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  1920 Seagrave 800 GPM Pumper   
  (Apparatus #12)

 Forty Nine Years With The S.F.D.

Apparatus #12 holds the record for the longest service time of any motor pumper in the Seattle Fire
Department.  It was delivered to the S.F.D. on April 26, 1920, and served for 49 years until being sold
to the Last Resort Fire Department on April 23, 1969.  Its first assignment was replacing horse-drawn
apparatus at engine company 15.  It was one of four identical Seagrave pumpers delivered to the S.F.D.
in 1920, at a cost of $11,000 each.

During this long career with the S.F.D., Apparatus #12 had several changes made to it.  Originally
delivered as a double combination pumper and hose, it was changed to a triple combination when
a 185-gallon booster tank was added, in 1933.  New wheels, 4-wheel brakes and pneumatic tires
replaced its original wood spoke hard rubber tires, in 1938.  In March of 1952, after being damaged
in an accident, a later model Seagrave radiator, hood, and firewall were installed, along with a
windshield and new 196-gallon booster tank, equipped with a hose reel of 1-inch rubber booster
line.  This new tank was contoured to fit under the entire hose bed, giving it a high profile
appearance, unique among Seattle's other Seagrave pumpers of that era.

 

          

            Historical Photos . . .

                                    App 12  (Factory Photo)  1920



                                       App 12  (Engine 15)  1922

 

                                      App 12  (Engine 33)  1947

 

                              App 12 in reserve  (Engine 35)  1960

 

         

                                  ~  Apparatus 12 Company Assignments  ~

                1920-1929                                               Engine 15 - 1933 Minor Avenue
                1929-1934                                               Reserve
                1934-1946                                               Engine 26 - 8201-10th Ave S
                1946-1952                                               Engine 33 - 10235-62nd Ave S
                1952-1958                                               Engine 16 - 6846 Oswego Place NE
                1958-1969                                               Reserve/Museum
                1969 . . . .                                              Sold

          

                              ~  The Stations  ~

                     

                        SFD Fire Station #15 (1905-1951)

                           App 12  (Engine 15)  1920-1929 

 

                             

                                           SFD Fire Station #26 (1921-1973)

                                              App 12  (Engine 26)  1934-1946

 

                                          

                                                      SFD Fire Station #33 (1914-1972)

                                                         App 12  (Engine 33)  1946-1952

 

                                                      

                                                                  SFD Fire Station #16 (1928-present)

                                                                       App 12  (Engine 16)  1952-1958

 

        


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