station Wagon Car #2

1985 - Cobra Boston Whaler Boat

1970 - Ford Utility Bucket Truck

1987 - International/Ranger 500/1500 Tanker

1989 - International/Ranger Heavy Rescue

1989 - International/KME 1000/1500 Tanker

1989 - KME 1500/1000 Engine

1992 - KME 1500/1000 Engine

1993 - Ford/Road Rescue Ambulance first box model ambulance

1995 - HME/Smeal 105' Rear-mount Ladder

1996 - Ford Club Van Prevention vehicle

1996 - Ford Bronco Chief vehicle

1996 - Chevy Caprice Chief vehicle

1997 - Freightliner/Emergency 1 1250/1000 Engine

1998 - Freightliner/Emergency 1 1250/1000 Engine

1999 - Ford/Road Rescue Ambulance

1999 - Ford Crown Victoria Chief vehicle

2000 – Ford F 250 Pickup Forestry truck

2000 - Ford/Road Rescue Ambulance

2001 – Ford F 250 Pickup Forestry truck

2003 - Chevy Tahoe Chief vehicle

2003 - Chevy Tahoe Chief vehicle

2004 - Ford F 450 Road Rescue Ambulance

2004 – Ford F 250 Pick up Truck Utility

2006 – KME Predator 1500gpm Pump 1000 Gal. water - Engine 4 $350,000

2006 – Demers ambulance (With new Red Color scheme) – Ambulance 1 $126,000