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New engine for Batavia

This from Brian Murphy:

Here are a few ‘quickie’ pictures of our brand-new E-One Typhoon 1500-GPM pumper. It should be in-service at Station 1 within the next 2 weeks after all firefighters receive training. It’s our first E-One- can’t wait to try it out!

Brian Murphy photo

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#1 by rusty on January 18, 2015 - 9:13 PM

Its a nice truck with a nice touch with the saying. The Engine looks very traditional and a nice low hosebed. Batavia should be proud of what their committee designed with the great folks at E-One.
#2 by rusty on January 18, 2015 - 9:10 PM

Lets talk about original nice screen name Mabas 21!
#3 by Michael M on January 18, 2015 - 8:56 PM

Nice Truck!
#4 by MABAS 21 on January 18, 2015 - 6:59 PM

Thanks for the history lesson on that Drew. As far as I know, Oak Lawn was the first area department to sport that motto followed by Kankakee.
#5 by B Murphy on January 18, 2015 - 2:32 PM

The new engine will replace our circa late 90’s/early ’00 Pierce rescue-style engine (which was originally used as a rescue squad engine, first in- service as Squad 5, then as Engine 1- as a regular engine company- always having been at Station 1).

Our current Engine 3 (circa 1990 Pierce) is for sale. The current Engine 1 will become Engine 3 and be the reserve engine at Station 1.

The new Engine 1 will continue to operate as a traditional medic engine company, like our Engine 2.
#6 by Drew Smith on January 18, 2015 - 12:45 PM

That motto has been used by numerous departments across the U. S. for more than 40 years. Just Google it. I have a certificate from the Emergency Squad Training Institute issued in 1979 that has that motto on it. Here’s the DoD’s history of its use.

http://www.dodfire.com/history/motto.pdf
#7 by MABAS 21 on January 18, 2015 - 12:01 PM

It’s ironic how everyone steals Oak Lawn’s motto, “The desire to serve, the courage to act, the ability to perform.”
#8 by cmk420 on January 18, 2015 - 11:31 AM

I will ask the obvious question–which front-line engine does this replace & which reserve engine is being retired/sold?
I will say that I like the design & I really like the motto on the side of the engine.