1930 Mack 1000-GPM Pumper   
 (Apparatus #119)
 

Mack Preservation

In 1990, Mack Trucks, Inc. announced that the company was discontinuing the production
of the custom fire apparatus chassis, ending an eighty year "built like a Mack Truck" legacy
for the Fire Service.  Over the years, the Seattle Fire Department has purchased a total of
sixteen Macks, starting in 1927.  One of the S.F.D.'s early Macks that has survived is
Apparatus #119.  It was delivered to Seattle on December 29, 1930, at a cost of $13,375.
It is an "early" B series, Model APDR Type 19 triple combination pumper, hose, and 130-gallon
booster tank, with a Byron-Jackson 1000-GPM centrifugal pump.

Apparatus #119 has the unique distinction of being the first diesel powered apparatus in
the S.F.D.  On February 5, 1938, while assigned to Engine Company 25, a new experimental
6-cylinder Cummins diesel engine, Model MR-600, was installed to replace its original Mack
60-horsepower engine.  After installation of the diesel engine, it was briefly used as a reserve
pumper but was returned to Engine Company 25. Five months later when it was determined
that the diesel experiment had failed its former 60-horsepower Mack engine was re-installed. 
In 1947, Apparatus #119 was again re-powered with a new 188-horsepower Hercules engine.
This rig was the last of four Mack pumpers purchased between 1927 and 1930, and was to
be the last Mack purchased by the city for the next 28 years.

                

                Historical Photos . . .

                                           App 119  (Engine 25)  1937

 

                                           App 119  (Engine 11)  1947

 

                  

                                        ~  Apparatus 119 Company Assignments  ~

                        1931-1936                                             Engine 20 - 2507-14th Ave West
                        1936-1938                                             Engine 25 - 1400 Harvard Ave
                        1938-1958                                             Engine 11 - 4423 Densmore Ave N
                        1958-1961                                             Carrier 14 - 3224-4th Ave S (Station 14)
                        1961-1968                                             Reserve/Museum
                        1968 . . . .                                            Sold

                  

                                              ~  The Stations  ~

                            

                                    SFD Fire Station #20 (1908-1949)
                                      App 119  (Engine 20)  1931-1936
                                                    Photo credit:  Seattle P-I collection, MOHA I

                                 

                                               SFD Fire Station #25 (1910-1970)
                                                 App 119  (Engine 25)  1936-1938



                                      

                                                    SFD Fire Station #11 (1914-1965)
                                                      App 119  (Engine 11)  1938-1958



                                           
 
                                                       SFD Fire Station #14 (1927-present)
                                                           App 119  (Carrier 14)  1958-1961

 

                  

 

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