This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT- A very old picture of Dolton Truck 43, a 1966 Mack C96/Pirsch 1000/200/100′ mid-mount as originally delivered. Truck was about 10 years old when photo taken.Mike Summa

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Jan 26
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT- A very old picture of Dolton Truck 43, a 1966 Mack C96/Pirsch 1000/200/100′ mid-mount as originally delivered. Truck was about 10 years old when photo taken.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
Tags: #TBT, 1966 Mack Pirsch mid-mount aerial ladder, chicagoareafire.com, classic fire truck photo, Dolton Fire Department history, historic fire truck photo, Mike Summa, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage fire truck photo
Jan 19
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This is the Blue Island Fire Dept.’s Eng. 2103, a 1994 Sutphen 1500/750. This engine is still owned and is in reserve. The second and third pictures featured are courtesy of the Blue Island Firefighters 3547 facebook page. Thank you. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
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Blue Island FD photo
Blue Island FD photo
Tags: #TBT, 1994 Sutphen fire engine, Blue Island Fire Department history, Blue Island Firefighters Local 3547, chicagoareafire.com, Mike Summa, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage fire truck photo
Jan 12
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this from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was the Deerfield Bannockburn FPD’s Engine 715, a 1946 Seagrave 750/500. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
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Tags: #TBT, 1946 Seagrave fire engine, chicagoareafire.com, Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District history, historic Seagrave fire truck, Mike Summa, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage Seagrave fire engine
Jan 5
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was the Stone Park Fire Dept.’s Engine 903, a 1971 Pirsch 1250/750. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
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Tags: #TBT, 1971 Pirsch fire engine, chicagoareafire.com, classic Pirsch fire engine, Mike Summa, Stone Park Fire Department history, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage fire engine photo
Dec 29
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT – The Oak Lawn Fire Dept.’s Service 19, a late 1970’s Ford F series pickup. Old photo with the chief on board. Thanks to the Oak Lawn Fire Dept. Facebook page for this photo. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Oak Lawn FD photo
Tags: #TBT, chicagoareafire.com, Oak Lawn Fire Department history, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday
Dec 22
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This fro Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-The Oak Lawn Fire Dept.’s Engine 29, a Ward LaFrance (unknown specs). Then some time later this engine was transformed into a rescue truck. I found these photos on the Oak Lawn Fire Dept. Facebook page. So, a big thank you to Oak Lawn. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Tags: #TBT, chicagoareafire.com, Mike Summa, Oak Lawn Fire Department history, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage Ward LaFrance fire engine
Dec 15
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This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT:
Larry Shapiro photo
Tags: #larryshapiro, #TBT, chicagoareafire.com, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, Niles FD Truck 2, Niles Fire Department, Niles Fire Department history, Pierce Lance TDA, shapirophotography.net, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday
Dec 15
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-At the time this photo taken this was the Goshen Fire Dept.’s Engine 1, a 1993 KME Excel 1250/750. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
Tags: #TBT, 1993 KME Excel fire engine, chicagoareafire.com, Goshen Fire Department history, Mike Summa, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday
Dec 8
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT – This was the Oak Forest Fire Dept.’s Engine 992, a 1985 Hendrickson/Darley 1250/500.Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
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Tags: #TBT, chicagoareafire.com, Hendrickson 1871-W chassis, Mike Summa, Oak Forest FD Engine 992, Oak Forest Fire Department history, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage fire truck, WS Darley fire engine
Dec 8
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This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT:
Larry Shapiro photo
Tags: #larryshapiro, #TBT, chicagoareafire.com, classic fire engine, Glenview Fire Department history, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, Seagrave fire engine, shapirophotography.net, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage fire engine
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