1908 Howe Hand Drawn Pumper

These are the only photos we have in our archives of our first piece of equipment, a 1908 Howe Hand Drawn Pumper. Our first piece of equipment purchased by our founders was delivered on May 13th 1908 for $796. This hand drawn water and chemical piece was in service until 1922 when our first "motorized" piece of equipment was purchased. 

Once replaced, it was donated to the newly formed Fegleysville Fire Company, now known as New Hanover Fire Company, and later destroyed in a fire.

1922 REO/Hale

Our first motorized piece of equipment was a 1922 REO / Hale Pumper purchased at a cost of $3650.

After being taken out of service, it was sold to a local coal dealer who only wanted it for the PTO unit.

1941 GMC

According to our records, our 1941 GMC Pumper was first sold to a township resident and later to the Perkiomen Fire Company.

1952 GMC Tanker

This truck was designated 58-32 and was our first tanker.  It was orignally purchased with a round tank and was later retrofited with a T-Tank allowing it to be multi-functional. The second photo was taken just before 58-32 was transported to Arkansas

1959 Ford/Harwick Pumper

This truck designated 58-21 served the residents of Lower Pottsgrove until 1993 when it was replaced by the 1993 4Guys / Spartan Engine. This pumper featured a Harwick Manufacturing Company body which was made in West Point, PA.  It was also our first truck to have preconnected hoselines which was well ahead of its time. It was sold to a broker in 1993 and headed to Arkansas where it was used by the Moro Fire Company in Moro, Arkansas. It has since been retired from service and recently was spotted in a field in Colt, Arkansas in 2021.

1967 Chevrolet with a Boyertown body

58-81 was sold to a local businessman in the mid 90's

1971 Ford/Imperial Tanker

58-31 left our station June 29th, 2006 for Oklahoma with only 18,000 miles on the odometer

1977 Mack CF-685 Pumper

Purchased in 1977 and refurbished in 1990 by American LaFrance, our "Bulldog" was upgraded with an enclosed jump-seat area, stainless steel body and extended bumper. On Sunday October 3rd 2005, after 28 years of service, 58-22 pulled out of our engine room for the last time when it was sold to a Fire Apparatus Broker in Missouri.

1989 Ford/Yankee Coach

This 1989 Ford Ambulance that was purchased used in the late 1990s to replace our 1967 Emergency Van.  It was briefly designated 58-81 before becoming "Traffic 58".  This truck was utilized by our fire police and contained cones, road closed signs, flares, an arrowboard and much more.  In the spring of 2012, this was sold to the Sassamansville Fire Co. where it continued to serve as "Traffic 68" until their merger with New Hanover when it was retired from service.

1993 Spartan / 4 Guys Rescue-Pumper

This truck was purchased to replace our 1959 Ford/Harwick Engine and was originally designated 58-21 and later redesignated Engine 58-1 after Montgomey County switched to plainspeak dispatching. 58-21 our first "rescue-pumper" style apparatus and featured a top mount pump panel with the goal of better protecting our pump operators while operating on US Route 422. This truck was replaced by the current Squad 58 and on April 11, 2014 it was sold to the Russellville Fire Dept of Russellville, Ohio where it continues to serve.