From legacy fire apparatus midwest FB
Recent delivery alert! Blue Island’s new SL100 aerial joins their 1992 Sutphen pumper at station 1. An awesome legacy! Thank you Blue Island for your business. Another awesome Illinois truck!
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thanks Danny
#1 by crabbymilton on March 14, 2022 - 6:15 AM
That’s refreshing to see. SUTPHEN is smart enough to know that if you have something that is proven, why change it? Sure you can make improvements when needed but leave the platform or at least the concept in place. Hey, that idea has worked for KIRBY vacuum cleaners forever.
#2 by MABAS 21 on March 12, 2022 - 10:04 AM
Great looking truck! It will definitely get a lot of use in that area. Congrats!
Speaking of Sutphen, I was up in Kenosha a couple of weeks ago and saw their new midmount in service on the road. However it was not as Truck 4. It is reassigned to Truck 7, which would mean that their Sutphen Tower formerly at 7 is either a reserve now or reassigned.
#3 by Mike C on March 12, 2022 - 5:46 AM
Very nice truck! High quality!
#4 by Wayne on March 11, 2022 - 9:08 PM
They have 2 HME engines that are front line, that ’92 is a reserve. One is a 2008 and the other is a 2006. Their current tower ladder is a 1997 E-One.
#5 by Rj on March 11, 2022 - 5:51 PM
Is the ’92 engine a front line rig?
#6 by Mike hellmuth on March 11, 2022 - 4:33 PM
That is one great looking Sutphen midmount.So happy to see another
Sutphen joining the local area apparatus mix……….
#7 by Chicagoland fire photos on March 11, 2022 - 2:05 PM
I think they were just using the number while in the spare or it just went out of service or they brought it over from sta 2 for the pic or 2133 is out of service and they stopped by
#8 by Cmk420 on March 11, 2022 - 1:52 PM
Thought I heard it responding yesterday to a couple calls.
#9 by Chicagoland fire photos on March 11, 2022 - 1:13 PM
anyone know why 2123 is out of service?