Early American LaFrance fire engines were renowned for their toughness, exceptional quality and strong performance. The company soon moved on to horse-drawn apparatus, and in 1904, began fitting their equipment to truck chassis, a legacy that continued for over a century until their abrupt closure in 2014. While officially incorporated in 1903 in Elmira, New York, the company’s roots can be traced back to 1873 when Truckson LaFrance and his partners founded LaFrance Manufacturing, and began producing hand-held fire-fighting equipment.
American LaFrance was one of the oldest and most storied manufacturers of fire apparatus in the United States.
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