This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-The Palos FPD’s Truck 6304, a 1989 E-1 Hurricane 1500/200/100′. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
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Bill Friedrich photo
Larry Shapiro photo
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#1 by DaveyB on October 23, 2022 - 12:53 PM
Branden, it would be one of the privates. We also tested for Lansing.
#2 by Big Moe on October 23, 2022 - 11:35 AM
Brookfield still runs a E-one Hurricane 100 ft straight ladder, at least until its replaced by the Ascendent tower they have on order. The E-one is a beautiful truck and in almost like-new condition.
#3 by Wayne on October 22, 2022 - 10:13 PM
Phoenix at one point was running two ex-Chicago hurricane engines. One was ex-Chicago Engine 72. I don’t remember which engine company the other was
#4 by Branden Phillips on October 22, 2022 - 7:08 PM
Daveyb. I more than likely know you. Where did you work? I got my start in the fire service in the Chicagoland area and worked for Willow Springs, Countryside F.P.D. and Lemont Fire along with a couple ambulance services waiting to get picked up full time.
#5 by DaveyB on October 22, 2022 - 11:08 AM
Branden, apologies for misspelling your name. You might be the same Branden Phillips I knew in the late 90’s, and I mix up your name with my nephew’s.
Ray, Phoenix had 1, maybe 2 E-one Hurricanes that were x-Chicago. Burnham had a Hurricane, but they bought it new.
#6 by Tim on October 22, 2022 - 8:21 AM
Lo-pro cabs are long gone. Because of the size and weight of the emission aftertreatment systems, there is no room….that’s why the cabs are bigger. Lots of emissions junk and larger radiators.
#7 by DaveyB on October 21, 2022 - 10:20 PM
Brendan, that Forest Park Oshkosh is a 100′ tower. It shows a pump, but my source did not have pump size or tank size.
#8 by Crabbymilton on October 21, 2022 - 8:32 PM
Branden. According to SEAGRAVE’s website, it doesn’t appear that a lopro is available. Another poster reminded me of several factors as to why they don’t build them anymore. If anything, cabs have gotten bigger. I suppose if some department really wanted one, it could be built but the cost would hardly be worth it.
#9 by Branden Phillips on October 21, 2022 - 1:49 PM
In the chicagoland area there were many on low profile chassis from e-one as well as other builders. Bedford park had a seagrave low profile engine and snorkel Vernon FPD in lake county also had a Seagrave low pro engine and i believe a 100 stick. I believe riverside as well as a couple others that i cant recall at the moment had seagrave low pro ladders. Schaumburg had many low pro e-one engines similar to chicago specs around the same time. Oak Parks ladder was on an HME low pro but i forget who did the body and ladder. Broadview had an american lafrance low pro tower and i seem to recall someone else having a similar truck. Forest Park had the ultimate low pro with the Oshkosh/LTI/Pierce which i believe was a tower but it could have been a stick. I don’t recall any true pierce low pro chassis in the area or elsewhere but i’m pretty sure there has to be a few. I think the main reason you don’t see them anymore is the size of the engines, all the emissions stuff and the size of the engine compartment needed to prevent overheating. I do believe Seagrave still offers a low pro chassis but I’m not sure. Any corrections or additions are more than welcome.
#10 by Crabbymilton on October 21, 2022 - 11:03 AM
Sounds great Ray. To have your grade school so close to a station/ house like that would have been neat. Somewhere in my pile of old brochures, I think there were pictures of low profile rigs that SEAGRAVE built in the ‘70’s . Can’t recall seeing a pumper in there but I’ll have to set aside a day just just to look for it. You know how that can go. ?
#11 by Chicagoland fire photos on October 21, 2022 - 9:58 AM
Oak Park has a 95ft Low-Profile Tower
#12 by Ray Stantz on October 21, 2022 - 9:42 AM
Crabbymilton, Chicago had engines that where this style, I believe they were even Eone Hurricanes. I grew up in Albany Park on the Northside, Engine 124 on Kedzie off of Montrose had one. This was right across the street from Our Lady of Mercy. That station was always welcoming to us. When we were good, my 1st grade teacher would take us over there for visits and the guys there always showed us a good time.
#13 by Tim on October 21, 2022 - 6:11 AM
Caught fire while the guys were shopping at the Jewels.
#14 by Paul on October 20, 2022 - 11:36 PM
The low profile E=One is still around.. Berwyn has a low profile Metro Truck on order
#15 by Crabbymilton on October 20, 2022 - 11:03 AM
Looks great. I know we talked about this before but I still find it strange that the low profile cab faded away towards the early 1990’s. Plus it was never used for pumpers at least I never saw one.