E-261

1985 Ford C8000/Pirsch 100’ rear mount aerial


Delivered: 12/22/1988

Status: Junked 11/25/2002 by Erickson Trucks & Parts. Other source lists 10/22/2002

Apparatus Assignments

Truck Co. 41
Truck Co. 41
Spare squad
Squad 1 spare

Additional spare assignments for this apparatus may appear on the Company History page

Apparatus Notes

Pirsch mounted 1966 Pirsch aerial from EF-161 on 1985 Ford chassis in 1988; main ladder twisted while drilling in November 1993, and replaced with aerial from E-189 by National Emergency Fire Apparatus (NEFA); ladder subsequently completely removed to become a spare squad, but “Truck Co” lettering remained

Additional Images

Truck 41 (Bill Friedrich)

Truck 41 (columind99)

Spare squad (Bill Friedrich)

Spare squad (Smith Bros)

Quite possibly the retired E-261 (Kyle Svoboda)