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The
Society produces two publications for members, a
quarterly publication titled "Enjine~Enjine",
and the "Silver Trumpet", which is an
Inter-Chapter quarterly newsletter.
The
National organization holds two meetings each year, one
held in the winter and one in the summer. Each meeting
is hosted by a different chapter, moving to various
locations around the country. In 2007, the Pacific
Northwest Chapter will be hosting the winter convention
in either Portland Oregon or the Puget Sound area of
Washington.
The Pacific
Northwest Chapter is the local chapter for people
residing in and around Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Our
membership is made up of people from all walks of life;
from retired insurance agents, salespeople and volunteer
firefighters, to paid fire chiefs, computer technicians
and pilots.
While
some of us have spent years as firefighters, driving and
operating fire trucks, others simply have a passion for
old fire equipment. Regardless of our backgrounds, we
all gather as friends to show off our fire trucks, share
firefighting tales and to study and preserve the history
of fire apparatus and their
builders.
There are
many old pieces fire apparatus scattered around the
country, some are restored to concourse condition, while
others are rotting away in fields, ravaged by the
elements of time. While we can't save every old fire
truck from the scrap pile, we continually strive to save
those that have significant historical value.
Of
particular interest to Pacific Northwest Chapter members
are the "home grown" fire
trucks, those
vehicles that were constructed by builders based in this
part of the country, some of which include Howard
Cooper, Neep, Western States, Heiser Body and Roney.
While
many of the trucks owned by our chapter members were
built by local builders, we also have trucks built by
well known manufacturers such as American LaFrance,
Seagrave, Howe, Mack and Ahrens Fox. As a club, we offer
assistance to those restoring old apparatus, aiding fire
departments and collectors in the proper restoration and
preservation of old fire equipment and artifacts.
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