Posts Tagged E-ONE

Robbins has been added to the site

Jan 29

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Listing | 2 Comments

The Robbins Fire Department in MABAS Division 22 has now been added to the site. Robbins has one station with four engines, a tower ladder, and a mini-pumper. The engines are from Darley, E-ONE, Fire-Max, and HME. The Darley is a former Orland engine and the E-ONE came from Riverside. They provide EMS first responders to assist Bud’s Ambulance Service who is contracted for ALS service to the community. The mini-pumper was built by Hammerly on a Dodge chassis (correction … a Ford chassis). This was formerly owned by a department somewhere on the East Coast (correction … by Libertyville, IL).

The Robbins Fire Department station at 3327 W. 137th Street with Chicago style red doors, each featuring the company labels. Karl Klotz photo

Engine 2923 formerly saw service in Riverside, IL. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

This engine was originally built for the Orland Fire Protection District. It was part of an order of five units from Darley on Spartan Gladiator chassis. There were three engines, a 55-foot Snorkel, and a 100-foot LTI rear-mount tower ladder.Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Tags: Bud's Ambulance Service, Darley, Dennis MGuire Jr, E-ONE, Fire Max, HME, Karl Klotz, LTI, MABAS Division 22, Orland Fire Protection District, Riverside Fire Department, Robbins Fire Department, Snorkel

Chicago new apparatus assignments – update

Jan 20

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Delivery | 11 Comments

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.

Chicago Fire Department Truck 59 1996 Seagrave

Chicago Truck 59 and Truck 31 at the Quinn Fire Academy yesterday. All three shifts of the five companies receiving the new Spartan/Crimson aerials are rotating through the academy to receive training on the new apparatus before getting the rigs. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department Truck 31 2010 Spartan Crimson

The rear of Truck 31 shows that all ground ladder storage is within the center of the truck. A first for Chicago is full compartmentation on both sides of the rigs. Steve Redick photo

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Towe 39, Chicago Tower 21, Chicago Tower 34, Chicago Tower 37, Chicago Truck 31, Chicago Truck 51, Chicago Truck 56, Chicago Truck 59. Chicago Truck 9, Crimson, Dash, E-ONE, Gladiator, HME 1871, Hurricane, Pierce, Simon-LTI, Spartan, Steve Redick, tower ladder

New quint for Oak Lawn

Jan 18

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

Fire Service, Inc., the E-ONE dealer for the area, has photos on their website of the new E-ONE, Typhoon, HP75 quint for Oak Lawn.

Delivery photo at the dealer's facility of the new Quint 3 for Oak Lawn. Fire Service, inc. photo

Officer's side view at the dealer's facility of the new quint for Oak Lawn. Fire Service, Inc. photo

Thanks to Ron for the heads up.

Tags: E-ONE, Fire Service Inc., Oak Lawn FIre Department, quint, Typhoon

More changes in Naperville

Jan 17

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | Comments off

The Naperville Fire Department (MABAS Division 16) has made a fleet and manning change. The 1997 E-ONE Cyclone for Squad 8 has been taken out of service and stripped of its equipment. It’s current disposition is most likely to be sold. The Spartan/Crimson engine from Station 1 has been moved to Station 8 and will be the new Squad 8 with most of the vehicle extrication gear assigned to the squad. The balance of the squad’s equipment has been moved to the technical rescue truck (TRT) and the dive equipment is on the water rescue truck (WRT).

Naperville will be down one suppression company on the street. There will be no layoffs, but three vacant positions for FF/PM will not be filled

Thanks to Lieutenant Andy Hilk for updating us.

Tags: Andy Hilk, Crimson, Cyclone, E-ONE, layoffs, MABAS Division 16, manpower, Naperville Fire Department, Spartan

Chicago Still on 106th Street

Jan 2

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | 1 Comment

Chicago firefighters responded to a residential fire today at 309 W. 106th Street. Engine 93 was the first engine on the scene and had fire from the first floor of a two-story frame. Companies ventilated the roof and had a quick knockdown. Dennis McGuire, Jr. took in the fire but arrived after the fire was out. He submitted a few images from the scene.

Chicago Fire Department house fire 106th Street

Firefighters from Truck 27 on the roof after completing vertical ventilation. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Fire Department house fire 106th Street engine 93

Chicago Engine 93 was the still engine to the fire at 309 W. 106th Street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Truck 27 was the first truck on the scene and was spotted on the parkway underneath the large trees to make the peak of the roof. The E-ONE 100' rear mount that they were running with is a spare truck (E-256). Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Engine 93, with their 2005 Spartan, Crimson engine (D-627) had a hydrant just past the building in Sector 1. Truck 27 is visible in the background. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Tags: Chicago Engine 93, Chicago Fire Department, Crimson, Dennis McGuire Jr., E-ONE, residential fire, Spartan

Leyden 3-11 (part 2)

Dec 8

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Reader submission | Comments off

Additional images from the Leyden Township 3-11 yesterday submitted by Steve Redick, Jeff Rudolph, and Larry Shapiro.

