New tower ladder for Oak Park (more)

Images of the new tower ladder for Oak Park from the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page

New tower ladder for Oak Park. Fire Service, Inc. photo

Fire Service, Inc. photo

thanks Josh

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3 Comments

#1 by Mike Mc on June 22, 2014 - 8:30 PM

Bill: I agree with your concern that it may not have been the best idea for Oak Park to replace a tower ladder that has a pump with a straight tower ladder, especially in an era when quints are common place. But such is the choice they made. We are quickly dimissed as “fans” who have nothing better to do. (O.K., there is some truth there!) Let’s hope it works out for all concerned. Perhaps they have inside information, or at least hope of, getting a third engine back in service in the future.

WIth Local 2’s contract and the staffing requirements being extended for another five years (technically it is a new contract and not an extension) I’m reasonably sure you can forget about serious mutual aid agreements between the city and suburbs for a while.
#2 by Bill Post on June 22, 2014 - 4:42 PM

( My previous post was prematurely sent)
The Chicago fire department has very few (if any) automatic aid agreements but it wouldn’t be a bad idea if Oak Park and Chicago would have some type of an automatic aid agreement where the CFD would be sent in on alarms on the north/east end of Oak Park if any of the Oak Park companies were unavailable at the time.
#3 by Bill Post on June 22, 2014 - 4:17 PM

It’s a not a bad looking rig and I am aware of the reasons that Oak Park chose a dry Truck (no pump or booster tank) this time, as they feel that their two remaining Engine companies usually arrive within a few minutes after the truck arrives on the scene ,however I was wondering if both of the Engines happen to be tied up on other runs do they ever send a mutual aide Engine on a change of quarters to Oak Park to keep them covered.
The west end of Oak Park really isn’t that far from the Forest Park and River Forest Fire departments however if a fire comes in and it’s on the northeast end of town (near the Chicago Border) it could be a pretty good wait for the next in companies especially if some of the Oak Park companies are unavailable at the time. I know that the Chicago Fire department has very few