The following departments have been added to Division 3:
– Glenview with 5 stations
– Morton Grove with 2 stations
– Highland Park with 3 stations
– Des Plaines with 3 stations
Des Plaines is also in Division 1, so both Divisions will link to their stations.
The Arlington Heights link (Division 1) has been updated to include all four stations. There are still a few tidbits that will need to be updated (like the body builder for all of the squads … and a few dates of manufacture) but otherwise the only missing apparatus is the ever elusive ambulance 4 and RE4 which is currently at the fire academy.
Hopefully Elk Grove Village and Rolling Meadows will be the next Division 1 departments to go online.
The North Maine FPD (Division 3) was also added recently. Park Ridge will be added within a few days.
The Chicago FD listing of Districts/Battalions (Division 9) is still being tweaked for accuracy and once this has been completed, CFD rigs and stations will begin to appear on the site. Images are being supplied by several contributors.
Itasca is in Dupage County which is represented by several divisions although their neighbors are in Division 12. Since the fire district borders and includes some of Cook County in the Northwest suburbs, they also belong to Division 1. They have been added to the site (minus 2 ambulances) and are accessible either through Division 1 or Division 12.
The Elk Grove Township Fire Department with all current apparatus (as of 9-2-09) has been added to Division 1. As mentioned in a previous post they have 2 new rigs in the works which are not yet featured. For those looking to visit the department and photograph their apparatus, the station is a bit off the beaten path across from United Airlines on Algonquin Road. Photography is a bit tricky for a week or so as they are having a new roof put on the fire station.
The Itasca Fire Protection District which is in both Division 1 and Division 12 is getting engine 823 ready to go into service. The new engine was built by Marion Body Works of Marion, WI on a Spartan Gladiator chassis with an Evolution style cab. It is a top mount pumper with a 1250 GPM pump and 750 gallons of water carrying sn 70680. The rig is black over red with painted roll-up doors. Photos of this unit as well as a page for the Itasca FPD will be posted soon as photography was updated today. have been added to the site.
Aug 28
The Wheeling Fire Department, Stations [gmt ma:-34.397//150.644//8//roadmap:]23[/gmt] & [gmt ma:42.139038899999996//-87.98622370000001//15//roadmap:]24[/gmt] have been added to Division 1 (minus photos of their stations). The Wheeling listings will change in the coming months as they have broken ground on a new headquarters station. They will eventually have three stations manned instead of the current two.
Also in Division 1, Arlington Heights [gmt ma:auto//roadmap:]Station 4[/gmt] has been added, with a few images missing.
New additions that are expected in the coming weeks include Division 19 which is being submitted by Karl Klotz and the first upload of Chicago as Steve Redick and Hank Sajovic are assembling station and apparatus photos.
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
