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Chicago Ridge Fire Department history

This from Mike Summa:

This was Chicago Ridge’s Mack/Pirsch ladder truck.  I do not know the specs, so feel free to inform.  Looks a lot like the Backdraft movie truck.  Enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa

Mike Summa photo

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2 Comments

• #1 by John on July 1, 2017 - 4:45 PM

  

  I’m guessing the 1970 Mack/Pirsch 100′ like we had here; Trucks 5, 15, 22, and a few others. They had the chrome/aluminum front where the 1969’s like we had at Truck 16 had the painted front. 2 hard lines, a 200-gal booster tank with a 2-1/2 double female swivel to fill or maintain

• #2 by Bmurphy on June 30, 2017 - 4:18 PM

  

  My guess is it’s a mid-70’s vintage rig. 100′ main with manual pull-out (from compartments) stabilizer jacks, one per side. Elmhurst had a ’77 Mack/Pirsch very similar in design, except without a big pump and hose loads (it did have a small booster pump and tank- no hose reel- accessible from inside one of the compartments). Probably a nice 4- or 6-speed stick as well (at least when first delivered).

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