ENGINE COMPANY 20

Northside

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ORG
N-QTRS
N-QTRS
LINN ST NORTH OF BLUE ROCK AVE
1638 CHASE AVE
1668 BLUE ROCK AVE

W/ L-5
W/ L-5
1879
1890
1982

Former quarters of Engine 20 in 1999
Photo George Bredestege

Engine and Truck 20 in quarters. The Engine is running with a spare Sutphen engine and the Truck has a Rosenbauer aerial.
Photo Steve Hagy

2008 Spartan - General Safety 1500 GPM - 500 Tank Shop #81677
General Safety is a division of Rosenbauer International.
Photo Steve Hagy

2008 Spartan - General Safety 1500 GPM - 500 Tank Shop #81677
Visibilty shouldn't be an issue!
Photo Steve Hagy

Here we seen the firefighters of Engine & Truck 20 after responding to a 1 alarm fire at 1603 Robinson Circle. Turned out to be smoke from a fireplace.
Photo David J. Jones

1996 Emergency One 1500 gpm - 500 tank - 100 Foam Shop #61675
1 of 2 purchased in 1996.
Photo Steve Hagy

1990 Seagrave 1250 gpm - 300 tank Shop #01673
1 of 4 Seagrave engines delivered that year.
Photo Steve Hagy

1975 Seagrave 1250 gpm - 300 tank Shop #4673
This in-service photo shows that the appearance of the pumper hadn't changed much.
Photo Steve Hagy

Engine 20's 1975 Seagrave is parked at Engine 18 after arriving in town after it's delivery trip from Clintonville, Wisconsin.
Photo George Snellbaker

1952 Reo-Kelly Auto Body Co. Hose Wagon Shop #25316
Placed in service on February 6, 1952 at Engine 3.
Photo Ed Effron

This happy group was assigned to the 20's in 1950.
Left to right: Lieutenant Art Bredemeier; Firefighter George Steinert; Firefighter Earl Guethlein; and Firefighter Robert Farrell.
Photo Courtesy of Michael Wilger

1949 Ahrens-Fox 1000 gpm -100 tank Shop #25171
Photo Ed Effron

1935 Mack 750 GPM - 100 Tank
The C.F.D. purchased 4 of these Mack pumpers in 1935.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

Engine 20 operating with an Ahrens-Fox piston pumper some time during the late 1940's or early 50's. The apparatus was probably a spare at the time.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

Engine 20 And Ladder 5 Around 1895
Photo History of the Cincinnati Fire Department