Sep 11
This from Ryan Wyckoff:
Just giving you a heads up, there is a new Quint for Addison Fire Protection District sitting at Global. It is a Pierce Arrow 75′ Aluminum ladder, 1500 gpm pump and I think 500 gallon tank. It is already lettered but not numbered. I did not have my camera with me so no photo. They were hoping Addison would take delivery within the week.
Mar 29
More from Bill Friedrich:
The Addison Squad was sold to the Cullom FPD in Livingston County,IL (about 90 miles south)
This 1994 Pierce Lance heavy rescue from Addison is now in Cullom, IL. Bill Friedrich photo
From Bill Friedrich:
It was confirmed today that the Addison E-ONE engine we reported on is finally on a boat headed to Argentina.
Hank Sajovic submitted an image of Addison’s former fire station #3 at 101 Swift Road. It is now the home of Faux design Studio which incorporates a school to teach faux painting in addition to having contractors to that provide faux painting and decorative painting services.
Formerly Addison Fire Station #3 at 101 Swift Road is now an art school. Hank Sajovic photo
When owned and operated as Addison Station 3, the building looked quite different. Bill Friedrich photo
Jan 24
Bill Friedrich informs us of the following:
The Addison FPD has placed an order with Pierce Global Emergency Products in Aurora for a 2012 Pierce Arrow XT quint.1500/500/75′ HAL Hale pump – Delivery July 2012
Oct 27
Bill Friedrich informs us of two area departments that have sold older engines that are no longer in services.
This 1993 E-ONE Cyclone engine was recently sold and will be shipped to Argentina. Bill Friedrich photo
X-Flossmoor Engine 1320 was sold to the Soldier Township Fire Department in Kansas. Bill Friedrich photo
Both sales were handled by B&P Fire Apparatus.
Jul 2
The Addison Fire Department elevated a fire in a commercial building at 2150 Executive Drive to a Second Alarm on Saturday afternoon. John Tulipano went to the scene and reported that the fire was in a lazar cutting machine inside a large commercial building. Temperatures were 95+ degrees.
John submitted a few images from the scene.
Lombard Truck 52 is positioned on the side of the building with the aerial to the roof. John Tulipano photo
Elnhurst Squad 1 was staged while company members worked at the scene. John Tulipano photo
Firefighters gear up after receiving an assignment to go inside the building. John Tulipano photo
Bloomingdale Engine 1 was also in staging. John Tulipano photo
Lombard's Battalion Chief was assigned as a sector officer at the fire. John Tulipano photo
John has a few more images which can be found HERE.
May 24
Several updates have been made to the listings for the Addison Fire District in MABAS Division 12.
For Addison Station 1:
Addison Station 1 houses an engine, a medic unit, and the Battalion Chief in addition to a spare tower, a spare engine, a spare buggy, and several other staff cars. Larry Shapiro photo
For Addison Station 2:
For Addison Station 3:
In what is the largest photo gallery to date, a recent history of the Addison Fire District apparatus and stations has been added to the site, which is accessible from the ‘Historic gallery’ button on the pages for each of the current Addison stations. Trucks dating back to the 1950s are illustrated along with staff cars and ambulances. Images for this gallery were submitted by Bill Friedrich and Larry Shapiro.
There was quite a difference between the 1965 Marion for Squad 107 and the 1994 Pierce that replaced it.
Feb 24
Pages depicting the Addison Fire Department in MABAS Division 12 have been updated with several photos from Bill Friedrich. Stations 1 and 3 have new daytime posed photos to replace the nighttime on-scene images that were posted previously. The new photos show the original unit numbers before the department renumbered the apparatus.
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
