Posts Tagged Division 4

New Crimson in Highland Park

Jul 5

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

Highland Park Engine 32‘s new pumper on the south side of town has gone into service recently. It is a Spartan Gladiator chassis and a Crimson body. Engine 32 has a 1,500 GPM pump, 500-gallon water tank, and like all Highland Park suppression rigs, it carries 40 gallons of foam. The new unit has graphics on the cab which state ‘Proudly Serving Ravinia’ which represents that end of town. Housed in Station 32 which has historical recognition in the neighborhood, the engine fits into tight quarters. The fire department is restricted with regards to any upgrades or renovations to the facility due to the landmark status. Alongside the new engine is Ambulance 32 and a company of four firefighters.

Highland Park Spartan Crimson Engine 32. Larry Shapiiro photo

The new Spartan Gladiator Crimson engine in Highland Park. Larry Shapiro photo

The officer's side of Engine 32. This is the first Highland Park purchase with a painted steel bumper. All of the other units in town have chrome bumpers. Larry Shapiro photo

Rear view of the new engine showing full height compartments, a hydraulic ladder rack, and NFPA compliant chevron. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: chevron, Crimson, Division 4, Gladiator, Highland Park, hydraulic ladder rack, NFPA, Shapiro, Spartan

Patches added

Jul 1

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Several interesting patches have been added to the department pages. Mundelein and Libertyville patches have been added in Division 4, Peotone has been added in Division 19, and Glenwood in Division 24 has been posted as well. If your department is on the site and no patch is shown with the listings, we would appreciate the opportunity of getting a patch to complete the posting

Tags: Division 19, Division 24, Division 4, Glenwood, Libertyville, Mundelein, patch, Peotone

Libertyville is added to the site

Jul 1

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Headquarters Fire Station 1 is at 1551 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo

In Lake County (Division 4), Libertyville operates out of three stations. Two of their stations are at either end of the district along Milwaukee Avenue and the third is on the eastern edge just outside the main Abbott Labs campus.

Libertyville Fire Department Quint 462 2008 Pierce Velocity 75' RM quint

Quint 462 runs out of Station 2. It is a 2008 Pierce Velocity with a 75' rear mounted aerial ladder on a full length chassis. Since the 75' ladder only requires one set of outriggers, Libertyville has added storage space at their disposal where the front jack s would be for a larger aerial. Larry Shapiro photo

Libertyville is a 100% Pierce department with regards to suppression units and their five ambulances are a mix of Medtec and Road Rescue.

Fire Station 3 serves a dual role housing offices for the Abbott Labs Fire Department in addition to the Libertyville units. Larry Shapiro photo

Station 3 which houses a jump company with an engine and ambulance also has space which is home for offices of the Abbott Fire Chief plus classroom space. The Abbott command unit is housed in this station along with a spare ambulance and CERT trailer.

Tags: Abbott Labs, CERT, Division 4, Libertyville, MedTec, Pierce, quint, Road Rescue, Shapiro, Velocity

Mundelein is on the site

Jun 25

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The Mundelein Fire Department in Division 4 has two stations that are packed full of apparatus. Both stations have been added to the site with photos submitted by Jack Connors. The station photos will be added shortly along with the Mundelein patch. As mentioned previously HERE and HERE, their newest rig is a 2009 Sutphen mid-ship 75′ quint which runs out of Station 2 on Lake Street. Other than this Sutphen, their fleet of suppression vehicles are all Pierce, the newest of which is a 2003 pumper/squad.

Tags: Connors, Division 4, Mundelein, Pierce, quint, Sutphen

New Crimson in Highland Park

Jun 23

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Highland Park Engine 32 is a 2010 Spartan Gladiator 1500/500 Crimson. Crimson photo

The new Crimson engine in Highland Park has been lettered for Station 32 on the south end of town in the Ravinia neighborhood. This 2010 Spartan Gladiator/Crimson has a 1500 GPM pump and a 500-gallon water tank.

Tags: Crimson, Division 4, Gladiator, Highland Park, Spartan

Grayslake gets Seagrave engine

Jun 2

Posted by bgshap in Fire, New Delivery | 1 Comment

The Grayslake Fire Department (not yet represented on the site) in Lake County (Division 4) has recently taken delivery of a custom Seagrave engine. Engine 2717 has a top mount pump panel and an elevated light tower nested on top of the cab roof. The unit was due to a 2-11 alarm in Wauconda’s Fire District at 30699 N. Route 12 (Rand Road) in Volo. A commercial barn was destroyed just before midnight on June 1st. Some images from the fire scene can be seen HERE.

