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Covering an area of 5 square blocks in the south suburbs, the Garden Homes Fire Protection District has two engines, an ambulance, and a small squad truck. The all volunteer department with 30 members is in MABAS Division 22. Garden Homes has been added to the site with images submitted by Dennis McGuire, Jr.

The Garden Homes Fire Department is located at 3800 W. 119th Street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

One of the engines at Garden Homes formerly saw service in Bedford Park.

Garden Homes Fire Department Engine 2543

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Bedford Park Fire Department Seagrave/Pierce Engine 715

Prior to be taken out of service in Bedford Park, this was Engine 715 which is now Garden Homes Engine 2543. Larry Shapiro photo

Bedford Park Fire Department 1982 Seagrave WB Engine 704

Bedford Park originally took delivery of Engine 704 from Seagrave in 1982 with open jump seats. Larry Shapiro photo

Garden Homes Fire Department Engine 2543 formerly from Bedford Park

Garden Homes Engine 2543 shown on-scene. Dieterich Herndobler photo

Garden Homes Fire Department Engine 2533

Garden Homes Engine 2533 at a fire call. Dieterich Herndobler photo

Garden Homes was previously featured in an article HERE.

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The end of an era for the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District (formely the Vernon Township Fire Protection District) as they recently sold their two remaining Seagrave units. What was an all Seagrave department many years ago now has a full Pierce fleet. One of the units sold was the 1996 Seagrave 100′ rear-mount quint that was replaced last year at Station 53 by a new Pierce unit. The second unit sold was Engine 51R, a 1992 Seagrave with a 1,500-GPM pump and 1,000 gallons of water.

This unit was replaced by a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 105′ rear mount. It was purchased by the Mount Washington Fire Department in Kentucky.

Truck 53 was sold to the Mount Washington Fire Protection District in Kentucky.

This unit was most recently Engine 51R and was sold to the Locke Township Fire Department in Salisbury, NC.

Engine 51R was purchased by the Locke Township Fire Department in Salisbury, NC.

Prior to the current Lincolnshire-Riverwoods apparatus fleet were several Seagrave units. When these units were purchased, the department name was the Vernon Township Fire Protection District.

Vernon Engine 1 was a 1981 Seagrave WB series with a 1,500-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 2 for Vernon was a 1979 Seagrave WB series unit carrying 1,000 gallons of water with a 1,500-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo

The predecessor to the 1996 truck that was just sold was this 1979 low-profile Seagrave W series 100′ rear-mount. Truck 1 had a 1,250-GPM pump and carried 100 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo

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