This from Larry Shapiro:
I visited Fox Lake recently and took some photos of the new engine and a new buggy for the battalion
Fox Lake Engine 24 – 2016 Spartan MetroStar LA4MO2GH28 so 82658 2017 Alexis 1500/1000 pumper so# 2318. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro
chassis information for Fox Lake FPD Engine 22
builder info
pump data
Fox Lake FPD BN 22. Larry Shapiro photo
#1 by Shane on June 5, 2017 - 3:22 PM
Fox Lake is starting to change everything to red with the neon stripe. The neon stripe is to keep it’s tradition of having yellow on it’s rigs. Even though this site says Fox Lake has 4 stations, only 3 are staffed 24/7. Mabas 21 is correct with station 1 being used for storage. All of Fox Lakes new rigs will be painted red. They bought an all red engine from Gurnee last year and that’s running as their squad.
#2 by MABAS 21 on June 5, 2017 - 7:03 AM
Are there any plans for Fox Lake repainting newer existing apparatus red? Is their Station #1 only used for storage?
#3 by Sebastian on June 5, 2017 - 4:57 AM
Thanks for clearifying that ffpm 571!
#4 by Dan Meale on June 4, 2017 - 10:32 PM
I realize you should never assume, but I’m going to guess that the yellow pays homage to their many years of using that color with white cab tops.
#5 by ffpm571 on June 4, 2017 - 10:14 PM
Sebastian.. Fox Lake is doing quite well with 4 stations…. Fox river and Countyside is who is hurting… and probably will fold..
#6 by Sebastian on June 4, 2017 - 3:07 PM
Thought fox in the lake was thinking about shuttering
It doors cause they can’t afford anything??
#7 by Bill Post on June 4, 2017 - 2:36 PM
Daniel Hynd, I agree with you the new engine definitely has somewhat of a European look, however I think that is because of the boxiness of the rear of the rig. That is similar to foreign rigs many of which tend to have large roll-up cabinet on the sides. America is going to that style in order to increase their equipment carrying capacity. That rig looks to me like it could probably function as a pumper/squad.
#8 by Michael M on June 3, 2017 - 10:25 PM
looks great! Which station will it be assigned to?
#9 by Mike C on June 3, 2017 - 6:22 PM
Looks great! Congratulations Fox Lake! Best of luck with your new apparatus!!!
#10 by Daniel Hynd on June 3, 2017 - 1:27 PM
It looks European-ish. I think because of the color scheme
#11 by Crabby Milton on June 3, 2017 - 12:37 PM
Beautiful picture! Nice background with those trees of the SPARTAN.