Posts Tagged Pierce Dash

Schiller Park has been added to the site

Jan 22

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Listing, Site News | Comments off

The Schiller Park Fire Department in MABAS Division 20 has been added to the site. Schiller Park has two stations, though only the headquarters station is staffed. The second station currently houses a reserve engine and ambulance. The suppression fleet consists of Pierce apparatus with a broad range of chassis: Saber, Enforcer, Dash, & Impel. Ambulances are from Wheeled Coach, Road Rescue, and very soon from Medtec as well.

Daily staffing includes an engine, an ambulance, a shift commander, and a jump company for the tower ladder or a second ambulance. Although apparatus is currently black over red, Schiller Park was at one time lime green and also had separate fire and EMS divisions.

Schiller Park Fire Department Cadillac ambulance

Cadillac Ambulance 452 used by the Schiller Park EMS prior to merging with the fire department. Larry Shapiro photo

This version of Engine 455 was delivered in 1976 by W.S. Darley on a Hendrickson chassis with an 1871-C cab. It carried 500 gallons of water with a 1,250-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo

Schiller Park Engine 455 was refurbished by RPI in 1992 which included a full cab enclosure and a new color scheme. Larry Shapiro photo

Schiller Park Engine 455 was delivered in 1995 by Pierce on a Saber chassis with a 1,250-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. Today this is the reserve engine out of Station 2 and has been renumbered as Engine 456. Larry Shapiro photo

Schiller Park Fire Station 1 is part of the municipal complex with the police department and city government offices. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Cadillac ambulance, Hendrickson 1871-C, Hendrickson fire truck chassis, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 20, Pierce Dash, Pierce Enforcer, Pierce fire trucks, Pierce Impel, Pierce Saber, Schiller Park Fire Department, W.S. Darley engine

CFD images updated on the site

Nov 3

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, Reader submission, updated listing | Comments off

Matt Schumann has submitted several images of CFD apparatus that was in need of updating on the web site:

Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief 18

Chicago Fire Department Engine 123 Spartan Crimson

Tags: Chicago Battalion 18, Chicago Battalion 20, Chicago Command Van 2-7-4, Chicago Crimson aerial, Chicago Crimson engine, Chicago Engine 123, Chicago Engine 54, Chicago Engine 80, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago fire engines, Chicago fire trucks, Chicago Luverne fire engine, Chicago Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-5, Chicago Truck 15, Chicago Truck 16, Chicago Truck 41, Chicago Truck 61, Crimson Fire, HME SFO, Luverne Fire Apparatus, Matt Schumann, Pierce aerial ladder, Pierce Dash, Spartan Gladiator Classic

Urbana engine boasts U of I pride

Nov 17

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News | Comments off

Dan McInerney was in Urbana and photographed Engine 24. As the home of the University of Illinois, the engine sports the Illini logo prominently on either side of the cab.

Urbana Fire Department Pierce Dash engine

Urbana Engine 24 is a 2002 Pierce Dash with a 1,250-GPM pump and a 500-gallon water tank. It carries Pierce job # 13523. Dan McInerney photo

Urbana Fire Department University of Illinois Illini graphics

Engine 24 sports Illini graphics as the engine closest to the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: Dan McInerney, Pierce Dash, Urbana Fire Department

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).

Tags: Bedford Park Fire Department, Bill Friedrich, fire department patch, fire department patches, Fire Investigation Unit, MABAS Division 10, Matt Schumann, Medtec Ambulance, North Palos Fire Department, part-time firefighters, Pierce Arrow, Pierce Dash, Pierce Manufacturing, Summit Fire Department

Barrington MABAS 2nd Alarm 7-19-11

Jul 20

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | Comments off

Barrington Fire Department Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11

Barrington Engine 3612 was running frontline and backed into the driveway. Three lines were taken off this engine. Larry Shapiro photo

Barrington Fire Department Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11 Lake Zurich Fire Department

The Barrington engine was fed by Lake Zurich Engine 2. A portable tank was dropped at the end of the block which was kept supplied by a tanker shuttle. Larry Shapiro photo

The Barrington Fire Department received calls for a structure fire before 9PM last night at #7 Crestview Lane in Lake Barrington. First arriving units found heavy fire in what would be determined later as a vacant house undergoing renovation. Lake Zurich Engine 2 (3214), located roughly two miles from the fire scene arrived right behind companies from Barrington Station 3 and setup a relay pumping operation which would later be supplied by a tanker shuttle from the end of Crestview Lane at Old Barrington Road.

