Minnesota Fire Engine Club - Recently Updated Pages

Events

doughutchings — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:08:59 CDT

NOTICE: Next Club Meeting: SATURDAY, August 28, 2010 at the Park Tavern (front meeting room)
3401 Louisiana Ave S., St Louis Park, MN 9AM-12PM

For Sale Locally

folofson — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:47:27 CDT

FOR SALE: 1980 American LaFrance 100 FT Waterchief Quint with Adjustable Elkhart Nozzle Detroit Diesel 435 horsepower, 8 cylinder, turbo, Model 8VF053721 8V92 engine with 11,000 miles, Allison automatic transmission, Model HT740D9127 1,500 GPM pump, 200 gallon tank, deck monitor, plumbed Ladderpipe, various ground ladders as shown in photos, Federal Q siren. Dimensions: 7’11” wide, 10’ 10” high, and 40’ long. Tires are in excellent condition
VIN #CE-6582
PRICE REDUCED: Now Asking $8,000.
Located in Minneapolis MN. Contact Dan at 612-210-6910 or dan.nechanicky@northmarq.com for more information.

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FOR SALE: 1947 Dodge Coupe Chief's Car Replica $11,000 or make offer.
As is, where is. Presently stored in shed near Hamburg, MN. Car is in good shape, engine in running order. Glass all good, tires good. Clear MN title.
Contact Brad 612-581-9289

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FOR SALE: Ex-Bloomington Engine 6
1954 Federal (repowered with Cummins Diesel)
Contact: Fred Olofson 952-941-7275 folofson@comcast.net
to be put in contact with current owner. Asking $5,000

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2010 Burnsville Fire Muster Photos by Stefanie Berres

folofson — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:46:50 CDT

This collection of outstanding photos were taken by freelance photographer Stefanie Berres.

Photo Galleries

folofson — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:04:50 CDT

Burnsville Fire Muster -- 2008

Past Night Pump Events

MFEC Family Page

2009 Earth Day Pump In

2009 MFDA Convention Parade (Owatonna)

2009 Elko-New Market Fire-Rescue Days Parade

2009 Newport Fire Dept Booya Festival Parade

2009 SPAAMFAA National Convention/Muster -- Indianapolis

2009 Lumberjack Days

2009 Governor's Day (State Fair)

2009 Pioneer Power Show

2009 Burnsville Fire Muster

2010 Linden Hills Business Assn Festival

2010 EAATC May Mtg - CHFD

2010 Spring Joint Meeting MFEC-EAATC-B&B Daniels Fire Museum

2010 Elko-New Market Fire Rescue Days

2010 Stillwater Fire Muster

2010 Elko-New Market Fire Rescue Days

folofson — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 18:21:20 CDT

Special thanks to Bob Siegfried for taking these pictures!

2010 Stillwater Fire Muster

folofson — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:06:44 CDT

Photo by Jim Igel

Columbia Heights EAATC Meeting May 2010

folofson — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:15:51 CDT

Linden Hills 2010

folofson — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:08:56 CDT

2010 Joint Meetings

folofson — Thu, 27 May 2010 10:56:34 CDT

Used Fire Apparatus Available Throughout United States

folofson — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:23:51 CDT

Used Fire Rigs Available

SPAAMFAA Ads
http://www.spaamfaa.org/adlist.htm

FIRETEC
http://www.firetec.com/category/Bargain.html

eBay
http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=fire+engine%2C+fire+truck%2C+firetruck&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_okw=fire+engine%2C+fire+truck%2C+firetruck&_oexkw=&_mPrRngCbx=1&_udlo=1000.00&_udhi=&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sadis=200&_fpos=&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50

Others

BRINDLEE MOUNTAIN FIRE APPARTUS
http://www.bmfallc.com/index3.htm

BUZMAN’S ANTIQUE FIRE TRUCKS
http://pub21.bravenet.com/classified/show.php?usernum=1803581997&cpv=1

