Archive for October, 2020

New ambulance for Lemont FPD

From the LifeLine Ambulance website:

4820 – Lemont Fire Protection District

Model: Superliner Type I

Module Size: 167″Headroom:74″

Chassis Make: Dodge chassis 5500 4WD

new Life Line ambulance for the Lemont FPD

Life Line Emergency Vehicles

new ambulance for the Lemont FPD

Life Line Emergency Vehicles

Life Line Type I ambulance

Life Line Emergency Vehicles

thanks Martin

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House fire in Lockport, 10-22-20

From the Lockport Township Fire Protection District Facebook page:

Active Incident- House Fire District 4-Full Still Alarm Level. Engine Company 4 arrived with heavy fire showing in a single story residence.

District 4 House Fire 10/22. Crews made a quick knock down of the fire and no major injuries reported.

Firefighters battle house fire

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New quint for the North Palos Fire Protection District

From the Fire Service Inc. Facebook page:

Congratulations North Palos Professional Firefighters Local #4323 on their order of a new 2021 E-ONE Fire Trucks HM110 Quint!

new fire truck for the North Palos FPD in Illinois

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new fire truck for the North Palos FPD in Illinois

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thanks Danny

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Palatine Fire Department news

Palatine FD Press Release

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As seen around … Chicago

This from Mike Lopina:

Downtown yesterday morning when I spotted these funny colored rigs a long way from home outside Eng 42’s house. At first I thought they were on a change but turns out they were doing a drill with 5-1-5 and Squad 1.
Rosenbauer Commander squad in Chicago

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New engine for West Chicago FPD (more)

Updated production photos of the new engine for West Chicago FPD

fire engine being built for the West Chicago FPD

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

Ferrara fire engine being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

fire engine being built for the West Chicago FPD

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

fire engine being built for the West Chicago FPD

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

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New ambulance for the Hometown Fire Protection District

From the Fire Service Inc Facebook page:

Congratulations Hometown Fire Protection District on the recent delivery of a new 2021 Road Rescue Emergency Vehicles Type III! 

We appreciate your continued loyalty & are confident your community will benefit from this quality emergency vehicle! 

Specs: Ford E-450 chassis, 7.3L gas engine, 165″ module, Stryker Powerload System, inverter, Federal Signal LED lighting package.

Road Rescue type 3 ambulance

Fire Service Inc photo

Road Rescue type 3 ambulance

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Hometown FPD Ambulance 472

Fire Service Inc photo

new ambulance interior

Fire Service Inc photo

thanks Danny

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NFFF Memorial Weekend Ceremony

2020NFFF Memorial Weekend Ceremony

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2020NFFF Memorial Weekend Ceremony

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New tower ladder for Flossmoor (more)

This from Larry Shapiro:

Another shot of the new tower ladder for Flossmoor

2020 Rosenbauer Commander 75' mid-mount Cobra platform aerial

Larry Shapiro photo

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New Engine for Prospect Heights (more)

Updated production photos of the new engine for Prospect Heights

stainless steel fire engine being built

Alexis Fire photo

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