This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-Before it was North Palos FPD. Truck 814 this truck was Elmwood Park Aerial 945. It is a 1986 E-One Hurricane 110′ rear-mount aerial. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
Elmwood Park Fire Department history
#1 by crabbymilton on May 18, 2023 - 5:50 AM
Thanks Rob. That does seem to make sense.
#2 by Bob on May 17, 2023 - 7:47 PM
Hey crabby Milton. I figured it out….the q siren was in the middle because this truck originally came with dual electronic siren speakers on it. One on the driver side bumper corner, and one on the officers side bumper corner. Guess they lost one at some point.
#3 by Andy on May 9, 2023 - 4:23 PM
Now know it was taken at a parade in Downers, my guess is, it was the 100th anniversary parade for the department that was held in like 1998. They had a ton of rigs from all over that came for the parade.
#4 by bob on May 9, 2023 - 12:10 PM
Downers grove…wow…that’s a good distance away for a parade. I was racking my brain trying to figure out the tower 14 connection. I happy it was from a good distance away because for the life of me i couldnt remember anyone around elmwood park that had a tower or the used the numeric 14. It amazing you can put a photo up here and someone always knows the backstory behind it.
#5 by Old Timer on May 7, 2023 - 8:08 PM
That is Bloomingdale Tower 14. 1997 Pierce Lance 2000 gpm Waterous pump.
#6 by Harry on May 5, 2023 - 11:18 PM
Could the tower 14 be Bloomingdale
#7 by Admin on May 6, 2023 - 2:08 PM
check the latest post from Larry Shapiro
#8 by Michael Summa on May 5, 2023 - 4:00 PM
Photo taken at a parade in Downers Grove around 1996/7.
#9 by Bob on May 5, 2023 - 12:32 PM
Im trying to figure out who had a tower 14 in the area at that time. Based on the apartment in the background it almost looks like a schiller park type area. I know they use to do a lot of parades.
#10 by Michael m on May 5, 2023 - 12:19 PM
Does anyone have any idea what year or where this photo was taken? Looks like it is in a parade.
#11 by Bill on May 5, 2023 - 12:05 PM
Bob, when it came there was no white stripe on it.
#12 by Rj on May 5, 2023 - 9:59 AM
That might be the most compartments I’ve ever seen on a rig
#13 by Bob on May 4, 2023 - 2:49 PM
Ah i can’t count the number of times this truck went past my house as a kid. Usually going to a fire alarm in Norwood Park. I’m knocking the rust off my brain with this one but i can’t remember if it came with the white stripe on it or if that was a later addition. Then it ended up in leyden (at least they didn’t paint it yellow).
#14 by crabbymilton on May 4, 2023 - 5:50 AM
Interesting but sharp looking E-ONE. Perhaps it’s just me but I never see too many with the Q mounted in the center like that.