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Park Forest South FD history

Oct 17

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Patch, Reader submission | 2 Comments

This from a reader:

I recently saw some pictures of the former Park Forest South equipment both while in service and in the bone yard. I was wondering if there were more images available of all the original equipment. I was a POC from 1978 until I went into the Marines in 1981.

I have a few photos from the Los Angeles County Fire Museum, which might bring back some memories for people like your pictures did for me!

Please let me know where I may obtain furter pictures of the PFSFD.

Thanks for documenting the Fire Service.

Jeff Wolven

Ps. I have included an image of the original shoulder patch.

Tags: fire department patches, Jeff Wolven, Park Forest South Fire Department

Blue Island FD apparatus

Oct 1

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Truck photos, Patch, Site News | 13 Comments

Dennis McGuire, Jr. submitted images and information so that we can post the Blue Island FD to the site. Here is a preview:

2 stations

Station 1: 2540 Vermont

Station 2: Division St. & Canal St.

23 Full Time FFs

4 Part-Time FFs

Covers: 4.16 Square miles

Blue Island Ambulance 2162 is a 2002 Ford E-450/Road Rescue Type III. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Blue Island Ambulance 2128 is a 2006 Ford E-450 (unknown body builder). Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Blue Island Engine 2103 is a 1994 Sutphen 1,500/750. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Blue Island Engine 2123 is a 2008 HME SFO/Ahrens Fox 1,500/750. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Tags: ambulance photo, Blue Island Fire Department, Dennis McGuire Jr., fire department patch, fire engien photos, pictures of fire trucks

Fire Department patches added

Nov 9

Posted by Admin in Patch, Site News, updated listing | Comments off

We have recently received an influx of fire department patches to add to listings on the site. The following department patches have now been added:

Elk Grove Village

Matteson

Tags: Clarendon Hills Fire Department, East Joliet Fire Department, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, Elmhurst Fire Department, fire company patches, fire department patch, fire department patches, Frankfort Fire Protection District, Garden Homes Fire Protection District, Garden Homes Volunteer Fire Department, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Hinsdale Fire Department, Hoffman Estates Fire Department, Homewood Fire Department, Lemont Fire Department, Lemont Fire Protection District, Matteson Fire Department, McHenry Township Fire Protection District, Midlothian Fire Department, Oak Forest Fire Department, Oak Lawn FIre Department, Posen Fire Department, Round Lake Fire Department

Fire Department logos and decals

Nov 3

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Patch | Comments off

This from Josh Boyajian;

We have a new house logo at Stickney, I attached the picture.

Also here is Lisle Woodridge’s Station 1 Logo “The Big House”.

Tags: fire department artwork, fire department logo, fire department patches, Josh Boyajian, Lisle Woodridge Fire District, Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, Stickney Fire Department

New patch for Western Springs

Oct 31

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Patch | Comments off

Lucas Knudsen submitted the new decal being used for the Western Springs Fire Department patch.

We’d like to get the patch to add to the department pages on the site.

Tags: fire department patches, lucas kn, new patch for Western Springs Fire Department, Western Springs Fire Department

North Palos FPD is added to the site

Oct 18

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Listing, Patch, Site News | 8 Comments

In MABAS Division 21, the North Palos Fire Protection District has been added to the site. The district runs out of three stations, one of which is the former Worth Fire Department which became part of the North Palos district in January of 2009. The Worth personnel, station and apparatus were merged into or became part of the North Palos Fire Protection District.

North Palos Fire Protection District Headquarters Station 1. Larry Shapiro photo

North Palos Fire Protection District

1986 Federal Motors/1987 E-ONE 110′ aerial as a Leyden Township truck . Steve Redick photo

Elmwood park (IL) Fire Department Truck 945

1986 Federal Motors Hurricane/1987 E-ONE 0/0 110′ rear mount with shop order #4938 with it’s original owner, the Elmwood Park Fire Department. Larry Shapiro photo

North Palos Fire Protection District

Worth Fire Department Engine 6723, a 1990 Spartan/FMC 1250/500 became North Palos Engine 833. Larry Shapiro photo

Worth FD Car 6700 is now ~~North Palos 806~~ a public works vehicle. Bill Friedrich photo

Worth Engine 6713, a 2004 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/750 is now North Palos Engine 823. Bill Friedrich photo

Worth Ambulance 6712, a 1999 IHC 4700/Road Rescue Type I is ~~no longer part of the fleet~~ Ambulance 822. Bill Friedrich photo

