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New truck for Westmont (more)

Jun 28

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 2 Comments

a photo of Westmont’s new quint from Josh Boyajian

Westmont FD Truck 1839 Pierce Velocity quint

Westmont Truck 1839. Josh Boyajian photo

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Fire Muster and Flea Market in Chicago (more)

Jun 24

Posted by Admin in Collectors of fire memorabilia, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 4 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

Had a great day Saturday attending the annual Fire Buffs of Illinois/ 5-11 Club muster. Attendance seemed down this year and the amount of rigs seemed very low compared to previous years but nonetheless it was a great and fun day. Here is a sampling of some of the “hardware” I was able to see. Great to see the Skokie/Engine 87 Club Mack again this year after a lengthy absence. All the images and video can be seen on my site

Steve

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Beecher Fire Department history

Jun 22

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This from Mike Summa:

For #throwbackthursday, here is Beecher’s 1960’s ALF/Pioneer. Not too many of this model could be found in the south suburbs. The only other one I ever saw was in Glenwood. Please enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa

vintage photo of American LaFrance Pioneer fire engine

Beecher FD American LaFrance pioneer engine. Mike Summa photo

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Fire Muster and Flea Market in Chicago (more)

Jun 19

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a brief video from the muster on Saturday (6/17/17)

several Chicago Fire Department companies were at the muster and positioned for photos

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Chicago FD Squad 1A Rosenbauer Commander ACP-55

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Dive Box in Blue Island, 6-18-17

Jun 18

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This from Eric Haak:

Here are some images I took at Blue Island’s Dive Box at Ashland Avenue over the Calumet River on Sunday morning (6/18). Don’t know if the original call was someone who had jumped in from the bridge or just someone who fell in. Companies worked the area for several hours but came up with nothing at the time of me writing this. Thought I would share images of some rigs and equipment that were on scene.

FD divers looking for a body in the water

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As seen around … Manhattan

Jun 18

Posted by Admin in Burn down fire photos, Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos, Fire Truck photos | 13 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

I took advantage of a slow Saturday (6/17) to go see some rigs that I do not normally get an opportunity to see. Far south suburban Manhattan Fire Protection District was training in a fairly large late-1800’s farm house which is currently owned by the park district. Once the training was over, the old house was burned to the ground. It was kind of an interesting setup as there was a historic round barn which needed to be protected so they had Peotone’s Truck 14 set up and ready just in case of an emergency.