The Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show is taking place this weekend. Steve Redick stopped by this morning and submitted a few images of units that are being displayed.
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
The Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show is a fun, family event that is free to the public. It is a great day for photos and public education about emergency vehicles and the public safety professionals who operate them. It’s the Midwest?’s largest public emergency vehicle show with around 200 different types of emergency vehicles visiting North Aurora for the weekend events.
There will be a Kane Co Sheriff SWAT demo, North Aurora FD/O’Hare Towing heavy rescue crash extrication demo, an emergency vehicle obstacle course (EVOC), Aurora Regional Fire Museum hand-pumper and antique fire engine pumping demo, vehicle tours including Will Co EMA’s new mobile command post, CBS2 Chopper 2, plus top notch antique safety equipment vendors, fire engine rides, food, and much more.
2012 is our 15th Anniversary year and we are pleased to be returning to our original North Aurora show grounds at Pentair Water and Oberweis Dairy near I-88 and Randall Rd. Government agencies, museums, companies, manufacturers, and private collectors are all welcome to display their emergency vehicles. It is not too late to register and while we prefer pre-registration, day-of-show registration is welcome and free this year.
Please join us for the parade Friday, August 3rd, and the big show on Saturday, August 4th!
Visit our website at www.EmergencyVehicleShow.c
Download a pdf file of everything you need to participate at… http://www.emergencyvehicleshow.com/2012_CEVS_Info_Pages.pdf
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Show Contact: Dave Weaver 312-455-1212
The 14th Annual Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show
Saturday, August 6, 2011
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The 14th Annual Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011 from 10 am to 4 pm in Mooseheart, IL, “The Child City”, located at Rt. 31 and Mooseheart Rd. just north of North Aurora, IL. Vehicle registration opens at 8 am and the show opens to the public at 10 am. The event is free to the public and offers many exciting demonstrations by area public safety providers and organizations.
Show vehicle pre-registration is free by fax or mail ($20 day of show). Form available HERE
Information on the weekend events as well as maps and hotel info is available HERE
The Lights and Sirens Parade & Emergency Vehicle Cruise Night will be held Friday, August 5, 2011. Parade staging begins at 6:30 pm at the Tinsletown Theater on Rt. 31 in North Aurora, IL. The parade begins at 7 pm sharp and arrives to kick-off the North Aurora Days festival at Clocktower Plaza at Oak St. and Randall Rd., North Aurora, IL. Our emergency vehicles are then staged in a safe area where we can enjoy an Emergency Vehicle Cruise Night and partake in the many amenities the festival has to offer.
The Lights & Sirens Caravan to the Lake in the Hills Police Department’s Lights & Sirens Parade and National Night Out Against Crime Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show will take place Sunday, August 7, 2011. The escorted caravan departs at 9 am from the Clocktower Plaza, Oak St. and Randall Rd., North Aurora, IL. The LITH PD’s Lights & Sirens Parade kicks off at 10 am. At the end of the parade route our emergency vehicles are staged together at their Car, Truck & Motorcycle Show. For the past 3 years they have been a wonderful host and really value our participation. They even shifted their date back a week this year so that we could continue to participate. The event funds their police Explorer program which we collect a donation for.
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
