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Archive for July 28th, 2015

Working fire in Gary, 7-27-15

Jul 28

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Scene photos | Comments off

4-story vacant apartment building gutted at 8th and Jackson in Gary in the early morning hours of 6/27/15.

vacant 4-story building fully engulfed in fire

Gary FD photo

vacant 4-story building fully engulfed in fire

Gary FD photo

fire department aerial ladder at ruins of huge fire

Tim Olk photo

fire department aerial ladder at ruins of huge fire

Tim Olk photo

fire department aerial ladder at ruins of huge fire

Tim Olk photo

fire department aerial ladder at ruins of huge fire

Tim Olk photo

fire department aerial ladder at ruins of huge fire

Tim Olk photo

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Area apparatus orders

Jul 28

Posted by Admin in New Apparatus Order | 5 Comments

From Ron Wolkoff:

West Chicago Fire Protection District: top-mount Ferrara pumper with an Igniter cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Waterous CSU 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell.

Cicero Fire Department: Pierce 100-foot aerial quint with a Dash CF cab and chassis; Detroit DD13 500-hp engine; UPF Poly 300-gallon tank; PUC 1,500-gpm pump.

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As seen around … Calumet Park

Jul 28

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 8 Comments

This from Dieterich Herndobler:

I found this picture of Calumet Park’s new E-One engine on the web.

Calumet Park fire engine

photographer unknown

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