| ORG N-QTRS N-QTRS | ROCKDALE AVE & READING RD 639 ROCKDALE 650 FOREST | W/ L-12 W/ L-12 | 1891 1898 1977 |
Engine 32 and Truck 12 at their former quarters on Rockdale Avenue.
Photo Ed Effron
2006 Sutphen 1500 GPM - 500 Tank Shop #61686
Photo David J. Jones
1994 Emergency One 1500 GPM - 500 Tank Shop #41672
Photo Bob Luce
1988 Seagrave 1250 GPM - 300 Tank #81671
This was the last group of apparatus delivered without the white, reflective striping.
Photo Steve Hagy
Schools and other places where there could be a life hazard were often noted on alarm assignment cards. Until early 1975 most boxes that included a school in the rsponse area had 4 engines and 2 trucks assigned on the 1st alarm.
Photo Cincinnati Fire Department
Engine 32 is remaining out of service while picking up hose!
It's been a while since anyone had to worry about loading a few hundred feet on canvas hose into the back of a Winnebago. Tall firefighters could be at a disadvantage when assigned to one of these engines as there wasn't a lot of head room...
Photo Pat Holz
1972 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 300 Tank Shop #4666
Photo Steve Hagy
Bullet holes in the doors of the 32's quarters from shots fired into quarters by local criminals. Two firefighters were injured. The city promptly painted the inside of the glass with "bulletproof paint" and told the firefighters not to worry anymore.
Photo Larry Salamone Collection
1949 Ahrens-Fox 1000 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25174
Photo Ed Effron
The C.F.D. purchased 6 of these Ahrens-Fox pumpers in 1949. They were the last rigs ever delivered to Cincinnati by the local company.
Photo Ed Effron
During the flood of January 1937, the Cincinnati Water Works stopped functioning because it was, well, flooded! This photo shows a truck with a water tank mounted on the bed that was placed in service at the 32's house during the emergency.
Photo Pat Holz Collection
1913 Republic-Ahrens Fox 250 GPM
The front mounted pump has been covered to prevent freezing on a snowy day in Avondale.
Photo Steve Hagy collection
Old quarters on Rockdale between Reading and Knott
Photo Mark Milliron