Posts Tagged Cicero Fire Department

MABAS Division 11 fire trucks

May 29

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This from Dan McInerney:

Last week MABAS Division 11 conducted a division wide Blue Card drill at the Cicero FD training tower. Departments from Division 11 performed basic fireground activities with an emphasis on radio protocol. The rain and clouds didn’t make for great pictures but I managed to grab a few.

NRIV T806

North Riverside Truck 806. Dan McInerney photo

FOPK E401

Forest Park Engine 401. Dan McInerney photo

BERW E903

Berwyn Engine 903. Dan McInerney photo

BERW Q901

Berwyn Quint 901 from the rear. Dan McInerney photo

Berwyn Quint 901. Dan McInerney photo

Berwyn T904

Berwyn Truck 904. Dan McInerney photo

CICR Hook and Ladder 2

Cicero Fire Department Ladder 2. Dan McInerney photo

Surburban Cook County EOC center rig. Don’t have a whole lot of info on this one.

Cook County Mobile Command Unit. Dan McInerney photo

Members of CICR E3 operate on the forcible entry simulator

Cicero firefighters working the door prop. Dan McInerney photo

Other images from the drill

Firefighters prepare an entry into the tower. Dan McInerney photo

Two firemen climb the ladder of Berwyn T904. Dan McInerney photo

Several members congregate between evolutions. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: Berwyn Fire Department, Cicero Fire Department, Cicero Fire Department Truck 2, Dan McInerney, E-ONE TDA, fire engine photos, fire engine pictures, fire truck photos, fire truck pictures, Forest Park Fire Department, MABAS Division 11, North Riverside Fire Department, North Riverside Fire Department tower ladder, Pierce Velocity PUC quint, Seagrave fire truck, tillered ladder truck

Cicero rollover MVA 4-27-13

Apr 28

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This from Josh Boyajian:

At around 15:30 on Saturday, Cicero companies had a rollover @ Austin Blvd and Ogden ave. The car that was upside down was t-boned by a car that went through the red light. There was 4 cars involved in this accident with two minor injuries. Cicero transported 2 patients in good condition. Here are a few pictures.

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

Tags: battalion chief SUV, Cicero Fire Department, Cicero fire engine at crash, Cicero firefighters at crash scene, crash scene photos, firefighters free victim from upside down car, firefighters working, Josh Boyajian, Pierce fire engine, rollover crash in Cicero

Cicero alley garage fires 4-16-13

Apr 16

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This from Josh Boyajian:

The pictures are from Cicero’s working fire this afternoon.

Cicero had two working alley garages this afternoon @ 3624 s 56th Ave. Here are some of my pictures I took with my phone camera. Attached also is a picture of their new F-12, a 2012 Chevy Tahoe.

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

Tags: alley garages burn in Cicero, battalion chief, Cicero Engine 4, Cicero F 12, Cicero Fire Department, Cicero Fire Department Truck 1, Cicero Fire Department Truck 2, firefighters working, Josh Boyajian, Seagrave fire engine pumping, Tractor Drawn Aerial

Area apparatus updates

Mar 9

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This from Josh Boyajian:

Chicago – 2 Oshkosh 4500 crash rigs with 65-ft high-reach extendable turrets have been ordered for O’Hare Airport. They will be the first 4500 rigs for the city.

Cicero – Will be placing an order with Pierce for a PUC pumper with a short wheelbase, i’m still awaiting all the specifications for the chassis.

Lisle Woodridge FPD – Their new Pierce PUC engine is awaiting delivery. That is a Pierce Arrow XT PUC pumper 1500/750. This rig will become Engine 521 down south, the current 521 will become the new 551 at Station 5. DuComm will be changing their numbers in the near future also.

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Cicero Fire Department, Lisle Woodridge Fire District, Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District, new fire truck orders

Cicero paints bay doors red

Nov 20

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Reader submission | 4 Comments

More images from Tyler Tobolt:

Cicero Fire Department Station 2. Tyler Tobolt photo

Cicero Fire Department Station 3. Tyler Tobolt photo

Tags: Cicero Fire Department, Cicero paints firehouse doors red, fire department paints station doors red, Tyler Tobolt

Cicero Box Alarm 10-30-12

Nov 1

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This from Steve Redick:

Approximately 24th & Cicero…an old Railroad maintenance building…an old roundhouse. The aerial view is from the new Apple maps app. When I arrived there was nothing left to see firewise but they had 2 elevated master streams ready to go so I imagine it musta looked pretty good at first. Judging by the radio traffic I think they had an old RR engine on fire. Lyons squad was supplying a foam line to the interior, not sure if it was class a or b. I really like the shots of the hole cut through the fence to access the hydrant..I wonder how they knew it was there….The Berwyn engine was supplying a very long relay of LDH, from all the way across Cicero ave. If anyone has some info to add please feel free….

