ENGINE COMPANY 6

Pendleton

Eastern Fire Company

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Members Who Died In The Line:

  A. Barret - December 11, 1880

1982 Seagrave 1250 GPM - 300 Tank Shop #4680
The 6\'s spent roughly the last year of their existance running out of 9th and Broadway with the 3\'s and Truck 1. Engine 6 was disbanded on March 14, 1983 and this apparatus was reassigned to Engine 23.
During this company's last full year in existance (1982), the 6's made 887 runs, which was the highest number of runs that they had ever made in a year.
Photo Steve Hagy

1982 Seagrave 1250 GPM - 300 Tank Shop #4680
Photo Steve Hagy

1966 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 160 Tank Shop #4603
This apparatus was previously assigned to Engine 51. Here Engine 6 is shown at Central Parkway and Walnut Street while out doing hydrants on a Saturday morning in the summer of 1982.
Photo Steve Hagy

1960 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 160 Tank Shop #4603
Originally assigned to Engine 19.
Photo Steve Hagy

1953 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25183
Originally assigned to Engine 13, the engine is shown pumping at a 4 alarm fire on West Court Street in May of 1972.
Photo Anita Holz

1950 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25178
Engine 6 is on the scene of a fire. Does anyone recognize the location?
Photo Jerry Sudduth Collection

1950 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25178
Photo Ed Effron

Engine 6, Boat 1, and Truck 15 around 1960. The fire station is now an office building.
Photo Ed Effron

Engine Company 6 at quarters in 1933.
Photo Unknown Photographer

1932 Mack 750 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25106
Placed in service on 11-29-32 at 3:50 p.m. This was the first Mack appartus purchased by the C.F.D. and used a Byron-Jackson centrifugal pump.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

1932 Mack 750 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25106
Photo Steve Hagy Collection