The Crimson Fire, Inc. website shows a new engine on a Spartan Gladiator chassis in the early stages of construction which is being built for the Palatine Fire Department. The new unit will have a 1,500-GPM pump and carry 500 gallons of water. Palatine has one Crimson engine currently in their fleet. Engine 84 was built in 2007 on a Spartan Diamond chassis with 750 gallons of water on-board.
Archive for September 10th, 2011
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD is expecting delivery of their new Pierce 105′ quint next week. It will be black over red with a black ladder similar to the new truck in Homewood.
Lincolnshire Truck 53 is almost complete at Pierce. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
The breakaway tip to the fly section of the ladder is painted green. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
The sign plate on the ladder has been completed. Truck 53 has a Wil-Burt telescoping flood light which can be seen mounted alongside the ladder sign on top of the compartments. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
The driver's side of Truck 53. Compartment door handles and a cover for the pump panel are missing. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
A view of the driver's area in the cab. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
The department added the painted grill with the American flag. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
With the cab tilted, the roof top extensions and the ari conditioner are visible. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods photo
In addition, the first of the existing Lincolnshire-Riverwoods units to have the white roof repainted black is Engine 51 which recently came back from the paint shop. Engine 52 is due to go out for bodywork and a new black roof shortly.
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51 is the first unit in the department to have a black roof. This is the new color scheme which the department recently adopted. Larry Shapiro photo
