The Evanston Fire Department recently took delivery of a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 100′ TDA for Truck 22. Several readers pointed us to a Pierce delivery photo that was posted this week to the Pierce Flickr site.
Evanston's new tillered aerial. Pierce photo
Larry Shapiro visited Evanston firefighters as they trained with the new unit this week. The new Truck 22 (312) is not yet in service.
Evanston Truck 22 at the city yards prior to being put into service. It is a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 100' TDA. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston firefighters take turns operating the aerial as part of their training on the new piece. Larry Shapiro photo
The design and layout of this unit is very different from the 1990 TDA that it is replacing. Larry Shapiro photo
The new TDA has H-Style jacks which extend out perpendicular from the body, where the older unit had swing-out jacks that nested under the turntable. Larry Shapiro photo
The new unit has high-side compartments with slide-out trays. The older truck had more compartment space though since it carried fewer ground ladders. Larry Shapiro photo
Truck 22 has the same configuration as Evanston Engine 23 with a raised-roof Arrow XT cab. Larry Shapiro photo
The new truck has job #24044 and work order #12603375. Larry Shapiro photo
The current Truck 22 is this 1990 Pierce Lance 105' TDA with a ladder made for Pierce by Smeal. Larry Shapiro photo
The outgoing truck carried Pierce #E-5511. Larry Shapiro photo
The old and new trucks siting side-by-side show some of the differences in the two units, and how fire apparatus has changed over the last 20+ years. Larry Shapiro photo
A group shot with firefighters from Truck 22, Engine 22, and Engine 21. Larry Shapiro photo
