This from Larry Shapiro:
Chicago had a Still & Box Alarm Thursday afternoon (2/4/16) in a vacant 1 1/2-story frame at 6125 S Justine. The fire communicated to exposures on either side of the original fire building, one was vacant and the other was occupied. I arrived as the fire was declared out and stayed for some of the overhaul. Squad 5A is down and they’re using the spare squad that was striped for the television show.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
More photos are at shapirophotography.net
#1 by 9 man squad on February 8, 2016 - 9:05 PM
Even if they do get new squads I hope they keep this one as a spare because even though it is older it probably has less miles and it looks way better.
#2 by 9 man squad on February 7, 2016 - 8:28 PM
Sorry pressed submit before I finished.
5 have been given the spare box squad G510. There is more info here http://www.usfirepolice.net/il_chicago/il_chicago_special/il_chicago_squad.html
#3 by 9 man squad on February 7, 2016 - 8:25 PM
Their assigned second truck is normally a snorkel but because the snorkel is in at fleet service and the spare snorkel g482 is elsewhere they have been given the spare
#4 by Tom on February 7, 2016 - 7:53 PM
I saw squad 5 with both of the box trucks yesterday I thought that the squads were walk in so why the need for 2 box trucks
#5 by cfd fan on February 7, 2016 - 6:05 PM
But the spare snorkel could be somewhere else
#6 by cfd fan on February 7, 2016 - 6:04 PM
5a is the snorkel. Sq5’s box is the one at shops
#7 by Jim on February 5, 2016 - 9:37 AM
Are CFD officers now in blue? It looks like the captain in the picture has a blue shirt with bugles on it.