The Beach Park Fire Department has received a new Type I ambulance by American Emergency Vehicles (AEV). Unit ID: 12OF15272
new AEV Type I ambulance for the Beach Park FD sold by Alexis Fire Equipment (so #A162)
TYPE I AMBULANCE #A162
Beach Park Fire Protection District
Waukegan, Illinois
Technical Specs
• Chassis: Ford F-550 4 x 4
• Engine: 6.7 Scorpion
• Transmission: Ford HD 6 speed automatic
• Attendant Seat: EVS Child Safety Seat; 3 pt. harness
• AEV Extruded Aluminum Body
• 6” Curbside Body Drop
• Custom Two Tone Paint to Match Fleet
• Size/Headroom: Interior 74” Finished
• Shoreline: 20 amp straight blade
• Kussmaul Auto Charge 1200
• Siren: Federal PA-300’ w/”Rumbler” low freq. speakers
• Air horn: Buell Dual 10” & 12” Strombos
• Patient lights: Kinequip LED
• Warning Light package: Weldon Diamondback V97 LED
• Whelen Shirtrail Lights
• Scene Lights Whelen 600 LED
• Opticom: Tomar
• ICC Warning Lights Switched w/Primary
• Link Air Ride Suspension
• Electrical: RMR
• Camera: Dual Function; (1) in Patient area Bullet Camera– (1) Ext. Back Up
• Power Door Locks w/override
• Action Area: Solid Surface – Midnight Melange
• Upholstery: Vacuum Formed
• CPR Seat: Double Wide; 6 point Harness; Positioned more Aft
• Stainless Steel Wheel Inserts
• Wheelbase: 189”
• FAWR: 7,000
• RAWR: 13,600
• GVWR: 18,000
#1 by wish on February 7, 2013 - 12:24 AM
I am sitting in a 2 year old AEV and am unimpressed with the quality of their product, my company has 20 of these pieces in a type 3 configuration and they make me miss our old wheeled coaches
#2 by Martin Nowak on January 1, 2013 - 10:52 PM
Mike, you do have a point. It’s just you need to give it time, the fleet is being upgraded just like Robert said.
#3 by Mike on January 1, 2013 - 9:05 PM
Hey Scott the tires are literally falling off the ambulances, 90 percent of the fleet have over 100,000 hard miles on them. Fleet has disabled the air suspension in the back, making it hard to get patients in and out of the ambulance. This has caused several back injuries to department members.
#4 by Robert on January 1, 2013 - 7:46 PM
Mike, as a Firefighter I find myself thinking. Why do people like you always think about one side. Listen Chicago might run this crap but It’s going to be upgraded. After many years of running engines, trucks, ambulances, they look like crap. The city wants It’s money worth out of it. When the new units come, you’ll like them. Give it a fee years and it’ll look like crap again. You also have to remember what Scott said. Compared to most suburban departments, they have at most 2-4 ambulances depending on size of the town some have no more than 10.
#5 by Scott on January 1, 2013 - 6:01 PM
Dear Mike… Chicago has far more Ambos than any suburb… still have to consider budget and other demands for use other than it “may look good”.
#6 by Mike on December 31, 2012 - 6:21 PM
Dear Chicago Fire Dept this is what a new ambulance looks like !
#7 by Drew G on December 31, 2012 - 1:45 PM
Zion and McHenry also have new ambulances from AEV, photos are on the “Ambulances Showcase” page of the AEV site.