This from Dan McInerney:
River Forest Truck 219 was put back in service on 4/1/14. Repairs to the cab were made and a new ladder installed. Other additions include a reverse camera and a slim line LED lightbar across the center of the grill.
Smeal quint for the River Forest Fire Department. Dan McInerney photo
River Forest Truck 219. Dan McInerney photo
#1 by Zach C on April 23, 2014 - 9:28 PM
Glad to see this beauty back!
#2 by mike on April 23, 2014 - 9:02 PM
River forest shouldve lost their rig due to lack of reading skills when they wrecked their truck
#3 by Fartin' Fred on April 22, 2014 - 10:11 AM
Thanks DMc77, for taking the time to explain–much appreciated.
#4 by DMc77 on April 22, 2014 - 8:48 AM
Fred – for emergency lighting, there is a certain minimum requirement set by NFPA. Beyond that, a dept. can add more if they wish. With the advent of LED lighting, more lights of different colors and sizes can be placed in spots that previously wouldn’t have been doable for incandescent/halogen lights. Also the power requirents are much lower for LEDs so that adds flexibility.
As far as scene lighting goes, that is usually dictated by size, type, cost and location of scene lights. Those types of lights too are very quickly becoming LEDs, which enables apparatus to have more scene lighting than before. There are people that post here regularly that can provide a more in depth description of the emergency lighting requirements. So watch this spot…..
#5 by fmddc1 on April 21, 2014 - 7:15 PM
Glad they didn’t mess up the torque box. Would have been even worse!
#6 by Fartin' Fred on April 21, 2014 - 6:52 PM
I’m not a firefighter–just a respectful fan & admirer. So I may ask silly questions; please forgive me.
I was just wondering who chooses the lighting packages/design for a new piece of fire apparatus for a respective department…?
#7 by FFPM571 on April 21, 2014 - 4:00 PM
That had to be an expensive mistake. I bet there is a big sign on the dashboard with the height
#8 by Shane on April 21, 2014 - 12:25 PM
Yep that’s why the ladder was replaced
#9 by John on April 21, 2014 - 10:23 AM
Wasn’t this the same truck that had a bit of a problem trying to squeeze through a viaduct recently???