Posts Tagged Matt Schumann

Bedford Park apparatus

Jul 23

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos | 1 Comment

Matt Schumann submitted several images of apparatus from Bedford Park Fire Station 3.

Bedford Park Fire Department Ambulance 701

Bedford Park Ambulance 701 is a 2010 Type III Horton on a Ford E-450 chassis. Matt Schumann photo

Bedford Park Fire Department Battalion 706

Bedford Park Battalion 706 drives this 2005 Ford Expedition. Matt Schumann photo

Bedford Park Fire Department Tower Ladder 709

Bedford Park Truck 709 is a 2001 Pierce Dash 100′ tower ladder with a 2,000-GPM pump and 300 gallons of water. Matt Schumann photo

Tags: Bedford Park Fire Department, Bedford Park Truck 709, Horton ambulance, Matt Schumann, Pierce tower ladder

Midlothian’s new engine

Jul 21

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | Comments off

Matt Schumann submitted an image of Midlothian’s newest engine.

Midlothian Engine 1 is a 2011 Pierce Saber with a 1,500-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. Matt Schumann photo

Tags: Matt Schumann, Midlothian Fire Department, Pierce Saber engine

Summit is added to the site

Jul 29

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Listing, Patch, Reader submission | 4 Comments

In MABAS Division 21, the Summit Fire Department covers 2.5 square miles plus a four-mile stretch of nearby highways. They operate out of one station with a full-time chief and deputy chief plus 48 part-time firefighters. Summit has three Pierce engines (one is an X-Bedford Park piece), they have two Medtec ambulances, a command car, a boat, and the MABAS Division 21 Fire Investigation Unit (an X-North Palos Osage ambulance).