Posts Tagged FMC fire engine

Monee Fire Protection District history

Feb 29

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | 1 Comment

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-This was the Monee FPD’s Engine #111(later 583), a 1979 Ford F/FMC 750/500. Enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa

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Mike Summa photo

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Leyden FPD history

Apr 26

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus, throwbackthursday | 2 Comments

This from the Chicagoareafire.com database for #TBT:

Bill Freidrich collection

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New Lenox FPD history

Dec 12

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus | 1 Comment

This from Mike Summa:

Hello,

This is New Lenox FPD engine 1611, which is a 1981 Spartan/FMC, 1500/750. Please feel free to comment, and enjoy!

Thank you,

Mike Summa

New Lenox FPD Engine 1611 – 1981 Spartan/FMC 1500/750. Mike Summa photo

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Down memory lane …

Jul 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 19 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

I was doing some scanning from the “wayback” files and found a few you might like to see…

The first was a huge pile of RR ties in Bensenville that burned for hours and hours..early 80s. Got some rig shots including the old Bensenville International Squad rig..I remember at this fire the oxygen levels near it got low and one fireman started acting very erratically til they got him into better atmosphere..very strange but no one thought of using masks at an outside fire back then.

I got a lot of interest in the Elk Grove tiller shot too…..

Found a coupla shots of some Mt Prospect rigs, and the Wood Dale truck

Also a fire in a trailer in Morton Grove at the old OCC site (Oakton Community College)

All these should be from the early 80s and shot on Kodacolor negative film…

Steve