Hose Wagon and Team
c. late 1890's

1902 Steamer No. 2
c. 1930s
Sold as junk - saved by Wichita Museum.

Aerial 1
c. 1903

First Motor Unit - 6-Cylinder Mitchell Touring Car
1909
Used to shuttle the Chief on business and alarms.
It marked the beginning of Wichita's transition into the age of full motorization.
Driver H. Bayer, Assistant Chief Brownewell with Chief Walden in back.

All Webb fire engine
c. 1910's

Engine Company No. 1
1911
Central Station

Hose Company No. 1
1911
Central Station

Hose Company No. 2
1911
Central Station

Webb Pumper
1911
C.E. Knight, Walter Viney, A.E. Baldwin, Ray McFrederick, H.G. Bayer, Bert Furnas, R.S. Kelley

1916 Seagrave
date unknown
Station No. 5, 2nd and Hillside

Aerial truck
c. 1916
Central Station

Fire Chief's car - blue Studebaker
January 3, 1926

Engine 6
Date unknown

Engine 6
Date unknown

Motor Combination Wagon
date unknown

Bull Wagon pulling Steamer No. 2
c. 1920's
In front of Central Station.

Engine No. 4
c. 1920's
In front of Station No. 4, 112 S. Seneca.

1928 Ahrens Fox
Truck Company No. 8, 3rd and Wabash.

Maintenance truck
1928
At Station No. 8, 3rd and Wabash.

1929 Model Ahrens Fox (E-22)
E-22 behind Station No. 2 in 1947.

Fire Dept. Water Rescue Team
c. 1930

New Squad One
c. 1930s
Replaced the Webb Pumper.

1937 Ahrens Fox 750 GPM pump
Rear of Station No. 1, 3rd and Water

1941 Peter Pirsch 100' Aerial and new Seagrave Aerial
c. early 1960s

1941 Peter Pirsch and new Seagrave Aerial
c. early 1960s
At Station No. 8, 3rd and Wabash.

One of five trucks given to the City by the Coca-Cola company for Auxiliary Firemen
1943

Engine 6
November 5, 1945

1946 Model USA Pumper (E-5)
E-5 behind Station No. 1 presently Hose #1.

Engine 7 (Peanut Roaster)
c. late 1940's
At Station No. 7.

Engine No. 10 - 1950 Mack 750 GPM Pumper
c. 1950's

WFD Rescue 2 (Sound truck) (at right)
c. 1950's
Safety caravan in front of Park School.

1st Fire Reserve Pumper
date unknown

Squad #2's Seagrave 750 gallon pumper
Put into service on June 6, 1947
In front of Station No. 2.

Squad #2's Seagrave 750 gallon pumper
Put into service on June 6, 1947
In front of Station No. 2.

L to R: Squad 1, E-111, E-1
c. late 1950's
In front of Station No. 1.

2 Ahrens Foxes and USA Hose #1
c. 1960's
At old Fire Station #8 Drill Grounds

Old Ahrens Fox (1929-30) & New Seagrave
c. 1960's

Engine #9 American LaFrance replaced by New Seagrave
c. 1960's

Aerial 2
Date unknown
Last day of drill

Engine #4 1967 Seagrave 1000 GPM
Refurbished in 1986

Jeep
1973
Used for a short period.
Firefighter putting out grass fire.

Boat No. 1
c. 1970's
Dragging operations - Lt. Larry Cornett and crew.

Reserve Engine #44
c. 1970's
Only Mack apparatus purchased by WFD.

Engine 34 and Aerial 2
Unknown date
Station No. 2

Engine #2
1973
At the Ready Station No. 2.

Ambulance
1974
Lt. R.L. McDonald and Fire Fighter Ralph Didlake, Ambulance crew, at Station No. 12.

Aerial 3, Aerial 5 and Aerial Platform #2
1977
Acceptance tests for new Aerial 3, Aerial 5, and Aerial Platform #2.
Delivered 1977.

Engine #11, 1982 Seagrave 1500 GPM

Aerial Platform #1, 1984 Sutphen 1500 GPM 100' Ladder

Hazmat #3, 1987 Sutphen 1250 GPM Foam and Chemical capabilities

Quint #15, 1987 Sutphen 1500 GPM 75' Ladder

Engine #10 - 1988 Grumman 1500 GPM

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