Posts Tagged Spartan

Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

Mar 19

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 4 Comments

Palatine firefighters responded for a report of smoke on the third floor of an apartment building at 12 E Dundee Quarter late Sunday afternoon (3-19-23). Palatine police officers reported smoke and then flames from the roof and the response was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.

Palatine crews made an interior attack with two lines on the third floor and performed searches of the building. Unable to get ahead of the volume of fire overhead and in the mansard roof in addition to deteriorating conditions, firefighters were evacuated from the building to transition to a defense attack. As personnel was exiting the building, a Mayday was called by a firefighter on a balcony that was unable to exit via the interior. He successfully descended a ground ladder.

The fire circumvented the fire wall and eventually made it’s way into the adjacent building which sustained heavy damage to the roof and third floor. There were multiple collapses of the original building.

Palatine Tower 85, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Arlington Heights Tower 1 all deployed master streams.

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Many area departments were on the scene including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Lake Zurich, Barrington, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. This list very likely does not represent every department that responded.

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New engine for the Fox River & Countryside FPD (more)

Feb 25

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | No Comments

More on the New engine for the Fox River & Countryside FPD

Found at Alexisfire.com:

CUSTOM 1500 GPM PUMPER #2485

FOX RIVER AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE – ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS

YEAR:2023

MAKE:Alexis Fire Equipment

MODEL:Pumper

CHASSIS:Custom

BODY STYLE:Side Control Pumper

PUMP SIZE:Hale DSD 150 Split Shaft 1500 GPM

TANK SIZE:1000

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Alexis Fire photo

thanks Martin

Tags: Alexis Fire Equipment, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District Engine 1812, new engine for the Fox River Countryside FPD, Spartan

New engine for the Fox River & Countryside FPD

Feb 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 23 Comments

Sneak peak …

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… more to come

Tags: Alexis Fire Equipment, chicagoareafire.com, Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District Engine 1812, new engine for the Fox River Countryside FPD, Spartan

3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)

Dec 27

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | Comments off

Brief video from the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)

And some photos from Tim Olk

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Tim Olk photo

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Tim Olk photo

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Tim Olk photo

Tags: #EONEStrength, 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, church fire in Maywood, E-ONE aerial at fire scene, E-ONE fire engine at massive fire, Maywood FD Engine 505, Maywood FD Truck 502, Maywood Fire Department, Spartan, Steve Redick, Tim Olk

3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)

Dec 26

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

Photos from Eric Haak of the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

Tags: #EONEStrength, 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, Broadview FD Engine 7, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, church fire in Maywood, E-ONE aerial at fire scene, E-ONE fire engine at massive fire, Eric Haak, Maywood FD Engine 505, Maywood FD Truck 502, Maywood Fire Department, Spartan

Box Alarm fire near Des Plaines, 12-2-22 (more)

Dec 4

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos | 2 Comments

Some photos from Larry Shapiro of the Box Alarm fire near Des Plaines, 12-2-22

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Tags: #ArrowXT, #larryshapiro, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, Des Plaines FD Lieutenant Minas Klikas, Des Plaines FD Tower 61, Des Plaines Fire Department, large house near Des Plaines destroyed by fire, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, MetroStar, Niles FD Truck 2, Niles Fire Department, North Maine Fire Protection District, North Maine FPD Engine 1, Pierce, shapirophotography.net, short jacked aerial, Spartan

Box Alarm fire in Prospect Heights, 8-25-22

Aug 26

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 3 Comments

Prospect Heights and Wheeling firefighters were dispatched for a fire at 818 Old Willow Road on Thursday at 1PM. RED Center reported receiving multiple calls with shouting in the background and upgraded the incident to a Working Fire within minutes of the initial dispatch. Prospect Heights Chief 900 arrived first and reported heavy smoke and fire venting from the roof of a two-story, multi-unit apartment building with multiple people evacuating.

Crews made an interior attack and found heavy fire in the attack and an interior wall. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional personnel to assist the initial companies. Des Plaines Tower 61 vented the roof. Of note, Des Plaines FD Tower 61 has been running with the reserve Northbrook FD Tower 12 for several months and is shown in front of the fire building.

Possibly six units sustained damage from the fire, water, or checking for extension, but the Prospect Heights Building Department deemed the entire building temporarily uninhabitable for all residents.

