Newport Township FPD photo
From the Newport Township Fire Protection District Facebook page over the past few months:
Our second engine arrived today!! Newport 1422 will be up and running soon!!
Tonight was the maiden voyage of our new engine 1421. The second one comes tomorrow.
Our new engine has arrived!!! The second will be here soon
Newport Fire Department’s new Custom Fab & Body pumper tender
It has a 1500 gallon tank & pump.
We are looking forward to having it delivered soon.
Our second one is about 80% doneOur New Engine is coming along. Hope to have one by the end of August and the second one in September/October
#1 by Mike on November 26, 2020 - 12:07 PM
The Newport engines are close to the two round lake engines. Round lake has bought 2 engines from custom fab a 2015 and 2019. Both are 1250 pumps and 800 gallon tanks, with a top mounted pump. The Newport engines are a bit longer because of the bigger tanks and are side mounted pumps.
#2 by MG on November 25, 2020 - 10:48 PM
The body of their engines is built by Custom Fab & Body out of Marion, WI. I believe the last engine Round Lake purchased was also built by them. The Quantum is now their squad, it’s labeled as 1458. I do not know if they kept the Rosenbauer as a reserve or not.
#3 by crabbymilton on November 25, 2020 - 3:06 PM
Appears to be a SPARTAN and CUMMINS is the sole engine option.
#4 by Sebastian on November 25, 2020 - 1:46 PM
Who’s the manufacturer of this engine?
#5 by Rj on November 25, 2020 - 1:28 PM
Mabas 21 you’re not too far off, the former round Lake chief is a deputy now at Newport and was involved spec’ing-the engines. The quantum is still a decent rig (for its age), I rode that rig almost 20 years ago when I worked at Libertyville for a brief time. The main problem with that engine for Newport is it’s only a 500 gallon tank and not nearly the compartment space compared to the new engines. I believe they’re going to keep it as a specialty unit as it carries 5000 feet of 5 inch and has a 2000 GPM pump.Between the tollway, Route 41 and the majority of their district being non-hydranted in the 1500 gal tank is really a necessity, showing up with 3000 gallons on your first two engines is a nice thing to have. Their initial response will bring about 8000gallons of water to a fire even before pulling a tender box.
#6 by crabbymilton on November 25, 2020 - 12:26 PM
I like the red stripes on the bumper. Nice change from yellow.
#7 by Michael m on November 25, 2020 - 7:45 AM
Sharp looking engine!
#8 by Bill on November 24, 2020 - 7:44 PM
I hope they keep Libertyville ex quantum
#9 by MABAS 21 on November 24, 2020 - 6:45 PM
Other than the color scheme and larger body, they look very similar to Round Lake’s engines.
#10 by harry on November 24, 2020 - 6:31 PM
didnt they get a rosenbauer engine a year or so ago
#11 by harry on November 24, 2020 - 6:30 PM
so it is a tanker engine