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





TOP PHOTO
Few departments could claim to be more loyal users of Mack Fire Trucks
than the Fire Department of New York City.
The "FDNY" and "Mack" had a long relationship.
New York purchased some of the first Mack fire trucks in the 1920s
and operated various Mack fleets of apparatus routinely for decades.

FDNY "Satellite 1" was a Mack CF that operated as part of the Mack
"Super Pumper System."  It was equipped with a large volume deluge
gun, a foam supply and large diameter hose.
Photo FDNY 125th Anniversary 1990

 


CapeCodFD's
Mack Fire Apparatus Pages

01 - Mack History 02 - Name & Logos 03 - Mack Bulldog
04 - Mack Style 05 - Early Macks 1911-1930s 06 - Mack "E"1936-1950 
07 - Mack "L" 1940-1954 08 - Mack "L" 1940-1954  09 - Mack "B"  1953-1966
10 - Mack "B" 1953-1966 11 - Mack "C" 1956-1967 12 - Mack "C" 1956-1967
13 - Mack "CF" 1967-1990 14 - Mack "CF" 1967-1990 15 - Mack "R" 1966-1990
16 - Mack "MB/MC" 1972-1987 17 - Mack Other Chassis 18 - Mack Ladder Trucks
19 - Mack Aerial Scopes 20 - FDNY Macks 21 - Providence Macks
22 - Cape Cod Macks 1 23 - Cape Cod Macks 2 24 - Cape Cod Macks 3
25 - Macks in Action 26 - Mixed Macks 27 - Mack Favorites
     

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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.

TONS OF MACK PHOTOS IN THIS SPECIAL FEATURE!!


FDNY Macks

Mack

 

 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-

 






 

 

The famous FDNY Searchlight No.1
1959 Mack B in 125th Anniversary Parade 1990.

Searchlight No.1 is preserved in the FDNY Fire Museum.
It was built by H&H Body Co. on the Mack B-20 chassis.
It was a one of a kind unit.
When in service it had a 10 kw generator, 8 portable spotlights,
2000 feet of electrical cables and assorted junction boxes.
Photos 2012

FDNY Engine 318
1960's Mack C 

FDNY Tower ladder 1
1960's Mack C Aerial Scope


FDNY Satellite 1 Mack with huge deckgun and large
foam supply in 125th parade 1990

Mack CF/Baker Aerial Scope of FDNY Tower Ladder 1.
1990 Photo

 



FDNY Engine 3
Mack at Radio City, Manhattan in 1991


FDNY Pumper
On the street in Manhattan
Rear step and hose bed with cover



FDNY Engine 18 Mack CF
FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990



FDNY Engine 23 Mack in Manhattan at a 10-75



FDNY Mack Engine 34 in Manhattan Quarters
Shared by old Mack R Rescue 1 after their quarters burned
around 1985.

A guest photo of the 1979 Mack of Engine 261.

FDNY Mack Engine 282 in Brooklyn 10-9 in quarters.



FDNY
Queens Engine 304 in quarters
2001

FDNY E332 in Mar 2001

 

FDNY Mack used as part of the Haz Mat Co.1
1990 photo

 

FDNY units, including Mack Engine coming in on an all hands fire in
Brownsville, Brooklyn.
Photo March 2001

Mack was indeed the middle name of the FDNY for many years

 



FDNY
Rescue 1 1970's (1971?) Mack R
shared quarters with Engine 34 after the Rescue was burned out
of their quarters in a massive warehouse blaze next door.

 

FDNY Rescue Co.1
1985 Mack MC / Saulsbury coming out of quarters.
Photo 1990

 


FDNY Brooklyn
Spare heavy rescue and trucks in garage


FDNY Boneyard
Some sad Macks that have seen better days


FDNY Bone yard
Tough way to end a career

1997 photo of FDNY Res2cue in the 'bone yard' following a wreck.

 

 

More Macks in NY City FDNY 125th Anniversary 1990.


FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
Floral Park Engine and Heavy Rescue


FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
1962 Mack B85 750 gpm pumper


FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
Wallington 1961 C85 750 gpm Pumper


FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
 


FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
 

FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
1953 Mack


FDNY 125th Anniversary May 5, 1990
Mack C pumper

 

 

 

 

 

New Bedford Ladder 1 in quarters at Station 2

 

Providence Engine 4 at quarters

FDNY Rescue 1 backing into quarters

 

FDBY Engine 282 in Brooklyn - 10-9

Brooklyn E-282

Queens Engine 304 in quarters

Manhattan Engine 34 in quarters

FDNY Rescue 1 in temporary quarters with Engine 34
following a fire that heavily demaged R1's quarters

 

 

 

 

 

CapeCodFD's
Mack Fire Apparatus Pages


   01 - Mack Fire Truck History
   02 - Mack Name & Logos
   03 - Mack Bulldog
   04 - Mack Style
   05 - Early Macks    1911-1930s
   06 - Mack E Series 1936-1950
   07 - Mack L Series 1940-1954
   08 - Mack L Series 1940-1954
   09 - Mack B Series 1953-1966
   10 - Mack B Series 1953-1966
   11 - Mack C Series 1956-1967
   12 - Mack C Series 1956-1967
   13 - Mack CF Series 1967-1990
   14 - Mack CF Series 1967-1990
   15 - Mack R Series 1966-1990
   16 - Mack MB/MC Series 1972-1987
   17 - Mack Other Chassis
   18 - Mack Ladder Trucks
   19 - Mack Aerial Scopes
   20 - FDNY Macks
   21 - Providence Macks
   22 - Cape Cod Area Macks 1
   23 - Cape Cod Area Macks 2
   24 - Cape Cod Area Macks 3
   25 - Macks in Action
   26 - Mixed Macks
   27 - Mack Favorites


 

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