| FIRE TRUCKS AT WAR |
| Class 500 |
| The Class 500 fire truck was the most commonly used fire engine at Army installations. The trucks were built on chassis and bodies that were constructed by most of the major truck and fire equipment builders. It was equipped with a midship mounted 500 gpm. centrifugal or rotary gear pump. The water tank held 150 gals and 150 ft. of 1 in. hose was carried on a reel or in a basket mounted atop the hose body. The hose body held 1000 ft. of 2 1/2 in. hose. The class 500 was used for combating structural fires at post, camps and stations. |
| Examples of Class 500 Pumping Engines |
| Click 0n Photos to Enlarge Image |
| 1942 GMC-Darley USA 501580 |
| 1943 Dodge-Pirsch USA 505286 |
| 1942 Chevrolet-Maxim USA 501719 |
| 1942 Ford-Caysler |
| 1941 Mack USA 50601 |
| 1943 Intern-Seagrave Class 500 |
| 1940 Ford-Seagrave USA 50643 |
| H. Smith Photo |
| 1941 Ford-Maxim USA 50771 |
| 1941 Ford- Darley USA 50674 |
| 1941 Ford-Ward LaFrance W-50772 |
| 1941 Ford-Ward LaFrance USA W-50857 |
| 1942 Ford-Cayasler |
| Class 510 |
| The Class 510 fire truck was constructed at the Quartermaster Motor Depot, Camp Holabird, Baltimore, MD It was built on the 3rd series, Standard B, 5 ton Liberty Truck chassis. It was equipped with a midship mounted 500 gpm pump and it's water tank held 150 gals. 150 ft of 1 in. hose was carried in a basket atop the pump. The hose body held 1000 ft. of 2 1/2 in. hose. It carried most tools and equipment required for structural fire fighting. |
| 1936 Holabird-USA pumper USA 5059. This rig served at the Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD |
| Class 525 |
| The Class 525 fire truck was built on the Chevrolet, Dodge and Ford 4x2 and Chevrolet 4x4 chassis. Bodies was manufactured by Boyer, Oren, Hahn, Buffalo, Ben-Hur and Darley It was equipped with a 500 gpm front mounted pump. The water tank held 150 gals and 150 ft. of 1 in. booster hose was mounted on a reel at the rear of the hose body. The truck carried 1000 ft. of 2 1/2 in, hose. It was equipped with standard fire fighting tools and was used for combating structure fires at post, camps and stations. |
| 1943 Ford 4x2-Buffalo USA 506957 |
| 1943 Chevrolet 4x4-Unknown Rig served at Fort Dix, NJ |
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