From the Carpentersville Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local 4790 Facebook page:
Final inspection day/night on our new ladder truck. Thanks to the Carpentersville community supporting their fire department.
Carpentersville FD photo
New quint for the Carpentersville Fire Department (more)
#1 by Mike on January 29, 2021 - 10:49 AM
Mike C. I think they have a mix of pierce and Ferrara right now. The Mack ladder they had was a Mack/ Pirsch not a baker. That ladder was an add on to a Chicago order back in the 70’s. Cville had a fleet of Mack’s before: CF’s and a C cab. Then when they started replacing rigs they bought 2 Spartan / Alexis engines and then went to pierce in the late 90’s early 2000’s.
#2 by Mike C on January 29, 2021 - 7:26 AM
I really hope this rig serves them well but I’m astonished Carpentersville bought another Pierce after the catastrophic failure on their previous Pierce tower.
What does the Carpentersville fleet consist of now? A few year back, I remember they had a Mack/Baker in reserve. Do they still have it?
#3 by jsvens on January 22, 2021 - 3:10 PM
I like the aggressive look of the new livery on the C’ville rigs
#4 by Michael m on January 16, 2021 - 10:35 AM
Nice looking rig, I hope it serves them well.
#5 by John Antkowski on January 16, 2021 - 9:36 AM
Nice looking Truck; what is the length of the ladder? I hope the frame holds up. The single axle and springs might take a beating once the rigs loaded. What is the size of the tank?