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| LW-1 |
1928 Kleiber, closed-cab chassis with a body built at the SFFD Corporation Yard |
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Registration #4353 |
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Engine: Continental 6-cylinder, 120 HP |
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Kohler 10,000 Watt generator powered by a 4-cylinder gasoline engine |
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One 2000 Watt floodlight |
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Five 1000 Watt floodlights mounted on a swivel bar on top of the body |
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Eight 400 Watt portable floodlights |
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Four 500 foot reels of electrical cable on each side of apparatus |
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In Service Company Details |
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April 18, 1929 - April 5, 1950 |
Searchlight 1 |
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1950 April 5th, destroyed in accident. Chassis damaged beyond repair. Entire electrical system with generator and lights removed for re-installation on a new chassis |
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| Shop # |
Year & Manufacture Details |
| LW-2 |
1928 Kleiber, registration #4354, closed-cab chassis with a body built by the SFFD Corporation Yard |
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Registration #4354 |
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Engine: Continental 6-cylinder, 120 HP |
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Kohler 10,000 Watt generator powered by a 4-cylinder gasoline engine |
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One 2000 Watt floodlight |
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Five 1000 Watt floodlights mounted on a swivel bar on top of the body |
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Eight 400 Watt portable floodlights |
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Four 500 foot reels of electrical cable on each side of apparatus |
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In Service Company Details |
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May 23, 1929 - April 5, 1950 |
Searchlight 2 |
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April 5, 1950 - 1969 |
Searchlight 1 |
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1963 - 1973 |
Searchlight 2 |
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1973 |
Sold at the City & County San Francisco to the Kleiber family, San Rafael, California |
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| Shop # |
Year & Manufacture Details |
| LW-3 |
1952 G.M.C., registration #3872, closed-cab chassis with body built by the City & County Central Shops, Fire Shop |
| 831 |
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Registration #3872 |
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Engine: G.M.C., 6-cylinder, 170 HP |
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Generator, lights, and all elements of the electrical system from LW-1 installed in the new apparatus body |
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1970: SFFD Shop number changed to 831 |
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1975: Old body and electrical system removed. New appliances added: |
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60 cycle, 15,000 W. generator powered by a Mercedes-Benz 4 cylinder, 26 HP diesel engine |
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40 feet hydraulically-operated telescopic light tower installed with one 1000 Watt quartz-iodine lamp |
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Two 1000 Watt wide beam Metalarc lamps |
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Two 1500 Watt narrow beam Metalarc lamps |
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Eight 500 Watt portable floodlights |
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Four 500 foot reels of electrical cable on each side of apparatus |
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In Service Company Details |
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1952 - 1969 |
Searchlight 2 |
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1969 - 1989 |
Searchlight 1 |
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1989 |
Chassis sold; electrical components removed for installation on new chassis |
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| Shop # |
Year & Manufacture Details |
| 888 |
1989 Pirsch-Ford "C-8000" tilt-cab chassis with Pirsch-built body |
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Engine: Caterpillar diesel, 210 HP |
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Generator, lights, and electrical components from Shop number 831 installed by Pirsch |
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In Service Company Details |
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1989 - Present (Nov. 2009) |
Searchlight 1 |
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