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New engine for Niles

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Village of Niles, IL – 2016 Dash CF PUC pumper 1500/500

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9 Comments

• #1 by cmk420 on May 26, 2016 - 9:20 PM

  

  So, is there a reason why Niles has as many reserve rigs as they do front-line rigs? With only two stations, seems like too much.

• #2 by Bob on May 26, 2016 - 7:53 PM

  

  This is just a guess. The rig that Eng 2 has now was originally going to Eng 3. If you look at photos of the 2 engines the lettering is a little different. I wonder if they forget to change the lettering when they ordered the 2nd rig?

• #3 by Bill Post on May 25, 2016 - 8:12 PM

  

  Thanks for the information Mabas Guy.
  Joe you make a good point about Engine 3 not getting assigned the new rig as Engine 2’s 2013 rig is barely three years old. The way that Niles is laid out, Station 2 is sandwiched in between North Maine Station 1, Park Ridge Station 36, and Morton Grove Station 5. Niles has automatic aide agreements with North Maine and Morton Grove so Niles Tower 2 responds as the first due truck in both districts. They don’t however have the same agreement with Park Ridge. Lutheran General Hospital is only a few blocks west of Niles Station 2 but located on the south side of Dempster which is in Park Ridge. Niles isn’t first due on the still alarm even though they are the closest fire station. If a fire is upgraded to a Code 4, then Niles Engine 2 is the third engine due after Park Ridge and North Maine. Niles Tower 2 isn’t due at all to the hospital. Park Ridge has Des Plaines Tower 61 as the second due truck instead. The Niles truck isn’t due there at all.
  Phoenix Arizona has a much more comprehensive system where most of the fire departments in the Phoenix metro area have a unified dispatch system and the nearest fire companies are always sent regardless of the town bouderies.

• #4 by MABAS 21 on May 25, 2016 - 7:05 PM

  

  When Niles reassigned the former 2013 Engine 2, was the apparatus relettered to match the new Engine 2 and Tower? I’m also surprised that they are still running a 2001 Chevy for the Battalion Chief’s vehicle.

• #5 by MABAS GUY on May 25, 2016 - 2:47 PM

  

  Niles UPDATE

  Tower 2 2014 Pierce Dash CF PUC
  Niles Ambulance 2 – 2014 IHC 4300/Horton Type I
  Engine 2 2016 Dash CF PUC pumper 1500/500
  BC 201 2001 Chevy
  Engine 2R 2001 Pierce
  Ambulance 2R
  Truck 2 1997 Pierce Lance

  Engine 3 2013 Pierce ( Ex Engine 2)
  Engine 3R 2001 Pierce
  Ambulance 3
  Ambulance 3R

  1996 Pierce will be disposed of

• #6 by Crabby Milton on May 25, 2016 - 11:38 AM

  

  I don’t know enough about them either. But it does sound like “first in first out” where the oldest rigs get assigned to lesser duty and finally reserve or spare.

• #7 by Joe on May 25, 2016 - 9:46 AM

  

  Currently, according to this site, Niles engine 2 is a 2013 Pierce Dash CF PUC 1500/500/25/25. Even their spare (2R) is a 2001 Pierce Saber 1250/500/30. Seems both of those rigs are too new to be replaced. However, their engine 3 is a 1996 Pierce Saber 1250/500, so this may be a hand me down situation. Although, I’m somewhat doubting the info on the site if the 1996 is still running in front line service while the 2001 is a spare. I don’t know enough about Niles to say what the actual situation is though. Does engine 3 not get enough runs to justify getting them their own new rig?

• #8 by FARTIN' FRED on May 25, 2016 - 9:20 AM

  

  Isn’t Niles current engine 2 like, only a couple years old??

• #9 by Crabby Milton on May 25, 2016 - 7:23 AM

  

  Nice and no non sense look for this one.

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