Tankers from Palatine Rural and Long Grove wait to dump their tank water into the portable tank ahead after the Barrington tanker finishes. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters stand by Barrington Engine 361 drafting water from the portable tank which is sent down the block to Lake Zurich Engine 2. Larry Shapiro photo

Looking down Crestview Lane from Lake Zurich Engine 2, Barrington Engine 361 can be seen at the end of the block. Larry Shapiro photo

Seven tankers responded to the scene and the fire was struck out in less than an hour. Temperatures at the time of the fire were in the low 80s with high humidity. Mutual aid companies came from Hoffman Estates, Carpentersville, Mundelein, Cary, Palatine, Palatine Rural, Long Grove, Bartlett, Wauconda, Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, and Deerfield.

Barrington Fire Department Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11 Mundelein Fire Department

Mundelein Engine 431 is parked on Old Barrington Road as the crew works inside the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro arrived after the fire was out and submitted some images from the scene and the staging area.

Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11 Hoffman Estates Fire Department

Firefighters from Hoffman Estates Engine 23 were also put to work leaving the rig in staging. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11 Carpentersville Fire Department

Carpentersville Engine 942, a 2007 Pierce Dash also sits in staging several blocks from the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11 Cary Fire Department

Cary firefighters responded with Squad 255. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Barrington house fire on Crestview 7-19-11 West dundee Fire Department

West Dundee firefighters also responded on the 2nd Alarm with this Pierce Saber. Larry Shapiro photo

The Daily Herald has a brief article HERE.

Tags: Barrington & Countryside Fire Protection District, Barrington Fire Department, Carpentersville Fire Department, Cary Fire Protection District, fol-da-tank, Hoffman Estates Fire Department, house fire in Lake Barrington, Lake Zurich Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, Palatine Rural Tanker 36, Pierce Dash, Pierce Quantum, Pierce Sa, porta-tank, tanker, tanker box, tanker ops, tanker shuttle, water tanker, Wauconda Fire District, West Dundee Fire Department

Zion has been added to the site

Jul 13

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Listing, Site News | Comments off

Lake County MABAS Division 4 is divided into four quadrants. The Zion Fire Department is located in Quad 1. A short distance from the Wisconsin border, Zion has two stations which cover just over eight square miles. Daily staffing is generally six between the two stations.

Zion's headquarters station is at 1303 27th Street. Larry Shapiro photo

They run a variety of apparatus including a 2007 Pierce Arrow XT engine with a 1992 Spartan/3D in reserve out of Station 1 which also houses a frontline and a reserve ambulance, an ATV, and a 1928 Pirsch pumper which the firefighters are in the process of restoring.

The jump company at Station 2 has an ambulance and a 105′ Pierce Dash quint that was built in 1999.

Tags: 3D Fire Apparatus, Lake County Quad 1, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 4, Pierce Arrow XT, Pierce Dash, Pirsch antique engine, Spartan Gladiator, Zion Fire Department

Countryside FPD Full Still Alarm 6-1-11

Jun 2

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | Comments off

The Countryside Fire Protection District received calls of smoke coming from a house near Route 45 and Oakwood Road in Indian Creek around 9PM Wednesday night. Upon arrival they found smoke and fire from the rear of the house on that corner. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods assisted with a squad, Mundelein and Libertyville both came with quints as the alarm was upgraded to a full still. Later, a Box Alarm was requested for change of quarters companies to cover the Countryside stations. The fire which reportedly began in the basement and extended to the first floor was extinguished quickly. The residents who were home at the time of the fire escaped without injury but a dog perished.

Larry Shapiro submitted a few images though the fire was out when he arrived. There is a small gallery of on-scene images HERE.

