1940 FORD - This truck served for many years in Wright City, MO. The truck was sold to the Peace Valley Fire Department in the early 80's and was their first pumper. In the coming years the Peace Valley and White Church Fire Departments became one. The PV.W.C. Fire Department sold this truck in the mid 90's to the Fire Museum. It was sand blasted and re painted by the Museum owner John Mathieu in 1995.

The truck is powered by a Ford Flathead V-8 and is one of the best pumpers in the museum. It has a waterous 500 G.P.M. pump and carries 250 gallons of water and was built by Central of St. Louis, MO.

1939 International - The history of this truck is being researched at this time. The truck came to the museum a short distance north of Iowa City Iowa. It has a 550 c.i.d. Wakishau engine, with a 500 g.p.m. pump and carries 500 gallons of water.

1966 Peter Pirsch Fire Engine - This truck was bought new in 1966 by the O'Fallon Ill. Fire Department. It was later sold to the Villa Hills Ill. Fire Department where it remained until the late 90's. It served Villa Hills as Engine 372. It is powered by an F817G straight 6 Waukesha gas engine and has a 5 speed transmission with a 1250 G.P.M. Hale Pump and carries 750 gallons of water.

1953 Seagrave Quint - This truck belonged to station #25 of the Renova W.B.H. Co. It was retired in 1999. It has a 85 ft. ladder and a 250 G.P.M. pump and carries 150 gallons of water. It spent it's entire life serving Renova PA.

The truck is powered by a 6v-471 Detroit diesel engine and has a 5 speed transmission. The top end speed is approximately 55 M.P.H.

1955 Dodge - This truck belonged to the city of Puxico Mo. It was traded in for a later model truck in the late 80's. It was saved from the salvage yard by J. Stetina, who was a new fire fighter with the Willow Springs Fire Department. He drove this truck to school his senior year. “We think this is why he could not get a date his senior year.” The truck was white when he bought it but was sand blasted and re painted red by the museum. The truck was manufactured by Central, in St. Louis, Missouri and is powered by a Chrysler Hemi engine. It has a Hale 500 G.P.M. pump and carries 500 gallons of water

1953 International - This truck was bought new in 1953 from Bailey Automotive, who also owned the International dealership at the time. Mr. Bailey was the father of Wendell Bailey. The truck was taken to Elmira New York to the American LeFrance Foamite headquarters for the fire fighting portion of the truck to be installed and for the top of the cab to be removed. The truck returned to Willow Springs later that year on a railroad car. A large portion of Willow Springs residents showed up to watch the truck being unloaded from the train.

It was a big day for Willow Springs as it replaced a 1934 Dodge. This truck was retired in 1998. The museum owner drove this truck for 23 years and took it on it's last fire call before it was retired.

This truck served under the following Chiefs: Phil Kilpatric, Joe Corn, Paul Godsey, Harold Jones, John Hudson, Don Turner, John Mathieu, and John Miller.

1947 American LeFrance - Serial Number L 3400 started out in Greenville, Mississippi in 1947. It was later sold to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It was later sold to Reedsville, West Virginia. Reedsville retired it in 1998 and sold it to a man who wanted his grandchildren to be able to ride in a fire truck in their local parades.

The truck is equipped with a 750 G.P.M. pump and carries 500 gallons of water.

1971 American LeFrance - 1250 G.P.M. With a inline 671 Detroit Engine. This truck was in service in Springfield, Missouri until December 2000.

1951 American LeFrance - This truck began it's service in Joilette, Illinois. Then it went to the Lanton, Missouri Volunteer Fire Department. From there it went to Sturkie, Arkansas and came to the museum in May of 2001.

1929 and 1961 American LeFrance - Two of the newer additions to the museum. The 1929, on the right, came from Illinois. The 1961 came from Misissippi.

1954 Ahrens-Fox - This Model I.C. (Reg # 9166) Fire Truck is equipped with a Hale Pump and is powered by a Continental Engine. It came completely equipped from end to end and served the community of Paramus Pennsylvania. It was donated to the Fire Museum by a family in Pennsylvania.

1950 Ford - This 1950 Ford Fire Truck was build by Central of St. Louis Missouri. It is powered by a later Model 351 C.I. Ford engine and is equipped with a 500 G.P.M. Hale pump and carries 500 gallons of water.

This truck spent many years in the city of Cabool Missouri before it was sold to a small department that folded. The truck was later purchased by the city of Mountain View Missouri and served that community until the end of 2001, when it was obtained by the Fire Museum.

This 1950 Ford was used in Kingsley Iowa. It came to the museum in 2001 and is fully equipped. It is very unique and is in almost perfect condition.

It carries 500 gallons of water. The museum is not sure of the make of the pump as it is fully enclosed and has no markings on the bed. All control levers, including the lever to engage the pump, are on the pump panel. There is also a chemical cylinder located between the pump and the booster lines.