1958 Maxim 75' "Junior" Ladder Truck
Active: 1958-85
In reserve: 1985-90
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| 1958 Delivery Photo of Hamden 75' "Junior" Aerial Truck (PHoto courtesy of Chan Brainard) |
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| 1958 Maxim 75' "Junior" Aerial Ladder Truck - placed in service at Station 2 at 8 a.m. on November 19, 1958 |
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| Thanks to Jim Beirne for sending this great ad from Fire Engineering (Jan. 1959) that featured our new Maxim 75' Junior aerial ladder truck, placed in service on November 19, 1958. |
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| April 9, 1976 - Truck 1 sits in the center bay at Station 2 for the last time. Minutes later, Ff. Ernie Braun would drive it to the new annex at Station 5, where it would be assigned until November 1984. |
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| April 9, 1976 - Ff. Ernie Braun drives Truck 1 to its new home at Station 5. Immediately thereafter, a brand new Rescue 2 would takes its place in the center bay at Station 2. (The black bunting above the entry was out of respect for retired Capt. Emil Strain, who had passed away a couple of weeks earlier.) |
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| October 1983 - Truck 1 on the ramp at Station 5. In 1971, a cloth top was added and it was painted "Maxim" red. It was transferred from Station 2 to Station 5 on April 9, 1976. Transferred from Station 5 to Station 9 on November 3, 1984. |
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