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Cranston Fire Engine
Edgewood station – 1930s Edgewood Fire Crew
Date Unknown Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Station 3, Feb. 16, 1927
Photo Courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Cranston FD Ladder 2 CFD Ladder Truck 1942 Buick Ambulance
Turned over to the fire department from the police department , and remained in use until 1955.
In July of 1955, the fire department obtained a new ambulance which cost $10,050. It replaced the department’s 1942 ambulance which had been in service since WWII. The new ambulance was equipped with air conditioning, power steering and brakes, and an on-board resuscitator unit. (photo unavailable.)
Engine 3 Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Engine 2, in 1961
Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. 1949 Engine 1, unknown date. Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Garden City Station, Open House
October, 1974 Garden City Station, 1974 Garden City Station, 1974 Garden City Station
Open House
October, 1974. October, 1974. Engine 3, September, 1986. Engine 3, Unknown date.
Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Barn on Pippin Orchard Rd., Aug. 1984. Later burned for training in 1986. Pippin Orchard Rd., August, 1986.
Barn was burned for training to make way for housing development. Reservoir Ave. at Garden City Dr.
August, 1986 Memorial Day Parade 1987 Ladder 2, Memorial Day, 1987. Ladder 3, May, 1988. Memorial Day, 1988 Photo Courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Cranston FD, Ladder 2
Plainfield Pike at Atwood Ave. Late 1980s. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo Courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of
Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr. Photo courtesy of Donald Roberts, Jr.