Additional images from the Leyden Township 3-11 yesterday submitted by Steve Redick, Jeff Rudolph, and Larry Shapiro.
A gallery of Steve Redick’s images can be seen HERE.
A gallery of Larry Shapiro’s images can be seen HERE.
Dec 8
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Additional images from the Leyden Township 3-11 yesterday submitted by Steve Redick, Jeff Rudolph, and Larry Shapiro.
A gallery of Steve Redick’s images can be seen HERE.
A gallery of Larry Shapiro’s images can be seen HERE.
Tags: All Stars Gentlemen's Club, Bensenville, Cyclone, Darley, E-ONE, Fire, HP75, Jeff Rudolph, Lance, Larry Shapiro, Leyden Township FPD, Maywood, Northlake, Pierce, Quantum, Quest, River Grove Fire Department, RK Aerials, Rosemont, Saber, Spartan, Steve Redick, Stone Park, Westchester
Dec 8
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Dam McInerney took in the Still & Box/EMS Plan I in the high-rise at 4800 S. Lake Park yesterday. There was a fire in one apartment on the 9th floor of a 25-story building that measured 50×250. Engine 45 laid two lines to charge the standpipe system. One line off the interior standpipe was used to fight the fire.
Tags: 2-7-3, 273, Chicago Fire Department, Command Van 273, Dan McInerney, Dash, Engine 16, Engine 45, High-rise fire, HME, LTI, Luverne, Pierce, Spartan, standpipe, Still and Box, Tower 37, Truck 16
Dec 8
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Chicago had a 2-11 alarm fire yesterday on the near south side prior to the Leyden fire. Jeff Rudolph was at that scene which was over rather quickly. Before he went to the Leyden fire, he took several photos and submitted these. The fire was at 1500 33rd st.
Tags: 2-11 alarm, 33rd street, American LaFrance, Chicago Engine 39, Chicago Engine 8, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Squad 1, HME, Jeff Rudolph, Luverne, Snorkel, Spartan
Flossmoor has a new engine being built by Crimson. HERE is a link to the latest production photos that have been posted. It will be mounted on a Spartan chassis with a Gladiator cab. The body is stainless steel with a 1,000-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water.
Tags: Crimson, Flossmoor Fire Department, Gladiator, Spartan
Nov 25
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We have added yet another department in MABAS Division 15. The Rockdale Fire Protection District has one station with a three square mile district. They have two engines, a tanker, a squad, a brush truck, and two support vehicles. The newest engine is a 2008 custom Sutphen top-mount which is backed up by a 1994 FMC Omega pumper on a Sentinel chassis. The cab and chassis were built by Spartan and basically represent the Spartan RS style (round-steel) but there was a custom set of trim packages and options that were unique to the FMC private label.
A gallery of images from the Empress Casino Fire in Joliet on March 20, 2009 can be seen HERE.
Tags: 3D Fire Apparatus, Empress Casino Fire, FMC, Joliet, Karl Klotz. MABAS Division 15, Larry Shapiro, Omega, Rockdale FPD, RPI, Sentinel, Spartan, Sutphen
Nov 24
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The Braceville Fire Department covers 1.5 square miles in Grundy County. They have one station which is staffed by 17 volunteers responding to both EMS and fire calls. They have two engines, one truck, a brush rig, and an ambulance in addition to a Chevy Suburban. The ambulance and one of the engines were both previously owned by Braidwood. The truck is from the Lyondell/Equistar facility. It is a 1979 tandem axle Seagrave chassis with a 54′ Squrt and bodywork by Pierce. It carries 500 gallons of water plus 500 gallons of foam. The X-Braidwood engine was built in 1982 by Alexis on a Hendrickson 1871-C chassis. The C designates a contour cab. Hendrickson also offered the S or square cab design at the time. This engine is soon to be replaced with a new Spartan Metro Star Darley engine in December. The new engine has a light tower and a complete set of Genesis Rescue tools in the front bumper and at the rear of the unit.
