American LaFrance fire engines shuttered after more than 180 years. We often talk about companies like Ford and Mercedes-Benz that have their automotive roots over 100 years in the past, but those ...

Jim and Kevin are only the second owners of this issue's 1947 American LaFrance fire engine. The first was the village of Algonac, Michigan, which is 45 miles northeast of Detroit, covers 1.4 ...

Jim and Kevin are only the second owners of this issue's 1947 American LaFrance fire engine. The first was the village of Algonac, Michigan, which is 45 miles northeast of Detroit, covers 1.4 ...

New Kensington fire Chief Ed Saliba Jr. (right) reviews operations of his department’s 1980 American LaFrance fire engine with Steve Vinson at the No. 3 fire hall on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.

Another new fire truck is on the streets of Millvale. The Millvale Volunteer Fire Department in April acquired a 2025 Spartan ...

TANGENT — Ninety-nine-year-old Wes Baker carefully inspected a 1941 American LaFrance fire engine, peering under the hood at its engine. “I actually worked on that truck, I believe,” the ...

Just a little more than one hundred years after first arriving in Thomasville, the 1916 American LaFrance Fire Engine Type 12 departed the property of the Thomas County Historical Society Monday ...

The 1925 American LaFrance Fire Engine still bears the name, “Oakmont Fire Co. No. 1” and features the original bell and gold leaf trim as well as other original features.

The other engines Heckler owns – a converted 1942 Ford pickup, a 1959 Pirsch engine and a 1969 LaFrance model – are in storage in Hillyard, where Heckler pays a monthly rent of about $240.

SHERIDAN — A piece of Sheridan history will soon return home. According to Sheridan Fire-Rescue Chief Gary Harnish, a 1919 American LaFrance Fire Engine used by the city more than a century ago ...

A 1927 American LaFrance fire engine belonging to the City of Ann Arbor has found a new home at the museum at 110 W. Cross St. in Ypsilanti. The Ann Arbor City Council approved the $1 sale of the ...

The Silvis Fire Department used the American LaFrance fire engine from 1939-1964. Now, they plan to restore it to its former glory.