Posts Tagged Seagrave aerial

Chicago Fire Department: Truck Companies over the years. Part 1

Mar 6

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 2 Comments

This from Martin Nowak:

I’ve talked with Squad546, who has allowed me to submit these pictures. I’ll have several posts within the next few months. For now I’d like to show some CFD truck companies over the years.

Former Tower Ladder 5 – 1988 Federal/E-One 95′

Former Tower Ladder 14 -1996 HME/LTI 102′

Former Truck (Aerial Tower) 1 – 1988 Federal/E-One 135′

Former Truck 2 – 1988 Federal/E-One 110′

Former Truck 33 – 1993 Seagrave 100′

Former Truck 34 – 1970 Ward LaFrance Grove 100′

Former Truck 62, then Truck 8 after the 1994 rehab. Pictured as a spare. 1978 Seagrave 100′

Former Tower Ladder 5 – 1988 Federal/E-One 95′. Squad546 photo

Former Tower Ladder 14 -1996 HME/LTI 102′. Squad546 photo

Chicago Fire Department 135' aerial ladder Truck 1

Former Truck (Aerial Tower) 1 – 1988 Federal/E-One 135′. Squad546 photo

Chicago Fire Department 100' aerial ladder Truck 2 E-ONE

Former Truck 2 – 1988 Federal/E-One 110′. Squad546 photo

Former Truck 33 – 1993 Seagrave 100′. Squad546 photo

Chicago Fire Department Ward LaFrance Grove ladder truck

Former Truck 34 – 1970 Ward LaFrance Grove 100′. Squad 546 photo

Former Truck 62, then Truck 8 after the 1994 rehab. Pictured as a spare. 1978 Seagrave 100′. Squad546 photo

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Riverside Full Still Alarm 8-2-12

Aug 2

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Truck photos | Comments off

This from Drew Gresik:

Today I took in Riverside’s Full Still at 340 Selborne Road. The fire was knocked by the time I got to the scene, but there were some great photo opportunities for the apparatus that were on scene. I believe there were 2, possibly 3 lines stretched, and Riverside’s Truck 1629 went to the roof.

The ambulance was formerly 1614 but now is 1624, a 2003 Ford E-450/Medtec.

Drew Gresik photo

Tags: Brookfield Engine 421, Brookfield Fire Department, Drew Gresik, house fire in Riverside IL, low profile Seagrave cab, Riverside Fire Department, Riverside Fire Department Truck 1629, Riverside fire handles house fire, Seagrave aerial

CFD Apparatus History – trucks with boosters 1968

Jul 11

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus | 4 Comments

This is the 4th in the series highlighting the progression of truck companies in Chicago that were delivered with booster tanks and pumps. Previous articles in this series can be found HERE, HERE, and HERE..

IN 1968, CHICAGO RECEIVED ONE SEAGRAVE REAR MOUNTED AERIAL…

Carrying CFD Shop #E-173, this was a 100′ “Rear-Admiral” aerial with a 250-gallon booster tank and a 60-GPM pump. It was assigned to Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport.

Chicago Fire Department Truck 63 Seagrave with a booster tank

Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport received the one Seagrave aerial that was purchased in 1968. It had a 250-gallon water tank and a 60-GPM pump. Bill Friedrich photo

Truck 63 had dual booster reels and a 100-foot rear-mounted ladder. Larry Shapiro photo

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New Network TV Show Chicago Fire – update

Mar 30

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | 55 Comments

One of our readers found a link to an NBC article on the filming of Chicago Fire that includes a gallery of images from the Columbus Avenue scene this week. Looking at the photos will answer several reader questions that have been posed about the apparatus being used as Squad 3 with an unconventional … unique color scheme. Also there is a large blue stripe that has been added to the ambulance.

Tim Olk submitted images of the three suppression rigs being used for the show. Squad 3 is obviously the spare haz mat (G-492, 1989 Spartan Gladiator/Saulsbury) but the shop numbers have been removed from the engine (1995 Spartan/Luverne) and the truck 1995 or 1996 Seagrave). The Ambulance carries shop #C055 which is a 200 Ford/MedicMaster (American LaFrance) that had been assigned to Ambulance 47.

The CFD spare haz mat unit has acquired a unique paint scheme for inclusion in the TV show Chicago Fire. Shop # G-492, a 1989 Spartan/Saulsbury. Tim Olk photo

Chicago Fire Department Haz Mat Unit 511 5-1-1

When Chicago received the Haz Mat unit in 1989, this is what it looked like. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 51 on the tv show is using this 1995 Spartan/Luverne. Tim Olk photo

Truck 81 for the tv show is using this 1995 or 1996 Seagrave aerial. Tim Olk photo

Check it out the NBC5 article HERE.

Thanks Danny

Filming a new TV show Chicago Fire in Chicago

This image of the filming that happened on Wednesday shows that the ambulance being used is shop #C055. This is a 2004 Ford/MedicMaster that was previously assigned to Ambulance 47. Tim Olk photo

A view of the filming on Columbus Drive showing the very unique Chicago Squad 3. NBC5 photo

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New Pierce Truck in Lincolnshire

Oct 24

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

The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District received their new 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 105′ quint this month. Karl Klotz photographed the new Truck 53 prior to it going into service. The new quint sports the department’s new color scheme replacing the white roof with black.

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Truck 53 Pierce Arrow XT 2011

Truck 53 is not yet in service. It has a 1,500-GPM pump and carries 500 gallons of water. Karl Klotz photo

The new Pierce will replace a 100′ Seagrave quint on a single rear axle.

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Truck 53 Seagrave quint

This unit will reportedly be placed for sale when the new Pierce goes into service.

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Wintrhop Harbor has been added to the site

Jul 12

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

Winthrop Harbor Fire Department Seagrave Engine

Winthrop Harbor sits along Lake Michigan in the northeast corner of MABAS Division 4 along the Wisconsin border. They operate out of one station which is part of the municipal building with the police department. Packed full of apparatus, the four-bay station houses nine pieces of equipment. They are one of the only all Seagrave departments in Illinois with two engines and a 75′ Meanstick quint. Dating back to their long history of FWD rigs, they had FWD logos affixed to all of their modern Seagrave units. All of their equipment with the exception of the ambulances are painted white.

Winthrop Harbor Fire Department FWD antique engine

Winthrop Harbor has this restored 1949 FWD engine which is used in parades. The engine made the trip to Clintonville, WI for the Seagrave 125th anniversary.

Winthrop Harbor Fire Department antique engine

The 1949 FWD engine was in Clintonville for the Seagrave 125th anniversary parade. Bill Friedrich photo

The officer's side of the restored 1949 FWD engine when it was at Seagrave. Bill Friedrich photo

Winthrop Harbor Fire Department fleet photo

This photo of the Winthrop Harbor fleet was taken in the 1970s by Bill Friedrich. Included are the 1949 and 1952 FWD engines, a 1966 Dodge/Welch mini pumper, a 1963 900 Series American LaFrance engine, a 1973 P-Series Seagrave engine, and a 1974 Ford/Welch squad unit.

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Maywood garage fire 6-2-11

Jun 3

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | 6 Comments

Steve Redick was driving through Maywood yesterday afternoon when the fire department responded to a garage fire in the 500 block of N 7th Ave. Maywood and auto-aid companies made quick work of extinguishing a fire in the detached garage. Steve submitted several images of the scene and the rigs that responded.