1971: Ambulance:SWAB Modular

1971: Ambulance:SWAB Modular

Cross Posted: Timeline; By Era; Land Based; Ambulance Manufacturing and Design
Submitter/Author: Tom Barlett - MS

This photo shows "Rescue 6" of the Jacksonville (FL) Fire Dept.- Rescue Division which was stationed out of the former Station #6 on Florida Avenue near the downtown business district. It was on a 1971 Ford F-250 chassis and was manufactured by the SWAB Wagon Company of Pennsylvania.

The interior of Rescue 6 shows a Physio-Control Life-Pak 33, a General Electric "Porta-Mobile" UHF radio with EKG telemetry interface, an E&J resuscitator, a demand valve resuscitator and other supplies of that era.

Interior View

Keywords: ambulance, swab, modular

Last Revision Date: 8/1/07 - 7:56 PM

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