More images of Northfield Squad 29 which was placed into service recently
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This from Bill Smaha
2013 E-One E-Max w/Typhoon chassis.
1500/750/10/20
Should be in service this week.
Bill Smaha
More on last night’s house fire in Winnetka. A video from Larry Shapiro and some images from Tim Olk at the scene this morning.
more images were posted to fire scenes.net
This from Larry Shapiro:
The Winnetka Fire Department was called to a house with smoke coming from the attic at 924 Pine Tree Lane just after 9PM on Wednesday evening. Prior to the fire department’s arrival, police units confirmed smoke from a house at the corrected address of 910 Pine Tree Lane.
The first engine turned down the street and was completely immersed in smoke with near zero visibility. They pulled past the house and the truck was able to back up to the driveway. Heavy smoke at the scene was the updated size up at a split level house that was being renovated. Companies attempted an interior attack as fire burned through the roof at the rear of the house. Northfield Truck 29 reported seeing heavy fire as they rounded the corner two blocks away.
The interior attack was abandoned shortly thereafter as the fire spread throughout the attic space. Fortunately the interior crews spotted a hole in the first floor before it could cause injury to any firefighters.
The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm as an elevated master stream was put into operation from Winnetka Truck 28 in addition to multiple hand lines. As the fire progressed, Northfield Truck 29 also put an elevated master stream into service. The house backed up to Tower Road, and trucks from both Glenview and Skokie setup there but did not deploy master streams. Both ladders were put over the scene to provide illumination for firefighters.
Companies at the scene included engines from Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Northbrook, Highwood, and Evanston. Trucks on-scene were from Winnetka, Northfield, Glenview, and Skokie. Other units included a squad from Morton Grove, an ambulance from Wilmette, the MESS Canteen, and multiple chief officers.
A video from the scene will be posted soon.
One parting post on last weeks commercial fire in Evanston, some interesting apparatus shots from Steve Redick.
- Perhaps someone can comment on this, but the webmaster can’t remember another time (certainly in recent years) that all five Evanston engines were pumping at the same fire
- Steve has the first shot we’ve seen of the Glenview/Northfield Truck 14/29 in service and labeled as Truck 29
- Wilmette and Winnetka engines were also pumping at the scene, though Steve tells us that they were each substituted for Evanston engines that required fuel
- an interesting note, with the inclusion of the Wilmette and Winnetka engines, this fire utilized Engines 21, 22, 23, 24 25, 26, & 28 … almost a complete sequence of numerical units …
Area E-ONE updates
Oct 20
From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page
And this from Zach Cox
This from John Rikje:
Truck 29 leaving Northfield for New York
Area apparatus purchases
Aug 15
This from Josh Boyajian:
River Forest
- a Smeal 105′ heavy-duty quint has been purchased and waiting to be placed into service. It will be on display at FRI Friday and Saturday
Leyden FPD
- a 2013 Ford F-350 Wheeled Coach ambulance has been completed and will be on display at FRI this weekend
Bensenville FPD
- a 2013 Ford F-450 Wheeled Coach ambulance has been purchased and will be delivered by the end of the month
Cicero
- a Pierce Dash CF pumper is being built and will be delivered in February
Bolingbrook
Has approved the purchase of two new units:
- a Pierce Dash CF ladder truck
- Pierce Impel engine
Chicago Ridge
- a 2014 Road Rescue medium-duty ambulance on a TerraStar chassis
- a 2013 E-One E-Max pumper will be delivered in the next few months
- a 2013 Ford F-450 squad is being built at Warner Bodies and will be delivered in the next few months
- a 2013 E-One engine is being built on a Cyclone chassis which should be done by end of year
- 2013 E-One pumper has been ordered. Unknown on the specs
- 2013 E-One 21? custom, walk-around rescue on a Typhoon chassis is being built and will be delivered by end of year.
- 2013 E-One pumper has been ordered, unknown specs at this time.
- 2013 Ford F-450 Road Rescue Ultramedic Type I is being built and should be completed by the end of the year
- Their two new engines are completed and ready to be delivered if they weren’t already
- Fire Service Inc. is pleased to announce a multi-year contract with the City of Chicago for airport pumpers. The initial order is for three units. The new units will be E-One Cyclone custom chassis with 2000 GPM Hale pump, Fecon foam system, 1000 gallon water tank and 250 gallon foam tanks with Salisbury Stainless Steel bodies. We look forward to bringing back the E-One product family to the third largest city in the United States.
Sunday evening at roughly 9:15PM, the Northbrook Fire Department received a call reporting fire in the home at 1337 Walters Avenue. As units went en-route, the police reported a working fire at the scene, and the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 (working fire) before the first fire company arrived. In addition to units from Northbrook, Glencoe responded with an engine, Northfield with a truck, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Ambulance 52.
Fire was in a second floor bedroom and communicated into the attic before venting through the roof. A Box Alarm was requested for additional companies to cover the three Northbrook stations. Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro were at the scene. The fire was contained within 25 minutes. The residents, who were home when the fire broke out, all evacuated safely.
Several images of the apparatus were submitted by Larry, and we expect to see shots showing the fire from Tim, since he arrived right behind the Northbrook companies.