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New engine for the Bensenville FPD

From Don Tessler:

Bensenville FPD new E-One Engine

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This entry was posted on August 16, 2023, 3:30 PM and is filed under Fire Department News, Fire truck being built, Fire Truck photos, New Apparatus Order. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

10 Comments

• #1 by Harry on November 22, 2023 - 12:07 PM

  

  Mike m no it was a demo that fire chief Halverson was able to get fairly quicki know him from when he was on Franklin Park as a ff lt and bc and I don’t think it has been decided what they are doing with the pierce it can’t hurt to keep it

• #2 by Rich Rehner on November 22, 2023 - 10:47 AM

  

  New engine is impressive Don. Hopefully, many years of service. The backlog for new fire apparatus is unbelievable and sad. Didn’t think we would ever see it get to this point.

• #3 by Big Moe on August 18, 2023 - 10:05 AM

  

  Sweet rig. Well thought out. Best of luck with it in the future. Just needs an 888 light in front.

• #4 by Michael m on August 17, 2023 - 4:33 PM

  

  Good point Daniel. I wonder if they will keep the Pierce as reserve for this rig and the Toyne as a reserve for the Truck. They have a very small suppression fleet of only 3 rigs, a 4th would not hurt.

• #5 by Daniel on August 17, 2023 - 12:37 PM

  

  I believe they have been running the 2002 Pierce as Squad 108 for a while, or at least the last year or so. The Pierce is marked as squad 108, as where the Toyne is marked as an engine and has a placard.

• #6 by michael m on August 17, 2023 - 10:03 AM

  

  Does anyone know when this rig was ordered? Have they been waiting 2 or 3 years?

• #7 by Michael m on August 17, 2023 - 9:27 AM

  

  Sharp looking engine! I am guessing this rig will replace the 20 year old Pierce. I am guessing this will be frontline at station 108, the 2011 Toyne will become a reserve piece. It is hard to tell if there is as much room on this rig as there is on the Toyne. I was under the impression the Toyne was built as a Rescue Engine so it could stand in for the Pierce. When Ladder 107 was out of service in 2020-21, I thought they put the ladders equipment on the Pierce and the Toyne. The reason they ended up selling the Enforcer is because it was not a rescue engine.
  I work in Bensenville, over the last 3 months all 3 fire rigs have gone out. The 2011 Toyne, the 2017 ladder, the Pierce is out now.
  Looks like this vehicle is nearing completion!

• #8 by Steve Axis on August 17, 2023 - 6:49 AM

  

  Nice to see some trucks being shipped out. Seems like all the major apparatus builders are struggling to keep up with demand! Sounds like a 4 year wait or longer for some of the builders.

• #9 by Mike on August 16, 2023 - 10:01 PM

  

  This is good. Now all they need is more staffing to actually man it.

• #10 by Aidan Hughes on August 16, 2023 - 9:53 PM

  

  Is this Engine custom built or a former stock unit?

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