Dom Najolia~Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times has an article which states that:
Chicago Fire Department Aerial Tower Truck dual-rear wheels rest in a sidewalk construction site at the corner of Wabash and Congress Parkway Thursday, June 14, 2012 as fire department personel chock the back wheels to prepare it to be pulled out of the construction site.
The truck, Aerial Tower 1, was responding to a reported construction accident when it became stuck in soft ground near the site near East Congress Parkway and South Wabash Avenue, Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford said.
Reports indicate the truck got stuck about 6:30 p.m. Langford said the truck was out and back in service about 8:30 p.m.
The rear wheels of the truck appeared to have gotten stuck in a 2 or 3-feet deep trench along the roadway near the construction site.
“We worry about getting to the scene first and getting the truck out later,” said Langford, noting trucks have gotten stuck at construction sites or in soft areas before.
The fire department got the truck out without having to “resort to anything drastic,” Langford said. Nobody was injured and the truck was not damaged.
“There is a considerable weight on that apparatus,” Langford said. “Once you get them in there, they start sinking.”
#1 by David on June 16, 2012 - 6:59 AM
Spare Truck 1, spare Squads, looks like half of the fleet is now running with spare rigs. This rig is running for some 25 years by now. I was a kid when it was new. I wonder where’s the problem, is it the money or the Fleet management or the new rigs are just so crappy..?!
#2 by Martin on June 15, 2012 - 11:32 PM
Yeah, It’s a reserve.
#3 by Anonymous on June 15, 2012 - 9:24 PM
Does the E257 mean it’s a reserve apparatus? The article says the company is aerial 1 but shows what looks like an older E-one truck, when the normal truck is a 2006 Pierce. I figured it reserve but just wanted to make sure, Thanks.
#4 by chris on June 15, 2012 - 9:09 PM
too bad the shops don`t have any large wreckers anymore could have been out of the hole sooner