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La France Ladder, Los Angeles, USA
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No: 37150   Contributor: David Oke   Year: 2014   Manufacturer: American LaFrance   Country: United States of America
La France Ladder, Los Angeles, USA

Here is a La France ladder (27) parked on Hollywood Boulevard. The photo was taken in January of 2014.
Picture added on 20 January 2014 at 08:06
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Station 27's ladder, housed along with Engines 27 and 227.

Added by Rob Johnson on 20 January 2014.
That's a unique truck now that American La France have gone out of production!!

Added by Dermot Duffy on 20 January 2014.
Nice tiller!

Added by Michael Feldman on 21 January 2014.
Both LA City and LA County FDs still run 100 foot tillers exclusively, as does San Francisco. They are a lot less common elsewhere, but do turn up quite frequently in mixed aerial fleets. The most notable example is FDNY, which has loads of mid mount 75 and 95 foot towers, a large fleet of rear mount 100 foot ladders and a handful of 100 foot tillers. Chicago is only one of many cities with no tillers, with an aerial fleet of rear mount 100 foot ladders and towers.

Added by Rob Johnson on 13 November 2021.
Note the wooden extension ladders. These are all custom made in the LAFD Shops.

1. Tapered truss side rails made of Air Dried West Coast Douglas Fir
2. Swelled center solid Hickory rungs
3. Rungs placed @ 12 in. centers (easier/increased climbing power vs. 14 in. centers)
4. Steel tie rods (tie rods under the rung = true base)
5. Truss beams and truss blocks
6. Misc. wear parts made of solid Red Oak

Added by John Burtis on 26 November 2021.
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