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Manhattan new units

Oct 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 2 Comments

The Manhattan Fire Protection District in Will County has received several new vehicles. Last year they took delivery of a 2009 Spartan Gladiator heavy rescue unit from SVI (Super Vac) Trucks in Loveland, Co.

This year they have received a 2010, IHC 4300 Type I MICU from Horton which is assigned as Ambulance 1224 at their Station 2. This replaces a 2002, IHC 4300 Type I MICU from Road Rescue which has been moved to Station 1 and renumbered as Ambulance 1215.

The newest delivery for Manhattan is a 2010, Spartan Gladiator Classic/Alexis engine with a 1,500-GPM pump and a 750-gallon water tank.

Manhattan FPD Engine 1221 is a 2010 Spartan Gladiator Classic/Alexis 1500/750. Manhattan FPD photo

The Manhattan FPD will be added to the site within the next few days. Karl Klotz has submitted images for all of the apparatus with the exception of the two new 2010 vehicles which he hopes to photograph in the next week or so.

Tags: Alexis, Gladiator Classic, Horton, IHC, Klotz, Manhattan, Road Rescue, Spartan, Super Vac, SVI, Will County

Beach Park Fire Department is on the site

Oct 27

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Fire Station, New Listing | Comments off

Beach Park Fire Protection District decal

Another Lake County, MABAS Division 4 department has been added to the site. Formerly known as the Bonnie Brook Fire Protection District, The Beach Park Fire Department covers roughly 14 square miles in northeast Lake County which includes unincorporated areas of the county as well as Beach Park. They do not though currently provide coverage for the entire town of Beach Park as the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department has responsibility for a portion of the town.

According to the Beach Park Village Link Newsletter in the winter of 2003:

The New Beach Park Fire Department

In the last months of 2002, there were plenty of positive changes in the fire protection services for our village. Formerly known as the “Bonnie Brook Fire Protection District”, the name was officially changed to the “Beach Park Fire Department” (BPFD) last November to better define the department’s capabilities and service areas.

Beach Park has a mixture of apparatus in the fleet including Alexis, Pierce, Seagrave, Medtec, and Osage. The newest rig is Engine 1222 which is a 2008 Seagrave Maurauder II engine. Currently, Beach Park Engine 1212, a 2002 HME/Alexis engine is undergoing work at Alexis Fire Apparatus.

Beach Park Fire Protection District Seagrave Maurauder II engine

Beach Park Fire Protection District Pierce Saber engine

Bonnie Brook Fire Protection District Pierce Saber pumper

Engine 1211 prior to the creation of the Beach Park FD was lettered for the Bonnie Brook FPD. Larry Shapiro photo

Bonnie Brook Fire Protection District Pierce Saber engine

Bonnie Brook FPD Engine 1211 shortly after being delivered by Pierce in 1993. Larry Shapiro collection

In recent Beach Park FD news, they have opened a second station at 13110 W. Major Avenue in Beach Park. This interesting station originated as an existing house with an attached garage. The garage was modified as a lobby and office area and a two-bay addition was then added for the apparatus. At the present time, this station has a crew of two or three which are a jump company, staffing either the engine or ambulance based on the nature of a request for service.

Beach Park Fire Protection District Station 2

Beach Park Station 2 at 13110 W. Major Avenue opened in April of 2010. Larry Shapiro photo

Beach Park Fire Protect District Station 2

Beach Park Fire Department Station 2

Tags: Alexis, Beach Park, Bonnie Brook, decal, HME, Lake County, MABAS Division 4, Maurauder II, MedTec, new station, Osage, Pierce, Saber, Seagrave, Winthrop Harbor

North Maine engine almost done

Oct 20

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North Maine District Chief Mike Fox sent a few recent images of the refurb being done to their Pierce engine by Alexis. It will be picked up next Monday and will be sent locally for radios, lettering and mounting of equipment. Engine 1 is expected to go into service shortly thereafter.

. North Maine PFD Engine 1

North Maine FPD Engine 1 put back together after coming out of the paint shop. Alexis photo

Engine 1 showing the new striping. Alexis photo

Black and red rear chevron. Alexis photo

Tags: Alexis, Fox, North Maine, Pierce

New orders

Oct 14

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 3 Comments

The Waukegan Fire Department, in Division 4 (Lake County) recently placed an order for a KME Severe Service engine.
The Long Grove Fire Protection District, in Division 4 (Lake County) recently placed an order with Alexis for a brush rig on a Ford chassis with a body similar in design to Rescue 55 which was built by KME. The new unit will have 300 gallons of water, 10 gallons of foam, and a 500-GPM pump.
The Lake Villa Fire District (also in Division 4, Lake County) has two new ambulances on order from Osage Ambulance in Linn, MO. Both will match the fleet and be Type III designs on Ford E450 chassis with one exception. These ambulances will arrive painted red instead of the blue and white color scheme of the existing ambulances which were part of the Lake Villa Rescue Squad. The new units are expected to be delivered in March of 2011.
The Evanston Fire Department has ordered a Pierce Arrow XT tractor-drawn aerial. They received a grant to pay for the unit which is expected to be completed in March of 2011.
Evanston also is ordering a new ambulance. As of now, we do not have the specs although it is believed to be coming with an IHC chassis like their current units.

