- The Waukegan Fire Department, in Division 4 (Lake County) recently placed an order for a KME Severe Service engine.
- The Long Grove Fire Protection District, in Division 4 (Lake County) recently placed an order with Alexis for a brush rig on a Ford chassis with a body similar in design to Rescue 55 which was built by KME. The new unit will have 300 gallons of water, 10 gallons of foam, and a 500-GPM pump.
- The Lake Villa Fire District (also in Division 4, Lake County) has two new ambulances on order from Osage Ambulance in Linn, MO. Both will match the fleet and be Type III designs on Ford E450 chassis with one exception. These ambulances will arrive painted red instead of the blue and white color scheme of the existing ambulances which were part of the Lake Villa Rescue Squad. The new units are expected to be delivered in March of 2011.
- The Evanston Fire Department has ordered a Pierce Arrow XT tractor-drawn aerial. They received a grant to pay for the unit which is expected to be completed in March of 2011.
- Evanston also is ordering a new ambulance. As of now, we do not have the specs although it is believed to be coming with an IHC chassis like their current units.
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#1 by mike on July 27, 2011 - 12:48 PM
Countryside fire in vernon hills has ordered a new squad from rosenbauer to replace the 1988 lance
#2 by david on July 26, 2011 - 9:49 PM
Waukegan has taken delivery of eng 1613 a 2011 kme severe service engine. It has a 1500/750 top mounted control with a hydraulic ladder rack and unpainted roll-up doors. It should be placed in service next week at sta 3 and will replace the oldest e-one engine
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