HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/20/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 102, 2002, DESIGNA AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 15
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: August 20, 2002STAFF:
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 102, 2002, Designating the 1924 American-LaFrance Pumping
Fire Engine as a Fort Collins Local Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff and the Landmark Preservation Commission recommend adoption of the Ordinance on Second
Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The 1924 American-LaFrance Pumping Fire Engine has historical significance to Fort Collins as the
city's first pumping fire engine, and for its association with the development of the city's fire
department. The fire truck is also an important example of automotive and fire fighting apparatus
technology in the twentieth century. The fire truck exhibits excellent integrity. This Ordinance,
which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 16,2002,designates the 1924 American-
LaFrance Pumping Fire Engine as a Fort Collins Local Landmark.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 21
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: July 16, 2002STAFF:
Karen McWilliams
SUBJECT:
First Reading of Ordinance No. 102,2002,Designating the 1924 American-LaFrance Pumping Fire
Engine as a Fort Collins Local Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
RECOMMENDATION:
Both the Landmark Preservation ommisston and staff recommend adoption of the Ordinance on
First Reading. At a public hearing held on June 26,2002, the Landmark Preservation Commission
unanimously recommended designation of this property as a landmark for its historical importance
to Fort Collins.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The 1924 American-LaFrance F' n s cal nificance to Fort Collins as the
city's first pumping fire eng' , and f its o it development of the city's fire
department. The fire truck is o an in
rtant ple of au olive and fire fighting apparatus
technology in the twentieth cen he c ibits lent integrity.
History
The American-LaFrance Pumping Fire Engine was purchased by the City of Fort Collins in 1924 and
was the Fire Department's first pumping fire truck. Modem fire equipment was necessary to support
Fort Collins, which had experienced tremendous residential and commercial growth in the early
twentieth century. In a response to a recommendation by the Fire Insurance Underwriters to
purchase an engine with a pum ity edPice
y
the American-LaFrance Fire
Engine Company of Elmira, Yor . co engine,chemical engine and
hose truck,the American-LaF ce En a incl ity technology for heavy-duty
fire engines, and was built to d engine succeeded the city's
previous equipment, consisting of a 1915 motor vehicle hose wagon with a forty-gallon chemical
tank, and a reserve horse-drawn hose wagon, for which no horses were readily available.
The City of Fort Collins formally accepted the new American-LaFrance Pumping Engine on
November 18, 1924. It served as the First Response Engine from 1924 to 1947 and was the Second
Response Engine from 1947 to 1953. It remained a reserve engine from 1953 to 1960. The truck
was used by the Junior Chamber of Commerce for community activities throughout the 1960s. The
Poudre Fire Authority continues to use the American-LaFrance engine in promoting fire prevention
activities.