Companies at the scene included Prospect Heights Engine 39, Squad 9, 900, and Battalion 9; Wheeling Ambulance 24, Engine 23, Truck 24, 2400, 2401 and Battalion 24; Mount Prospect Ambulance 14 and 301, Des Plaines Tower 61, Glenview Engine 8, North Maine Engine 1 and Battalion 1, Niles Truck 2, Long Grove Squad 55, Buffalo Grove Engine 26, and Northbrook Tower 12.

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Working fire in Arlington Heights, 1-16-22

Jan 17

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | Comments off

From Larry Shapiro:

A few scene photos from a fire at 2619 N. Ridge Road in Arlington Heights Sunday night (1/16/22). It came in as fire in a bathroom and the first engine reported fire visible from the roof. Units on scene were from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Palatine.

Larry Shapiro

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Tags: #E-ONE HP100, #EONEStrength, #larryshapiro, 2-Alarm fire in Arlington Heights, Arlington Heights Fire Department, Buffalo Grove FD Tower 25, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, house fire in Arlington Heights, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, night fire scene photos, palatine FD Engine 82, Palatine Fire Department, Pierce, Quantum, shapirophotography.net, Spartan

Antioch new engine update

Nov 26

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | Comments off

The Antioch Fire Department and First Fire District are expecting delivery of their new engine from US Tanker by Christmas. The current status of the unit from US Tanker is:

pump has been mounted, body has been mounted, tank next, final body/electrical assembly getting underway

Here is a set of construction photos from the US Tanker web site showing the progression of the new engine.

The pump house assembly frame. US Tanker photo

The body compartments for the driver's side of the engine. US Tanker photo

The Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis as delivered to US Tanker. US Tanker photo

The body assembled with door installation in progress. US Tanker photo

The pump module with the pump assembly and control panel. US Tanker photo

Pump module mounted to the chassis with slide-out trays for the pre-connects. US Tanker photo

Tags: Antioch FIre Department, Antioch First Fire District, new engine for Antioch Fire Department, new engine progress, Spartan, US Tanker

University Park Fire Department is added

Jun 22

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Listing | 3 Comments

University Park Station 1 at 698 Burnham Drive. Karl Klotz photo

In MABAS Division 27, the University Park Fire Department has been added to the site. This department has almost completed a change to black over red apparatus throughout the fleet. Previously, the rigs were black over white over lime green which was the color scheme used by the department under its’ former name. Prior to 1984, the village and subsequently the fire department was call Park Forest South. As a means to achieve autonomy, the village became University Park in 1984 and the fire department, being a municipal department, changed as well. A well documented department history is available on the fire department website HERE.

The last piece of apparatus in the University Park fleet to carry the old color scheme is Engine 76. Karl Klotz photo

Recently, the department received a new E-ONE tower ladder. They traded three older pieces to the dealer; a Hendrickson/American/LTI tower ladder and two Hendrickson/FMC engines.

In 1980, the Park Forest South Fire Department received this unit for Engine 78. Built on a Hendrickson chassis with an 1871S cab, the body was fabricated by FMC. Larry Shapiro collection

University Park Fire Department Hendrickson FMC engine

University Park Engine 78 as it sits in the dealer's yard after being traded in. Karl Klotz photo

University Park recently replaced this 1976 Hendrickson/American Fire/LTI 85' tower ladder which was originally labeled for the Park Forest South Fire Department. Larry Shapiro collection

University Park Hendrickson American LTI

Old Tower 85 is also parked as its' fate is determined. Karl Klotz photo

University Park has a mixture of E-ONE and American LaFrance apparatus in addition to a Spartan/FMC/RPI/Pierce engine that formerly belonged to Beecher, IL. Both of the department’s ambulances are Type I units from Medtec on IHC chassis.

Beecher Engine 406 began as a 1984 Spartan/FMC engine with open jump seats. In 1994, it was sent to RPI in Tipton, IN to have the cab enclosed. In 2001, it was rehabbed by Pierce with a new body. Bill Friedrich photo

Beecher Fire Department Spartan FMC Omega pumper

The Beecher Volunteer Fire Department took delivery of this FMC Omega pumper with a top-mount 'membrane' pump panel in 1984 on a Spartan chassis with a 2-dr CFC cab. Larry Shapiro collection

Karl Klotz provided the current department information and images.

Tags: American Fire Apparatus, American LaFrance, Beecher Fire Department, Bill Friedrich, E-ONE, FMC, FMC Omega pumper, FMC Omega with membrane touch pad operator's panel, Hendrickson, Hendrickson 1871S, Karl Klotz, Larry Shapiro, LTI, Park Forest South Fire Department, Pierce, Spartan, Spartan CFC, University Park Fire Department