Chelsea Fire District Apparatus from the past

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Apperatus from the Chelsea Fire District's Past :

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Is any of the older rigs still around, like the Reo or the 40's Ford ?

[JetPhoto 626]

Unfortunately not to my knowledge

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Ah.... memories. My first run was M/A to Chelsea, cold winter day in '76. Fire in a bar on 9D. They still had the Howe back then. What year did the Seagrave arrive? Couldn't have been too much after that. Herb Muller, Jim Tompkins and Mike Cabrerra were the primary drivers.....

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Ah.... memories. My first run was M/A to Chelsea, cold winter day in '76. Fire in a bar on 9D. They still had the Howe back then. What year did the Seagrave arrive? Couldn't have been too much after that. Herb Muller, Jim Tompkins and Mike Cabrerra were the primary drivers.....

When I was a kid my uncle was assistant chief in Chelsea and I remember my cousin and me running around the firehouse and climbing on the La France engine and Attack1! Good memories!!

Edited April 27, 2010 by jbgfd314

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I never realized that Chelsea had a Seagrave. Wow. What years were it in service?

Thanks for sharing these Jimmy!

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We had the Seagrave from 1976 - 1993

Yea my dad did drive a lot, Herb is up in Warrensburg he drives for them occasionally. Mike is around but he has a bad back so he has been retired for years now.

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Great classic photos ! Nice '55 Ward. All good !