Bill Friedrich submitted the following comprehensive list of the new aerials in service in Chicago:
Posts Tagged Chicago Truck 51
CFD Crimson aerials update
Feb 15
Steve Redick took in a fire on Thursday morning and had the following to say about it:
One of the benefits of working the goofy hours I do is being on the street at off-peak times. On the way in last night I was able to make a quick stop at this working still…2-1/2 story frame, vacant, and well involved upon CFD arrival. An exposure problem with exposure two and they were setting up the Snorkel. I arrived in pretty good time but they had already given it a good whack. Squad 5 was positioned in the vacant lot, but from I could tell was not used as a master stream. They had just gotten off the roof, but it was nice to see truck 51’s new Crimson at work. I noticed Truck 18 was running with a lettered spare..but it was a Pierce in really good shape..kind’a surprising. I only had a coupl’a minutes so I had to shoot and run….
New CFD deliveries
Oct 21
Bill Friedrich submitted images of several recent CFD assignments. He also reports that:
There is one more Truck at the shops awaiting to go in service at Truck 61. E-341
Dennis McGuire, Jr. informs us that the Spartan/Crimson 103′ rear mount aerial carrying shop #E336 which had been assigned to Truck 51 has been taken out of service for some sort of mechanical or electrical malfunctions and the current disposition of this piece is not known. Truck 51 has been reassigned a Spartan/Crimson with shop #E341 which was originally slated for Truck 62.
Updates to website
Apr 6
Several photos have been updated on the site, a few of which have been shown in the blog:
– MABAS Division 11, Oak Park Fire Department; Dan McInerney submitted a shot of Station 2
Chicago Fire Department: (photos by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.)
– Engine 60‘s new rig photo has been updated
– Truck 31‘s new rig photo has been updated
– Truck 51‘s new rig photo has been updated
– Midway Airport ARFF 6-5-1 has a photo of the new apparatus
Chicago Engine 60 received their new Spartan Gladiator/Crimson high-pressure pumper (shop #D-654).
As mentioned previously, Truck 51 has put their new Spartan Gladiator/Crimson 103′ aerial (shop #E-336) into service as well. There is a decal in memory of FF William F. Grant. FireFighter Grant, a 20 year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, died Friday March 23, 2007 at age 44 from injuries sustained in a traffic accident while Truck 51 was en-route to a call.
Our thanks to Lyons Fire Chief Gordon J. Nord, Jr. for submitting these images.
Two of the new Spartan Gladiator/Crimson 103′ rear mount aerial ladders have gone into service. Trucks 9 and 51 have received the new units.
Larry Shapiro tracked down Truck 9 several hours after the company picked up their new apparatus at the fire department shops.
The fifth new Spartan/Crimson 103′ rear mount aerial in Chicago will be assigned to Truck 59. That makes Truck Companies 9, 31, 51, 56, & 59 the recipients of the five aerials that have been delivered to date. Each of these companies currently runs with a 1996 Seagrave except Truck 51, which has a 1995 Seagrave, the oldest ladder in front line service in Chicago. After these new rigs go into service, there will be two remaining 1996 Seagrave trucks that are assigned to Trucks 61 and 62.
As a side note, there are three 1996 HME 1871/Simon-LTI 100′ tower ladders currently assigned to Tower 21, Tower 37, and Tower 39. Due to an accident with their 2002 Pierce Dash Tower Ladder, Tower 34 is running again with their 1988 E-ONE Hurricane 95′ tower ladder.