Cradle of Liberty Antique Fire Apparatus Association

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Fellow Collector, Fire Chief and SPAAMFAA Member Passes Away

Mon. Jul 19th 2010

D. LaVerne Stauffer, 86, of Neffsville, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2010 at University of Maryland Hospital. Former Fire Chief of Neffsville Fire Company for twenty-two years, LaVerne was a member and past president of Lancaster County Firemen's Association, member of PA Pump Primers, a life...

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Georgetown (DE) Residents Working To Restore Original Fire House

Wed. May 26th 2010

By Wallace McKelvey • Staff Writer, Delmarvanow.com For decades, a piece of Georgetown's history was hiding in plain sight. Toby Givens, president of the Historic Georgetown Association, bought plants and dog food from Paul Short's Southern States Feed Store off Route 113, unaware he wa...

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Radnor FC's 1954 MACK B-75 in the news

Thu. May 13th 2010

Radnor's classic Mack fire truck a hit By Lydia Woolever ; Inquirer Staff Writer Tucked into the back corner of the Radnor Fire House, behind four colossal fire trucks, hides the little red engine that could. There, the fire company's 1954 Model B75 Mack Fire Truck sits in pristine condit...

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Fire Destroys Workshop Of Reknowned Antique Apparatus Restorer Ken Soderbeck

Wed. Apr 14th 2010

Antique fire equipment, building destroyed in early morning blaze in Jackson County, Michigan By Danielle Quisenberry | Jackson Citizen Patriot A fire early today destroyed much of a fire apparatus restoration business on E. South Street in Summit Township. The structure at 749 E. South...

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Grieving Widow Offers A Perpetual Gift

Wed. Apr 14th 2010

(Nebraska) Woman helps firefighters keep tradition By Chris Zavadil/Fremont Tribune Firefighters call it "Striking the Four Fives," and it's a tradition reaching back to the 19th century. It's a tradition a local woman, with the help of her pastor, has made available to local fir...

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Philadelpha FD 1925 "Time Capsule" Opened

Tue. Mar 16th 2010

From time capsule, treasures from Fire Department's past By Susan Snyder -(Philadelphia) Inquirer Staff Writer It took longer than they anticipated to cut through the faded lead case, the size of a fishing tackle box. But to Philadelphia's top former and current fire officials, what they found i...

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Two Roanoke VA Firehouses Up For Sale

Fri. Mar 12th 2010

History for sale: Two Roanoke firehouses up for sale Two of Roanoke's historic firehouses are for sale, preferably to someone who respects their stories. By Mason Adams (540) 981-3253 Roanoke's firehouses are thick with history. Lt. Bryan Adkins remembered working in downtown's Fire Sta...

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The Oldest Firefighter in the World ?

Mon. Feb 22nd 2010

In Lambertville, 98-year-old Jack Lindsley still enjoys helping others By Renee Kiriluk-Hill/Hunterdon County Demo... February 19, 2010, 8:56AM LAMBERTVILLE -- If you've spent any time in Lambertville, chances are good that you know Jack Lindsley. Chances are equally good that he remem...

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Radnor Fire Company's 1954 B-75 MACK Pumper Wins Prestiqious Award

Sat. Feb 13th 2010

Philadelphia - On Saturday evening, Feburary 13, 2009 Radnor (Wayne,PA) Fire Company made history by winning the Antique Auto Club of America (AACA) prestigious Peterson Award. The Peterson Award is named after SPAAMFAA Past President and AACA Member Ed Peterson, who was instrumen...

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Happy Groundhogs Day - Phil Says Six More Weeks of Winter !!

Tue. Feb 2nd 2010

Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2010 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob: Hear Ye Hear Ye Hear Ye On Gobbler's Knob on this glorious Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2010, Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators awoke to the call of President Bill Deeley a...

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Mon. Jul 19th 2010
Fellow Collector, Fire Chief and SPAAMFAA Member Passes Away

D. LaVerne Stauffer, 86, of Neffsville, passed away peacefully on July 14, 2010 at University of Maryland Hospital.
Forme...

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Wed. May 26th 2010
Georgetown (DE) Residents Working To Restore Original Fire House

By Wallace McKelvey • Staff Writer, Delmarvanow.com
For decades, a piece of Georgetown's history was hiding i...

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Thu. May 13th 2010
Radnor FC's 1954 MACK B-75 in the news

Radnor's classic Mack fire truck a hit
By Lydia Woolever ; Inquirer Staff Writer

Tucked into the back corn...

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