Mack Fire Apparatus 25

By Britton W Crosby
Original Post March 2001 - Updated March 2005 - Re-launched April 2020
xx Mack photos on this page

TOP PHOTO
It is not uncommon to see Mack apparatus operating in the heat of battle.
A Mack CF pumper and Aerialscope owned by the Brockton, MA Fire Department,
and a number of other Macks from surrounding towns, battled a spectacular fire
at the King Size Shoe Factory mill fire on Spark Street on July 19, 1994.

Mack Fire Trucks
Possibly America's most famous manufacturer of fire apparatus,
Mack Trucks of Allentown, Pennsylvania began building fire trucks around 1911.
Over the years, these beautiful fire engines, bearing the trademark "Bull Dog",
proved to be as tough and reliable as the saying "Built like a Mack Truck" indicates.
Thousands of these classic apparatus served over the years.
Mack stopped making custom apparatus in 1990 to the dismay of Mack fans.
This is a tribute to some of the Macks I have admired had the pleasure of photographing.

Macks Working

Harwich 1970 Mack CF Ladder Truck 66 and 1976 Mack CF Engine 69
operating at a 3 alarm fire in Chatham in 1980s.

Mack Models and Years Produced

Early Years.............................1900-1914
Model "A" Series...................1914-1938
Model "AB" Series................1914-1936
Model "AC" Series................1916-1938
"Early" Model "B" Series....1927-1941
Model "E" Series...................1936-1950
Model "L" Series...................1940-1954
Model "A" Series...................1950-1953
Model "B" Series...................1954-1966
Model "C" Series...................1956-1967
Model "MB" Series................1963-1978
Model "MC" Series................1978-1987
Model "MR" Series................1978-1987
Model "R" Series....................1966-1990
Model "CF" Series..................1967-1990
Mid-Liner MS Series..............1979-

Orleans, MA
1966 Mack C Pumper Engine 1
Operating at a fire in orleans

Harwich 1970 Mack CF / Thibault Ladder 1
operating at an Orleans Fire in April 1973.

Harwich Ladder Pipe in operation
at Orleans fire

Harwich Ladder 66 and Engine 69 operating at a 3rd alarm fire at
Mark Four & Strike in Chatham, MA in 1980s.

Harwich units at the Chatham 3rd alarm in 1980s

Harwich Ladder 66 in Chatham

Harwich Ladder 66 at sunrise in Chatham.

Harwich, MA
1976 Mack Engine 69 operating at a multiple alarm fire in 1980s

Harwich Engine 69
1976 Mack CF operating at KD Wood Products fire in 1992.

Harwich Engine 69, KD Wood Products 1992

Harwich Mack Ladder 66 at a lumber yard fire in 1992

Harwich Ladder 66 and Dennis Ladder 1

Harwich Ladder 66 operates ladder pipe 1992

Harwich Mack Ladder 66 operating ladder pipe over lumber yard.
Seagrave Engine 64 in foreground.

Harwich Engine 69
1976 Mack CF
Operating in West Harwich 1990s.

Harwich Ladder 66 with a red stripe as it looked up until being replaced
in 1992.

COMM Engine 315 - 1975 Mack CF 1250/1000 pumper
operating at 3 alarm house fire on Long beach Rd, Centerville in 1986.
1976 Maxim 100' Ladder 314 also operating.

Centerville-Osterville Engine 3 (305)
1983 Mack CF600 1250/1000 Pumper
Operating at a training fire.

Centerville - Osterville 1983 Mack CF Engine 305
operating in Hyannis.

New Bedford, Mass Ladder 4 was a Maxim aerial pulled by a Mack Tractor.
Operating at a general alarm lumberyard fire in Acushnet mid 1980's.

Providence Tower Ladder 2 operating in 1986

Providence Tower 2 in 1986

Providence Special Hazards Mack R in 1986

Providence Ladder 1 - Mack Scope at a Code Red in 1990

Providence apparatus at a Code Red in 1996.

Providence Engine 10 Mack at fire in 1996

Brockton, Mass Engine 7 working at a 3rd alarm.

Brockton Squad A working at at the 3rd alarm. Mack aerial scope of Ladder 2 raised behind S-A.

Brockton Tower 2 operates in the heart of a huge Mill fire in 1994.
The King Size Shoe Factory on Spark Street burned over night on July 19, 1994.

Mack engine from Avon, Mass on mutual aid into Brockton operates at 1994
mill fire.

Brockton, Mass 1994

Brockton Tower 2

Brockton Engine and Tower

Brockton Engine 2 Mack

Fall River, MA
The Kerr Mill was a huge conflagration on January 12, 1987
One of Fall River's reserve Mack pumpers is shown still pumping.

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