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X-Oak Lawn truck finds new home

Mar 16

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Anne Arundel County Truck 31 Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department

This image of Truck 31 on the apron of Station 31 in Anne Arundel County, MD shows the X-Oak Lawn truck with new graphics. Kevin Ryer photo

The 2008 E-ONE CR100 truck that was purchased for and then sold by Oak Lawn has found a new home in Anne Arundel County, MD. Truck 3 is now Truck 31 out of the Brooklyn Park Station in Anne Arundel County Station. This was previously mentioned HERE.

Kevin Ryer, of Glen Burnie, MD submitted these photos of the truck in it’s new home. He comments that Station 31, “Brooklyn,” is the first station in Anne Arundel County south of Baltimore City, ant that the truck will get between 1200 & 1500 runs per year.

Anne Arundel County Fire Department Truck 31 Brooklyn Park

This 2008 E-ONE Cylcone II CR100 is now in service at the Brooklyn Park Fire Station in Anne Arundel County, Md. Kevin Ryer photo

Tim Wolfe was generous enough to send an image of Truck 31 as well.

Anne Arundel County Truck 31 X-Oak Lawn IL

Another shot of Truck 31 from Anne Arundel County. Tim Wolfe photo

Oak Lawn Fire Department Truck 3 Anne Arundel County Truck 31

One last shot of the truck as originally lettered for Oak Lawn Truck 3. Larry Shapiro photo

 

Oak Lawn purchased an E-ONE Typhon HP75 which was featured HERE.

 

 

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Franklin Park gets ambulance

Mar 16

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Bill Freidrich found this article about the new ambulance in Franklin Park

Hollywood ambulance joins Franklin Park paramedics

March 12, 2011
By MARK LAWTON mlawton@pioneerlocal.com

A piece of Hollywood is coming to the Franklin Park fire department.

The village has purchased an ambulance used on “Trauma,” a former NBC television show.

The Franklin Park Fire Department recently purchased an ambulance used on the TV show “Trauma.” | Suzanne Tennant~Sun-Times Media

The Franklin Park fire department recently purchased an ambulance that was used on the TV show “Trauma.” | Suzanne Tennant~Sun-Times Media

To save money, Fire Chief Steve Iovinelli was looking for an ambulance demonstration model rather than a new vehicle. He contacted Foster Coach, an ambulance seller in Sterling, Ill.

Owner Steve Foster told Iovinelli he knew of a couple vehicles that might fit the village’s needs.

“He said they were sitting on a set in California,” Iovinelli said.

The ambulance was used in “Trauma,” which focused on a group of San Francisco paramedics. The show garnered poor reviews. One USA Today critic said it was full of “loud noises and big explosions” and “whiny EMTs.”

The show lasted 18 episodes and was canceled during its first season, in April 2010. Bad news for NBC, but a good deal for Franklin Park.

“It never had a patient in it,” Iovinelli said. “It’s never been on a call. It still smells new when you get in it.”

In fact, NBC built a set that looked like the inside of the ambulance rather than squeeze actors and camera’s in the back of the actual vehicle.

The village paid $90,177 for the ambulance. A new ambulance would have cost $130,000 to $140,000. The 2008 ambulance has about 10,000 miles on it, about half of that highway miles from California.

Iovinelli is not worried about paramedics being stopped on calls to sign autographs, though he mentioned he’s trying to find a poster from the short-lived TV show to hang up in the station.

Lt. Dan Fidonik, a firefighter/paramedic in Franklin Park, once saw the show.

“It’s a very bad, defunct TV show,” Fidonik said. “I saw part of one episode and turned it off.”

He’s fine with an ambulance via Hollywood.

“If it starts, runs and stops, I’m happy with it,” Fidonik said. “After 23 years of working on ambulances, an ambulance is an ambulance.”

 

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