Countryside Fire Protection District house fire 6-1-11 on Route 45 at Oakwood Road

A vent cut into the roof is the only visible damage from the front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

The fire was venting out the rear of the house when companies arrived. Larry Shapiro photo

Countryside Engine 412 supplied handlines fro the driveway, and received water from Engine 411 on a hydrant out on Route 45. Larry Shapiro photo

The house was situated on the corner of Route 45 on the left and Oakwood Road on the right. Mundelein's Sutphen quint was on Oakwood supplying a line to the rear and the balance of the apparatus was on Route 45. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Countryside Fire Protection District, house fire, Larry Shapiro, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, Mundelein FIre Department, Pierce Dash

Evanston 3-11 on 3-15-11

Mar 19

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | Comments off

Last week Evanston had a 2-11 alarm fire on Oak Street. The fire was in a victorian mansion that was currently undergoing rehab work. The building was to house a clock and stained glass museum. The TribLocal has a story HERE, the Tribune HERE, and a short video is HERE.

A link to the audio from the fire is HERE.

Evanston Fire Department 3-11 museum fire 3-15-11

Evanston Truck 22, a Pierce TDA operates in the 'A' Sector at the fire on Oak Street. Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick submitted several images from the scene and has posted a gallery of images HERE.

Evanston Fire Department 3-11 alarm house fire Oak Street

Panoramic view of the fire scene at Evanston's 3-11 alarm on Oak Street. Steve Redick photo

This video posted on YouTube was taken by a neighbor.

Evanston Engine 23, the newest unit in their fleet, pumps in the alley behind the fire building. Steve Redick photo

Evanston Truck 23, also a Pierce TDA laddered the exposure building which was evacuated due to the heavy smoke from the fire. Steve Redick photo

A view from down the street shows the fire building next to the five-story building to the south. Engine 24 is pumping in the foreground. Steve Redick photo

The fire produced a tremendous amount of smoke which hampered visibility and created problems for the exposure building to the south. Steve Redick photo

Evanston Engine 22 had a hydrant at the end of the block. Steve Redick photo

Engine 22 is a 2003 Pierce Dash with a 1,500-GPM pump. Steve Redick photo

Evanston Fire Department 3-11 museum fire 3-15-11 Glenview Engine 6

Glenview Engine 6 is staged down the block from the fire building. Steve Redick photo

Evanston Fire Department 3-11 museum fire 3-15-11 Morton Grove Squad 4

Morton Grove Squad 4 was due on the Box Alarm. Steve Redick photo

Evanston Fire Department 3-11 museum fire 3-15-11 DesPlaines Tower 81

Tower 81 from DesPlaines was also parked in the staging area while the company worked at the scene. Steve Redick photo

Evanston Fire Department 3-11 museum fire 3-15-11 Winnetka Engine 28

Winnetka Engine 28 was in staging as well. This unit recently returned from having some work done which included a new door seal, new graphics, and a new black paint job for the roof. Steve Redick photo

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Chicago 2-11 Alarm Fire 2-18-11

Feb 18

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | 1 Comment

Chicago had a 2-11 Alarm fire this morning in a two-story commercial structure at 2100 W. Fulton Street. One caller reported a fire around 4:30 in the morning and firefighters found heavy fire upon arrival. The fire was upgraded to a 2-11 Alarm when fire burned through the roof and the building was determined to have a bow string truss roof. Two tower ladders and the Snorkel from Squad 1 had elevated master streams working in addition to two ground level multi-versals. A Level I Haz Mat was also called.

Chicago Fire Department 2-11 Alarm fire on Fulton Street

Tower Ladder 10 was working at the 2-11 Alarm fire this morning at 2100 W. Fulton Street. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 103 was on a hydrant at the corner of Carroll and Hoyne. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: 2-11 alarm fire, Chicago Engine 103, Chicago Engine 30, Chicago Engine 57, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Tower Ladder 10, Fulton Street, HazMat Level I, HME SFO, Larry Shapiro, Luverne, Pierce Dash

Posen is added to the website

Jan 21

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

The Posen Fire Department has been added to the MABAS Division 22 listings. Posen runs with a Pierce engine and a Pierce quint, two ambulances, a squad and a utility. They also house the MABAS Division 22 Decon unit and a communications van for the division as well. There is a 1938 antique engine which we have not yet featured. Images on the website are from Dennis McGuire, Jr and Karl Klotz.