While visiting the Alexis facility to inspect a refurb for his department, North Maine FPD District Chief Mike Fox took these pre-delivery photos of the new Spartan Metro Star/Alexis rescue squad for Carol Stream in Division 12 (Dupage County) which was scheduled for delivery yesterday.
A head-on shot of the Spartan cab on Carol Stream's new squad 235. Mike Fox photo
Carol Stream's new walk-around squad with a stubby Spartan Metro Star cab. Mike Fox photo
A new Ford E450/Osage Type III ambulance is awaiting striping in Franklin Park before it goes into service. The demo unit is currently solid white.
The Addison Fire Department in Division 12 (Dupage County) recently put a new ambulance into service. They purchased a 2007 IHC 4300/Medtec Type I demonstrator which is currently in service as Medic 130 out of Station 3. An interesting note though for apparatus followers is that Addison rotates their apparatus between stations. The unit number for responses corresponds to the station where it is housed, not a particular unit. So, as this new unit is currently Medic 130, it might be assigned to Station 2 in the future where it will run (and be labeled) as Medic 120. Addison uses numbers on rigid signs which slide in and out of a frame on either side of the apparatus to depict the current assignment. This applies to the engines and trucks as well.
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