The Seagrave Fire Apparatus Company is the oldest manufacturer of fire apparatus. It was established in Detroit, Michigan in 1881 by Frederic Seagrave. Afterwards in 1891, the factory relocated to Columbus, Ohio, and began to thrive. In 1963, the company was acquired by the FWD Corporation and was introduced to its current headquarters in Clintonville, Wisconsin. Recently, the Seagrave Company built a new plant in Clintonville. It added more than 130,000 square feet to its manufacturing capacity in order to better assemble new equipment.
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1950 Seagrave with a 750 Gallons Per Minute (GPM) pump and 150 gallon tank |
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1956 Seagrave with a 750 GPM pump and 300 gallon tank |
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1966 Seagrave with a 1,000 GPM pump and 500 gallon tank |
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1971 Seagrave 100 ft. tractor drawn aerial ladder, was a little unusual on the east coast, because it was built to west coast specfications |