Leyden TWP FPD 3-11 All Stars Gentlemens Club

Flames are visible from a vantage on the east side of the fire after the roof was in. Jeff Rudolph photo

Westchester's E-ONE Cyclone aerial is set up with an elevated master stream at the east side of the 'A' sector. Jeff Rudolph photo

Northlake Engine 808 is positioned on the street and awaits water from an in-line operation. Jeff Rudolph photo

Another shot from the front of the address showing Westchester's master stream. Larry Shapiro photo

Elmwood Park firefighters carry a 5-inch line to Northlake Engine 808. The Elmwood Park engine is making it's way further west on Grand Avenue to find a hydrant down the street. Steve Redick photo

Leyden Quint 133 is operating on the west side of the driveway with an elevated master stream and several hand lines. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters work a handline at the rear of the building. Jeff Rudolph photo

An overview of the western exposure of the fire building from the vacant lot next door. Steve Redick photo

Bensenville firefighters pull hose from Engine 89 to put additional hand lines into operation to hit the many hot spots throughout the ruins. Larry Shapiro photo

Leyden TWP FPD 3-11 All Stars Gentlemens Club River Grove engine

River Grove Engine 565, a Pierce Saber, is pumping in-line to Bensenville Engine 89 in the rear sector. Steve Redick photo

Leyden TWP FPD 3-11 All Stars Gentlemens Club Bensenville Fire District Engine 89

Bensenville Engine 89, a 2002 Pierce Lance, is supplying several hand lines in the 'C' sector. Larry Shapiro photo

Leyden TWP FPD 3-11 All Stars Gentlemens Club Stone Park Quest Engine

Stone Park Engine 908, is the only E-ONE Quest engine in MABAS Division 20. It is on a hydrant east of the fire scene on Grand Avenue. Jeff Rudolph photo

A gallery of Steve Redick’s images can be seen HERE.

A gallery of Larry Shapiro’s images can be seen HERE.

Tags: All Stars Gentlemen's Club, Bensenville, Cyclone, Darley, E-ONE, Fire, HP75, Jeff Rudolph, Lance, Larry Shapiro, Leyden Township FPD, Maywood, Northlake, Pierce, Quantum, Quest, River Grove Fire Department, RK Aerials, Rosemont, Saber, Spartan, Steve Redick, Stone Park, Westchester

Bartlett first department posted in Division 2

Nov 27

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, New Listing, Patch | Comments off

The Bartlett Fire District covers the Village of Bartlett as well as unincorporated Hoffman Estates and portions of Wayne Township. As such, their district is within two different counties; Cook and DuPage. Bartlett is dispatched via DU-COMM, but is a member of MABAS Division 2. Bartlett has three stations, two of which staff an ambulance and an engine, while the third station has a jump company responsible for a tower ladder, 3,000-gallon tanker (tender), and a brush truck. The rigs have been painted black over red for a number of years now, but previously they were bright yellow. Bartlett currently has a 1993 Seagrave engine that has been decommissioned which was originally delivered yellow and is now black and red.

The newest apparatus are three Pierce Velocity units. Prior to that are two E-ONE units which were preceded by a pair of Seagrave engines. In the 1980s and prior years, Bartlett (known then as the Bartlett and Countryside FPD) purchased Howe and Grumman engines.

A 1993 Seagrave TB30DF 1000/750 TM (sn 78589) which has been decommissioned and is reportedly for sale. This unit was originally painted yellow. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 612 was the original name for this unit when it was delivered to Bartlett in 1993. This was the second of two similar units in Bartlett, the first of which was delivered in 1991. Larry Shapiro collection

Engine 618 was one of two twin units delivered in 1982. These were both built on Ford C8000 chassis with 1,000-GPM pumps and 750-gallon water tanks. Grumman had purchased Howe and these were labeled as Grumman FireCat units. Larry Shapiro colection

Prior to the two Ford/Grumman engines, Bartlett purchased a pair of these Hendrickson 1871S/International/Howe TM engines. Each carried 750 gallons of water and had a 1,000-GPM pump. This unit was delivered in 1977 and the sister unit was delivered in 1973. Pictured here is Bartlett's old fire station which was across the railroad tracks from the main station. The building is now home to the Hanover Township Emergency Services. Larry Shapiro collection

Shown here at Station 1 on Oak Avenue, Engine 612 was a 1973 Hendrickson 1871S/International/Howe 1,000-GPM TM unit with 750 gallons of water. Unlike Engine 613, this unit had high side compartments. Larry Shapiro collection

Going back even further is this classic 1963 Ford C950/Howe engine #616. Like the units that were purchased later, this had a 1,000-GPM pump and carried 800 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro collection

Another interesting unit is the 1997 HME/US Tanker 3,000-gallon tender. This is one of three area tankers on HME chassis. The other two belong to the Palatine Rural FPD and the East Dundee FPD. All three of these worked the same fire in Barrington during September of 2008.

