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New brush unit for Momence FPD

From Momence fire protection district Facebook page

Introducing the new Brush 95! Momence Fire took delivery of the new brush truck on Saturday, October 21st. The new brush truck was manufactured by 1st Attack Engineering Inc. in Indiana. Brush 95 is a 2017 Ford F-550 with a 300-gallon water tank, 350-GPM Darley fire pump, dual man-wells behind the cab and front spray nozzles.

This new unit replaces a nearly 20 year old Chevy 3500 that had a 250-gallon water tank and 200-GPM fire pump.

New Brush 95 meets current NFPA safety standards for brush/wild-land apparatus. Some features are a much greater ground clearance, front spray nozzles, “Man-Wells” for improved safety, Rigid scene lighting, 5-gallon foam cell with a Scotty inductor, and storage compartments with lighting.

Momence FPD Brush 95

Momence FPD Brush 95. 2017 Ford F550/ 1st Attack Engineering Inc. 350/300. Momence FPD photo

Momence FPD Brush 95

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Momence FPD Brush 95

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Cedar Lake, IN brush fire, 4-1-15

This from Brad Steinweg:

I was driving home from work when I saw a few trees on fire on State Line RD. I called dispatch and reported it and stayed until well after FD arrival. The property owner was not home and the next door house was vacant and boarded up. Mutual aid was called from Lake Dalecarlia, Lake Hills and St. John.

-Brad S.
firemen at prairie fire

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firemen at prairie fire

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fire department uses brush truck on grass fire

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New Brush Unit in Long Grove

Long Grove Fire Department Ford F550 Alexis Type 6 wildland unit

Long Grove recently received this 2011 Ford F550/Alexis Type 6 wildland engine. Larry Shapiro photo

The Long Grove Fire Protection District is putting the final touches on their new Type-6 brush unit from Alexis. Brush 55 is on a Ford F550 chassis with an extended cab. It carries 300 gallons of water and has a 15-gallon foam tank. Long Grove added a CET-Tohatsu V82 high pressure portable pump at the rear of the unit which can produce 560 GPM at 50 PSI and 400 GPM at 150 PSI. The unit is awaiting the installation of radios, equipment mounting, and training for Long Grove personnel. The new Brush 55 will replace a 1992 Ford pickup with a skid-mount unit in the rear.

Long Grove Fire Department Ford F550 Alexis Type 6 wildland unit

Brush 55 has a CET high-pressure portable pump at the rear which is capable of putting out 560-GPM at 50PSI. Larry Shapiro photo

Long Grove Fire Department Type 6 wildland unit

Long Grove is replacing this unit with the new Ford/Alexis.

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MABAS Division 7 is added to the site

Just when we thought we had a large enough project to undertake … listing each department, each station and every piece of rolling stock in 19 MABAS Divisions … Karl Klotz begins submitting department profiles from a 20th Division, MABAS Division 7 in Kankakee County!

So, we welcome the departments of Division 7 and have posted three of them to get things started.

  • The Grant Park Fire Protection District covers 62 square miles from two stations with 32 paid-on-call firefighters and officers. They have three E-ONE rigs, an engine from American LaFrance, plus ambulances from Horton and Road Rescue. They recently opened a new headquarters station which we mentioned HERE.
Grant Park Fire Department American LaFrance Eagle engine

The Limestone Township Fire Protection District covers a mere 36 square miles from one station with 40 part-time firefighters and officers. They are running with Pierce, Quality, and Ferrara apparatus and Road Rescue ambulances. Their newest piece is a Ferrara Inferno pumper squad that was mentioned HERE.The Limestone Township Fire Protection District station houses two ambulances, two engines, a pumper squad, a tanker, a brush unit and a pickup. Karl Klotz photo

  • In Momence, the fire department covers a whopping 92 square miles with a roster of 35 paid-on-call personnel from one station. They have three engines, a brush rig, two tankers, and a rescue squad. The apparatus was built by E-ONE, Pierce, and 4-Guys, plus one tanker that was built in 1964 by W.S.Darley and re-chassisied in 1989 on a Ford C8000 by Quality Manufacturing. Quality was purchased in 2003 by Spartan and now (with what was Luverne Fire Apparatus) have become what is known as Crimson.
Momence Fire Department Ford Quality Darley tanker

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