Excerpts from the Journal-Topics.com:
The Palatine Fire Department will get a new engine, command vehicle, and diving equipment after the Palatine Village Council unanimously approved the three purchases during Monday’s (April 2) council meeting.
Station 84 currently has a 2006 engine and a 2000 reserve engine. The department wants to buy a new one and move the 2006 engine into reserve service. Three companies submitted bids. While E-One submitted the lowest bid, their proposal didn’t meet several technical specifications the village asked for and the department recommended giving the contract to Pierce, the second-lowest bidder. At $606,125, the fire department will still spend less than the $644,000 the village budgeted for the purchase.
The cost of buying the new command car and making necessary modifications would add up to exactly what the village was planning to spend: $60,000.
The council also agreed to buy a service supply system for the fire department’s rescue divers. The system takes the air from the surface and supplies it to a diver through a long hose. While the divers aren’t usually expected to spend more than 10-15 minutes under water, having unlimited supply comes in handy if they get tangled up under the surface. And, if the hose fails, the divers can fall back on an emergency air tank that has 15 minutes of air. The new system will be able to accommodate six divers in total.
thanks Ron
#1 by Cmk420 on May 14, 2018 - 3:20 PM
The reserve quint, to my knowledge, is still at Station 83. You are right though; quite the mix.
#2 by Michael M on May 14, 2018 - 1:50 AM
Palatine will have a mixed fleet, a new Pierce engine at station 84, a pierce quint at station 83 a pierce quint in reserve at station 84. Ferrara at station 81 and Spartan at station 85.
#3 by Cmk420 on May 13, 2018 - 11:25 PM
For some reason, I thought the reserve engine was still at Sta. 81, but PFD does move rigs around from time to time.
That is going to be quite a mix of rigs–Spartan (E82 & current E84), Ferrara (E81) and now Pierce (new E84).
As far as the new Battalion vehicle, maybe there is another vehicle (in the fleet) that is being replaced & they are moving the current reserve BC into that role.
They also should be getting a new ambulance to replace A83, which was wrecked/totalled last year. Any word on that??
#4 by harry on May 13, 2018 - 8:35 PM
I wonder what is wrong with the new car they just got a new bc expedition in 14 I believe and the old one is a 2007 or 08
as for the engine a 2000 for a reserve is pretty old so I can see a new engine