The Lemont Fire Protection District has taken delivery of a Ferrara MVP pumper on an Igniter chassis. The rescue pumper has a 1,500-GPM pump and a 750-gallon water tank. It carries Ferrara job # H-4758.
Archive for October, 2011
Lemont receives new Ferrara
Oct 25
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District received their new 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 105′ quint this month. Karl Klotz photographed the new Truck 53 prior to it going into service. The new quint sports the department’s new color scheme replacing the white roof with black.
The new Pierce will replace a 100′ Seagrave quint on a single rear axle.
The following information comes to us from Keith Grzadziel, a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic with the Bridgeview Fire Department.
- Berwyn Fire Department has ordered a Pierce PUC, 100′ medium duty aerial quint, with a Velocity cab/chassis. It will have a 1,500-gpm pump, 300-gallon tank, and powered by a Cummins ISX 500hp
- Geneva Fire Department has ordered a Pierce rescue pumper with an Impel cab/chassis, a 1,500-gpm pump, 500 gallons of water and a Cummins ISL 450hp
- Bristol-Kendall FPD has two – Pierce CAFS pumpers on order with Saber cab/chassis, 1,250-gpm pumps, 1,000-gallon tanks and also Cummins ISL 450hp engines
Frankfort Truck 5
Oct 22
CFD updates at Crimson
Oct 21
Bill Friedrich found the following links to the ‘in progress’ section of the Crimson Fire website which show the current production photos of the engine for the Chicago Fire Department Training Academy and the engine for O’Hare Airport (Crimson #211033-01).
The chassis were featured HERE.
New CFD deliveries
Oct 21
Bill Friedrich submitted images of several recent CFD assignments. He also reports that:
There is one more Truck at the shops awaiting to go in service at Truck 61. E-341
Jack Connors informs us that Truck 56 has received their new Spartan Gladiator/Crimson 103′ aerial.
Fox Lake is on the site
Oct 20
The Fox Lake Fire Department and Fire Protection District in Lake County has been added to the site. They have four stations although Station1, their original station, is unmanned. Their staffing is a combination of career, contract, and paid-on-call personnel.
As their namesake suggests, their district has quite a few lakes, and as such they have five boats housed in their stations. The apparatus is all by Alexis Fire Equipment and built on chassis by Spartan, with two exceptions. Tanker 2262 was built by E-ONE on a chassis by Federal Motors with a Hurricane cab, and reserve Engine 2223 was built by FMC on the first of three Super Command Cab chassis by Spartan featuring the original square design.
Spartan chassis in the department represent Gladiators, Diamonds, and Metro Stars with various door and roof configurations.
CFD moves into new firehouse
Oct 19
Tinley Park updates
Oct 19
The Tinley Park Fire Department has replaced the Dodge van at station 2 that was assigned to the fire investigation unit with the 2007 Chevy Suburban that was formerly Battalion 202. A 2003 Chevy Tahoe has now been assigned as Battalion 202. Karl Klotz updated the photos for both.