Posts Tagged fire engine photos

Kankakee Township is added to the site

Jul 24

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos, New Listing, Site News | 2 Comments

The Kankakee Township FPD has been added to the site. Located in MABAS Division 7 in Kankakee County, they cover 18 square miles out of two stations. 18 paid-on-call firefighters have three engines, a tender, a brush truck, and a utility used as an EMS chase car.

Kankakee Township FPD Station 1. Karl Klotz photo

Kankakee Township FPD fire engine

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New engine for Evergreen Park

Jun 24

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 18 Comments

This from Larry Shapiro:

Evergreen Park has put their new Engine 51 into service recently. It’s a 2014 E-ONE Cyclone II MFD 1500/530 so#138399.

Evergreen Park Engine 51 is a 2014 E-ONE Cyclone II MFD 1500/530. Larry Shapiro photo

Officer’s side of Engine 51. Larry Shapiro photo

Rear view. Larry Shapiro photo

Trash line and saws are at the tailboard. Larry Shapiro photo

UPF tank certification.

E-ONE production information.

Pump certification.

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A tale of two cities …

Jun 5

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos | 2 Comments

This from Larry Shapiro:

or … we’ll have it our way …

Two neighboring departments, Northfield and Wilmette, recently took delivery of new E-ONE e-Max engines. Although they were both built on the same chassis with the same cab shell, they a have many differences in their specifications and overall designs.

Some differences include the emergency and scene lighting, the bumper, the side cab window/storage, and the water capacity.

Northfield Squad 29. 2013 E-ONE Cyclone II MFDR e-Max 1500/750/10/20 so 138036. Larry Shapiro photo

Wilmette Engine 27 – 2013 E-ONE Cyclone II MFDR e-Max 1500/500 so 137987. Larry Shapiro photo

Views from the rear show more differences including the compartment and hose bed configurations, the striping, lighting, and the access ladder.

A rear angle from Wilmette Engine 27. Larry Shapiro photo

Rear of Northfield Squad 29. Larry Shapiro

more images can be seen at shapirophotography.net and at previous posts HERE, HERE, and HERE.

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Apartment fires in Glen Ellyn and Bloomingdale 5-9-14

May 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene photos, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working | 3 Comments

Box Alarm in Glen Ellyn, 5-9-14

This from John Tulipano:

Just a few quick shots from Glen Ellyn’s box alarm today at 503 Duane Street. Companies made a quick knock on the fire. Was one room on the 3rd floor in the rear of a 3-story, 50X100, mixed occupancy commercial with apartments above. One civilian was transported to Loyola.

John Tulipano photo

John Tulipano photo

more images can be viewed at http://tulipano-firephotos.smugmug.com/FIRES/5914-Glen-Ellyn-Box-Alarm-503/

Working fire in Bloomingdale, 5-9-14

New engine for Broadview

Jan 28

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 18 Comments

This from Josh Boyajian;

I stopped by Broadview yesterday to get a picture of their new engine. It is marked Engine 7. Throughout the week, all of their rigs will get remarked identical as the Engine, with the Division 20 logo on the back door and 7 on the front door. Broadview will be all 7s. Here are a couple shots of it inside the firehouse. I’ll have a follow up with some staged shots in the near future.

They also have a new 2013 Ford Explorer for the fire chief.

Thanks Josh

Josh Boyajian photo

This from Scott Peterson:

Sent to me by a Friend. I have no info other than an E-one and it will be "Engine 7".

Broadview FD photo

And from Tim Olk:

photos from the chief

Broadview FD photo

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Dixmoor shuts down their fire department (more)

Dec 25

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Department News | 7 Comments

A historic look at apparatus over the years from the Dixmoor Fire Department.

