Palatine Commercial/Residential Fire – 434 E. Northwest Highway

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#1 by Mike on April 25, 2023 - 11:34 AM

If I remember right tower 85 normally runs with 3 but can drop to 2. And the squad runs with 2. So manning if they have 5 then it’s 3/2, if they have 4 then it’s 2/2 and anything under that they jump between the 2 companies. I think that’s why squad 85 was not on this fire.
#2 by BIll Post on April 25, 2023 - 11:26 AM

One of the Unique things about the Palatine Fire Department is that their Tower Ladder and Squad in effect operate as a 2 piece company. I was wondering how they run it in terms of manning the Truck/Squad. For example it run as 5 man a 4 man company or a 3 man company? As a 2 piece company I would imagine that half of the crew runs on the Tower Ladder and half the crew would run on the Squad? As a 2 piece company I would hope that they run with more than 3 men assigned to it like 4 or preferably 5 men however most towns only run with 3 men on their Trucks if they are lucky.

I know that Palatines Engines run at 3 man companies with Engine 81 being a “Jump company” with Ambulance 81 while Engines 82, 83 and 84 run independently of their ambulances.
#3 by Cmk420 on April 24, 2023 - 9:47 PM

Thanks for the clarification.

I remember seeing the video & stories on that here also. Had not heard that they went purchased the engine from EGV.
#4 by Mike on April 24, 2023 - 8:12 PM

That’s an old Elk Grove engine they bought after the roll over as an emergency purchase. The engine that rolled over was their spare.
#5 by Cmk420 on April 24, 2023 - 6:37 PM

So, I watched the video that Arlington Cardinal posted in You Tube of this fire. About halfway through, I noticed a Palatine engine that looked unfamiliar. It looked like an old Arlington Heights engine that was done up with Palatine’s logo & graphics. Anybody know what is going on with Palatine’s apparatus situation?