Archive for March 12th, 2017

Cicero Fire Department history

Excerpts from wthr.com:

A piece of firefighting history has left an Indianapolis museum and is headed for the auction block.

The 1889 American La France steam engine was loaned to the the Indianapolis Firefighters Museum in 1994 by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Foundation. The foundation is auctioning several items this Saturday (March 11) and the engine is among those up for bid.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to have had such a beautiful piece of firefighting history on display in our museum for the last 24 years. We hope that wherever the Steamer lands, it will provide as much enjoyment to them as it did for us,” Indianapolis Firefighters Local 416 President Hank Harris said.

The engine served the community of Cicero, Illinois and has long generated the most interest from visitors at the museum, IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith wrote in a release. Reith says visitors often stopped to ask how the engine worked and how many horses it took to pull it.

The museum is located at 748 Massachusetts Avenue in the old IFD Fire Station #2, which is the oldest fire station in Marion County. It was built in the late 1870s. The museum opened in 1994.

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Long Grove FD orders new engine (more)

Updated photos of the engine being built for Long Grove at E-ONE so 140766

Fire truck being built

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Working fire in Chicago, 3-11-17

This from Steve Redick:

48 W Garfield Blvd, Saturday (3/11/17). Looks like squad 5 has a length or 2 of 1 3/4 strapped to the front bumper to use off an engine or divider … cool!

Steve

Chicago FD Squad 5

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fire scene in Chicago

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firefighter climbs aerial ladder

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Chicago FD Engine 84

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Chicago FD Ambulance 1

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Chicago FD Truck 51

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Chicago FD Engine 50

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Working fire in Niles, 3-10-17

This from Steve Redick:

This was an auto inside a detail shop  at 8821 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Niles … not much to see firewise but a few decent rig shots. Both of Niles’ new pumpers as well as their newer tower and Morton Grove’s newest engine
Des Plaines FD Tower Ladder 61

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Niles FD Tower 2

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Niles FD Engine 3

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North Maine FPD Engine 1

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Morton Grove D Engine 5

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fire trucks at night fire scene

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Niles FD Engine 2

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aftermath of car repair shop fire

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