Bartlett Tender '2' on-scene in 2008 at a 2-11 Alarm fire in Barrington. Larry Shapiro photo

East Dundee FPD Palataine Rural FPD HME US Tanker

Two HME/US Tanker units (East Dundee FPD and Palatine Rural FPD) working side-by-side at a 2-11 alarm fire in Barrington during the summer of 2008. Larry Shapiro photo

Seperated by one tanker (a Freightliner/US Tanker from South Elgin) are the three area HME/US Tanker units in staging at the Barrington 2-11 in June of 2008. Larry Shapiro photo

One final note of interest is the 8,000-gallon, tractor-trailer tanker that preceded the 3,000-gallon HME/US Tanker unit in Bartlett. The tractor was an L-Series Ford.

The 8,000-gallon Bartlett tanker is shown here operating at a 3-11 alarm fire in Barrington's district at Pepper Road and Route 14 on the 10th of November, 1994. Larry Shapiro collection

Tags: Barrington Fire Department, Bartlett Fire District, DU-COMM, E-ONE, East Dundee FPD, Grumman, Hanover Township Emergency Services, HME, Howe, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 2, Palatine Rural Fire Department, patch, Pierce, Seagrave, US Tanker, Velocity

Box alarm in Barrington

Nov 23

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire | Comments off

The Barrington Fire Department responded to a report of smoke in a vacant restaurant at 301 W. Northwest Highway before 6:30 this evening. Companies arrived to find the structure charged with smoke and proceeded to find the source. In addition to the auto-aid that responded on the initial alarm, Barrington upgraded the incident to a Box Alarm bringing additional units to the scene as a precaution. In fairly short order, the initial companies were able to locate the fire and extinguish it without substantial damage to the structure. Most companies had picked up by 7:00PM. Mutual and auto aid was provided by Long Grove, Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Cary, Fox River Grove, Palatine, and Wheeling.

Barrington Fire Department fire 301 W. Northwest Highway

Barrington Engine 3611 in front of the building is an E-ONE Typhoon. Larry Shapiro photo

The vacant restaurant at 301 W. Northwest Highway sustained minimal damage. Larry Shapiro photo

Barrington Quint 3632 is an E-ONE Cyclone II model HP75 with it's 75' aerial shown here to the roof of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Both Barrington units working at the scene of the box alarm at 301 W. Northwest Highway are from E-ONE. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Barrington Fire Department, Box Alarm, Cary Fire Department, E-ONE, Fox River Grove Fire Department, HP75, Lake Zurich Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, Long Grove Fire Protection District, Palatine Fire Department, Typhoon, Wauconda Fire District

Lynwood Fire is on the site

Nov 22

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

The Lynwood Fire Department in MABAS Division 24 runs out of one station to cover their district which is three square miles. Lynwood runs fire only and contracts for EMS with Bud’s Ambulance Service. They have three full-time personnel supplemented by 25 paid-on-call personnel. They run with two E-ONE engines, a 1978 CF Mack engine, a brush rig, and a dive unit. Karl Klotz submitted the images and information for this department.

Tags: Bud's Ambulance Service, E-ONE, Karl Klotz, Lynwood, Lynwood Fire Department, MABAS Division 24, Mack CF

York Center FPD is added

Nov 21

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

The York Center Fire Protection District in MABAS Division 12 covers 5 square miles which includes unincorporated Villa Park, unincorporated Lombard, unincorporated Oak Brook, York Center, and parts of Oak Brook Terrace. They operate out of one station with 2 full-time and 68 part-time personnel.

The York Center apparatus includes an E-ONE Hush pumper with a rear mounted engine, a Pierce pumper, a Pierce heavy rescue, Medtec ambulances, and a US Tanker built on a Freightliner M2112 chassis.

The entire York Center fleet used to be white and lime green. This 1993 E-ONE rear engine HUSH has an enclosed top-mounted operator's console protected by the extended vista cab. There is a 1,500-GPM pump and a 750-gallon water tank. This engine is still in with the department but the green has been replaced with red. Larry Shapiro collection