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New fire station in Aurora (more)

This from Dave Weaver:

2/23/18 AURORA – Aurora FD Station 7 Grand Opening Open House 824 Kenilworth Pl. – Video by Dave Weaver

 

Excerpts From the City of Aurora:

The Aurora Fire Department hosted a two-day Grand Opening Celebration for its newest fire station.
 
A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was held on Friday, February 23 at 10:30 a.m. for Fire Station 7, located at 824 Kenilworth Place. 
 
Replacing the former station that was built in 1957, the new Fire Station 7 is a state-of-the-art 1 0,325 sq. ft. facility. The Aurora Fire Department has put into service its seventh Advance Life Support paramedic unit at the new location – a first for the area.
 
The 3-bay station has such auxiliary spaces as a watch room, conference room, storage rooms, workshop and fitness area. The living areas include officers’ quarters, bunk rooms, kitchen area, dining area and day room area.
 

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New fire station in Aurora (more)

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Aurora firefighters will hold a two-day celebration starting Friday to mark the opening of the city’s new $4 million station. The city broke ground last year on the facility just west of the existing 1950s-era station in a neighborhood across from Abraham Lincoln Park. Firefighters made the move and began handling calls from Station No. 7 on Monday.

Space constraints were a major shortcoming of the 60-year-old station that wasn’t designed for modern fire apparatus. The building had room to house just one fire engine. Privacy also was an issue with one community-use bathroom and a 10-bed dormitory without any dividing walls.

By contrast, the new station has four individual bathrooms, living quarters arranged in cubicles, a workshop and a fitness area. A company officer, two paramedics, and two firefighters staff the roughly 10,500-square-foot station in 24-hour shifts.

Last summer, the city approved adding an ambulance to the station. But until the three-bay station opened, Medic 7 was running out of the central station downtown to cover the neighborhood on the city’s West Side. The city’s seventh advanced life-support ambulance has responded to more than 1,200 calls since it was put into service last July.

Firefighters will continue moving equipment into the new station over the next several days. Officials will gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Friday at 824 Kenilworth Place. They also will give tours of the building until 1 p.m. Guests are encouraged to RSVP by calling (630) 256-4008 or emailing fire@aurora-il.org.

Then on Saturday, the department will host a public open house from 1 to 4 p.m.

The building was designed with natural tones and materials that tie into the station’s surroundings in the neighborhood east of Aurora University.

The city plans to open bids for the demolition of the old station at the end of the month. The site of the existing building will become the parking lot for the new station. Officials hope to tear down the shuttered station before asphalt plants open at the start of April.

thanks Ron

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New apparatus for Aurora FD

Larry Shapiro went to Aurora and photographed the three new recent deliveries.

  • Engine 1 – 2012 E-ONE Cyclone II MFD 1500/750/30B top-mount engine so#137594 Aurora id 33-855

 

Aurora Fire Department Engine 1

Aurora Engine 1 received a new unit. Larry Shapiro photo

Aurora Fire Department Engine 1

Rear and officer’s side. Larry Shapiro photo

 

Aurora Fire Department Engine 1

Previously Engine 1 was assigned this 1992 E-ONE Protector TC 1500/750/50. Larry Shapiro photo

Aurora Fire Department Engine 1

At one point, Engine 1 ran with this 1975 Hendrickson 1871S/Pierce 1250/750. Larry Shapiro photo

 

  • Engine 10 – 2012 E-ONE Cyclone II MFD 1500/750/30B top-mount engine so#137595 Aurora id 33-845

 

Aurora Fire Department

Aurora Engine 10 also received a new unit. Larry Shapiro photo

The previous unit assigned to Engine 10 (Aurora id 33-877) was featured in a previous post

Aurora Fire Department Engine 10

An earlier unit for Aurora Engine 10 was this 1996 E-ONE Protector TC 1500/750/50. Larry Shapiro photo

  • Truck 6 – 2012 E-ONE Cyclone II MFD 0/0 HP95 RM tower ladder so#137593 Aurora id 33-827

 

new tower ladder for Aurora FD

New unit for Aurora Truck 6. Larry Shapiro photo

new tower ladder for Aurora FD

Rear view of the new Truck 6. Larry Shapiro photo

This was previously shown HERE and HERE.

Aurora Fire Department Truck 6

The previous unit assigned to Truck 6 was this 1998 tower ladder on a Hurricane chassis. Larry Shapiro photo

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