Las Cruces Fire Department Honors Veterans in Parade
Staff Report / LasCruceslocal.org
The Las Cruces Fire Department participated in a Veterans Parade in downtown Las Cruces, New Mexico, this weekend. The department expressed gratitude and honor to all veterans during the event.
A notable highlight was the debut of a century-old fire engine that originally served Las Cruces firefighters in 1915. This historical fire engine had two 25-gallon tanks of water and operated using a soda-acid chemical system that pressurized water through a chemical reaction.
The fire engine ended up in a scrap yard in 1937 and was later sold in 1999 to Wes Melo in Oregon. Melo restored the vehicle and subsequently donated it back to the Las Cruces Fire Department.
Source: Las Cruces Fire Department
Source Type: Fire
Source Location: Las Cruces
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