New home for Evanston engine … NBC’s Chicago Fire TV show

This from Jeff Rudolph:

Here are some shots of the Evanston Pierce Arrow that was purchased by NBC’s Chicago Fire TV show.

Former Evanston Pierce Arrow that was purchased by NBC's Chicago Fire TV show

Jeff Rudolph photo

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7 Comments

#1 by Bill S on April 28, 2021 - 1:55 PM

The Evergreen Park Snorkel used to be Wilmette Truck 27 before Evergreen Park acquired it for S.S. 3.
#2 by Tim on April 27, 2021 - 11:01 PM

The straight cut on the front cab doors (not cut to the same contour of the front wheel wells) ALWAYS indicative of the old Pierce Arrows.
Those front cab doors always looked funny to me but probably cheaper to build.
#3 by danny on April 27, 2021 - 9:59 PM

The show currently to my knowledge owns the old Antioch rescue as Squad 3 and the current Truck 81 is the old Lagrange Park LTI ladder, one of the old city Seagrave patriot ladders, and unless it sold recently they still had the old evergreen park pirsch engine and snorkel. the production company also owns the old 2-7-8 from o’hare it has been repainted as a cpd command truck from the old ORD colors.
#4 by Daniel on April 27, 2021 - 4:16 PM

Pretty impressive attention to detail by the production crew. When I heard they were using a Pierce Arrow, I was expecting something out of Backdraft 2.
#5 by crabbymilton on April 27, 2021 - 2:57 PM

As Artie Johnson’s Wolfgang character would say…Very interesting.
I stand corrected but they did a good job altering it.
#6 by The DH on April 27, 2021 - 2:16 PM

Crabby, it was a Pierce Arrow in its former life at Evanston. The production company modified it to make it look more like a CFD rig by painting it, adding the grill, painting the roll-ups, etc. I am sure there is another picture of it on here in its original look.
#7 by crabbymilton on April 27, 2021 - 11:31 AM

That’s actually a LUVERNE on a SPARTAN chassis.