Steve Redick

Cicero Fire Department tiller tractor-drawn aerial

Cicero Truck 2 ready for elevated master stream operations. Steve Redick photo

Cicero Fire Department Tower Ladder Truck 1

Cicero Truck 1 with the aerial tower extended. Steve Redick photo

Cicero Fire Department fire in railroad roundhouse

Firefighters accessed the roundhouse via the overhead doors. Steve Redick photo

Cicero Engine 2 was ready to supply the tower ladder. Steve Redick photo

Cicero Fire Department cuts hole in fence to access fire hydrant

Firefighters had to cut through a fence to access a hydrant in the neighboring Menards yard. Steve Redick photo

Berwyn Fire Department engine at fire scene

The Berwyn engine had a hydrant across Cicero Avenue. Steve Redick photo

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Cicero ambulance stolen

Oct 10

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The Chicago Tribune has an article detailing a man stealing a Cicero Fire Department ambulance from MacNeal Hospital … because he needed a ride home.

A 77-year-old man told police he stole an ambulance from MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn because he had just left the hospital and “needed to get home,” authorities say.

Officers caught up with John Neal just before midnight Tuesday on the South Side of Chicago, about 10 miles from the hospital and two miles from his home in the 6800 block of South Claremont Avenue, according to a police report.

There was damage to the passenger side mirror and the undercarriage of the ambulance, which is owned by the Town of Cicero. Neal has never had a driver’s license, police say.

The ambulance was parked outside the hospital, apparently idling with a door open, while two paramedics were inside MacNeal, said Ray Hanania, a Cicero town spokesman. Neal had been “kicked out” of the hospital where ambulances were parked, and may have been intoxicated and angry, Hanania said.

The entire article is HERE.

thanks Chris

Tags: ambulance stolen from hospital, Cicero ambulance stolen, Cicero Fire Department

The Color of Fire Trucks (part 12) Division 11

Sep 27

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 7 Comments

More on the non-red fire apparatus that served in MABAS Division 11.

Cicero Fire Department 1976 Haz mat unit

Cicero Haz Mat 1 in 1976 was this lime green unit built by Koeing on a Ford F-600 chassis. Bill Friedrich photo

Haz Mat 1 was kept at Sta.2

Cicero Squad F-11 was this white truck built by Wolverine on a Ford F-600 chassis in 1976. It had a 25′ elevating ladder which was more commonly used by outdoor sign companies. Bill Friedrich photo

Here is a shot shortly after the Western Electric plant in Cicero closed down. This was Engine 6 on the radio.

Cicero Fire Department 1978 Ford Howe fire engine lime green

Cicero acquired this 1978 Ford F-700/Howe commercial engine from the Western Electric Plant Brigade when it closed. This had a 750-GPM pump with 600 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich photo

The engine was sold to a department in Alabama. It was at Cicero for about 1-2 years. They did not care for the lime green color. Western Electric employed around 20,000 people and was located near 22nd & Cicero. They did have a full time department.

Cicero Fire Department 1981 Ford Darley fire engine

Cicero Engine 3 was delivered by W.S. Darley in 1981 on a Ford C-8000 chassis with a custom canopy configuration. Originally it was all white but was later repainted to match the new color scheme. Bill Friedrich photo

Tags: Bill Friedrich, Cicero Fire Department, different colors for fire trucks, green fire engines, Howe fire engine on a Ford chassis, lime green fire trucks, MABAS Division 11, slime lime fire engines, the color of fire engines, W.S. Darley engine, Western Electric Plant Fire Brigade in Cicero IL

The Color of Fire Trucks (part 11) Division 11

Sep 23

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 5 Comments

It’s been a while since our last article in The Color of Fire Trucks series. We are up to MABAS Division 11 this time with only one department to feature which previously ran with apparatus that was not red.

The Cicero Fire Department purchased several units in the 1970s and 1980s that were solid white. They had a Ford/Grove 100′ rear-mount aerial, a Ford/Darly top-mount engine, and a unique squad on a Ford F chassis with a light-weight ladder similar to those used by outdoor sign companies.

Cicero Fire Department Ford Grove aerial ladder

Cicero Truck 1 ran with this 1973 100′ rear-mounted Grove aerial ladder mounted on a Ford C-Series chassis. The body was built by American Fire Apparatus. Larry Shapiro photo

Cicero Fire Department Engine 3 Ford C-8000 Darley engine

Shortly after being delivered to Cicero by the W.S. Darley Company in 1981, Engine 3 was photographed outside the station. Built on a Ford C-8000 chassis with a rear custom canopy cab with a top-mounted control panel, this engine had a 1,000-GPM pump and carried 500 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Bill Friedrich, Cicero Fire Department, different colors for fire trucks, Ford Darley engine, Grove aerial ladder, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 11, the color of fire engines, W.S. Darley, white fire trucks

Cicero Box Alarm 7-31-12 (update)

Aug 1

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | 5 Comments

Additional images from the Cicero Box Alarm this week at the Dollar General store on Cicero Avenue were submitted by Larry Shapiro, who also arrived after the fire had been knocked down.