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This from Bill Schreiber:

photos are from a visit to Jackson, MN back in April of 2013

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Tags: Bill Schreiber, Chicago FD Snorkel Squad 1, Chicago FD SS1, Chicago Fire Department history, old fire trucks in scrap yard, vintage Chicago FD apparatus in scrapyard

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12 Comments

• #1 by Chuck on January 25, 2021 - 11:18 AM

  

  Going to resurrect Squad 4, Mike if you find one?

• #2 by Michael gallapo on January 25, 2021 - 9:08 AM

  

  By chance are there any Mack MB / platt rigs still around ?. This is the only one I have seen , this rig was originally a flying squad before it was converted to a hazmat unit.

• #3 by John Antkowski on December 2, 2020 - 12:51 PM

  

  Wow!! Hardly anything left for the pickers. Cool pictures! Thanks. John

• #4 by danny on December 2, 2020 - 10:13 AM

  

  the old O’Hare engine painted lime green with the snorkel added was at the Wisconsin location for a while in the 90s as well as the Seagrave engine 12 from O’Hare you could see them from the side of the road driving past. Erikson in MN had a complete 70s Seagrave ladder listed as recent as 4 months ago online and it was pulled out of the field and looked rusty but all there.

• #5 by Michael m on December 1, 2020 - 12:27 PM

  

  I am guessing Squad 1 2000 HME is still in the city as a reserve, I believe Squad 1’s box was junked though. Interesting to see the history.

• #6 by Bill Post on December 1, 2020 - 10:56 AM

  

  Since these photos are seven years old, are they still using the site in Minnesota for junked Chicago fire apparatus?

  One of the more interesting aspects of the junkyard is that two of three former Snorkels from SS1 were there simultaneously. Are any of Chicago’s other Snorkels or Snorkel Squads at either the Minnesota the Wisconsin yards?

  Even though Snorkel Squad 1 was taken out of service in October 1980, they were brought back on October 16th 1983 when Snorkels were assigned to the squad companies. Since the Snorkel squads were resurrected, Squad One used at least three additional Snorkels including a 1975 Oshkosh Pierce 75′ Snorkel, a 1987 Spartan E/One 55′ Snorkel, and a 2000 HME Central States 55′ Snorkel. It would be interesting if they also end up at one of those junk yards sometime.

• #7 by John on November 30, 2020 - 8:28 PM

  

  I know Truck 15 was saved a couple of years ago. The SS1 Mack was still on their website 6 months ago.

• #8 by MABAS 21 on November 30, 2020 - 12:30 PM

  

  Fred M,
  That is Erickson Trucks -n- Parts. They also have a sister location off of I-94 in Sturtevant, WI. I’m sure there’s some type of connection to Chicago. I’ve driven past the WI location and seen some old CFD apparatus there in the past.

• #9 by crabbymilton on November 30, 2020 - 11:50 AM

  

  Always sad to see that but nothing is forever unless some can be saved in the caring hands of a collector.

• #10 by Fred M on November 30, 2020 - 10:14 AM

  

  Why Minnesota for a junk yard? Never knew SS-1 Mack went to Streets
  and San. Thanks for the history MABAS-21 !!!

• #11 by MABAS 21 on November 29, 2020 - 7:25 PM

  

  Thanks for sharing Bill!

• #12 by MABAS 21 on November 29, 2020 - 7:24 PM

  

  How sad to see all of that rich fire service history rotting away in their final resting place. Just think about the stories they could tell. Such distinct design and styling of the old Seagraves, ALF’s, Ford C/E-One’s, Mack’s and Pirsch’s that are easily recognizable.

  In the salvage yard there’s the SS1Mack MB (repainted blue for streets and san), the Hendrickson/Snorkel SS1/later Squad 5, the original 5-1-1 Mack MB/Platt, and the former O’Hare Engine 9 Oshkosh/FMC.

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