Tags: Alexis, ambulance, brush rig, E450, Evanston, Ford, grant, KME, Lake Villa, Long Grove, Osage, Pierce, Rescue Squad, Severe Service, TDA, tractor-drawn, Type III, Waukegan

North Maine FPD Engine 1

Oct 1

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North Maine District Chief Mike Fox has updated us again on the progression of Engine 1R into Engine 1. The 1992 Pierce Arrow reserve engine has been undergoing rehab and upgrades at Alexis Fire Equipment for several months. As mentioned in a previous post, when it is completed, it will move up as the front line engine replacing the 2003 American LaFrance Eagle. General body work, the addition of high sides on the officer’s side, air conditioning, and an extended chrome bumper with front intake represent several areas being worked on in addition to the changeover from a white cab roof to black. Previous posts can be seen HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE (or simply enter North Maine into the search field at the right)

The unit recently came out of the paint shop and the folks at Alexis took some photos which are shown below.

Driver's side view of Engine 1 with the new color scheme. Alexis photo

Rear view of the driver's side after coming out of the paint shop. Alexis photo

Officer's side of Engine 1 showing the completed high side compartments, Alexis photo

Tags: Alexis, American LaFrance, Arrow, Eagle, Fox, North Maine, Pierce

North Maine engine update

Sep 6

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Thanks again to North Maine District Chief Mike Fox for sending photos showing the progress of the refurb of Engine 1 by Alexis.

Officer's side of Engine 1 with new high side compartments. This side will also feature a hydraulic ladder rack. Alexis photo

Driver's side of Engine 1 before heading to the paint shop. Alexis photo

Rear view of the officer's side. Alexis photo

A worker sands the the rear compartments to ready Engine 1 for the paint shop. Alexis photo

Another view of the rear showing the reconfigured storage. Alexis photo

Tags: Alexis, Fox, North Maine, refurb

North Maine engine update

Aug 5

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Alexis Fire Equipment has been refurbishing and updating a Pierce Arrow engine for the North Maine Fire Protection District as reported HERE and HERE. District Chief Mike Fox recently returned from inspecting the progress of the unit and submitted the photos shown below.

Chief Fox offered the following notes on the work:

The rig will be in the paint shop next week. After that, three and a half to four weeks before we get it back. Ladder rack is a single arm instead of a double. The 5 inch re-piping is all done. The rear lights will be modified and lowered. Many of the doors are already in the paint shop getting primed. There will be monster gauges on three sides of the vehicle. The wireless Firecomm system is ordered. The artist is coming along on the lettering.

Tags: Alexis, Arrow, Fox, North Maine, Pierce, refurb, refurbish

New Squad in Carol Stream

Aug 3

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While visiting the Alexis facility to inspect a refurb for his department, North Maine FPD District Chief Mike Fox took these pre-delivery photos of the new Spartan Metro Star/Alexis rescue squad for Carol Stream in Division 12 (Dupage County) which was scheduled for delivery yesterday.

A head-on shot of the Spartan cab on Carol Stream's new squad 235. Mike Fox photo

Carol Stream's new walk-around squad with a stubby Spartan Metro Star cab. Mike Fox photo

Tags: Alexis, Carol Stream, Fox, Metro Star, Spartan, squad

Carol Stream squad

Jul 19

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It appears from production photos at Alexis that the Spartan/Alexis squad for Carol Stream has been completed. This is a walk-around unit with a 2-door (stubby) cab.

This image of a completed squad 235 was posted 7-15-10 on the Alexis site. Alexis photo

Side view of the new squad showing 2-door Spartan cab. Alexis photo

Carol Stream Spartan Alexis squad chevron

Rear view of the walk-around squad ready for delivery at Alexis. Alexis photo

Tags: Alexis, Carol Stream, Spartan

North Maine refurb update

Jul 17

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Engine 1R from North Maine has been at Alexis being refurbished for several weeks. When it returns, it will become the frontline engine. Some of the updates being done include adding air-conditioning, adding high-side compartments to the officer’s side, updating the lighting and adding an extended front bumper with a front intake and hose storage.