Fleet Operations

North Boston Firefighters respond in a firefighting fleet that is hard to match. With years of experience, knowledge and hard nosed attention to detail, our “Truck Committees” come back with some of the best laid out pieces of equipment that others use as templates for their next purchases.

Over the years, our equipment has been suitable for service for over 20 years.

Our fleet consists of 3 ISO “Class A ” Engines, and a medium duty Rescue Truck. The response of each vehicle depends on the nature and extent of the given emergency.

See our detailed pages on each unit.

Below is a brief history of the
equipment that served us prior to this fleet. Some have more details than
others, but all proved to be worthy assets.

1974-1999
Chevrolet Step Van 30 Series Utility Truck

1971-1994

American LaFrance1000 Series Pumper. 1250gpm pump and 500gal
tank. Features included front suction, cross lays and a Detroit Diesel 6-71
Engine. This was one of the first fire trucks in Erie County to have a diesel
engine. This unit was mutual aided to Salamanca NY (roughly 50 miles away) after
flooding from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.

1964-1994
American LaFrance Commercial Pumper with Ford Chassis,
1,000gpm and 750gal tank. With the growth in the North Boston area, it was
decided we needed a second pumper to suit the needs of the community. In 1984,
when the American LaFrance that is still in-service today was purchased (E1),
this was converted to a 1,300gal pumper/tanker.

1967-1984
Chevrolet/Sonja Tanker 1,800gal. built in Boston,
NY

1951-1971
Young Pumper on a Ford Chassis with 500gpm pump and 500gal
tank. When truck was in pump gear, driver/operator had to make sure he did not
have the parking brake on. The parking brake was on the drive
shaft. 

1929-1951  Stewart Pumper 500 gpm pump, unknown size tank.

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