This from Tyler Tobolt:
Some Photos of Ambulances and CFD Rigs at the Chicago Blackhawk Rally Today.
CFD Assistant Deputy Chief Paramedic 4-4-11. Tyler Tobolt photo
Arlington Heights Ambulance 3. Tyler Tobolt photo
Rosemont Ambulance 166. Tyler Tobolt photo
Posen FD Ambulance 2802. Tyler Tobolt photo
Evergreen Park Ambulance 34. Tyler Tobolt photo
Chicago Engine 60. Tyler Tobolt photo
MAB 8-8-12. Tyler Tobolt photo
Images of the MVU from Dan McInerney
Dan McInerney photo
Dan McInerney photo
Dan McInerney photo
From Tim Olk:
MABAS Division 10 MVU in Chicago and setup as a second mister.
MABAS Division 10 MVU misting the crowds in Chicago. Tim Olk photo
This morning, the Chicago Fire Department (MABAS Division 9) requested an ambulance strike team (10 ambulances and chief officers) through MABAS Division 3. Later, they upgraded to a 2nd Alarm for an additional strike team.
Images from the event should be updating throughout the day, but the following was distributed by CFD Media.
Mobile Ventilation Unit 9-2-3 was used as a mister to cool the crowds downtown. CFD Media photo
Jun 28
This from Brad Steinweg:
Just wanted to share an update regarding Lansing‘s stations. At one point Lansing had 4 stations, but now they are down to 3. Station 1 located at the intersection of Lake ST & Henry ST has been shut down for good. At one point it housed a Mack CF pumper and 1 ambulance, and was staffed full time, just like the other 3 stations. After being placed out of service, it housed unit 7777, the MABAS 24 fire investigations unit. It was moved out when the station completely shut down. Station 4 on 170th ST next to the police station is now known as Station 1. It houses a tower ladder, 1 ambulance and the MABAS 24 investigator unit.
Jun 28
From Steve Redick:
Since it seems I’ll never see a fire again as they have been virtually eliminated here in Chicago I got sentimental and wanted to share some classic old images I came across….
- The first is a rare shot of a smoke ejector working .. this is way before the recent rebuilds … you can see the smoke issuing from the top of the unit where the fan discharge is …
- Next one is squad 2 … (not FMS 2) but they were reusing the old squad rigs when we had a squad in each district and they only had a few of the Ford Welch units
- A shot of truck 25 setting up a ladder pipe … can’t recall the location but I seem to remember it being a Chinese restaurant of some kind
- Niles Truck 440 … this was in the 6300 block of Touhy, and ironically enough I took this photo standing on the front lawn of the house I would eventually buy …
- Elk Grove Village, classic tiller .. gotta love a Mack Pirsch anything!!
- Niles, IL buggy … I always liked the two Borealis lights, but these were the newer model, not the old classics we are all thinking of … cool none the less
- Not sure if I took this last one .. (might be Gordon Nord’s photo) … old Brookfield Seagrave engine
CFD smoke ejector 9-2-2. Steve Redick photo
Former CFD Squad 2 was previously a Flying Manpower Squad. Steve Redick photo
Setting up the ladder pipe on CFD Truck 25. Steve Redick photo
Niles Truck 440, a custom Pirsch 100′ tractor-drawn aerial. Steve Redick photo
Elk Grove’s Pirsch TDA with a Mack CF tractor. Steve Redick photo
Old Niles Ford Bronco. Steve Redick photo
Seagrave engine from Brookfield FD. Steve Redick collection
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