From: Alan Wax
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 7:36 PM
Subject: 5-11 Club Needs New CanteenI have been asked to forward a request from the 5-11 Club, who provides canteen and rehab services to the members of the Chicago Fire Department and other area departments.
If anyone knows of an available old ambulance or box truck, the 5-11 Club desperately needs to replace one of its canteen units – it is in dire shape. If you know of a unit that might be available to be donated, please contact Gary Altwasser at 773-965-5599.
Information on the 5-11 Club is viewable at http://www.5-11clubchicago.org/
Thank you,
Alan Wax
Fire Chief
Des Plaines Fire Department
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#1 by ffpm571 on December 18, 2016 - 10:57 AM
Pretty sure they want a DONATION. All these ideas of where to buy a vehicle is fine but those are going to cost them. 5-11 has always relied on donations and volunteer support. As it is even with a donation of a used vehicle there will be costs for converting it into a mobile Rehab unit.
#2 by MABAS 21 on December 17, 2016 - 8:01 PM
Maybe try contacting the Frankfort and Lockport Fire Districts to inquire how and through who they puchased their special ops units. They have Freightliners and Workhorse Vans which are similar to what FedEx and Snap On Tools use. You can view their vehicles on this site for ideas.
#3 by Nicholas Moulopoulos on December 17, 2016 - 3:48 PM
The site for Palatine fire dive van is http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/5867810642.html
#4 by Sebastian on December 15, 2016 - 8:13 PM
Elk grove village has 2 ambos in their lot on beisterfield road
#5 by Daniel Hynd on December 15, 2016 - 6:31 PM
Go to https://www.firetruckmall.com/ and look at what they have.
#6 by FFPMTom on December 15, 2016 - 5:36 PM
Didn’t I read on here in the past month or so that Palatine was trying to get rid of an old dive van?
#7 by Rob on December 15, 2016 - 11:14 PM
It was a private seller
#8 by Crabby Milton on December 15, 2016 - 5:14 PM
UPS never sells their trucks to the public. They tend to run them for many years and then either scrap them or put them on a new chassis.
They’re funny like that with their image.
FEDEX may be worth contacting though or perhaps a bakery.
#9 by LT501 on December 15, 2016 - 4:12 PM
After Christmas, the 5-11 Club may want to reach-out to FedEx or UPS. They may have an older step van which they may wish to donate. Maybe someone reading my reply has connections with either carrier and can help expedite this. Just a thought.