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Yellowstone National Park
Willys/Howe Fire Trucks
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1960 Willys Model
6-226 Four Wheel Drive
Howe Commando Fire Truck. Museum Catalog Number YELL 131735.
This vehicle features a "Jeep" pick-up chassis and cab manufactured by Willys Motors, Inc., with fire equipment added by Howe Fire Apparatus Company. Equipment includes a front mounted pump (500 gal. per minute Waterous Model CF-3), 150 gal. capacity water tank, hoses, and fire extinguisher. Red lights are mounted on top of the cab and left front fender.
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The body was modified at some point to include the addition of breathing
apparatus on one side, railings mounted to the top of the cab
and bed, as well as other noticeable changes. At one time, there were five
trucks of this style in the park. This vehicle was last stationed at the Tower
Junction area, and participated in fire suppression efforts at Grant
Village during the forest fires of
1988. Removed from service in 1996, the vehicle's last use prior to inclusion
in the museum collection was in the Livingston, Montana
"Round-Up" parade in 1997.
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Photos:
YELL 131735-1 Willys/Howe fire truck in the museum collection.
YELL 131735-2 One of the Yellowstone Willys/Howe fire trucks similar to the
vehicle in the museum collection showing how it might have appeared prior to
modification.
YELL 131735-3 Another view of a Willys/Howe "Pumper" taken during
the 1988 fires in Yellowstone. Location is the Madison
River Canyon where
the vehicle and crew were involved in suppressing the North Fork Fire.
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Did You Know?
Prior to the establishment of the National Park Service, the U.S. Army protected Yellowstone between 1886 and 1918. Fort Yellowstone was established at Mammoth Hot Springs for that purpose.
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Last Updated: June 26, 2007 at 16:35 EST |
