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New heavy rescue for Rolling Meadows (more)

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Sneek Peek – Rolling Meadows Enforcer squad

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8 Comments

• #1 by Chuck on April 21, 2023 - 1:50 PM

  

  Another rig showing up to a fire with 2 guys on it. Just what they need.

• #2 by Michael m on April 21, 2023 - 8:47 AM

  

  Palatine has squad 85. I don’t know what type of equipment Squad 85 has vs what this unit will have. If that agreement is still in place, would they need this squad in the first place? The only thing that might make sense is to have one of the squads carry Technical Rescue equipment and the other carry Hazardous Materials equipment.

• #3 by Cmk420 on April 20, 2023 - 10:28 PM

  

  This vehicle might also be used as part of the working agreement between Rolling Meadows, Palatine & Palatine Rural (now Inverness) FDs, should that still exist.

• #4 by Jeremy B. on April 20, 2023 - 7:52 PM

  

  Harry has a point here.

  Yes, it’s to save mileage, but on heavier apparatus, like a truck, engine, or heavy rescue like this one. Light rescues are generally justified by towns/departments as they should take on more mileage (like the medical call volume) than the heavy apparatus because they’re significantly cheaper to replace. In this case, Rolling Meadows paid $584k for the Pierce Heavy Rescue, and $167k for the old F Series light rescue that they had. Comparing the prices, even though it was a very different time and prices are crazy now, they could’ve bought 3.5 of the F Series light rescues for what they paid for this one. That’s the cost-benefit of running a light rescue on medicals. Instead, now they’ll be running a heavier vehicle with all their special teams’ equipment on it to medicals if they use it for medical responses like they did the previous squad. What I’m trying to say is the arguable benefit of having a jump company squad in place of the quint to respond with is lost by this replacement.

  Now, a more logical solution might’ve been to buy a 2nd piece medium rescue on a 2-door commercial cab. Put the most used special teams equipment on the light main piece, and everything else on the 2nd medium rescue piece. Then when a special teams call comes out, you respond with both pieces. This is what I think they had it up with the 2 vehicles that they’re replacing with this one. That way you can get a longer life out of the more expensive second piece, and replace the main piece as needed based on mileage.

  But I’m not in the fire service, or a Rolling Meadows resident so it doesn’t really matter. If it works for them, the town is happy paying for it, and the department is happy with it, I’m not in a place to judge or complain.

• #5 by Rusty on April 20, 2023 - 6:49 PM

  

  Gonna run this instead of a pumper? This thing weighs just as much as a pumper if not more. That is at least a 27k rear axle and 20k front axle.

• #6 by Michael m on April 20, 2023 - 6:24 PM

  

  I understand saving wear and tear on the engine. The last rescue saved 7000 miles from being placed on Truck 15. I guess they cannot complain about that!

• #7 by Harry on April 20, 2023 - 3:11 PM

  

  They don’t want to run an engine on EMS runs because of the wear and tear on the engine but they will run this

• #8 by Michael m on April 20, 2023 - 12:45 PM

  

  Sharp looking Squad. I wonder if it will be able to fit into station 15 with the reserve engine in back, or if they will have to move the 2006 LaFrance to station 16?
  Looks like it is going to have anchor points on all 4 sides of the rig! It looks like there will be plenty of storage room for all rescue disciplines and haz-mat.
  I would think that the lesser used technical rescue gear will go in the compartments under the stairs and in the coffin compartments on top.
  I am sure this rig will carry the Jaws of life and assorted cribbing.

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