FENTON FIRE ANTIQUES http://www.fentonfire.com/antique_fire_trucks/

FIRE APPARATUS ADVERTISER
http://www.faa.911net.net/engine2.htm

FIRE ETC
http://www.fire-etc.com/fire-trucks-for-sale

FIRE TRUCKS PLUS
http://www.firetrucksplus.com/

GOV DEALS
http://www.govdeals.com/eas/catSelector.cfm?mycat=94K&sortoption=ad&startrow=1

LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES
http://www.lmnc.org/page/1/marketplace.jsp?pageId=1626

My LITTLE SALESMAN
http://www.mylittlesalesman.com/frontend/content/browse.aspx?status=all&adt=sale&ind=trucks&cat=firetrucks&page=1

RED FIRE TRUCK SALES, INC.
http://redfiretruck123.com/

TRUCK PAPER
http://www.truckpaper.com/listings/forsale/list.asp?catid=219&bcatid=27&ParentCategoryID=207&PG=1&guid=AE48C7144E85423F91D40A1E6607FFBD

Used Fire Rigs For Sale by Dealers

folofson — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:02:16 CDT

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MFEC Members' Past Rigs

folofson — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:47:16 CST

Fred Olofson's 1951 L Model Mack sold to new owner in San Diego, CA

Fred Olofson's 1967 Maxim 1,000 GPM Pumper.
ex-Indianapolis Engine 16. Sold back to Indy Metro Firefighters' Union IAFF Local 416

Gary Mogol's (Deceased) 1967 CF Mack
If anyone knows the whereabouts of this rig--please contact folofson@comcast.net

Gary Mogol's (deceased) 1964 C Mack
(ex-Friendship Fire Co., Elizabethtown PA).
If anyone knows the whereabouts of this rig--
please contact folofson@comcast.net

Ron Black's American LaFrance
(ex-Waterloo IA)

Brian Davis' B Model Mack
(ex-Fair Haven VT)

Bill Schuette's Ahrens Fox
(ex-Ho-Ho-Kus NJ) Ahrens Fox only built six (6) of these. Ahrens Fox
then sold this chassis design to Mack after which became Mack's C Model.

Bill Schuette's 1947 L Model Mack
(ex-Fairmount Fire Co., Lansdale PA)

Jeff Schadt's Peter Pirsch
(ex-Fridley MN)

Dick Mahaffey's (deceased) C Model Mack
(ex-Passaic NJ) Sold to new owner in Detroit MI area

Jeff Schadt's 1972 Pirsch (ex-Minneapolis Engine 2) sold 7/09

Fred Olofson's 1979 Mack/Pierce 1,250 GPM Pumper. Sold to new owner in New Orleans. He and his buddy flew up to Minneapolis and drove her home! It got its' Christening down there celebrating the Saints victory over the Vikings.

Member's Apparatus

folofson — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:39:38 CST

Ken Slipka's 1980 Peter Bilt/General
(ex-Burnsville MN)

Dan Neckanicky's 1980 American LaFrance Quint
(ex-Keokuk IA) See For Sale Page

Nick Modder's / Rob Boe's 1978 American LaFrance
(ex-Falcon Heights MN)

Nick Modder's/Rob Boe's 1975 Ford/General
(ex-Apple Valley MN)

Jeff Schadt's 1975 Seagrave Rearmount 100FT Aerial
(ex-Fairview NJ). Responded to World Trade Center after 2nd collapse.

