ARestored Piece of Oceanside History Returns

On November27, 2022, Columbia Engine Company 1 of the Oceanside Fire Department invited people to see their1947 Mack fire truck, which they recently got back following a four-yearrestoration. Built in the mid-1940s, the rig first served the Oceanside Fire Department for12 years before it went on to various otherassignments including with the Highland Fire Company in Florida. Following its tenure in the Sunshine State the ‘47 Mack landed back in Oceanside in 2006. Overthe past fouryears the rig underwent a significant restoration, at times delayed by Covid; but the rig looks as good as the day it came from the factory. Among those in attendance forthe unveiling was iconic Mack fire truck salesman Karl Thuge who, in 1946, was a Mack employee who had worked on the Columbia project. - Fire News photos by K2MPhotography.com