\nThis week the Town of Warrenton (NC) announced on Facebook<\/a> that the Plummer Hook & Ladder Museum (not yet open to the public) had a new addition, their second piece of antique apparatus: the town’s old 1982 American LaFrance Century pumper, 1250\/1000\/25F . The engine originally served Austin, TX, and was equipped with a 500-gallon tank. Purchased by the town in the late 1990s\/early 2000s.<\/p>\n
It was [the lone town truck] in operation when the municipal (and all-black) WFD ceased operation in 2004. [By that time, the town had also purchased a 1987 E-One Hurricane rear-mount platform, 1250\/200\/95-foot, that formerly served Orange County FL, [which had yet to be delivered. It was purchased through Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus, through the 2003 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.]<\/p>\n
[The 1982 American LaFrance] was disposed to Warrenton Rural FD, which currently protects the town. It later received a 1000-gallon tank.<\/p>\n
Top picture by Legeros from 2013.<\/p>\n Historical Perspectives<\/strong><\/p>\n Sanborn Map summaries:<\/p>\n Other milestones:<\/p>\n How many pieces of apparatus did Warrenton’s municipal FD operate, since the creation of the Plummer Hook & Ladder Company in 1869? Here’s a starter list:<\/p>\n Other Citations<\/strong><\/p>\n Not Operated by WFD<\/strong><\/p>\n Sources<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020-08-27-wfd.jpg\")
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