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Archive for June 20th, 2012

New apparatus coming to area departments (update)

Jun 20

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 1 Comment

Keith Grzadziel submitted the following:

This is a “sneak peek” of Bridgeview’s new ambulance taken by Peter Lombardi of Fire Service Inc. at the Wheeled Coach factory. It is a 2012 Ford F-450/Wheeled Coach. It still awaits striping and lettering and should be delivered by the end of this month.

Bridgeview Fire Department new Wheeled Coach ambulance

Bridgeview Fire Department ambulance being built

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Divers recover swimmer in Grayslake (update)

Jun 20

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | Comments off

Tim Olk was in Grayslake yesterday as divers searched for a missing boater and submitted a few images from the scene.

Grayslake Fire Dept 4th Alarm Side Scan Sonar Box And 3rd Alarm Divers Box Gages Lake
divers search for drowned man in Grayslake

Divers and several boats search for a missing man in Grayslake. Tim Olk photo

fire department divers search lake for missing man in Grayslake IL

Multiple fire department dive teams assembled to assist the Grayslake Fire Department. Tim Olk photo

fire department divers search for drowned man

Divers enter the search area from a boat. Tim Olk photo

Tim has more images HERE.

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New apparatus coming to area departments

Jun 20

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, New Apparatus Order | 10 Comments

The following departments have new vehicles coming.

Gurnee has two units due late this summer:

  • an EONE Cyclone II engine
  • a Road Rescue Type I ambulance on an F-450 4×4 chassis

Grayslake has one unit coming this summer:

  • a Horton Type I ambulance on a F-450 4×4 chassis
Bridgeview has one unit coming this summer:
Broadview has one unit coming this summer:
  • a Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance on a F-450 4x chassis
Bolingbrook has two units coming this summer:
Aurora has three units coming towards the end of the year:
  • two EONE engines on Cyclone chassis
  • one EONE 95′ tower ladder with no pump and no water tank on a Cyclone chassis
Oak Lawn recently received one new unit:
  • a Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance on a Ford F-450 4×4 chassis

 

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