Posts Tagged Alexis Fire Apparatus

New Engine for Prospect Heights

Basic specifications and drawings for the new engine for Prospect Heights:

  • Spartan Metro Star chassis
  • Cummins L9 450HP motor with Allison transmission
  • Front GAWR 21,500 and rear GAWR 32,500
  • Waterous 1500-GPM single-stage pump with pressure governor
  • 750-gallon water tank
  • Around-the-pump foam system with 60-gallon tank
  • No light tower or generator – all Fire Tec LED scene lights
  • All stainless steel body (lighter and cheaper than aluminum per Alexis)
  • Clean cab design – no SCBA seats. All SCBA and PPE stored in compartment immediately behind cab
  • Only in-cab storage is EMS gear
  • Front bumper mounted master stream, preconnect and extrication tools
  • Main hose bed to carry 2,000 feet X 5-inch
  • Pullout hose bed to carry 800 feet X 3-inch

Chassis delivery in February

Final delivery in late spring/early summer (more accurate date once chassis arrived)

drawing of new Alexis fire engine for the Prospect Heights FDP in Illinois

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drawing of new Alexis fire engine for the Prospect Heights FDP in Illinois

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New tanker for Pingree Grove FPD (more)

Photos from Zach Cox of the new tanker for Pingree Grove FPD

Tender 1223 – 2019 Kenworth/Alexis 500-GPM Waterous pump, 3,000 gallons of water
Kenworth/Alexis 3,000-gallon water tender

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New rescue for Homer FPD

Alexis is building a small rescue unit for the Homer FPD

Alexis Fire Equipment building a rescue truck for the Homer FP

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Alexis Fire Equipment building a rescue truck for the Homer FP

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Alexis Fire Equipment building a rescue truck for the Homer FP

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Alexis Fire Equipment building a rescue truck for the Homer FP

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New tanker for Pingree Grove FPD (more)

New tanker for Pingree Grove FPD from the Eby Graphics Facebook page:

Kenworth/Alexis Tanker 1223 for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

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Kenworth/Alexis Tanker 1223 for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

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New tanker for Pingree Grove FPD (more)

Completion photos of the tanker being built by Alexis for the Pingree Grove FPD

3000 GALLON ELLIPTICAL TANKER #2353

PINGREE GROVE & COUNTRYSIDE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT – ELGIN, IL

2019
MAKE: Alexis Fire Equipment
MODEL: Tanker
CHASSIS: Commercial
BODY STYLE: Tanker
PUMP SIZE: 500
TANK SIZE: 3000
   
   
new tanker for the Pingree Grove and Countryside FPD

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rear of new stainless steel elliptical  tanker fire truck

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new stainless steel elliptical  tanker fire truck

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new tanker for the Pingree Grove and Countryside FPD

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New tanker for Pingree Grove FPD (more)

Updated production photos of the tanker being built by Alexis for the Pingree Grove FPD

water tanker/tender being built for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

Alexis Fire Equipment photo

water tanker/tender being built for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

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water tanker/tender being built for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

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New engine for Carol Stream (more)

From the Alexis Fire Equipment website:

CUSTOM SIDE CONTROL PUMPER #2346

CAROL STREAM FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT – CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS

2018 Spartan /Alexis 1500/750
Carol Stream FPD Squad 27

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fire engine front bumper compartment

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rear of new fire engine

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new fire engine compartments

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Carol Stream FPD Squad 27

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New engine for Carol Stream (more)

This from John Tulipano:

New Carol Stream Squad 27 arrived Wednesday from Alexis. Its a 2018 Spartan Alexis 1500/500 Alexis number 2346

Carol Stream FD Squad 27

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delivery photo of new fire engine for Carl Stream FD

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Carol Stream FD Squad 27 new and old

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New tanker for Pingree Grove FPD (more)

Updated production photos of the tanker being built by Alexis for the Pingree Grove FPD

water tanker/tender being built for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

Alexis Fire Equipment photo

water tanker/tender being built for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

Alexis Fire Equipment photo

water tanker/tender being built for the Pingree Grove & Countryside FPD

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New engine for Carol Stream (more)

Updated production photos of the new engine for the Carol Stream Fire District being built by Alexis

Carol Stream Fire District Squad 27

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Carol Stream Fire District Squad 27

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Carol Stream Fire District Squad 27

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Carol Stream Fire District Squad 27

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Carol Stream Fire District Squad 27

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