A new Seagrave engine that was recently delivered to Grayslake is shown here in staging at a 2nd alarm fire in Volo, IL (Wauconda FIre District). Photo by Larry Shapiro

Tags: 2-11, Division 4, Grayslake, Lake County, Seagrave, Shapiro, Volo, Wauconda

Traditional Wet Down in Buffalo Grove

May 6

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

The Buffalo Grove Fire Department brought a touch of what is considered by many as being an ‘East-Coast Volunteer Fire Company’ tradition to the Chicago area. This morning they had a wet-down ceremony to welcome the new Ferrara engine and Ferrara tower ladder to their new home. The event was attended by current and former Buffalo Grove fire department personnel, village officials and other invited guests. Chief Vavra made a brief opening statement which was followed by a hosing down of the rigs. Guests and firefighters then dried the rigs before ‘pushing’ them into station 26. Both rigs should be in service within the next month and a half. The engine is slated to be assigned to Station 27 and the tower will likely go into service at Station 26. The KME 75′ Quint now assigned to Station 27 would then be moved to Station 25.

Buffalo Grove is trading in the 1991 E-ONE 75′ Hush Quint and the 1989 Seagrave engine.

Buffalo Grove Fire Department Ferrara engine and tower ladder

The new Ferrara tower ladder and Ferrara engine at Station 26 in Buffalo Grove. Larry Shapiro photo

A Buffalo Grove firefighter 'wetting down' the new tower ladder. Larry Shapiro photo

Fire department personnel and guests wipe down the new Buffalo Grove Ferrara tower ladder. Photo by Larry Shapiro

Buffalo Grove firefighters get help from a few friends to push the new tower ladder into the station for the first time. Photo by Larry Shapiro

Buffalo Grove's new tower ladder is pushed into Station 26. The apparatus bay door was raised last year to accommodate the new rig. Larry Shapiro photo

Buffalo Grove engine 217 which is slated to go into service on the north end of town at Station 27 is pushed into the headquarters station for the first time. Photo by Larry Shapiro

Tags: Buffalo Grove, Division 4, EONE, Ferrara, Seagrave, Vavra, wet down

Mundelein updates

Mar 25

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

The Mundelein Fire Department in Division 4 has received a new 2010 Sutphen 1500/500 75′ mid-mount quint which runs out of their Station 2. This unit has a full complement of Hurst tools in the front bumper with two reels, a PTO generator and is fully ALS equipped.

Mundelein 2010 Sutphen 1500-500 75' MM quint

2010 Sutphen 75' mid-mount quint 1500/500 running out of station 2. Photo by Mark Gaunky

Mundelein also recently completed a full restoration of their 1925 Stoughton pumper. According to Mark Gaunky, this was “fully restored by retired Mundelein Lt. Jim Carew who saved it from being junked. It is a frame up restoration and 75% of the vehicle is original.” The unit has a 350 GPM pump and carries 150 gallons of water. It was originally donated to the village by Cardinal George Mundelein as a thank you for changing the town’s name to the Village of Mundelein. The original purchase price was $7,500 and the cost of the resoration was $65,000. The engine was in service for over twenty years.

Fully restored 1925 Stoughton pumper in Mundelein. Photo by Mark Gaunky

Another view of the restored Stoughton that was originally purchased for $7,500 and was recently restored for $65,000.

Tags: Division 4, Gaunky, Mundelein, Stoughton, Sutphen

New Sutphen in Mundelein

Nov 22

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The Mundelein Fire Department in Division 4 has recently received a 2009 Sutphen 75′ mid-mount quint. The SL75 has a 1500 GPM pump and carries 500 gallons of water. Mundelein is not yet featured on this site.

Tags: Division 4, Mundelein, Sutphen

Wauconda Fire District is online

Nov 22

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The Wauconda Fire District in Division 4 is online showcasing their 3 stations and all of their apparatus. One of the featured rigs is Engine 3410, their new Ferrara Intruder 2 which was put into service at the beginning of November.

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