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MABAS, ILTF-1, & Air One at NIPSTA

The Cook County Board President visited NIPSTA today and was shown many of the regional assets which have been funded either in part or fully by the county. On-hand were several of the MABAS specialty units, the ILTF-1 began a multi-day training exercise, Air One had four helicopters on-site, and the NIPSTA fire training classes were in progress.

Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro were at the event and submitted several images depicting what was on display.

Air One helicopter

Police officers assigned to Air One demonstrate tactical positioning on one of the helicopters. Tim Olk photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

The Cook County Board President was shown the MABAS, ILTF-1, and Air One assets by department heads. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

ILTF-1 mobile vehicles transport equipment packed in metal storage containers. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

One of the MABAS Support Units which provides a mobile office. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

ILTF-1 flatbed lumber truck. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

A DOT owned Huey which is part of Air One. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

An officer is rides on the helicopter skids. Tim Olk photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

Another Air One helicopter. Larry Shapiro photo

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An ex-Marine Corp helicopter which is part of Air One. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

View from one of the helicopters looking over Glenview towards Chicago. Larry Shapiro photo

Northbrook train derailment at Shermer Road

A view of the railroad repair at Shermer Road from the July 4th train derailment. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

Another MABAS Support Services Unit with slide-out sides to increase the interior work space. Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

ILTF-1 communication equipment and satellite. Larry Shapiro photo

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Part of the MABAS tent city, Larry Shapiro photo

IL MABAS ILTF-1 Air One

Regional MABAS Assets: Division 3 Communications Unit, Division 3 Air Unit and Division Decon Unit. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry has a gallery with more images HERE. Tim has a gallery HERE..

 

 

 

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Open House for MABAS (update)

A few images from the MABAS Home Day Open House last week at the readiness center warehouse in Wheeling.

MABAS Readiness Center Open House

Many area fire chiefs and other officers attended the open house at the MABAS Readiness Center in Wheeling on Friday. There were several presenters who discussed different topics. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Readiness Center Open House Congressman Peter Roskam

Congressman Peter Roskam addressed the fire service personnel. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Readiness Center Open House - Mobile Field Office

The readiness center is packed full of various unique support units like this Mobile Field Office with slide-out sides to increase the interior working space. This is one of three such units. It is designated as MSU-North or Mission Support Unit for the north region. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Readiness Center Open House

A sign describes the Mission Support Unit. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Readiness Center Open House - Oshkosh P-16

The newest addition to the MABAS specialized units is this 8×8 Oshkosh P-15 that was surplussed from the Air Force. It is one of the largest crash trucks ever built and carries 6,000 gallons of water and 600 gallons of AFFF. It has two 1,500-GPM pumps and two turrets rated at 1,250-GPM each. The unit is not currently in service and the exact nature of it’s anticipated use has not yet been outlined. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Readiness Center Illinois Task Force 1

The warehouse is also home to Illinois Task Force 1 (ILTF-1), the state US&R team. “IL-US&R TF-1 is an asset of MABAS-IL and serves as the State of Illinois’ Urban Search & Rescue (US&R) Taskforce #1.” One side of the facility houses the resources for this team. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Readiness Center Illinois Task Force 1

The newest addition to the mobile equipment for the US&R team is this flatbed roll-off for lumber. Larry Shapiro photo

 

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