Dixmoor Engine 2443, a 1992 Spartan/Luverne 1500/500 formerly from the Chicago Fire Department. It carries CFD shop ID# D-523. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Dixmoor Engine 2433 is a 2003 E-ONE Typhoon 1250/1000. (SN 127675). Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Dixmoor Engine 2453, a 1971 Mack CD 1250/750 formerly from Homewood, Illinois. George Reichardt photo

Dixmoor Squad 2405. photographer unkown

Former Dixmoor Engine 4, a 1973 American LaFrance 10000 Series 1250/750 fire engine. (SN C-12-358) photographer unknown

Dixmoor Squad 1, a 1969 Chevy Step Van. Gary Kadzielewski photo

Former Dixmoor Engine 2, a 1953 Chevrolet 500/300. photographer unknown

Former Dixmoor Engine 1, a 1954 Chevy/Central (st Louis) 500/500. photographer unknown

thanks Dennis

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Fire department open houses

Oct 13

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos | 2 Comments

Tyler Tobolt visited three of yesterday’s open house events and submitted several photos. Larry Shapiro also added images from the Long Grove open house.

From The Long Grove Fire Protection District open house

Tyler Tobolt photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Live-burn demonstration without sprinklers. Larry Shapiro photo

Families watch the demonstrations. Larry Shapiro photo

After the burn demo, a firefighter shows the melted smoke detector. Larry Shapiro photo

A family learns about the benefits of residential sprinklers. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake County Sheriff K-9 demonstration. Larry Shapiro photo

A large gallery with more images from the Long Grove open house is HERE.

From The Libertyville Fire Department open house

Tyler Tobolt photo

From The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District open house

Tyler Tobolt photo

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Park Forest Box Alarm 10-10-13

Oct 12

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.

I was in the area when Park Forest, Illinois transmitted a Box Alarm for their working fire at 354 Winoa St. I arrived after the fire was knocked but was able to get a few pictures. The fire was in a single family 1 sty ordinary with reports of a trapped occupant. The first arriving crews which were Park Forest Engine 50 and Richton Park Truck 35 made an aggressive interior attack to rescue the victim but it turned out the person was already out and safe. Great job by all companies on the scene. As a side is a shot of the new squad company in Chicago Heights using the X-Tinley Park engine.

354 Winoa in Park Forest. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Heights Squad 652 is X-Tinley Park. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Crews doing a wash down on side B. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Crews doing overhaul. You can see they had heavy fire in Side A. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Richton Park Truck 35 was first truck on the scene. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

University Park Truck 85 was 2nd truck on the scene. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

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4-Alarm fire in Fox River Grove, 9-29-13

Oct 4

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 9 Comments

This from Tyler Tobolt:

Photos from Fox River Grove 4th Alarm Structure Fire on September 29th

Around 6.15pm on September 29th, The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD got a report of a structure fire at 1 Algonquin Rd in Barrington Hills. Algonquin Engine 143 reported this was Fox River Grove’s jurisdiction and Fox River Grove FPD was dispatched. Companies responding reported a large header so Fox River Grove command requested a 2nd Alarm on Box Card #5-670 to the scene. Algonquin Eng 143 backed down the driveway to start a tanker operation to supply water to the Fox River Grove engine in front of the building.

The following departments responded on the 2nd Alarm; Lakewood Engine 1041, Carpentersville Engine 941, Palatine Engine 81, Hoffman Estates Engine 23, a Spring Grove engine, Barrington Tender 362, Crystal Lake Tender 371, East Dundee Tender 471, Nunda-Rural Tender 1371, Huntley Tender 973, Wauconda Ambulance 341, Marengo Rescue Ambulance 1152, the Algonquin chief, a Barrington chief, a Crystal Lake chief, a Huntley chief, Lake Zurich as RIT, a Cary Safety Officer, EMA, and the Salvation Army.

COQ: Nunda-Rural ambulance, McHenry engine, Nunda Rural chief.

Shortly after the 2nd Alarm was requested, command requested a 4th Alarm on Box Card 5-670. The following departments responded on the 4th; Fox Lake Engine 244, a Mundelein engine, a Grayslake engine, Elgin Engine 1, Schaumburg Engine 54, Rolling Meadows Engine 16, Woodstock Tender 73, Palatine Rural Tender 36, McHenry Tender 1274, Wonder Lake Tender 1671, Richmond Tender 1472, Hebron Tender 871, a Lake Zurich chief, a McHenry chief, a Wauconda chief, a Lakewood chief, and Air 5.

The fire was burning for about 2-3 hours