Thanks to Karl Klotz for the images and information.
Tags: Braceville Fire Department, Braidwood, Darley, Grundy County, Hendrickson, Karl Klotz, Lyondell/Equistar, MABAS Division 15, Pierce, Seagrave, Spartan, Squrt
Nov 20
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Another department in MABAS Division 12 has been added to the web site. The Oak Brook Terrace Fire District operates out of one station and covers a district of 2.5 square miles with a combination of full-time and part-time personnel. This station is packed with apparatus. They have two engines, a tower ladder, two ambulances, a TRT trailer, and a pickup. As mentioned in previous posts, they just put a brand new Spartan/Marion engine into service. This unit represents a transition for the department to black over red rigs from white over red. The other engine and tower ladder are both E-ONE units and the ambulances were built by Medtec.
Chicago is well known as the birthplace for the Snorkel’s use in the fire service, and the entire Chicago metropolitan area was a mecca for Snorkels. Units could be found with every boom length that was offered and built by several different body builders. Prior to purchasing the 95′ tower ladder from E-ONE in 1991, this department had an unusual 85′ Snorkel on a conventional GMC 7000 chassis. This was one of the only Snorkels in the area that was not built on a C-Series chassis from Ford, a cab-over International, or on a custom fire truck chassis.
Tags: 85' Snorkel, E-ONE, Ford C-Series, GMC 7000, International, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 12, Marion, MedTec, Oak Brook Terrace, Pierce, Snorkel, Spartan
Nov 17
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The Tri-State FPD, in MABAS Division 10 received a new 100′ tower ladder this year which was built by Smeal. It has a Spartan Chassis with a Gladiator Evolution cab which has trim offered exclusively to Smeal which is called their Sirius cab.
Tags: Bill Friedrich, Evolution, Gladiator, MABAS Division 10, Pierce, Sirius, Sky-Boom, Smeal, Spartan, tower ladder, Tri-State Fire Protection District
Nov 4
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Another department in MABAS Division 19 has been added to the site. The Manhattan Fire Protection District covers 72 square miles from two stations. Their staffing consists of 9 full-time personnel, 35 part-time, and 35 POCs. The Manhattan fleet includes three IHC 4300/Road Rescue Type I ambulances and engines from Pierce and Alexis. They just received their newest engine which is a 2010, Spartan Gladiator Classic, Alexis with a 1,500-GPM pump, and 750 gallons of water. Manhattan received a new heavy rescue last year built by SVI Trucks which was also on a Spartan chassis with an extended, super command, Gladiator Classic cab. The old squad was built in 1986 on a Chevy Kodiak chassis by Marion, and is now owned by the Manhattan Emergency Management Agency (EMA).
When the new Alexis engine was put into service, Manhattan donated old engine 1211, a 1984, IHC/Pierce with a 1,500-GPM pump and a 1,000-gallon water tank to the Hurst Fire and Rescue Department in Southern Illinois.
Tags: Alexis, Chevy Kodiak, Gladiator Classic, Hurst Fire & Rescue, IHC, Klotz, MABAS Division 19, Manhattan, Manhattan EMA, Marion, Pierce, POC, Road Rescue, Spartan, SVI Trucks
Nov 2
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Steve Redick submitted several images from a 2-11 alarm fire on the 13th of October. His summary is:
1340 E 72nd St last night…traffic was horrendous so there was nothing for me by the time I arrived. The fire involved a large ornate vacant rectory, with what I think was a gable roof. The fire bldg was attached by a walkway on the first floor to the body of a very large traditional style church. It appeared to me that the fire was all top floor and attic so exposure risk was pretty minimal. In my shots of the rear you can see the debris pile from what I assume was the collapsed gable roof. Lots of spares at this job….
Tags: 2-11, CFD, Chicago, church fire, Crimson, E-ONE, EONE, Luverne, Redick, Spartan
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