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• #1 by Bill Post on September 17, 2017 - 2:26 AM

  

  Marty Mahoney, shop G 140, the former 1946 Standard Oil truck cab and chassis was initially assigned to High Pressure Wagon 7 with Engine 12 at 1641 W Lake Street from April 27, 1962 until December 19, 1963 when it was taken out of service. On April 23rd until May 1, 1964 it as put in service at Engine 1 as High Pressure 7 however it was re-designated High Pressure 1. It was replaced with a 1956 International high pressure wagon. On July 9, 1964 it was put in service at Engine 80’s new quarters as Salvage Unit 1. There it was an unmanned company that had a driver respond with it as a special-call unit. It also may have been replaced with a 1956 former high pressure rig.

  On February 2, 1966 it was relocated to Engine 28. Then on February 17, 1966, just over 2 weeks later, it was relocated to Engine 5’s house. While it was with Engine 5 it was a salvage unit. High Pressure 1, which had been located at Engine 5, was relocated to Engine 1 on April 4, 1959. That was about seven years before the former high pressure rig that was redesignated as a Salvage unit was relocated to Engine 5’s house.

  From about February 1967 until February 1968, the former high pressure wagon was at Engine 104’s house as Squad 8.

  Hope that helps.

• #2 by Marty Mahoney on September 15, 2017 - 5:31 PM

  

  about my previous post … It was a 1946 International Standard Oil Co. gasoline truck that was converted at the shops and ran as High Pressure 7 (Shop # G-140). I believe it was stationed at Eng.12 on Lake St., Eng. 5 when there was a snorkel there, and Eng. 104 when it was running as Squad 8. I’m guessing in the late 60″s it was taken out of service, sold to Peil Bros. in McCook and cut up for scrap. Any information or photos you could provide to me is appreciated. Thank you

• #3 by Marty Mahoney on September 15, 2017 - 3:57 PM

  

  My inquiry is not related to this “jump bag” article but I wanted to take this opportunity to ask anyone on this website if they could provide me with information about an obscure CFD apparatus? The rig is the former Standard Oil gasoline truck that was converted at the shops and ran as High Pressure 7(Shop # G-140). I believe it was at Eng. 12 on Lake St., Eng. 5 when there was a snorkel there and Eng. 104 running as Squad 8. Any information someone could provide to me is appreciated. Thank you.

• #4 by Bill Post on September 15, 2017 - 3:15 PM

  

  Yes Danny I recall that the jump bag vans where located with the squads. I wonder how the CFD is justifying eliminating 562 as it is an unmanned vehicle so they don’t have to worry about paying anyone to man a slow company?

  I really don’t see why they don’t have a few more jump bag equipped truck companies around the city just to have them when and if they are needed in igh-rise districts?

  On another subject, air bags are tools that many departments carry on truck companies for heavy extrication work. Currently only the squads in Chicago carry them. By having them on truck companies in outlying areas near expressways that are a good distance from the nearest squad, it would take some pressure off the squads. Before all of the trucks were equipped with Hurst tools in late 2003, the CFD had about 20 truck companies that carried them so that they wouldn’t have to wait for a squad. The same can be done with air bags. In New York City and Los Angeles all of the trucks are equipped with air bags. I am just suggesting that they be put on about 20 CFD trucks.

• #5 by danny on September 15, 2017 - 12:48 AM

  

  bill i think they were part of the squads back in the day i member at squad 2 and squad 5 they had an old ford van ambulance from the late 80s and they called it 2b and 5 b

  i was told they carried jump bags and the bigger airbags from when the squads were 1 piece companies

  from bill freidrich

  5B (C-791)
  http://www.illinoisfiretrucks.com/CHICAGO-FIRE-DEPARTMENT/DOWN-MEMORY-LANE/SQUADS/i-bxjD5BX/A

  2B (C-804)
  http://www.illinoisfiretrucks.com/CHICAGO-FIRE-DEPARTMENT/DOWN-MEMORY-LANE/SQUADS/i-5QZGPmN/A

• #6 by Bill Post on September 14, 2017 - 9:33 PM

  

  In the Los Angeles City Fire Department several of their truck companies are equipped with jump bags. I don’t see why they are taking 562 out of service. I could see them relocating it somewhere else, as the idea is to have them distributed so that each section of the city has one. The idea behind three of them is to have one located in the center of the city, one located on the Northside, and the other on the Southside. As the jump bag vehicles are unmanned, I would assume that the truck located with them would bring it when needed. Perhaps they would be better off being located with the squad companies. While they not are used that often they can come in handy when they are needed.

• #7 by Seth Granville on September 10, 2017 - 5:56 PM

  

  That’s what I was thinking….LOL in NY a jump bag is an EMS first in bag.

• #8 by danny on September 10, 2017 - 4:15 PM

  

  locations were

  5-6-1 @ Engine 4 Tower 10

  5-6-2 @ Engine 124 Truck 38

  5-6-3 @ Engine 47 Truck 30

• #9 by danny on September 10, 2017 - 4:11 PM

  

  also listed the company as air bag utility 5-6-1 5-6-2 and 5-6-3

• #10 by danny on September 10, 2017 - 4:10 PM

  

  drew 5-6-2 was a ford econoline cargo van and i believe one jump bag company is still in service @ 47’s house

  also 5-6-1 is a 1999 ford/mccoy miller ambulance (shops id c-952)

  and 5-6-3 is also a ford econoline cargo van at last update from the city fleet equipment list

• #11 by Drew Smith on September 9, 2017 - 11:05 PM

  

  They did just remove a jump bag. This jump bag is a large inflatable cushion like that was used by a movie stunt man. At one time, there were three of these. The other two being 5-6-1 and 5-6-3. I am unfamiliar with their status. Each is carried in a specialty vehicle, 5-6-1 being a converted ambulance.

• #12 by Seth Granville on September 9, 2017 - 5:31 PM

  

  For someone who’s not familiar with Chicago lingo, what does this mean? It can’t be that they just removed a jump bag.

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