AMERICAN LAFRANCE

CENTURY 2000 SERIES

1986 - 1994

Apparatus Built or Refurbished at Mountain Lane Bluefield VA

and ALF Service Centers

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In 1985, the Figgie International facility, Kersey Manufacturing Company at 600 Mountain Lane, Bluefield, Virginia became the “new” home to American LaFrance. A Ford cab-over chassis, along with a modular body brought from the Southport, NY plant became the first apparatus produced at the ALF/Kersey facility. This apparatus was nick-named “The Rebel” and was sold to the near-by Bluefield, West Virginia Fire Department. Later, the Century 2000 cab was designed and its production was launched with a stainless steel body, canopy-cab, 1000 GPM pumper built for the city of Albany, New York Fire Department. Production of the ALF/Kersey apparatus continued until 1994.  

During that nearly decade long time span, over 100 pieces of fire apparatus were built.  Additionally, several Century2000s were built at the various American LaFrance Service Centers.  Also, many Elmira-Era fire apparatus were refurbished at Bluefield and the Service Centers. Many of those refurbished had their frames extended and Century 2000 cabs attached.

The Rebel

# 2000

The first Century 2000. City of Albany Fire Department, Albany NY

#2001

Skyline Lake Fire Department, Ringwood NJ

#2002

The first 4-door enclosed Century 2000, Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department, Middlebury CT

# 2003 #2004

TWINS for Deer Park Fire Department, Deer Park NY

#2005

Pacemaker Series- Rialto CA

#2006

Elmira era Century cab, Clifton NJ

# 2007

Century 2000 four door sedan cab , Alert Fire Company, Greak Neck NY
Production Highlights
MiddleburyE4
Albany 2000_02
uniondale water chief
Sykesville MD
Pittsburgh PA
Dickson City PA
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Neffsville
Middlebury CT
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I am deeply indebted to the many individuals who have contributed multiple photographs to this work.  My sincere thanks goes out to Scott Fralic, Dave Organ, Mike Martinelli, Ron Bogardus, John Kenealy, Eli Gill, Mike Murphy, George Murphy, Mike Kosydar, Richard Story, Mark Redman, Neal Van Deusen, Maria & Jim Slocum, Patrick Shoop Jr, Jason Giszewski, Dennis Wetherhold Jr, Frank Boyd, and many others.  All known photo credits are on individual pages- please don’t feel slighted if I failed to mention your name here- the photo is greatly appreciated. If you have a photo of any of the apparatus produced at the ALF/Kersey plant or refurbed at any of the Service Centers please forward it to the webmaster so that it may be included in our apparatus pages.