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New home for Wilmette fire engine

The Skokie FD purchased this engine from the Wilmette FD to supplement their reserve fleet of apparatus.

Larry Shapiro photo

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15 Comments

• #1 by ENG37 on November 13, 2019 - 5:47 PM

  

  Skokie is currently refurbishing half of their fleet. Hence the reason for the purchases of old spares. They are sticking with pierce.

• #2 by Matt on October 23, 2019 - 1:47 PM

  

  S18 is using the former R17 rig and E18 is using the former Clayton, NC Engine which is also posted under the As seen around …. Skokie post. The Luverne squad is out of service.

• #3 by MABAS 21 on October 23, 2019 - 12:36 PM

  

  Engine 16R (Ex Engine 17), which is the 1997 Dash, was completely refurbished by RPI in 2011. There was a posting here about it from Jeff Rudolph. So logically and financially, I cannot see Skokie getting rid of this reserve engine.

• #4 by Marty Coyne on October 23, 2019 - 9:38 AM

  

  michael, they kept the old 97′ E-17 as the spare. When they replaced Rescue 17, they got (are getting) rid of the Luverne Squad 18 and use the 99′ R17 as the spare Rescue/Squad.

• #5 by michael m on October 23, 2019 - 8:48 AM

  

  Truck 18 is in tower 16’s old rig. That leaves E 18 and S 18. They more than likely got rid of the 1997 Pierce which was the old E 17 and the 1993 Squad.
  I am guessing either E 18 or S18 are in Rescue 17’s old rig. I thought that when Rescue 17 got the 2018 Pierce, they were going to get rid of the 1997 Pierce. whoever is not in Rescue 17’s old rig is in one of these two reserves, either the 2000 Pierce or the old Wilmette Engine.

• #6 by Cmk420 on October 22, 2019 - 1:09 PM

  

  Those of us, that are active on the fire service, know that there many factors in determining the viability of used vehicles. Heck, the VFD that I am a member of has a refurbished Pierce from the early 1980s that still runs well.
  Harry seems to know a lot of people because he gets so much first-hand information that only members of a department would know.

• #7 by Rj on October 22, 2019 - 10:05 AM

  

  Mileage is one of many objective factors considered when gauging the quality of a used apparatus. There are engine hours, pump hours, generator hours and aerial pto hours on trucks.

• #8 by Bob on October 22, 2019 - 9:13 AM

  

  What happened to Truck 18. Its been gone forever

• #9 by Mike C on October 22, 2019 - 6:50 AM

  

  Last I knew the amount of miles is irrelevant in many circumstances and hours was the primary focus.

• #10 by CrabbyMilton on October 22, 2019 - 5:54 AM

  

  Very nice clean design.

• #11 by harry on October 21, 2019 - 7:55 PM

  

  rob that is what pw told me that is high for some but others it is not some depts. I have been to get rid of vehicles that are 7 years old with 20000 miles now that is low while other depts. I have been to have rigs of the same year with a half of million miles

• #12 by Rob on October 21, 2019 - 7:12 PM

  

  X Engine 27 is 1996 eone cyclone.

• #13 by Rob on October 21, 2019 - 7:08 PM

  

  Harry,

  The x Engine 27 had over 100,000 miles on it not considered low miles.

• #14 by Hunter on October 21, 2019 - 6:55 PM

  

  Nice shots of both engines. Who will be the next fire department that you will be photographing? Can’t wait to see these added to the site soon.

• #15 by harry on October 21, 2019 - 5:44 PM

  

  from what I was told by Skokie public works fleet maint is this engine has very low miles and thy purchased it cheap I really think they will going away with pierce

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