This from Josh Boyajian:
Had the opportunity to shoot Glenview Truck 14 the other day while I was up at Nipsta.It’s a 2013 Pierce Arrow XT 105′ RM ladder with 1500-GPM pump, 450-gallon water tank, and a 40-gallon foam cell.
Glenview Truck 14. Josh Boyajian photo
#1 by Bill Post on August 5, 2015 - 11:50 PM
Yes as of this winter they were running “Rescue 12” on Ems runs instead of the Tower Ladder however I don’t know if they are still running it?
Rescue 12 was small “utility vehicle.
#2 by Drew Smith on August 5, 2015 - 11:45 AM
In the past NB would run Squad 12 when staffing was above minimum. I do not know their current plan. They had tried running a smaller piece as a squad or rescue but I don’t know the details or status of that program.
#3 by 0.03 on August 5, 2015 - 6:18 PM
It was my understanding that they would run squad or rescue 12 and tower 12 each with 2 man companies and if manning fell then they would go back to running the tower with 3 and the squad or rescue would be out of service
#4 by Bill Post on August 5, 2015 - 12:15 AM
Since we are talking about a possible relocation of companies in Glenview, I think that it would make a lot more sense to relocate Truck 14 to Station 6 and relocate Engine 6 to Station 14. That way the present Station 13 remains open with their engine. By moving Engine 6 to Station 14 it also helps balance off the current 2 truck (Quint responses) along the north end of Glenview and the south end of Northbrook like Drew brought up. That way you wouldn’t be tying up both town’s truck companies on many of the same still alarms as is currently done. I know that there is an Engine 12 located at Northbrook Station 12, but to my understanding it is rarely if ever manned. I understand that Northbrook runs with a minimum of 16 men. When there are 16 they run with 3 men on Engines 10, 11 and Tower 12, two men on Ambulances 10, 11 and 12 plus the duty (Battalion) chief out of Station 11. If they happen to be running with 17 or 18 men then they man staff Squad 12.
Sometimes they may be lucky enough to be running with up to 21 men on duty however I am not sure if the three extra men are used to man Engine 12 or whether they just put them on the other units as a “4th man” on duty. Drew would you know how they run the companies in Northbrook if they are running with more then 18 men on duty?
#5 by Bill S on August 4, 2015 - 7:03 PM
After the merger, Truck 6 was reassigned to Truck 8, and Snorkel 8 was reassigned to Snorkel 6 (and staffed). After Snorkel 6 ran its last call, Engine 13 was put in service in the far east bay at Station 6. 13 handled calls east of the station and 6 handled west. When the new stations were built, 13 moved to their current quarters.
#6 by Drew Smith on August 3, 2015 - 12:07 PM
I don’t know what day you are referring to but before the 1992 merger of Glenbrook FPD’s two stations into the Village of Glenview FD, the only station VoG had was Station 6 on Glenview road. That station ran four pieces front-line: Amb, Eng, Trk, and Sqd. The squad was a two-man mini-pumper. Once merged, T6 became T8 until Station 14 was opened.
The current location of T14 and NB T12 places them in adjacent still districts. In much of the norther part of T14’s district and the southern part of T12’s district both trucks are due on a structure fire alarm. There are a variety of reasons for this but two that stick out are ISO and practicality. Both are quints and you can only do one job with three member staffing. So if the first arriving truck (quint) must go to work as an engine the second truck can have the truck duties. ISO wont recognize quint as a truck in its own still district so another truck company must be dispatched on the initial alarm or credit is lost.
#7 by FARTIN' FRED on August 3, 2015 - 11:24 AM
If station 13 were to close, it would make sense to have 2 engines in station 6. That way, 1 engine could serve calls for station 6’s territory, as usual. The 2nd engine could serve areas to the east (the area where station 13 serves. Both engines are paramedic engines, so advanced life supper could be administered, until the arrival of the ambulance. And response time from station 6 should only be an extra minute or so, since I believe station 6 & 13 are only about a mile apart.
#8 by Bill S on August 2, 2015 - 9:37 PM
I heard, if anything, 13 would close and 6 would have two engines like back in the day.
#9 by FARTIN' FRED on August 2, 2015 - 7:10 PM
Unfortunately I don’t have those answers, butt that is 1 nice truck!
#10 by Michael M on August 2, 2015 - 6:46 PM
Why would they move the Truck to Station 8 and engine 13 to Station 14? Would they close station 13? What would they do with the current Engine 8?
#11 by Mike on August 2, 2015 - 7:31 PM
Engine 13 is down the street from the newest house. So there is talk about what’s gonna happen. Some people think engine 13 will become engine 14 and the truck will go to another house and have and engine, truck and Ambo in the house.
#12 by Mike on August 2, 2015 - 5:10 PM
With the new house open how long before things change. Truck 14 becomes truck 8 and engine 13 becomes engine 14. Any guesses