North Aurora Station 1 houses both medic units, two engines, a tower ladder and the chief officers. Bill Friedrich photo
The North Aurora Fire Protection District in MABAS Division 13 (Kane County) has two stations. One station (#2) has only two engines; a front line and a reserve. The main station has both of the department’s ambulances, the battalion chief, two engines, and a tower ladder. In addition, they have a second building on the grounds which houses the special teams including several TRT units and a boat. The fire suppression apparatus was mostly purchased from Pierce with a 1986 Arrow engine, a 1996 Lance, a 2006 Dash, and a 2001 Dash tower ladder. The frontline engine out of Station 2 is an E-ONE.
Images were supplied by Bill Friedich and Larry Shapiro.
#1 by John C on June 15, 2011 - 8:50 AM
Why’d they sell (what appears to be) the newer and better of the two?
#2 by Drew Smith on June 14, 2011 - 9:33 PM
Tech Rescue 540 is no longer in service at North Aurora. It was sold to Clay Fire Teritory, South Bend, IN.
It is now known as Tac 2. An image is available at this site: http://www.clayfd.org/apparatus.html