RESCUE 11
James O. Page brought it back...
1947 Ford Panel Wagon
Privately Owned Museum Vehicle
Rescue 11 is an example of a type of vehicle used by the County of Los Angeles Fire Department in the 1940's and 1950's. Staffed by two firefighters, rescue squads were used to assist fire engine crews on structure fires and to rescue people who were trapped in burning or collaped buildings, wrecked cars, construction cave-ins, etc.
These rescue squads were strategically located, and each squd responded to emergencies in the territory covered by four or five nearby fire stations. Rescue 11 was never used as an ambulance, but provided medical first-aid to sick and injured people as a first-response unit. At the time, CPR and portable defibrillators had not been invented, and there were no civilian paramedics. The emergency phone number 9-1-1 was just a dream and it would be years before "Emergency!" and "Rescue 911" appeared on Television.
This 1947 Ford half-ton panel truck has been "reincarnated" from the ground up. It was owned by James O. Page at the time, and he was the publisher of Fire-Rescue Magazine.
Specifications Engine: 1976 Ford 351 cu.in. "Cleveland" Horsepower: 300+ Weight (loaded): 5,000lbs Transmission: Ford C-6 Auto Front Suspension: Volare torsion bar Brakes: Front (Mopar disks) Differential: 9" Ford |
Restoration/Construction/Paint
Randy Clark's Hot Rods & Custom Stuff
Escondido, CA
Chasis Photo by
Tom Page Photography
Vista, CA
Notice: no public funds were used in the restoration of this vehicle.
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