1950s

1923 American LaFrance (Co. 1), 1949 International (Co. 3), 1937 American LaFrance (Co. 2), 1950 Ford Sedan Police Car

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.