Gallant, Alabama Tele-SquirtFound parked next to the Ivalee, Ala. VFD. 1973 Walter Motors chassis and Young Fire Apparatus body with a 50' Tele Squirt. Evidence indicates this was at one time a member of the Gasport, NY Fire Dept. The 2 boxes on the top of the cab w/ beacon rays and air horns on them are a mirror system to see if the boom is in it's proper place. An unusual truck to be found in the middle of nowhere.
Picture added on 01 March 2010 at 17:03
You have got all New York State here; Buffalo, in particular, at the western end:
Body: Young Fire Equipment Co., 1548 William St., Buffalo, New York(State) Established 1932, now shown as at Lancaster,NY - just outside Buffalo. Regional manufacturer - built all kinds of innovative and custom apparatus, including on the well-known Maxim chassis; and, also the "one-offs'" needed by smal and rural Fire Depts.
Chassis: Walter Motor Truck Co. New York(City), New York(State)- later Vorheesvlle, NY. Established 1911 - produced trucks(lorries) and truck chassis -also Airport Crash Trucks (ARFF).
Previous Fire Dept: Gasport, New York(State)- this small community is just 25 miles[40 km] outside Buffalo...
This Fire Dept. Forums Web-Site has lots of photos of the different Fire-Engines, that Young Fire Equipment Co. produced:
www.youngstownfire.com/forums/index.php?topic=1350.15
Regards, from Canada,
Pat_R-B
Added by Pat Rivers-Bowerman on 02 March 2010.