Engine 51
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Engine 51 is known for its time in the 1970s TV show Emergency!
. Engine 51 is actually two very different fire engines. Both Engine 51s sit in the museum right next to the famous Squad 51. The Los Angeles County Fire Museum is be building a new facility that will house the Squad 51 and both Engine 51s, it will be a facade Los Angeles County Fire Department
Station 127 located in Carson, California
, where the show was filmed.
The first "Engine 51" was an actual Los Angeles County Fire Department
(LACoFD) engine assigned to Fire Station 60 on the lot of Universal Studios
. LA County Engine 60 was the Los Angeles County Fire Department's last open cab fire engine. It was in service at Universal Studios from 1965 to about 1987 when it was placed in the care of the County of Los Angeles Fire Museum in Bellflower, California
, USA, where it resides today. Showing only 20,000 miles on the odometer it is the lowest mileage fire apparatus on the LACoFD. In original condition, the Museum plans to only touch up the paint where needed and maintain this Crown in as original condition as possible.
For the first two seasons, when filming on the Universal Studio lot, this is the engine that was used, as it was readily available. Engine 60 became Engine 51 by putting magnets or stickers over the numbers 60 on the doors and the front. A sister, Engine 127, at the Station 127 in Carson, was used when they filmed off the lot, at the refinery, or at the old fire station.
This engine is in good condition, and it is original. It needs some paint touch up and chrome work. The Museum plans on maintaining the Crown Engine 51 just as she is.
. It was in service there since the 1980s. The fire department took good care of the engine while it was in service. As of June 2010, The County of Los Angeles Fire Museum is preparing to restore the Ward back to its 1970s appearance, and equip it fully, as when it starred as Engine 51. In May 2010, the more modern light bar that was installed by the Yosemite crew was removed, and replaced with a Beacon Ray, just like it was in the 1970s.
Emergency!
Emergency! is an American television series that combines the medical drama and action-adventure genres. It was produced by Mark VII Limited and distributed by Universal Studios...
. Engine 51 is actually two very different fire engines. Both Engine 51s sit in the museum right next to the famous Squad 51. The Los Angeles County Fire Museum is be building a new facility that will house the Squad 51 and both Engine 51s, it will be a facade Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles County Fire Department
The Los Angeles County Fire Department , serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including La Habra. It should not be confused with the Los Angeles City Fire Department, which serves the city of...
Station 127 located in Carson, California
Carson, California
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, Carson had a total population of 91,714. Located south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport, it is known as a suburb of the city....
, where the show was filmed.
Crown Coach E51
The first apparatus used as Engine 51 for Emergency! was a 1965 Crown Firecoach Triple. It has a pump producing 1,250 gallons per minute, a 137 cubic inch Hall Scott gasoline motor producing 195 or 215 horsepower.The first "Engine 51" was an actual Los Angeles County Fire Department
Los Angeles County Fire Department
The Los Angeles County Fire Department , serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including La Habra. It should not be confused with the Los Angeles City Fire Department, which serves the city of...
(LACoFD) engine assigned to Fire Station 60 on the lot of Universal Studios
Universal Studios
Universal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
. LA County Engine 60 was the Los Angeles County Fire Department's last open cab fire engine. It was in service at Universal Studios from 1965 to about 1987 when it was placed in the care of the County of Los Angeles Fire Museum in Bellflower, California
Bellflower, California
Bellflower is a city in Los Angeles County, California, and is a suburb of Los Angeles. It was incorporated on September 3, 1957. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,616, up from 72,878 at the 2000 census....
, USA, where it resides today. Showing only 20,000 miles on the odometer it is the lowest mileage fire apparatus on the LACoFD. In original condition, the Museum plans to only touch up the paint where needed and maintain this Crown in as original condition as possible.
For the first two seasons, when filming on the Universal Studio lot, this is the engine that was used, as it was readily available. Engine 60 became Engine 51 by putting magnets or stickers over the numbers 60 on the doors and the front. A sister, Engine 127, at the Station 127 in Carson, was used when they filmed off the lot, at the refinery, or at the old fire station.
This engine is in good condition, and it is original. It needs some paint touch up and chrome work. The Museum plans on maintaining the Crown Engine 51 just as she is.
Ward LaFrance E51
The second Engine 51, a 1974 Ward LaFrance, was retrieved by the County of Los Angeles Fire Museum on August 8, 2008 from Yosemite National ParkYosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
. It was in service there since the 1980s. The fire department took good care of the engine while it was in service. As of June 2010, The County of Los Angeles Fire Museum is preparing to restore the Ward back to its 1970s appearance, and equip it fully, as when it starred as Engine 51. In May 2010, the more modern light bar that was installed by the Yosemite crew was removed, and replaced with a Beacon Ray, just like it was in the 1970s.