WFD Apparatus History

WFD History

Waltham Fire Dept. LogoFire Apparatus History


Engine 1

  • 1871 Amoskeag Horse Drawn Steamer - 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, Formerly E-2
  • 1968 Mack "CF" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper, Formerly E-2 and E-6. Refurbished in 1984 by E-One
  • 1994 E-One Protector (1250 gpm) Pumper with 30 Gallons Onboard Foam Tank


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 3

  • 1913 American LaFrance Hose & Chemical Car (Hose Company #3)
  • 1918 American LaFrance, Formerly 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



Engine 4

  • 1913 American LaFrance Combination
  • 1949 Mack (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1972 American LaFrance (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • E-One Cyclone (1250 gpm) Pumper



Squad 5 (Engine-Squad 5)

  • 1945 Mack (500 gpm) Pumper
  • 1959 Mack (1000 gpm) Pumper, Formerly Engine 1
  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1983 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper, Renamed Squad 5



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



Engine 7

  • 1950 FWD (500 gpm) Pumper
  • 1964 Mack "B" Model Pumper, Formerly Engine-2
    & Engine-1
  • 1983 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper



Engine 8

  • 1959 Mack "B" Model (1000 gpm) Pumper
  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper, Formerly Engine-Squad 5
  • 1998 E-One Cyclone II (1250 gpm) Pumper with 750 gallon water tank and 30 gallons onboard foam



Spare Engine 9

  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper - Spare Apparatus, Formerly Engine-Squad 5 and Engine 8



Spare Engine 10

  • 1978 E-One Ford (1000 gpm) Pumper - Spare Apparatus, Formerly Engine 3



Ladder 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
  • 2002 E-One 95-foot Ladder-Tower (2000 gpm pump)



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 (formerly Waltham Ladder-1)

 Spare Ladder 3