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• #1 by Scott on May 26, 2012 - 10:41 PM

  

  I’ve got to agree with Dennis. I’m not on CFD, but am 25+yrs in the fire service and that would be what I’d expect for all the vehicles like the new CFD ones that I have seen.
  Thanks!

• #2 by Dennis on May 26, 2012 - 9:24 AM

  

  Kevin K-My source is being on the department and talking with the person in charge.

• #3 by Kevin K on May 25, 2012 - 7:29 PM

  

  UHHHHHH……Dennis, I’d love to see/know what your source is.

• #4 by Dennis on May 25, 2012 - 5:14 PM

  

  Guys-This unit is a Triage Unit, this will NOT transport anyone, only ambulances in Chicago transport patients.

  Mike-This was bought with either Homeland money or on a grant, whichever it is, they had to spend the money on this unit or would have lost the money. According to the rules set forth when you get either Homeland money or a grant you MUST use the money for the purpose it’s being applied for.

• #5 by John C. on May 24, 2012 - 10:25 PM

  

  It depends how it’s utilized. Not sure how Chicago will handle it…but some departments run it as a treat-and-go station at big events, others use it strictly at MCIs (gather all the green patients together, that need transport and take them all as one). I’d imagine they’ll just use it as the situation dictates.

• #6 by scott on May 24, 2012 - 9:45 PM

  

  Will this vehicle transport? Does anyone have further info/specs on this? I was under the impression this was supposed to be an on scene mobile treatment area, like an ambulance but not to transport.

  Thanks!

• #7 by John C. on May 24, 2012 - 6:03 PM

  

  Not really, Scott. This doesn’t carry anything that a regular ambulance doesn’t. Just more quantity.

• #8 by scott on May 24, 2012 - 12:44 PM

  

  Is this more of a Mobile emergency room and not an Ambulance?

• #9 by David on May 24, 2012 - 2:28 AM

  

  Really nice rig. I think that in a city with some 3 million residents it’s not such a luxury to have something similar in the fleet. Some other major cities already operate such rigs. NYC had the big Flxible ambo since 1949. Btw, anybody knows about any other new rigs on the way?? What about the squads?!

• #10 by Mike on May 23, 2012 - 8:06 PM

  

  They have money for this? we are driving crappy 6 six year old ambulances that break down every other day. We may never use this rig. what a waste of money!

• #11 by Joe on May 23, 2012 - 4:35 PM

  

  It was up and running for NATO. Staged in a location that made it easy to send wherever it needed to be. There were no incidents that needed the response.

• #12 by Josh on May 23, 2012 - 3:29 PM

  

  Saw these at FDIC, very cool vehicles.

• #13 by John C. on May 23, 2012 - 11:55 AM

  

  Too bad they weren’t able to have it up and running for the NATO protestors….would have been PERFECT. Looks like a nice unit!

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