LADDER 5
Renumbered Ladder 20

Northside

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Renumbered Ladder 20

ORG
N-QTRS
N-QTRS
2942 COLERAIN AVE
1636 CHASE AVE
1668 BLUE ROCK
RENUMBERED
AT E-12
W/ E-20
W/ E-20
AS L-20
1877
1890
1982
1997

2011 Spartan/Rosenbauer 109' Aerial Shop #91652
Photo Steve Hagy

2011 Spartan/Rosenbauer 109' Aerial Shop #91652
Truck 20 is shown while operating at a 2-alarm fire on Delaney Street.
Photo Steve Hagy

Many a piece of Cincinnati apparatus has ended up at the salvage yarrd on Ethan Street. Several have been converted into scrap haulers.
The 1968 American LaFrance shown here was once Truck 5 in this photo from October of 2006.
Photo Steve Hagy

The crew of Truck 20, Engine 20, and District 3 on Unit 2. From left are Firefighters Mike Weller, Joe Newcomb, Steve Drescher, Chris Turrin, Lt. Tom Cucinotta, Mark McAllister, Dist. Chief Randy Freel, Mike Klems, and Mike Gregorio.
Photo Steve Hagy

2002 Emergency One 110' Aerial Shop #21653
Photo Steve Hagy

1995 Emergency One 110' Aerial Shop #51653
1 of 2 purchased.
Photo Steve Hagy

1985 Seagrave 100' Aerial Shop #51650
Photo Steve Hagy

1968 American LaFrance 100' Aerial Shop #4613
(The first conversion to a scrap hauler down on Ethan Avenue)
Photo Steve Hagy

Truck 5 and Engine 20 in quarters around 1974 or 1975.
Photo Steve Hagy

1966 Seagrave 100' Aerial Shop #4612
This was the last open cab aerial purchased by the C.F.D. Initially assigned to Truck 5 (placed in service on September 9, 1966), this apparatus was reassigned to Truck 4 on July 25, 1968. The final assignment in Cincinnati for this piece was when the trailer was removed and the tractor placed in service for towing Boat 4. The Union Township F.D. in Clermont County purchased the tractor which was then used to pull a generator.
Photo Pat Holz

1946 American LaFrance 85' Aerial Shop #25222 Cincinnati only operated 2 motorized American LaFrance aerials, both pieces of apparatus were assigned to Truck 5.
Photo Pat Holz

1946 American LaFrance 85' Aerial Shop #25222
This was the first motorized unit purchased by Cincinnati from American LaFrance. Notice the firehouse is just up the street.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

Ladder trucks could be rather plain looking in the horse drawn era. Here Truck 5 sits in front of the
quarters that they shared with Engine 12 on Colerain Ave.
Photo Steve Hagy collection.