From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:
3) 2016 Cyclone Pumpers
From Josh Boyajian:
Engine 50 is FDD658
Engine 73 is FDD-659
Engine 121 is FDD-660
Fire Service, Inc. photo
Fire Service, Inc. photo
Fire Service, Inc. photo
Fire Service, Inc. photo
the full series of posts tracking these engines is HERE
#1 by eugene O on July 25, 2016 - 11:09 AM
hey guys love the new engines, anyone know who getting the hand me downs engine 73 and engine 50. I would love to see one go to engine 80 i live around this firehouse for 20 years. THANK YOU
#2 by Josh on July 23, 2016 - 10:05 PM
Those are not 3 Speakers in the bumper, two are covers for the air horn, and the middle one is the speaker for the EQ2B
#3 by FFPM571 on July 23, 2016 - 9:01 PM
3 speakers… 2 sirens 1 speaker for the electronic siren 2 speakers for the Electronic Q siren
#4 by David on July 20, 2016 - 2:20 PM
Nice looking rigs! Also interesting to see that they come with three sirens. Not sure but I think that previous CFD pumpers used to have just one.
#5 by Donald Jimerson on July 18, 2016 - 2:43 PM
I believe engine 73 and 121 is more than 2 miles apart! Only thing is that I was wondering with the height of the raised roof will this rig fit in 73’s house
#6 by Bill Post on July 19, 2016 - 12:50 PM
Donald, that’s why I said that they were “about two miles apart”. Technically speaking Engines 73 and 121 are slightly over 2 miles apart if you travel in straight lines (using Halsted to 95th street or 87th to Ashland,) however if you use VIncennes then the distance is cut slightly as Vincennes goes at an angle . I had already did the measurements when I submitted my comment and both houses were less then 2 .5 miles apart. Using Vincennes they are 2 miles apart.
Anyway it is unusual that two of the Engines are being assigned to the same (21st) Battalion. Previously the CFD would try and spread out new rigs.
#7 by John on July 18, 2016 - 2:30 PM
Josh, Thanks for the pictures. Those new e-one engines look sharp!! John
#8 by Bill Post on July 16, 2016 - 3:24 PM
Aiden just because it says “paramedic equipped engine” doesn’t mean that it is a paramedic equipped engine. A few years ago I saw a new rig with the same printing on it’s side go in service on another BLS Engine company. They just have most of them with that printing on them but the fire department will not necessarily assign it to an ALS company. Since Truck 40 is already an ALS company I really don’t see them so equipping Engine 121 unless they were to remove Truck 40’s ALS status. There are still a number of fire stations in Chicago without any ALS companies and they would be more likely candidates to have an ALS company put in service.
#9 by Aidan Hughes on July 16, 2016 - 1:38 PM
That means Engine 121 is an ALS unit right now. I wonder what will happen to Engine 73’s rig? By the way, these engines look really nice!
#10 by Bob on July 16, 2016 - 12:48 PM
No one noticed in the side view of Engine 121, it says “paramedic equipped engine”.
#11 by Tony on July 16, 2016 - 12:39 PM
Engine 50 runs a 2002 Spartan Luverne.
#12 by Bill Post on July 16, 2016 - 11:33 AM
These new Engine reassignments where a little unusual this time as two of the new Engines (121 and 73) are only about 2 miles apart and are both assigned to the same Battalion (21) so they really aren’t spreading the new rigs out very much. I am assuming that Engine 73’s current rig and possibly Engine 50’s current rig will be reassigned to one of the other companies that are still using the 1997, HME/ Luvernes which are the oldest Engines in frontline service. Engine 121 was using one of the the 1997 HME /Luvernes so that companies reassignment is not really a surprise. However Engine 121 is not an ALS Engine company as of now and Truck 40 is the ALS company that is running out of their station instead. Engine 73 is definitely one of the busier ALS companies in the city and Engine 50 is also an ALS company however they were recently reassigned a hand me down rig.
As of the now the oldest rigs in front line service are assigned to Engines 94,28, 104 and 80 which are the long wheel base HME/Luvernes. Those are also the ones without the roll up cabinet doors on them. Most likely two of them would now get the hand me downs from Engine 73 and 50.
#13 by Matthew G on July 16, 2016 - 9:36 AM
Nice, no nonsense look to them. Glad these companies are getting new rigs.
#14 by Michael M on July 16, 2016 - 7:19 AM
Nice to see the pumpers completed. Also glad that Engines 50 and 121 will be getting two of them. What is Engine 50 currently running with? I know 121 is one of the last remaning Luvernes.
#15 by Bill Post on July 16, 2016 - 11:15 AM
Michael , I understand that Engine 50 relatively recently had been reassigned a 2002 model Spartan Luverne that was originally assigned to Engine 82 and was until recently being used as a spare rig. I hope that they reassign it to one of the Engines that are still using the 1997 HME (long wheel base) Luvernes which are the oldest rigs in front line service.