{"id":8091,"date":"2024-06-20T21:26:03","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T01:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=8091"},"modified":"2026-10-07T00:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T04:32:19","slug":"ilm-apparatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/ilm-apparatus\/","title":{"rendered":"New Hanover County Airport Fire Apparatus History"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a blog version expanding upon an older Facebook posting<\/a>. This posting was last updated September 23, 2026.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Presenting fire apparatus past and present that have served at Wilmington International Airport.\u00a0<\/p>\n

194_ Chevy\/Holabird Class 110 – 100\/250\/50# x4 CO
\n194_ crash truck\u00a0
\nFormer Army Air Corps apparatus that protected the airfield during World War II. (Wilmington Morning Star, Aug 17, 1961)<\/p>\n

1954 ALF Type O-11A – 500\/1000\/100\/80
\nLikely serial #54L210, which was former NCANG
\nIncluded 80 gallons Chlorobromomethane
\nPossibly sold at auction, along with second 1954 ALF crash truck, at surplus airport property sale in June 1991. (Star News, Jun 3, 1991)<\/p>\n

1964 Ford F-100 – 300#
\nYellow Bird – June 1979
\nWayne Greer photo<\/p>\n

1974 International\/FireBoss – 400#\/100
\nChief 1 – June 1979 – Wayne Greer photo
\nDelivered in February 1975. (WMS, Feb 15, 1975)
\nAlt. capacity 600# (WMS, Dec 20, 1974)<\/p>\n

1976 Oshkosh M-1500 – 1250\/1500\/180
\nUnit 2 – June 1978
\nWayne Greer photo
\nAlso cited as a 1975 model (Star News, Feb 11, 1989)
\nCost $156,928. Purchased with funds including a $132,020 federal grant from the FAA. (WMS, Feb 15, 1975) Delivered around August 1975. It replaced one that the airport shared with the Air Force, and that was being transferred to Charleston, SC. (WMS, Mar 11, 1975)<\/p>\n

1969 Oshkosh MB-5 – 400\/400\/30\u00a0
\nRescue 19
\nWayne Greer photo
\nAcquired circa 1988 as surplus, former Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.\u00a0
\nLikely the truck referenced in a 1988 news article, cited as having 100,000 miles, mechanical issues, and purchased from the Marine Corps. (WMS, Jan 15, 1988)<\/p>\n

1976 Oshkosh M-1500 – 1250\/1500\/180
\nRefurbished and repainted circa 1989
\nWayne Greer photo<\/p>\n

1989 Ford F-350\/___\/1991 Fire Boss – 100 gallons premixed water and foam\/475# Purple K
\nRescue 14
\nWayne Greer photo<\/p>\n

1989 Ford F-350\/___ #2 of 2 – 475# Purple K
\nRescue 15
\nWayne Greer photo<\/p>\n

1990 Oshkosh T-1500 – 1200\/1500\/200
\nRescue 18 – Wayne Greer photo
\nCost $305,000 (Star News, Sep 29, 1989)<\/p>\n

2001 Oshkosh T-1500 – 1500\/1500\/200\/460#
\nRescue 16
\nPatrick Shoop photo<\/p>\n

2011 Rosenbauer Panther – 1850\/1500\/200\/500#
\nRescue 18
\nPatrick Shoop photo<\/p>\n

2024 Oshkosh Global Striker 3000 – Specs go here
\nRescue 1 – June 2024
\nNew Hanover County Fire Rescue photo\u00a0<\/p>\n

Airport Fire Department History\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

See new and expanded posting<\/a> from September 2026.<\/p>\n

Notes<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Wayne Greer photos are from the collections of Jon Umbdenstock and the late Jay Thomson.\u00a0<\/p>\n