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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty Fire Truck - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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We're always up for a good cause, and that's exactly what this <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> Super Duty Fire Truck represents. According to Ford, it will make an initial $10,000 contribution to the Los Angeles County Firefighters Widows and Orphans Fund, plus $10 for each person that visits its stand at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show/">LA Auto Show</a> and another $20 for every person that takes a test drive in a new Ford vehicle throughout the duration of the show - up to a maximum of another $6,000 per day.<br />
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Naturally, Ford is looking for a little exposure along the way, and we don't really have any problem with that. After all, it's certainly not uncommon to see <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f-series+super+duty">Super Duty</a> chassis cabs upfitted as fire department vehicles, and that's exactly what Ford has on display right now in LA. Included in the makeover are a 300-gallon water tank, eight-gallon foam cell, two pumps, an electric rewind reel with 150 feet of hose, three-stage winch with 8,000-pound capacity and 100 feet of wire rope.<br />
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Naturally, the top-spec 6.7-liter turbocharged diesel <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/beware-the-scorpion-2011-ford-super-duty-gets-all-new-6-7-liter/">Power Stroke V8 engine</a> is present and accounted for, along with a heavy-duty TorqShift six-speed automatic transmission that features available Live Drive Power Take Off (PTO), which allows the truck's engine to power axillary equipment whether the truck is stationary or in motion. See more in the press release after the break and check out our photo gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/">2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty Fire Truck</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a> / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LA 2009: Ford Super Duty Fire Truck developed for charity, doing good in LA</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/">LA 2009: Ford Super Duty Fire Truck developed for charity, doing good in LA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19263653/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty Fire Truck - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br />
We're always up for a good cause, and that's exactly what this <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/ford/">Ford</a> Super Duty Fire Truck represents. According to Ford, it will make an initial $10,000 contribution to the Los Angeles County Firefighters Widows and Orphans Fund, plus $10 for each person that visits its stand at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/la-auto-show/">LA Auto Show</a> and another $20 for every person that takes a test drive in a new Ford vehicle throughout the duration of the show - up to a maximum of another $6,000 per day.<br />
<br />
Naturally, Ford is looking for a little exposure along the way, and we don't really have any problem with that. After all, it's certainly not uncommon to see <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f-series+super+duty">Super Duty</a> chassis cabs upfitted as fire department vehicles, and that's exactly what Ford has on display right now in LA. Included in the makeover are a 300-gallon water tank, eight-gallon foam cell, two pumps, an electric rewind reel with 150 feet of hose, three-stage winch with 8,000-pound capacity and 100 feet of wire rope.<br />
<br />
Naturally, the top-spec 6.7-liter turbocharged diesel <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/08/31/beware-the-scorpion-2011-ford-super-duty-gets-all-new-6-7-liter/">Power Stroke V8 engine</a> is present and accounted for, along with a heavy-duty TorqShift six-speed automatic transmission that features available Live Drive Power Take Off (PTO), which allows the truck's engine to power axillary equipment whether the truck is stationary or in motion. See more in the press release after the break and check out our photo gallery below.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/">2011 Ford F-550 Super Duty Fire Truck</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-f-550-super-duty-fire-truck/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/f550firetruck_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a> / Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: Ford]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>LA 2009: Ford Super Duty Fire Truck developed for charity, doing good in LA</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/">LA 2009: Ford Super Duty Fire Truck developed for charity, doing good in LA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19263653/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/04/ford-super-duty-fire-truck-la-2009/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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