FABB Members Apparatus

Apparatus Owned By Members

Bree Goldsteins 1996 Isuzi ELF. This little rig has no water but can pump; it is a six-seater with A/C and a manual 5 speed transmission. It will get up to about 50-55 out on the highway. It has a lift with a hose reel on the back of it. She also owns a 1952 L Model American LaFrance, ex: Inkster, Michigan and was shown in Vintage FT & E magazine, 75 years of 700 Series ALPs, issue 43. Bree has some mechanical problems with the ALF, but felt this little rig was better to handle and take her family with her to events

John & Susan Morris are owners of this 1925 Segrave Model 6WT, 750 gpm pumper served with the Tampa FD, Tampa, Florida until 1952 when it was sold to a real estate millionaire to water his orange groves, but that didn't work out. Mike Morris was on vacation and didn't know it had been sold. Luckily after about 10 years the 2nd owner of this rig passed away and the family called Mike to see if he still wanted it.

This rig meant a lot to Mike as he watched it race to fires as a child. In 1952 he trained on this truck, as a rookie he went to his first fire and later as a relief driver, he drove it to his first alarm. His family has a long history with the TFD going back to the 1880's. His uncle, Andrew Harris, was the first Chief of Tampa FDAMike was proud of his firefighting heritage and was proud to have served as a Captain with the TFD. He restored the old girl back to her beauty and glory of the old days. Mike referred to her as his "Alpha and Omega!
In Honor and Loving Memory to my father, Captain Michael J. Morris. This rig is now maintained and shown by his son, John L Morris and his wife Susan.

Doug Riddle's, 1934 Chevy/Howe, Model HTP #6349 ex: Veterans Administration for Fort Miley Veterans Hospital, San Francisco, Ca- It is a triple combination pumper mounted on a 1 1/2 ton chassis, 131-inch wheelbase purchased on May 3, 1934. Basic specifications include a 200gallon, 12-gauge copper baffled booster tank, a 200 GPM Waterous Rotary gear HA 456 pump with relief valve; 3" diameter brass gate valves, and a hose bed to carry 500 feet of double jacket 3 inch fire hose. This rig also had other extra equipment on it when it arrived.This rig served Fort Miley until 1959 when it was sold to the Pal-Waukee Airport.in Wheeling, Illinois, where it served until 1986. It was later used by the Mt. Prospect FD to educate school children. It was then sold to a gentleman from Barrington, Ill. The rig was sold again to Mr. Charles Spaltaff in Greenwood Lake, NY who owned the rig until 1997. During this time he completely restored the Howe from the ground up. In 1997, Carolyn and Bob Green of Fire Memories Museum in Indio, CA. purchased the Howe for his museum. During its time with the museum, the Howe was used in fire safety education as well as local parades and charitable events. In 2016 this apparatus was purchased by Doug and his family. Doug has taken this rig to many events here in Florida since acquiring it. He also has a 1952 Willys Jeep brush rig from the Lewistown District VFD; an early 1900¹s hose cart; and a circa 1870 six-man hand tub.

Steve Vinson owns this 1989 Spartan Diamond/FMC pumper, ex: Kenansville, NC. It has a 1000-gallon water tank, with a 1250GPM Hale pump. This apparatus ran with the Kenansville FD until 2019.Steve also owns a 1981 American LaFrance Century, 1000 gallon tank with a 1500 gpm ALF pump.This rig was originally purchased by the Johnson City FD in Tennessee and later sold to the South Roane County VFD in Tennessee in August of 2003. Steve purchased this rig in December of 2022.