Fire Engines Photos - Hafnarfjordur American LaFrance

Fire Engine Photos

No: 55 Contributor: Marcel Sloover Year: 2005 Manufacturer: American LaFrance Country: Iceland

Hafnarfjordur American LaFrance

When I entered the town of Seydisfjordur there it was. A nice looking American Fire Truck. It was parked next to the ferry building. I had to move some road traffic signs to get a nice picture, fortunately there was no constable in the neighbourhood :-).
This American LaFrance pumper is no longer in service. The badge on the side of the doors tells me that is was in service with the Hafnarfjordur fire brigade. And why the truck was parked here ?? I really don't know. But that doesn't matter, I got it in front of my camera.

Picture added on 07 February 2005

Comments:

I'm doing my best :-)

Added by Marcel Sloover on 16 August 2005.

Nice shot.

Added by George A. Fen on 16 August 2005.

Marcel, GREAT SITE, GREAT SHOT!!! I live in america, and it is nice to see american fire truck's in other countries. Looking at the La-France name plate, this is a 900 series.

Added by George on 15 July 2006.

Marcel, beautiful shot. Certainly is a mid mount 900 series aerial.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 18 August 2011.

Marcel, is this the ex US Navy air station ALF that was based at Keflavik?

Added by Andrew Middleton on 02 September 2011.

Hi Andrew, I really don't know the answer to your question. I do know that in Iceland several US built fire engines were in use. So it's possible it was bought by the Hafnarfjordur Fire dept. directly.

Added by Marcel S on 02 September 2011.

Brill, keep up the good work marcel.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 02 September 2011.

Oops looks like a 1000 Century series and not 900. The strip of metal above the bumper (Fender) gives this away.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 03 September 2011.

I think your buying and looking at to many of those American Fire Apparatus books Andy.This is certainly an American LaFrance'Century Series 900'midmount aerial ladder.
Interesting to see it only has 3 extensions which makes it possibly only 65/70ft?.
Great picture Marcel, she's one of my all time favourite American fire engines.

Added by Pete Matten on 03 September 2011.

Ha HA you're not wrong there Pete. Got another one coming. 100 years of ALF. My all time favourite ahead of Crown.

Added by Andrew Middleton on 04 September 2011.

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