Tim Ross' 1973 Pirsch (ex-Minnetonka MN)

Tim Smith's Pirsch Aerial (ex-New Ulm MN)

Tim Ross' 1967 Pirsch (ex-Hopkins MN Engine 6)

Doug Hutchings 1959 American LaFrance 900 Series
(ex-Port Monmouth NJ)

Chris Arneson's 1953 ALF 800 Series Pumper (ex-Guffey CO)

Chief Ed Gould's (ex-Worthington MN) Int'l/General
see For Sale Page

Jim Igel's 1950 L Model Mack Quad
(ex-St Louis Park MN)

John Rybarczyk's 1953 L Model Mack
(ex-Wissahickon Fire Co., Ambler, PA)

Greg Rundquist's 1934 Buffalo
(ex-Minneapolis Engine 4)

Leon Brewer's 1934 Mack (ex-Atlantic IA)

John Freed's 1929 W.S. Nott Type 55 Pumper
(Serial #218) Built by Luverne Fire Apparatus Co. (Ex-Pipestone, ex-St Paul Park, ex-Woodbury)

Don Moldenhauer's, Mike Hoen's, and Jerry Weiland's FWD
(ex-Waconia MN)

Ken Grimes FWD
(ex-Superior WI)

Paul G (Buzz) Balau, MD's 1961 Ford/Howe
Small Triple Combination Pumper (ex-Liberty WI).
This rig was featured on the back cover of the 2007-2 issue of Enjine~Enjine.

Brad Droege's 1947 Dodge Coupe Replica Fire Chief's Car
(see For Sale Page)

Ken & Janet's 1932 Bantam American

Ken & Janet's 1904 Waterous Single Cylinder Pumper,
Hand Drawn (ex-Holland MN)

Ken & Janet's 1920 Waterous 4-Cylinder Gas Engine Pumper
(ex-Canby MN)

Dan McNulty's (ex-St Anthony MN) Ford/General

Ken & Janet's 1917 American LaFrance Pumper
(ex-Ely MN)

Brian Graskow's C Model Mack (ex-Blue Ash OH)

Brian Graskow's 2nd C Model Mack
(ex-South St Paul MN)

Jeff Eggert's Open-Cab GMC

2009 Burnsville Fire Muster

folofson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:37:24 CDT

There is no abstract available for this page revision.

2009 Pioneer Power Show

folofson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:06:42 CDT

2009 Governor's Day (State Fair)

folofson — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:02:27 CDT

2009 SPAAMFAA National Convention/Muster -- Indianapolis

folofson — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:26:25 CDT

The following pictures were taken by Tim Smith.

John Gamb's ex-Notre Dame University Pirsch

John Gamb's ex-South Saint Paul (MN) FD Ahrens Fox

Indiana Transportation Museum Tour

Metropolitan Firefighters Union Local 416 Fire Museum & Union Hall.
This was former IFD Fire Station 2 in the horse-drawn and early motorized days Today it houses the
Museum, Local 416's administrative offices & meeting rooms, and the IFD Survive Alive Program.
Survive Alive is the fire safety education program for school children.

Parade Once Around the Indy 500 Track and back to Muster Site

Early Seagrave? (Interesting Looking Rig)

Dennis Fire Apparatus (UK) owned by Jim Martin (Carmel, IN)

IFD Shop Built Engine.
Put inservice as Engine 17. Owned by Clyde Psisterer (IFD Retired Div Chief)

ex-Rochester (MN) FD Maxim Aerial
Owned by Scott Rollins, Moorseville, IN

1965 Maxim 1,000 GPM Pumper. IFD Training Academy Engine

(former IFD Engine 27)

Indy had eleven (11) of these. Spanned years 1960 to 1967. Fred's Maxim was former IFD Engine 16 (1967) which he sold
back to the Metro Firefighters (IAFF) Local 416. The City of Indianapolis was the largest customer for custom fire apparatus
from the Maxim Motor Co., Middleboro, MA. At one time, all 34 fire stations had at least one Maxim in service.

1955 Maxim 1,000GPM Pumper. ex-IFD Engine 5 (originally).
Fred subbed off this engine for about 3 years when it was Engiine 22. This is the one
that really 'scats!' after being repowered with a Detroit 671 Diesel Engine.

MFEC Family Page

doughutchings — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:34:57 CDT

2009 Lumberjack Days

folofson — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 10:14:47 CDT

2009 Newport Fire Dept Booya Festival Parade

folofson — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:33:16 CDT

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