Glenview FD apparatus updates

The Glenview Fire Department has two new units on order.

a Type I ambulance from Medtec (M-170) on an IHC 4300 chassis is expected in early November. The body will be slightly larger than the current units and the paint scheme will vary somewhat as well. This will be assigned to Ambulance 6. The current unit running as Ambulance 6 will go into reserve, and the Freightliner/Road Rescue will be disposed of.
In February, Truck 14 is scheduled to receive a 2013 Pierce Arrow XT 100′ rear mount quint. It will have roll-up doors similar to the current (2003 Pierce Dash) with a 1,500-GPM pump, 400 gallons of water, and two 25-gallon foam cells. The cab though will have the same configuration as the engines. The extended front bumper will house hydraulic extrication tools.

New photos have been added to Station 6. A new image of ambulance 6 and a photo of the new Engine 6 (that had not yet been added to the site).

Glenview Ambulance 6 is a 2007 IHC 4300/Medtec Type I. Larry Shapiro photo

Glenview Engine 6 is a 2010 Pierce Arrow XT 1500/400/10/40 rescue pumper. The design is virtually identical to Engine 8 (2009). Larry Shapiro photo

Additionally, Glenview Squad 6 has been decommissioned and is for sale.

Squad 6 has been decommissioned and is for sale.

This entry was posted on July 27, 2012, 1:42 PM and is filed under Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order, updated listing. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

#1 by Bill Post on July 30, 2012 - 12:12 AM

Glenview seems to be in pretty good shape when it comes to capital investment funds for fire apparatus. Engine 6’s former rig (a 2006 Pierce Enforcer) has already become a Reserve Engine when you consider that most fire departments are lucky to be able to replace their frontline engines at 10 years of being in service. Quite a few fire departments have been deferring purchasing replacement apparatus for a few years or even have been rebuilding apparatus to save money. The money must still be there because they are apparently purchasing a new truck/quint as well. I wonder if they are going to be holding on to their current truck/quint as a reserve piece as it’s only 10 years old. Their rigs (including their reserve rigs) are sharp looking and they appear to be in good shape.