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This page contains photos of Fire Trucks that have served at the Tauranga Fire Station and have now been retired, scrapped, sold or have moved onto other Brigades.

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1883

 Hosereel

Ford Model T

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Tauranga's 1st Firefighting engine ex Auckland No.2

 

1920 Ford Model T was Tauranga's 1st motorised Fire Engine

 

Ford Model T Thornycroft

Ford V8

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1920

1928 Thornycroft

1937 Ford V8

 

Ford V8

Landrover

Landrover

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1950 Ford V8 EK2347

1953 Short Wheelbase Landrover

1959 Long Wheelbase Landrover

 

Albion

 Old Lineup

Dennis

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1964 Albion Pump/Wheeled Escape

1964 Albion, Bedford Water Tanker, 1954 Bedford, 1967 Leyland Van

1959 Dennis F28 Disposed of in 1982 EK2343

 

Ford

Dodge

Dennis

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1967 Ford D600 (CV7628) Also saw service in Omokoroa

Although this appliance was assigned to Tauranga Brigade, members refused to accept it because of the open cab. Went to Tairua

photo taken 2005

 

Tauranga 1

Tauranga 1

Tauranga 2

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1981 International Pump

1983 International Pump

1982 International Rescue tender. Now in Paeroa

 

Tauranga 1

Tauranga 1

Tauranga 1

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1985 Mitsubishi Pump now in Thames

1988 Mitsubishi Pump

1987 Mitsubishi Pump

 

717

7111

Van

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1987 Mitsubishi Pump/Rescue

1984 Hino 1 of 3 that served at Tauranga Station

1988 Toyota Van

 

Van

Tanker

Tanker

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1984 Toyota Van

1969 Bedford Tanker

1966 Bedford Tanker

 

715

711

711

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1976 Ford D1618 Snorkel IN9555 scrapped in late '90's

International now privately owned by Camp Quality Tauranga

1987 Mitsubishi now serving in Katikati as Pump/rescue unit

 

7128

7114

7110

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Hazmat Unit, was replaced with arrival of new unit in 1998

Toyota van was Command Unit until 2000 now based at Region Training  in Rotorua

Hino 4x4 was used in Tauranga as a Rural Appliance during the 90's. Now based in the Chatham Islands

 

711

717

714

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1998 Mitsubishi served in Tauranga until 2005. Now in Putaruru.

1998 Scania Pump/Rescue replaced in 2006. Now in Kawerau

1981 Mack CF Telesquirt         Scrapped 2008