Jul 24
As mentioned in a previous post, several apparatus shots have been updated on the site to complete listings which had images labeled as ‘coming soon.’
As time permits, photographs from the following new departments will be added to the site;
The following departments will be updated to include images that are missing:
Jul 23
Ambulance 15 in Rolling Meadows is slated to be replaced in the next several months with an IHC 4300/Medtec Type I unit.
Ambulance 8 in Elk Grove Village recently received a 2009 Ford E450/Medtec Type III unit. (sn 8505)
Additionally in Elk Grove, Battalion 2 has a new 2009 Chevy Suburban which is red. This replaces the previous unit that was maroon.
Several additions and updates have been made to departments in Division 1.
Elk Grove Station 10 has been completed.
Rolling Meadows Station 16 has been updated.
Schaumburg Station 52 has been completed.
Hoffman Estates Station 22 has been added.
Thanks to the helpfulness of firefighters at Station 8 in Elk Grove Village, all of the apparatus from that station is now updated on this site. In addition to an engine and ambulance, this station houses the Elk Grove Special Teams: Dive – Technical Rescue & Haz Mat. Quint 8 also is stationed there as a reserve piece of equipment having been replaced in the not-to-distant past by the engine as a front line unit.
The following departments are not yet complete, but they have been added to Division 1
Elk Grove Village with 4 stations
Rolling Meadows with 2 stations
Mount Prospect with 3 stations. There is a construction shot included of the new firehouse to replace station 14
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
