Archive for April 13th, 2016

Cancer message for firefighters (more)

From the Boston Fire Department

Firefighters in Boston are battling a cancer epidemic. But there are steps that can be taken to prevent this terrible disease.

 

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New engine for Peoria Heights

From Global Emergency Products

new fire engine for the Peoria Heights FD

Pierce Saber 1500/500 for Peoria Heights Engine 653. Pierce composite

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New tanker for Peotone

From the Interstate Emergency Vehicles Facebook page:

Peotone Fire Protection District, Peotone, Illinois stainless steel pumper/tanker. Built on a SMEAL S-600 series chassis. Water capacity is 2,500 gallons.

fire truck being built

Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo

fire truck being built

Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo

fire truck being built

Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo

fire truck being built

Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo

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Vintage Chicago 4-11 Alarm fire – November 1989

This from Steve Redick:

Some shots from a 4-11 at Hastings and Wolcott in Chicago. It was a barrel works as I recall and the embers from this drifted a block away and burned out some rooms on the top floor of an occupied apartment building. I forget it’s exact location. We ran down there just as the companies arrived. It may have been a box or maybe they just grabbed units from the 4-11. Truck 1 was used here with their brand new E-One rig with the pre-piped waterway. This was November 1989.

Steve Redick

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

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