Wet-Down for new engine in Glencoe (more)

Glencoe had a wet-down ceremony for their new Engine 30 at the fire station Thursday afternoon (11/5/15).

Glencoe Public Safety Department Engine 30

Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe Public Safety Department fire engines

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe Public Safety Department wet-down ceremony

Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe Public Safety Department Director Lewandowski at wet-down ceremony

Larry Shapiro photo

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8 Comments

#1 by Crabby Milton on November 8, 2015 - 12:26 PM

It seemed to make sense that if you like something and are familiar with it, stay with it and why change. Although, there could be some “homerism” being that PIERCE is a Wisconsin based builder. Almost all of the suburban rigs in Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties are PIERCE as well My car is a 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS that I love as much as the day I bought it almost 12 years ago. I would love nothing better than to buy another brand new one just like it when this one craps out someday but I can’t because FORD stopped building them about 5 years ago. So I’ll find something close to it though I would have much rather buy what I really like and am familiar with even though new comparable sedans have more power and use less fuel. This does not mean that MFD will always buy PIERCE nor CFD always buy SPARTAN ERV however.
#2 by Tim on November 8, 2015 - 12:25 AM

Wilmette and Northfield both run eones they seem to last
#3 by ffpm571 on November 7, 2015 - 12:43 PM

Unless E-One’s quality control and cheap quality has gotten much better in the last 10 years they are still a POS. They make it on beating everyone else’s price by low balling it. You get what you pay for.
#4 by Sebastian on November 7, 2015 - 11:55 AM

I think as of right now e-one is the company to beat!! They build the best rigs as of right now!!
#5 by Larry on November 7, 2015 - 10:45 AM

Crabby how do you know that Pierce comes up with the best bid? Just cause they’ve been buying Pierce for 15 years doesn’t mean they are the best price. It could work in the opposite direction and Pierce could be throwing the coals to it because they know that whomever is in charge of purchasing won’t buy anything other then Pierce. Its like the old grandpa that won’t buy anything other then Buick. Come hell or high water he will buy the buick eventhough the Ford has better perfomance, better quality etc…. Pierce builds a quality truck so does E-One, Crimson,Rosenbauer,Ferrara. These days there are so many quality builders.
#6 by Crabby Milton on November 7, 2015 - 9:38 AM

I would imagine that PIERCE hates the idea that there are other builders out there but competition is a good thing. Milwaukee has bought nothing but PIERCE for 15 years now and PIERCE knows this so they try to come up with the best bid. Plus, everyone is familiar with them since there are so many. Glencoe is a small dept. so they may shop around more so they don’t buy rigs that often so they believe they got the best bang for the buck. EONE is not a crapola builder either. At least they did’t get something built on a commercial truck chassis.
#7 by Sebastian on November 6, 2015 - 9:31 PM

Interesting how a lot of “pierce” departments are going to other manufactors for apparatus!
#8 by Crabby Milton on November 6, 2015 - 3:03 PM

That’s nice to see that passing of the torch. That old ALF looks stately along side it’s newer “colleagues”.