1942 Dodge pumper at 1948 Centennial parade

The above photo shows the 1942 dodge pumper assigned to the Cambridge Defense Supply Depot which was located at the Hoffman - LaRoche plant on the cities West side. At the end of World War Two this apparatus was given to the Cambridge Fire Department. New information has the Dodge as a Dodge - Pirsch Class 500 with a 500-gpm pump. This apparatus saw many years of use with the fire department and it was finally replaced for good in 1957. The vehicle was involved in a traffic accident in 1957 which probably hastened its replacement. 

The above photo shows the Dodge pulling a hose cart of the original volunteer fire department. Riding on the apparatus are a couple of older members of the volunteer department.