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Owning an
old fire truck is not a requirement for membership in
SPAAMFAA, but for many, that's what led them to our
organization. Some people pick up an old fire truck
because they want to have an old toy to play with. For
others, it might have been a life long dream to have a
shiny red (or yellow) fire truck to call their own. And
there are those who fought fires with an old pumper as a
firefighter and just didn't want to see their friend go
to the scrap pile.
Regardless
of the reason for owning a fire truck, our members
receive great satisfaction in owning a piece of
firefighting history. We'll take any opportunity to show
off our classic fire engine. Sometimes it's in a parade
or at a fire muster, other times it's a school function
or a company picnic. Just like our friends who own
classic cars, we spend hours scrubbing and polishing our
trucks to make them shine like new. But there's one
thing we can do that our hot rod buddies can't...we can
pump water and get everything wet!.
Here are
a few of the trucks that belong to our chapter members:
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Jeff Butts -
Aloha, Oregon
1976 Seagrave pumper
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Matt Simek -
Newberg, Oregon
1955 Neep/Ford pumper
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Jerry Heater
- Sublimity, Oregon
1924 American LaFrance pumper
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Tom Clark -
Vancouver, Washington
1970 Ford American La France pumper
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Dick
Streissguth - Vancouver, Washington
1927 Ahrens Fox MS4 pumper
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Dick
Streissguth - Vancouver, Washington
1965 Kenworth/Curtis pumper
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Doug
Blackburn and Cathie Bigelow
1899 American Fire Engine Company steamer
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Doug
Blackburn and Cathie Bigelow
Waterous
pumper
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Click
her to see more member apparatus
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