1950s 1923 American LaFrance (Co. 1), 1949 International (Co. 3), 1937 American LaFrance (Co. 2), 1950 Ford Sedan Police Car 1950 1951 1952 Engine Company 1 gets a new engine, the 1952 Van Pelt. 1953 1954 1955 FVFD retires the 1937 American LaFrance and replaces it with a 1955 American La France. 1956 1957 1958 1959 FVFD lost two firefighters in the only fatal accident in the history of the department. Larry Lentz and Leland Anderson were killed when a ladder they were setting to fight a hedge fire contacted a hidden live electrical line.