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Chicago Still Alarm fire – CFD fire trucks

This from Steve Redick:

A few shots from 1043 Fulton..auto in a truss roof repair shop..had real potential for being a more serious fire…

Chicago FD Command Van

Command Van 2-7-1. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Battalion 1

CFD Battalion 1. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Battalion 3

CFD Battalion 3. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 5 Spartan Crimson

CFD Engine 5. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 14 Spartan Crimson

CFD Engine 14. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 42 Spartan Crimson

CFD Engine 42 on a hydrant. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 42 Spartan Crimson

Another view of Engine 42. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department Snorkel Squad 1

Squad 1 on the scene. Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Pierce ladder truck

CFD Truck 2. Steve Redick photo

CFD Truck 3 with ladder to the roof

Truck 3 laddered the roof. Steve Redick photoChic

ground ladders at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

 

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CFD Apparatus History – trucks with boosters

Some additional information about the aerials purchased by the Chicago Fire Department in the late 60s and early 70s . Some have inquired about the fact that several aerials were delivered with booster reels and 300-gallon water tanks. There were several types of aerials purchased by the CFD during this time frame.

These included:

  • (3) 1968 Mack CF/Pirsch 100-foot aerials (with a red cab face) (300-gallon tanks)
  • (1) 1968 Seagrave aerial with an FWD chassis featuring rear steering for Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport
  • (8) 1970 Seagrave rear-mounts (250-gallon tanks)
  • (5) 1970 Ward LaFrance/Grove units assigned to Truck 7, Truck 12, Truck 18, Truck 21, and Truck 34 (300-gallon tanks)
  • (3) 1972 Mack CF 700/Pirsch 100-foot aerials (with a silver cab face) (300-gallon tanks)

At some point in time, the shops drained the water tanks and removed the booster reels as seen in some of the photos posted HERE and below.

Future posts will show more of these aerials, but the photos here show a few examples.

Chicago Fire Department 1968 Seagrave Rear Admiral O'hare Airport

This is a 1968 Seagrave Rear Admiral 100′ aerial with a 500-gallon booster tank and twin booster reels. It features an FWD chassis with rear steering and was assigned to Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago Fire Department Truck 5 1972 Mack CF Pirsch

Truck 5 was assigned one of three 1972 100-foot Pirsch rear-mount aerials mounted on a Mack CF chassis with a 500-gallon water tank and twin booster reels. Larry Shapiro photo

Previous posts in this series depicted CFD trucks with boosters from 1967 and CFD trucks with boosters from 1968.

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