Type 32 1915-1927 LaFrance/Model "T" Ford, Alf "F" series.Type 31 1915-1929 2-wheel front-drive tractor.Type 30 1914-1914 Front drive, bevel-gear drive water tower.Type 28 1915-1915 Front drive service ladder truck.Type 25 1914-1914 Front drive, straight frame aerial ladder.Type 18 1913-1913 2-wheel front-drive steam fire engine tractor.Type 17 1913-1926 Tractor drawn - aerial, water tower, ladder.
Some of the company's innovations led to changes in the industry, most notably the cab forward style cab. The classical style of the American LaFrance apparatus is easily recognized. Over the years, American LaFrance built thousands of fire trucks including chemical engines, combination pumpers, aerial ladder trucks, Aero Chief snorkel trucks, and even airport crash trucks. ALF delivered its first motorized fire engine in 1907. It also operated a plant in Toronto, Canada, where it sold apparatus under the name Lafrance-Foamite, until 1971. Its corporate offices and manufacturing plant were located in Elmira, New York. The American LaFrance Fire Engine Company was officially formed in 1903. Apparatus built by International included everything from horse drawn steamers, hose wagons, and hook & ladders to chemical engines, water towers and combinations. The International Fire Engine Company, corporate predecessor of American LaFrance, built some steam power fire engines between 1903-1907. Founded in 1873 by Truckson LaFrance and his partners as the LaFrance Manufacturing Company selling hand powered equipment. With roots that go back to approximately 1832, the companies that went on to become American LaFrance built hand drawn, horse drawn, and steam powered fire engines. One of the oldest and most famous fire apparatus manufacturers in America is the American LaFrance Fire Engine Company.