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Title
Apparatus # 161 in service
Date Created and/or Issued
August 7, 1961
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
Long Beach Fireman's Historical Museum Photographs Collection
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
FWD truck sits in middle of airfield, probably Los Alamitos Airport. Truck has extending water/foam cannon mounted atop fully-enclosed cab. Lettering on cab notes apparatus as "Crash Truck #1," indicating its intended use as to tend aircraft and airport fires and disasters. See photos 4153_1-5 for views of truck in action.
Type
Image
Identifier
4158_1
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/LBFiremen/id/906
Source
Long Beach Firemen's Historical Museum
CSUDH Archives
Relation
Fire Engines; Fire Apparatus; Airports
M0007

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