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New engine for Hinsdale

From Drew Gresik:

Here’s the new engine for Hinsdale. It is a 2014 Pierce Saber 1500/750 engine.

Hinsdale Engine 1012 is a 2014 Pierce Saber 1500/750. Drew Gresik photo

Tags: Drew Gresik, Hinsdale Fire Department, Hinsdale orders new fire engine, new fire engine for Hinsdale, Pierce Saber fire engine

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12 Comments

• #1 by Tom Foley on July 15, 2014 - 12:24 AM

  

  Not a fan of a utility truck? Haha!

  I should have prefaced that post in the category of “in the interest of accuracy”…

  Now, back to our regular program…

• #2 by Crabby Milton on July 14, 2014 - 3:00 PM

  

  Thanks for that link for that site. I don’t know if I can handle that much eye candy but darnit I ‘ll try.

• #3 by Tom Foley on July 14, 2014 - 2:26 PM

  

  Indeed. All newer rigs are black over red. Started with the 2008 truck, the 2012 ambo, and a utility truck (added in 2013, I believe). Now, the 2014 engine.

  Here is a pic of the utility truck from a third party. There is no pic on this site yet: http://www.illinoisfiretrucks.com/CHICAGO-METROPOLITAN-AREA-FDs/DUPAGE-COUNTY/HINSDALE-FIRE-DEPARTMENT/i-b2nzk92/A

• #4 by Jim on July 14, 2014 - 2:05 PM

  

  They are hanging on to the 2000 Pierce Saber engine (last yellow pumper) as a second-line rig and getting rid of their older Pierce Lance and the Spartan/3D rescue pumper. Their five year plan showed the 2000 Pierce Saber (1013) getting refurbed this year or next which might mean a new paint job bringing it inline with the new black over red paint scheme.

• #5 by Shane on July 14, 2014 - 1:57 PM

  

  Isn’t there new ambulance, ladder as now this. Lack over red making there whole fleet black over red?

• #6 by Crabby Milton on July 14, 2014 - 11:38 AM

  

  Better to have it and not need it all the time than to not have it and need it five minutes ago. Besides, thanks to MABAS, it will likely not spend most of it’s time in the station.

• #7 by Jim on July 14, 2014 - 11:29 AM

  

  Charlie,

  Is that a problem?

• #8 by Charlie Ward on July 13, 2014 - 8:40 PM

  

  Maybe see 1 real fire a year

• #9 by Rich on July 13, 2014 - 8:31 PM

  

  Nice to see that they getting way from yellow.

• #10 by Big Moe on July 13, 2014 - 7:02 PM

  

  Nice job guys, looks good.

• #11 by Drew on July 13, 2014 - 5:51 PM

  

  This rig replaced both the Spartan and old Pierce engines. They currently have two engines, the truck, two ambos, and a few buggies/staff vehicles.

• #12 by Evan Davis on July 13, 2014 - 2:15 PM

  

  I saw that Engine 1011 was up for sale. Does this new engine 1012 replace it or are they downsizing?

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