Engines and Other Apparatus of the Milwaukee Fire Department by Wayne Mutza;

Author:Wayne Mutza;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Published: 2020-09-17T00:00:00+00:00

Engine Co. 31’s 1948 model 85 750-GPM Mack pumper served the south-side company for 31 years, a record among the nine Mack pumpers acquired during 1948 and 1949 (courtesy of Chuck Madderom).

Prior to acquisition of the LaFrance twins, Milwaukee had made the switch to Mack Manufacturing Corp. to update its fleet of pumpers. The popularity of fire apparatus displaying the trademark Mack bulldog spread nationwide in the postwar era. Mack earned its reputation as the leading producer of ­heavy-duty trucks with wartime production of more than 30,000 trucks for a wide range of uses.

Orders began with a ­750-GPM Type 85 that arrived in early December 1948 for Engine Co. 10 on Broadway. Two additional Type 85s arrived that year for engine companies 30 and 31, followed by another two in March 1949 for engine companies 18 and 26. Capping the large Mack order were four 1,­000-GPM Type 95s that arrived in early April 1949 to equip engine companies 21, 19, 9, and 10. Both Type 85s and Type 95s carried the suffix “LS,” designating “model L, Special,” for fire apparatus chassis. All were powered by Mack’s model 707 ­213-hp, ­six-cylinder Thermodyne engine, with Hale ­two-stage centrifugal pump. During the 1940s, new engines were tested by underwriters on the bank of the Kinnickinnic River at South 1st Street. During tests, the 1,­000-GPM Type 95LS pumpers actually pumped 1,200 GPM.

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