WFD Apparatus History

WFD History

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Engine 1

  • 1871 Amoskeag Horse Drawn Steamer               Original Engine 1 at Museum                                       (Currently on display at the Waltham Museum of Industry, 154 Moody Street)
  • 1918 American LaFrance (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1939 American LaFrance (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1959 Mack "B" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1964 Mack "B" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine 2)
  • 1968 Mack "CF" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine 2 & Engine 6) Refurbished in 1984 by E-One
  • 1994 E-One Protector (1250 gpm) Pumper with 30 Gallons Onboard Foam Tank Eone Engine 1
  • 2013 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper


Engine 2

  • 1915 American LaFrance (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1939 Mack (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1964 Mack "B" Model (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1968 Mack "CF" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1970 Mack "CF" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper, Refurbished in 1983 by E-One
  • 1990 E-One Cyclone (1250 gpm) Pumper Engine 2 Eone 1990
  • 2010 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper
  • 2025 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper



Engine 3

  • 1913 American LaFrance Hose & Chemical Car (Hose Company #3)
  • 1918 American LaFrance (Former Engine 1)
  • 1948 Mack (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1978 E-one/Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1999 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper with 30 Gallons Onboard Foam Tank Eone Engine 3
  • 2017 Seagrave Marauder II (1750 gpm) Pumper



Engine 4

  • 1913 American LaFrance Combination
  • 1949 Mack (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1972 American LaFrance (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1988 E-One Cyclone (1250 gpm) Pumper  Engine 4 Eone old?
  • 2007 E-One Typhoon (1250 gpm) Pumper
  • 2025 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper



Squad 5 (Engine-Squad 5)

  • 1945 Mack (500 gpm) Pumper
  • 1959 Mack (1000 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine 1)
  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1983 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper, Renamed Squad 5 Squad 5 Ford
  • 2006 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper



Rescue 1 (Formerly Rescue 6, Engine-Squad 6)

  • Chemical 6
  • 1949 Mack (750 gpm) Pumper
  • 1973 American LaFrance (1000 gpm) Renamed Squad 6
  • 1984 Refurbished by E-One
  • 1996 E-One Cyclone II Heavy Rescue, Renamed Rescue 6 Rescue 6 Eone
  • 2016 Seagrave Heavy Rescue Attacker II, Renamed Rescue 1



Engine 7

  • 1950 FWD (500 gpm) Pumper  1950 Engine 7
  • 1964 Mack "B" Model Pumper (Former Engine 2 & Engine 1) 1964 Engine 7
  • 1983 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper 1983 Engine 7
  • 2004 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper 2004 Engine 7
  • 2025 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper 2025 Engine 7



Engine 8

  • 1959 Mack "B" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine-Squad 5)
  • 1998 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper with 750 gallon water tank - 30 gallons onboard foam Engine 8 Eone 
  • 2013 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper


Ladder 1 / Tower 1

  • 1909 Miller
  • 1918 American LaFrance City Service
  • 1948 Pirsch 65-foot Junior Aerial
  • 1964 Pirsch 100-foot Tiller Aerial
  • 1982 Maxim 100-foot Tiller Aerial
  • 1983 E-One 110-foot Rear Mount Aerial Ladder 1 Eone
  • 2002 E-One 95-foot Ladder-Tower (2000 gpm pump) Ladder Tower 1 Eone
  • 2017 Seagrave Marauder II Ladder-Tower 95-foot Aerial Scope



Ladder 2

  • 1892 Babcock horse drawn aerial
  • 1918 American LaFrance Tractor added to the 1892 Babcock
  • American LaFrance wooden spring loaded tiller aerial
  • Mack "B" model tractor added to the wooden aerial
  • 1959 Pirsch 85-foot tiller aerial
  • 1982 Maxim 100-foot tiller aerial (Former Waltham Ladder 1) Ladder 2 Maxim
  • 2008 Seagrave 100-foot Tiller Aerial Seagrave Aerial Tiller
  • 2026 Custom E-One Typhoon Chassis LTH100 Aerial Ladder New Ladder 2

UTV 1

  • 2024 CanAm

Spare Engine 6

  • 2010 Seagrave Marauder II (1250 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine 2)


Spare Engine 9

  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine-Squad 5 and Engine 8)
  • 2004 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine 7) 2004 Engine 7


Spare Engine 10

  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper  (Former Engine 3)
  • 2007 E-One Typhoon (1250 gpm) Pumper (Former Engine 4)

Spare Engine 11

  • 1999 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper with 30 Gallons Onboard Foam Tank (Former Engine 3)

 Spare Ladder 3

  • 1991 Pierce 105-foot Aerial