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#1 by Martin Nowak on January 30, 2013 - 9:31 AM
Eric, as cool as that would be. CFD wouldn’t go International until a bid is made and International bids lower. I like international trucks over all and i would really love to see a workstar in CFD colors. A Terrastar Ambulance in fact would be nice as you see out East they’ve become more poplar than out here. From what I heard CFD is getting New Ford F-450s. New ones and also getting rechassis. Not going to say it is 100% true but that’s what I heard and I’m going off of what they already have. If we got some Terrastars in the fleet, it would be really cool.
#2 by Bob on January 29, 2013 - 11:15 PM
Crap. You’re right Dennis. I remember seeing the LED lights on the spare rig. Il be quiet now.
#3 by Dennis on January 29, 2013 - 7:43 PM
Bob, Squad 5 was NOT in their assigned rigs that night. They were w/o the snorkel. They had the spare squad (X-Eng. 23’s ALF). The turret rigs are not getting rebuilt anytime soon. 6-7-1 is slated for the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago. But hey nothing happenes till it happenes.
#4 by Eric on January 29, 2013 - 5:53 PM
But as a true Cfd member, rumor is to rebuild the turrets on an international workstar chassis. Also rumor is the new ambo will be built on the terra star chassis
#5 by Bob on January 29, 2013 - 2:42 PM
The false was directed towards someone when he said they were waiting at the shops for another rig. Because that night they were in both their marked regular apparatus. Not a big deal.
#6 by Dennis on January 29, 2013 - 12:58 PM
ok so then what was the “False” about? When you say they went down to the 5-11, they didn’t go down to the 5-11, they went for fuel at Irons. I know it’s near there, I have gotten fuel there before. I also passed them turning into the fuel depot when we were coming around to 39th from 38th st.
#7 by Bob on January 28, 2013 - 9:02 PM
Dennis, never once did I say they responded to the 5-11. Once they picked up from Mozart, they took a ride, in service, down to the 5-11. Just so happens Iron Street is right there.
#8 by Scott on January 28, 2013 - 7:19 PM
Tom, CFD did NOT use the suburbs. CFD relocates their own companies as they do for all extra alarms. The reserve Snorkel is kept with Eng 35 (Trk 28).
#9 by Tom on January 28, 2013 - 5:38 PM
What did CFD do for station coverage when the 5-11 was called for. Did CFD call in the suburbs?
Also is the reserve snorkel the one marked snorkel 1 that is a Segrave and kept at the shops
#10 by Dennis on January 28, 2013 - 4:08 PM
Ok Bob…….Squad 5 DID NOT respond to the 5-11, because it was north of 39th St ( the divide line for squad 1 and 5) they left the Still & Box on Mozart and went to Irons St. for fuel then responded to the Still in the high-rise at 49th and King Dr. (someone smelled smoke from the fire on Ashland) also Sqd 5 WAS OOS that morning (both rigs had to be towed to North Ave.) because of bad fuel.
#11 by Bob on January 28, 2013 - 1:25 PM
False. When Squad 5 picked up from the S&B at 66th and Mozart, they drove down to the 5-11 in service. I know this because as we were pulling up on the 3-11 Squad 5 was responding to a Still in a high-rise cruising eastbound down 39th St. From the 5-11.
#12 by Sebastian on January 27, 2013 - 5:00 PM
How can both peices of squad 5 be down simotaneously??
#13 by Steve on January 27, 2013 - 4:13 PM
Both of squad 5’s apparatus were broke down and had to be towed out of quarters the day of the 5-11 and were at the shops for most of the day waiting for another rig.
#14 by DMc77 on January 27, 2013 - 3:56 PM
Bill- Just before this alarm came in there was a still and box in the 7000 blk of south Mozart for a house fire with entrapment. It turned out to be a small fire that was struck out before all the box companies got in, but I think that was enough to make the difference between the office sending 5-5-1 vs. 5-5-5.
#15 by Bill Post on January 27, 2013 - 3:13 PM
I have a good question. What happened to Squad 5? Not only is Squad 5 much closer to the fire (less then 3 miles down Ashland avenue) but even if Squad 1 were to take the expressways, Squad 5 would beat them in. Perhaps Squad 5 was on another run? I certainly hope that Pershing Road is no longer the boundary line between Squad 5 and Squad 1, as at one time it was the boundary between the squads however I would think that it would no longer be the case.
#16 by Bill Post on January 27, 2013 - 2:57 PM
DMc77, thanks for the correction on Truck 8’s response. it seemed odd to see them on both alarms.
#17 by DMc77 on January 27, 2013 - 1:46 PM
Truck 8 (still truck) should be listed as Truck 18 on the 2-11
#18 by Jim Mac Donald on January 27, 2013 - 1:31 PM
How many 5-11s do you see in a lifetime? My dad took me to my first at Gee Lumber on 79th st.
#19 by spoung45 on January 27, 2013 - 1:26 PM
Both Hose wagons and both turret wagons! It’s rare you get 1 called out. And pulling 6-7-1 out of semi-retirement the next day.
#20 by KB on January 27, 2013 - 1:15 PM
The change of quarters had to be an absolute disaster.