Posts Tagged HME

Flossmoor is added to Division 24 departments

Jun 30

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Another department in Division 24 has been added to the site thanks to Karl Klotz. Minus the brush rig, the entire Flossmoor fleet is now available to view HERE. Flossmoor was one of the first area departments to embrace the maximum height cab extensions beginning in 1990 with an early Pierce Lance followed in 1994 by an even larger cab from HME on a unit built by Luverne. Both of these units featured fully enclosed top mounted pump modules. Their newest engine also features a raised roof cab from HME although it is shorter and lower than the earlier model. This 2000 model year Central States engine also features a top mount pump panel but it is not enclosed within the cab. Rounding out their suppression fleet is a 1996 custom Sutphen 70′ mid-ship tower ladder. All of their apparatus are painted black over red.

Flossmoor Engine 1340 HME Central States

Tags: Central, Central States, Division 24, Flossmoor, HME, Klotz, Lance, Luverne, Pierce, quint, Sutphen

Stickney is posted

May 20

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The Stickney Fire Department in Division 11 has been added to the site. They have received two new engines and an ambulance in the last year or so. The ambulance is a 2007 Ford/Horton Type I which was a demo that they acquired in 2009. The engines are a 2007 HME/Ahrens Fox and a 2009 Spartan Metro Star/Crimson. Both have top-mount pump panels.

Stickney Spartan Metro Star Crimson engine

Tags: Ahrens Fox, Crimson, Division 11, HME, Metro Star, Spartan, Stickney

Glenwood is added to Division 24

May 11

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Karl Klotz has been busy photographing departments in Division 24. Thanks to Karl, The Glenwood Fire Department has been added to the site. Glenwood has two stations which include a pair of the first HME Ahrens Fox apparatus to have been sold in Illinois back in 2004.

Glenwood Fire Department HME Ahrens Fox quint

Photo by Karl Klotz

Glenwood FD HME Ahrens Fox warehouse fire

Photo by Larry Shapiro

Tags: Ahrens Fox, Division 24, Glenwood, HME, Klotz, quint, Shapiro

Local production updates

Apr 24

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CRIMSON: The Spartan Gladiator Classic/Crimson engine for Highland Park should be at the local dealership within the next two weeks. After the appication of graphics have been completed, the 1500/500/40 engine which is slated for Station 32 in the Ravinia section of town should be delivered.

The order for 30-103′ rear mount aerial ladder trucks for Chicago will be on Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD chassis with a 10″ raised extension on the sides and a notched cab to maintain a low travel height. The first chassis should be readying soon for production at Spartan. Crimson built a demo to the Chicago specifications last year and sold it as a stock truck to Jersey City, NJ which can be seen HERE. Although there have been some modifications to the final design, this is pretty close to what t he final units will look like in Chicago, including the gray ladder.

photo by Ron Jeffers

HME AHRENS FOX: Oak Park has two HME Ahrens Fox custom pumpers on order. These will be on the HME 1971W cab with 400hp engines, 1500 GPM pumps and 750 gallon water tanks. The units are expected to be delivered in October of 2010.

SVI Trucks: The rescue coming for the Cherry Valley FPD should be on display at the Fire Rescue International trade show in August at McCormick Place. This is being built on a single axle Gladiator chassis with a Classic LFD cab, forward facing seating for five, and a 10″ raised roof. It will feature a 20′ walk-around body, roll-up doors, a top mounted Command Light and top of body compartments with a rear staircase for access.

Tags: Ahrens Fox, Cherry Valley, Chicago, Crimson, Gladiator, Highland Park, HME, Oak Park, Spartan, Super Vac, SVI

photos and some highlights from the FDIC 2010

Apr 24

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The FDIC was located in two seperate buildings; The Indianapolis Convention Center and the Lucas Oil Stadium across the street. Most of the major apparatus vendors took space in the stadium including Pierce, EONE, Rosenbauer, KME, Sutphen, Ferrara, Seagrave, Marion, Hackney, Alexis, Fort Garry and HME. In the convention center were Spartan, Crimson, Smeal, SVI, Summit, US Tanker, Toyne, Semo, Danko, Rescue 1/PL Custom, and Custom Fire Apparatus plus Darley and Snozzle.

photo by Larry Shapiro

HME Ahrens Fox introduced a CNG powered engine on the 1871 SFO chassis with a complete vinyl graphic wrap.

photo by Larry Shapiro

photo by Larry Shapiro

There was also an interesting helicopter training prop for fire extinguishment.

photo by Larry Shapiro

Crimson introduced a new pumper design with a Darley pump which appears to compete with the Pierce PUC.

photo by Larry Shapiro

Tags: 1871 SFO, Ahrens Fox, CNG, Crimson, Darley, FDIC, HME, Lucas Oil Stadium, Shapiro, training prop, Transformer

New Wauconda engine at first major fire

Apr 17

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Last year The Wauconda Fire District received a new Ferrara engine that was mentioned HERE. Wauconda had a 2-alarm fire this morning at 255 Indian Trail Road in North Barrington and the new engine was first-in. HERE is a link to a gallery of images from the fire scene.

Wauconda Engine 3410 is a 2009 HME/Ferrara 1500/750. The light tower on the cab roof lights the scene. Photo by Larry Shapiro

McHenry Township FPD Pierce Velocity Tower Truck 12

Another new rig at this scene is McHenry Township's 2009 Pierce Velocity Tower Ladder (Truck 12). Photo by Larry Shapiro

Tags: Ferrara, Fire, HME, McHenry Township, Pierce, Shapiro, tower ladder, Velocity, Wauconda

New engine in Wauconda

Nov 16

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The Wauconda Fire Department in Division 4 has taken delivery of a 2009 Ferrara Intruder 2 engine which has gone into service at Station 1 as Engine 3410. The Intruder 2 cab and chassis is made by HME and the unit has a 1500 GPM pump with 750 gallons of water.