1950 Kenworth 1500 GPM Pumper 
 (Apparatus #169)



Kenworth Preservation 

Since 1942, the Seattle Fire Department has purchased a total of 60 Kenworths - 48 engines and
12 ladder trucks.  Between November 9, 1949 and November 6, 1950, the largest single order ever
of Kenworth apparatus was delivered to the Seattle Fire Dept - ten pumpers and six city service
ladder trucks.  One from this historic fleet that still survives today is Apparatus 169.

Apparatus 169 is a triple combination pumper, hose and 200-gallon booster tank, equipped with
a 1500-gpm Hale centrifugal pump and 296 horsepower Hall-Scott engine.  It is specially equipped
with a portable monitor.  Delivered to the Seattle Fire Department on January 5, 1950, at a cost
of $12,937.75, it is now in the care of the Last Resort Fire Department and was restored by them
to its original appearance.

 

  

 

                 

                       Historical Photos . . .

  

                                                          App 169  (Engine 9)  1960

 

       

    App 169  (Engine 50-22)  King County Fire Protection Dist. #50 - Skykomish - 1989

 

                  

                                   ~  Apparatus 169 Company Assignments  ~

                   1950 - 1958                                     Engine 19 - Foot of S Massachusetts St
                   1958 - 1968                                     Engine   9 - 3829 Linden Ave N
                   1968 - 1970                                     Engine 38 - 5503-33rd Ave NE
                   1970 - 1977                                     Engine 40 - 9401-35th Ave NE
                   1977 - 1978                                     Reserve
                   1978 . . . .                                      Sold to King Co. Fire Dist. #50 Skykomish, WA
                                                                         (Booster tank modified to 500-gallon capacity)
                   1989 . . . .                                      Sold

                  

                                        ~  The Stations  ~ 

                           

                               SFD Fire Station #19 (1920-1967)

                                 App 169  (Engine 19)  1950-1958

 

                                     

                                                    SFD Fire Station #9 (1953-2012)

                                                      App 169  (Engine 9)  1958-1968

 

                                               

                                                             SFD Fire Station #38 (1930-2011)

                                                               App 169  (Engine 38)  1968-1970

 

                                                         

                                                                     SFD Fire Station #40 (1965-present)

                                                                         App 169  (Engine 40)  1970-1977

 

 

                   

 

                                                

                                 King Co. Fire Protection Dist. #50  Station #295 (1975-present)

                                                                 Skykomish Washington 

                                                        App 169  (Engine 50-22)  1978-1989

                   

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