Tags: Bill Friedrich, E-ONE Hurricane ladder truck, Elmwood Park Fire Department, fire station photo, Larry Shapiro, Leyden Township FPD, MABAS Division 21, Matt Schumann, North Palos Fire Department, North Palos Fire Protection District, North Palso FPD takes over Worth Fire Department, Osage Ambulance, Worth Fire Department

Palos Heights FPD is added to the site

Oct 15

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, New Listing, Patch, Site News | 3 Comments

The Palos Heights Fire Protection District has been added to MABAS Division 19. This now completes all of Division 19 departments. Palos Heights has two stations with 22 career personnel covering 4.5 square miles. Each station has a jump company that will staff the engine or ambulance. The ambulance is staffed by two and the officer follows in 6408 or 6418.

Engines are from American LaFrance or Pierce, and the ambulances are either Medtec or Road Rescue. Palos Heights does not have an aerial unit. They also maintain a retire ambulance for their dive team.

Palos Heights Fire Protection District headquarters station 1 at 12300 S. Harlem Avenue. Karl Klotz photo

Palos Heights Fire Protection District American LaFrance

Palos Heights Fire Protection District Engine 6403, a 2005 American LaFrance Eagle which runs out of Station 1. Karl Klotz photo

Palos Heights Fire Protection District Pierce Lance engine

Palos Heights Fire Protection District Engine 6413 which runs out of Station 2. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: American LaFrance, fire department patch, MABAS Division 19, Medtec Ambulance, Palos Heights Fire Protection District, Pierce, Road Rescue Ambulance

Chicago Ridge is added to the site

Oct 14

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, New Listing, Patch, Site News | Comments off

In MABAS Division 21, the Chicago Ridge Fire Department has been added to the site. The department operates two stations. One is staffed by career firefighters and the other by paid-on-call volunteers.

They run with a mixture of apparatus including an E-ONE tower ladder, engines from Pierce, Luverne, and E-ONE, plus ambulances from Road Rescue and Aurora Truck Body.

Chicago Ridge Fire Department Pierce engine

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Ridge Engine working at 5th Alarm fire in Cicero

Chicago Ridge Engine 6533 was pumping for hours at the Fox Lumberyard fire in Alsip in 2007. Larry Shapiro photo

Luverne fire engine standing in water at lumberyard fire

Another view of Engine 6533 working at the Alsip 5th Alarm in 2007. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Aurora Truck Body, Chicago Ridge Fire Department, fire department patch, fire engine in standing water, Fox Lumberyard fire May 2007, HME fire engine pumping at large fire, Luverne engine, MABAS Division 21, Pierce Saber pumper

CFD company patches added

Sep 30

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, Patch, Reader submission, updated listing | 5 Comments

Thanks to Josh Boyajian for submitting several CFD company patches that were missing from the site.

Here are 4 new CFD patches I have collected in the past month that are missing from the site! Also here is a picture of my Chicago patch collection that I have. Hope you like! Thanks,
Josh

The following patches have been added:

Chicago Fire Department company patch collection

Josh Boyajian’s collection of Chicago Fire Department company patches.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 89 company patch

one of the new company patches added to the site

Tags: CFD company patches, CFD patches, Chicago Engien 74, Chicago Engine 101, Chicago Engine 65, Chicago Engine 89, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department patches, fire company patches, fire department patches, Josh Boyajian

Tri-State FPD added to the site

Sep 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Listing, Patch, Site News | 10 Comments

The Tri-State Fire Protection District in MABAS Division 10 has been added to the site. Tri-State operates four stations with two medic units, four engines, a tower ladder and a battalion chief. Their frontline medic units are by Horton and the suppression apparatus is a mix of Crimson, Pierce, and Smeal. The district encompasses areas of Darien, Burr-Ridge, Willowbrook, and unincorporated DuPage County.

Tri-State Fire Protection District Station 3 is at 10S110 Madison Street in Burr Ridge. Larry Shapiro photo

Tri-State has their own dispatchers that work from Station 2.

Tri-State Fire Protection District Squad 526 Crimson

Tri-State runs this small Crimson squad with a rear pump out of Station 2. Karl Klotz photo

This delivery photo of Tri-State Engine 583 (now a reserve engine after having gone through an RPI rehab some years ago) is soon to be disposed of. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Crimson, Crimson mini-pumper squad, fire truck photos, Horton, Karl Klotz, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 10, Pierce, Pierce Arrow engine, Smeal, Smeal Sirius tower ladder, Tri-State Fire Protection District