Niles Fire Department, Dash CF PUC cab and chassis, 100-foot platform quint; Detroit DD13 500-hp engine; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Husky 12 Class A foam system; Harrison 10-kW generator; $1,161,000.
Niles Tower 2. Pierce composite
thanks Ron
#1 by Brian on December 4, 2015 - 2:19 PM
NFPA now requires walkway lighting on aerials which makes seeing the stick / tower in the air easier regardless of color
#2 by Bill Post on December 4, 2015 - 1:56 PM
This may be “water under the bridge” but why did they go to a black Tower Ladder ? Whats the advantage of it? At least a white Tower Ladder stands out and is more visible in the dark amongst the smoke. White Aerials and Tower Ladders are more practical and that is one of the reasons why many fire departments get them that way.
#3 by Erik H on February 27, 2015 - 10:48 AM
Steve Redick got some shots of the new Niles Truck 2 working at a fire in Park Ridge this morning. They are on his Facebook page. So all delays aside, it’s now in service. He stated it was it’s first fire.
#4 by FARTIN' FRED on February 25, 2015 - 9:57 PM
So bottom line: Pierce made a BOO-BOO building that thing, then made the fix? So is the sunuvabitch current being housed at station 2 as PLANNED? …& if so, is station 2’s roof still INTACT to cover it??
#5 by Bob on February 25, 2015 - 6:51 PM
After all of that I just Tower 2 on the radio going on an ambulance run.
#6 by Michael M on February 24, 2015 - 8:58 PM
That’s great that the issue was fixed. Is it still at Pierce? Is it at Niles now?
#7 by Bill S on February 24, 2015 - 7:30 PM
BG tower fits in the center bay only. A couple years ago one of the guys went to pull it in the wrong bay which ws too short…..
NILES Tower fits in the station, minimal clearance however, it fits. When they originally took delivery, Pierce put it on the wrong frame so it did not fit. Pierces fault, they took it back and made the the fix.
#8 by Tom Foley on February 24, 2015 - 4:13 PM
If I were a tax payer in that area, I think I’d be asking some well-educated questions.
#9 by mm on February 24, 2015 - 11:36 AM
Just as a point of reference, they received the tower ladder on July 30, 2014. It went down to public works the next day and hasn’t been seen for any significant time since.
#10 by Shane on February 24, 2015 - 11:05 AM
Buffalo Grove’s newest ladder had that same problem I believe. I believe they were backing it in and they found out the hard way.
#11 by FARTIN' FRED on February 24, 2015 - 9:49 AM
What a COLASSAL MESS this all is
#12 by Mike on February 24, 2015 - 8:53 AM
What I indersatnd was there are clearance issues at the firehouse. They put in their spec that it was supposed to be a certain height. To obtain this certain height required them to modify the rear suspension. Well the rear suspension was put together wrong and hacked on at the factory so it didn’t ride well at all. I don’t know if it ever went in service and how long it spent at Pierce to fix this issue. Miles hasn’t had luck with trucks maybe they should consider a squad instead.
#13 by Marty Coyne on February 24, 2015 - 8:19 AM
Let us not forget CFD purchasing the Morita for Truck 2 that didn’t fit in quarters so they had to swap rigs with Truck 1 back in the early 70’s. Mistakes happen.
#14 by Crabby Milton on February 24, 2015 - 5:52 AM
This is what happens in this “got to have it five minutes ago generation.” This is a fire apparatus that almost every one is specially built for each department that is ordering them. It’s not like the family sedan that is completed on the assembly line in less than an hour or a steak dinner at a restaurant that is at your table in about 15 minutes or so.
#15 by mm on February 24, 2015 - 1:36 AM
harry do you speak english your post is an almost unreadable run on sentence which makes your information’s credibility almost zero so if you want to have your information taken seriously as well as be able to properly communicate in the english language you may want to consider using proper grammar
#16 by harry on February 24, 2015 - 12:16 AM
well for anyones info the tower fit in the station with no problems i dont remember hearing any issues with it going in station i am not saying they did not but from all the times i have gone to niles 2 i have heard nothing about this
#17 by FARTIN' FRED on February 23, 2015 - 11:58 PM
Ha, true! Butt I’d still like to take this new red sunuvabitch for a spin thru town
#18 by FFEMT on February 23, 2015 - 11:11 PM
I’m sorry, I really hate to be rude to our brothers…but how the FRACK do you let this happen? This is a piece of equipment which probably edges close to 1 Million dollars and takes anywhere from 9 months to 2 years to design and build…and you don’t consider where you’re going to house it? The dimensions of an apparatus are NEVER a mystery, it’s very well laid out from the get go (and often times dimensional concerns will be addressed in the bid packet)!
#19 by Michael M on February 23, 2015 - 6:16 PM
I had heard that this truck could not fit into station 2. I had heard that they were having work done at station 2 to enlarge the opening and allow the truck to fit into the station.
#20 by Crabby Milton on February 23, 2015 - 3:07 PM
Nice looking impressive monster.
#21 by DMc77 on February 23, 2015 - 3:04 PM
When is this rig going in service?
#22 by FARTIN' FRED on February 23, 2015 - 2:56 PM
Nice lookin truck!
The new Glenview station 6 also in service, as is new ambulance 7
#23 by harry on February 23, 2015 - 2:46 PM
cool picture almost 6 monthes old and not inservice yet
#24 by FD guy on February 23, 2015 - 2:43 PM
thought niles got this a year or so ago and it would not fit in the station ?