Posts Tagged Palos Heights FIre Department

New ambulance for Palos Heights FD

Aug 22

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Department News, New Delivery | Comments off

This from Kevin Griffin:

I stopped by Palos Height and got pictures of their new ambulance, it’s a 2016 E-350 chassis with a remounted 2005 Road Rescue box

Palos Heights FPD Ambulance 6422 is a 2016 Ford E-350 chassis with a remounted 2005 Road Rescue box. Kevin Griffin photo

Kevin Griffin photo

Tags: ambulance photos, Kevin Griffin, new ambulance for Palos Heights, Palos Heights FIre Department, Palos Heights Fire Protection District

Palos Heights FD history

Apr 12

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History | 1 Comment

This from Mike Summa:

Hello,

On the Chicago Tribune web-site, I found an interesting photo slide-show that I would like to share. In the slide-show, there are pictures from the 1940s and 1950s of the Palos Heights Volunteer Fire Department. I enjoyed looking at this, and I thought that others might enjoy it also. Here is the link

Thank you,

Mike S.

1943
Tribune archive photo, Chicago Tribune
1943: Men building the new Palos Heights fire station take a break to pose for a photo.

1951
Tribune archive photo, Chicago Tribune
1951: North Palos Fire Chief Fred Lange looks over the remains of a trailer home at 101st Street and 87th Avenue after three people burned to death in a fire.

1951
Tribune archive photo, Chicago Tribune
1951: The Palos Heights Fire Department Station.

1951
Tribune archive photo, Chicago Tribune
1951: Palos Heights Fire Department members show off their new fire truck.

Palos Heights Volunteer Fire Department history

1973
Tribune archive photo, Chicago Tribune
1973: Members of the Palos Heights Volunteer Fire Department grab thier gear.

1980
Walter Neal, Chicago Tribune
1980: Fire officials search for the cause of a blaze at 10626 S. 83rd Ct. in Palos Hills. Two were killed in the fire.

Tags: North Palos Fire Chief Fred Lange, Palos Heights FIre Department, Palos Heights Fire Protection District, Palos Heights Volunteer Fire Department

Area apparatus purchases

Aug 15

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 41 Comments

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

Wilmette

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

Northfield

a 2013 E-One engine is being built on a Cyclone chassis which should be done by end of year

Broadview

2013 E-One pumper has been ordered. Unknown on the specs

Westchester

2013 E-One 21? custom, walk-around rescue on a Typhoon chassis is being built and will be delivered by end of year.

Palos Heights FPD

2013 E-One pumper has been ordered, unknown specs at this time.

Gurnee

2013 Ford F-450 Road Rescue Ultramedic Type I is being built and should be completed by the end of the year

Joliet

Their two new engines are completed and ready to be delivered if they weren’t already

Chicago

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.