{"id":9109,"date":"2025-06-26T05:52:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T09:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/?p=9109"},"modified":"2025-07-10T11:46:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T15:46:50","slug":"roanoke-rapids-fleet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/roanoke-rapids-fleet\/","title":{"rendered":"Roanoke Rapids Fleet History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>This is a blog version of a Facebook posting.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-26-rrfd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9110\" src=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-26-rrfd.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-26-rrfd.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-26-rrfd-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/legeros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025-06-26-rrfd-730x472.jpg 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Midweek montage. How about a fleet history of\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><span class=\"xt0psk2\"><span class=\"xjp7ctv\">Roanoke Rapids Fire Department<\/span><\/span><\/span> from Halifax County, NC? Readers, what&#8217;s missing?<\/p>\n<p>Photo credits include the late Wayne Greer and local legend Lee Wilson. See more from Lee <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/leewilson\">on his Flickr page<\/a>. Hint: Search on Roanoke.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shown Above<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1929 Chevy\/Barton pumper, 350\/500. Bought\/built new, when department was organized that year.<\/p>\n<p>1914 American LaFrance Type 10 chemical\/hose truck<br \/>\nReg #7263. Shipped to Lumberton on 6\/15\/14. Sold to Roanoke Rapids on 11\/29\/35.<br \/>\nExample catalog photo, not Roanoke Rapids<\/p>\n<p>1935 American LaFrance 475 RB, 750\/___<br \/>\nReg\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\">#L<\/span>-725. Shipped 11\/15\/35. Delivered 11\/21\/35. [RRDH, 11\/21\/35]<br \/>\nSold\/disposed to Roanoke Rapids Jaycees in 1978?<br \/>\nExample picture from Google, not Roanoke Rapids<\/p>\n<p>1948 American LaFrance 700 Series Invader, 1250\/250<br \/>\nReg\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\">#L<\/span>-3366. Shipped 2\/13\/48<\/p>\n<p>197_ Ford C\/Howe<br \/>\nWayne Greer photo<\/p>\n<p>198_ Ford C\/Pierce<br \/>\nWayne Greer photo<\/p>\n<p>1991 E-One Cyclone, 1250\/500<br \/>\nWayne Greer Photo<\/p>\n<p>1998 KME aerial ladder<br \/>\nLee Wilson photo, April 2011<\/p>\n<p>2005 Pierce Arrow XT, 1500\/750\/30<br \/>\nLee Wilson photo, August 2015<\/p>\n<p>2013 E-One quint, 1500\/500\/78-foot<br \/>\nLee Wilson photo, August 2015<\/p>\n<p>2024 E-One Typhoon, 1500\/750<br \/>\nFire Connections photo<\/p>\n<p>2025 E-One Typhoon, 1500\/750<br \/>\nFire Connections photo<\/p>\n<p>20?? Ford F-550\/____ brush\/utility<br \/>\nLee Wilson photo, August 2015<\/p>\n<p>20?? 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