Clark purchased this pumper from the Ensign Bickford fire department in 1936 and this truck continued as working piece of fire apparatus well into the 1950s.
One special piece of fire apparatus still owned by the LAFD is the original 1921 Reo Speedwagon pumper truck (designated LA-1) that was the first piece of fire equipment owned by the LAFD. The oldest active station is the North Granby station located on North Granby Road also hosts two pieces of apparatus – this station was built in 1965 to replace the original North Granby station The West Granby station on Route 20 was opened in 1970 and is home to two pieces of apparatus. The Center station located on Salmon Brook Street was built in 1987 and holds three pieces of apparatus. The LAFD currently has three stations throughout town. The initial station for the LAFD was actually located on Lost Acres Road with a new station being built on North Granby road in the 1940s. In February 1941 the department was incorporated with 31 members being active at time. Prior to 1936 the town of Granby was protected by the Ensign Bickford fire department in Simsbury. Seeing as most of the people that worked for HB Clark came from Granby, he offered the services to the town and they accepted. The fire protection service was first offered to East Hartland but the service was declined. The name Lost Acres comes from the name of the Clark estate located in East Hartland and Granby which was where the first truck was kept, in Clark’s barn. Clark was a fire commissioner for the city of Hartford and established the department with eleven members on June 1, 1936. The LAFD was founded by longtime resident Horace B. For 75 years the LAFD has been providing fire and rescue services to the citizens of Granby. In 2011 the Lost Acres Fire Department celebrated the 75 th anniversary of the formation of the department.
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