Excerpts from wgntv.com:
A Chicago fire truck lost a tire on the city’s Northwest Side Saturday, damaging two vehicles in the 5200 block of North Northwest Highway in Jefferson Park.
The President of the Chicago Firefighters’ Union, Pat Cleary, said the tire hit a vehicle heading northbound as well as a parked car, and the incident did not come as a surprise as many CFD trucks are not in good shape. The one involved in Saturday’s incident has been in service since 2005.
No injuries were reported.
The mayor’s office, however, issued a statement on the matter:
“This truck has been repaired and is back in service. 2FM Fleet Operations and the Chicago Fire Department will continue to work together to provide a more sustainable equipment replacement plan.”
thanks Martin
#1 by Marty Coyne on November 12, 2024 - 7:47 AM
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Mike C, even if they wanted to replace all of the fleet older than say 10 years, it would take up to a decade due to backlog at the manufacturers.
#2 by Marty Coyne on November 12, 2024 - 7:45 AM
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Pics of the rig that I have seen show the lug nuts are still fastened down to the hub. The rim itself cracked, breaking off and leaving the hub with the lugs still attached.
#3 by Mike C on November 11, 2024 - 1:53 PM
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Just think if Chicago was somewhat fiscally responsible, they could replace the whole fire fleet and it would still only be a small percentage of the actual city budget.
#4 by CrabbyMilton on November 11, 2024 - 6:18 AM
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What ABC7 didn’t stress is that while the apparatus is 20 years old, wheel are the easiest thing to replace on any vehicle. They act like the thing had the original tires too. Setting that aside though, how bad does it have to get before Mayor Johnson will admit that there is a serious problem with CFD maintenance that needs short order attention yesterday.
#5 by Jim S on November 10, 2024 - 7:52 PM
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Per the CFD shop numbers website (as long as it is accurate) emergency one has delivered 28 engines and 29 trucks. That includes 3 tower ladders. This is from 2019 thru 2024. The contract was for five years and started in 2019 as far as I can tell.
#6 by Brian on November 10, 2024 - 5:31 PM
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Does anyone happen to know how many eone rigs they’ve received since the beginning of their contract?
#7 by MABAS 21 on November 10, 2024 - 1:19 PM
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Agreed. 2 possible situations here. Were the lug nuts not torqued down properly by F2M?
Or was the surface of the rim (wheel) that rotted with rust? If so, the driver(s) should have noticed this and voiced their concerns to their company officer for wheel replacement. Maybe they
did, and F2M turned the request down because they’re “too busy.” I can only speculate different scenarios here…
#8 by Admin on November 10, 2024 - 2:02 PM
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One resource stated:
#9 by Tim on November 10, 2024 - 7:43 AM
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The age of the vehicle is irrelevant in a wheel off situation. It’s the maintenance practices that matters.