Howard Peiffer

I took this photo at the Hall of Flame, February, 1989

My sincere condolences to the Joyce family and members of the Yonkers Fire Department, may the injured firefighters recover quickly.

Who owns the trailer?

Ed, The green trailer behind the Ward transported Dave Brown's 1926 restored Maxim from Vermont.

The Croton Falls Ward and the restored 1934 Mack from Weston, Ct. were transported by Pfahl's Mack & Antique Truck Restorations trailer pulled by an older B Model Mack.

Could anyone shed any light on why it is numbered E-260? Is there a story behind the designation?

Some years back, brothers George and the late Richard Ambriscoe operated a Sunoco gas station in Milford. At the time Sunoco gas pumps had an ajustable dial for selecting several grades of octane, 260 being the highest. Thus, 260 was used in the name of the Explorer Post. Anyone out there please add to or correct this explaination.

You might want to look at the SPAAMFAA web site www.spaamfaa.org under the Advertisement Section

1973 Hahn 1500/1000 was donated to Engine 260, Inc. and was relettered in time for their 38th Annual Antique Show and Muster held on September 12th.

Photo by Howard Peiffer

I'll post some pics some time this week. The truck looked GREAT!

Here are a few photos I took at Milford

Howard Peiffer

My condolences to the Reif family and Arnold's friends and acquaintances.

My condolences to Martin and the Mcgannon family.

As a former FHHA officer, thanks for sharing the photos of one of the nation's largest antique fire apparatus musters, with those who never had the opportunity to attend.

Emergency Services in the lower Hudson Valley are very fortunate to have a company like Stiloski's, as a resource with specialized equipment.

In a somewhat related topic, my recent trip to the SPAAMFAA Convention in Pomona, Ca. found this unique 1967 Crown Firecoach/Holmes850 wrecker.

Formerly operated by the Los Angeles City Fire Department as Heavy Utility 6, it has been restored and is privately owned.

Photos by Howard Peiffer

there must be a better way to make compact cars & trucks

My condolences to the family of my long time friend Warren and the officers and members of the Mohegan F. D. All of us who knew him will always remember him for the admiration, generosity, and support he had for all members of the emergency services his business served.

Agreed that the pictured Ward LaFrance Ambassador has great visibiltiy, as we operate Mohegan's X E-256 here in Palm Coast, Florida

My sincere condolences to the Landsman family and members of MVFA & VAC. Bob was a long time friend and dedicated volunteer, RIP.

When we were still part of the Flagler County fire service we had an International/KME pumper/tanker 1250/2500 which was sold after we became a city in order to purchase a Mack/Baker 75' tower ladder, which will be replaced next year.

Good eyes Angelo, but its not as cold as it is where you are. The Ward was driven by Joe Masters, ex-captain of Peekskill's Centennial Hose Co., we are the Westchester connection.

Thanks for posting the photo Q2BWail. Palm Coast Engine 222, former Mohegan 256 is a 1976 Ward refurbished by KME in 1989. It is assigned to our volunteers at Station 23 in the north section of our city. The 1986 Mack CF following E-222 is one of three Mack CFs acquired from the New Hyde Park F.D. L.I, NY. It is assigned to our volunteers at the new Station 21. The 1985, & 1984 Macks are waiting for two more fire stations under construction to be completed before being assigned. The Palm Coast F.D. is a combination department with three stations now and two more to be completed by March 2009.

Last I knew, the Youngs both went to a department in Wisconsin.

As a former officer of FHHA, the photos bring back fond memories of this great event, which drew the most number of unique antique fire apparatus in the country. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing the photos John. The Kenisco Dam in the background with the reflecting pool, made the Valhalla muster the most picturesque muster in the country. In its hay-day, the muster drew over 100 antique apparatus and flea market vendors. As vice president of FHHA, I was honored to chair one of the last events held at Croton Point Park.

A step in the right direction, hang in there, good luck.

Twenty years before this topic date, we volunteered as dispatchers at Westchester County Fire Control, which was housed in a small office on the third floor of the White Plains Fire Headquarters.

We used a small radio base station, Dictaphone recorder and hand written log book. Our wall mounted status board consisted of tags for all county fire apparatus which were manually placed on hooks to show their status.

Our modern move was to the new Westchester County Parkway Police station at Hawthorne Circle, where an office was provided for Fire Control.

We sure have come a long way!

I will be driving up from Palm Coast, FL to assist my friends at Engine 260 as I have for over 30 years.

Thank you for shareing your photos. It is great to see retired apparatus preserved and enjoyed by both owners and the general public. That is what SPAAMFAA is all about.

Many years ago, at this time of the year, we at Mohegan were able to talk directly to Aneheim also. I have received Putnam County, NY on my portable scanner here in Florida at times.