Private company
Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company
Defunct American motor vehicle manufacturer
The Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company was an Ohio-based fire truck manufacturer. The company was founded in 1910 by John P Ahrens and Charles H Fox and built its first motorized fire engine in 1911. By the end of the following year production of horse-drawn fire apparatus ceased completely.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryautomotive industry1
- HeadquartersCincinnati1
- Websitewww.hmeahrensfox.com
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The Ahrens-Fox Fire Engine Company was an Ohio-based fire truck manufacturer. The company was founded in 1910 by John P Ahrens and Charles H Fox and built its first motorized fire engine in 1911. By the end of the following year production of horse-drawn fire apparatus ceased completely. Since then, over 1500 pieces of fire apparatus were built until 1977. Ahrens-Fox fire engines were recognizable by the chromed sphere above the pump that held air and smoothed the outgoing pressure fluctuations from the piston pump.2
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Links
- Websitewww.hmeahrensfox.com1
- WikipediaAhrens-Fox Fire Engine Company
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ552568
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsAhrens-Fox Fire Engine Company photo by ShanHams, CC BY-SA 4.0