This from Bill Friedrich:
Here is a shot that a friend sent of Lisle-Woodridge Truck 537 at it’s new home – Wellsburg VFD,WV. Sporting a new color the tower looks pretty sharp.
Lisle-Woodridge FPD Truck 537, a 1979 Pirsch 1250/200 LTI 85′ tower ladder. This was the only Pirsch/LTI combination ever built. Bill Friedrich photo
The Wellsburg VFD in West Virginia purchased the 1979 Pirsch/LTI from Lisle–Woodridge and repainted it. Bill Friedrich collection
Anyone have a shot of this working at a fire in Lisle?
#1 by John H on October 15, 2012 - 3:07 PM
i really like that white over yellow Lisle-Woodridge paint scheme. And that’s a great shade of yellow for a fire truck.
#2 by Bill Friedrich on October 15, 2012 - 7:27 AM
The Pirsch tower was front line for many years. It was replaced when Lisle started buying the E-One towers. This photo was taken down the street from the Chicago Fire Academy following a Fire Prevention week parade in the mid 80’s
#3 by Tom Plummer on October 12, 2012 - 9:16 PM
Was this a reserve tower for LWFD? 1979 seems to be really old for a front line rig. Even if it was a reserve piece, it is still pretty old. Any info???
#4 by Kevin Griffin on October 12, 2012 - 6:49 AM
yellow is still better than red