Posts Tagged Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District

New ambulances for Darien Woodridge FPD

Dec 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 4 Comments

More on the new Darien-Woodridge ambulances from Bill Friedrich:

Darien Woodridge FPD have taken delivery of the two new Ford F450 – Medtec ambulances. Medic 89 and 90 are expected to go in service closer to Christmas. They carry Pierce job # 25633 -01 and 02

Both new ambulances for the Darien-Woodridge FPD. Bill Friedrich photo

Rear view of the new ambulances for the Darien-Woodridge FPD. Bill Friedrich photo

new ambulance for the Darien-Woodridge FPD Medic 89

New Medic 89 for Darien-Woodridge. Bill Friedrich photo

new ambulance for the Darien-Woodridge FPD Medic 90

The new unit for Darien-Woodridge FPD Medic 90. Bill Friedrich photo

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New ambulance for Darien Woodridge FPD

Dec 6

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery, Reader submission | 4 Comments

This from Lt. Jim Skrabel:

Here is a sneak peek of one of the new ambulances (two were delivered) to Darien-Woodridge. These are Med-Tech ambulances on Ford 450 chassis. The ambulances are numbered 89 & 90. Darien-Woodridge stations will be changing to 88, 89, & 90 following the new numbering system Du-Com is using.

Darien Woodridge FPD Ambulance 89 Ford Medtec

New 2012 Ford F450/Medtec ambulance for the Darien Woodridge FPD assigned as Medic 89. Jim Skrabel photo

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Darien – Woodridge quint for sale

Nov 3

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | Comments off

This from Kevin G:

The old Quint 619 is for sale HERE

The old truck.

Darien-Woodridge’s new Truck 619.

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New area apparatus deliveries

Jul 4

Posted by bgshap in New Delivery | 6 Comments

Several local area delivery composites have been added to the Pierce Flickr site:

New Impel PUC for Bolingbrook. Pierce composite

Bolingbrook 2012 Impel PUC for Engine 5.

New Velocity PUC quint for Darien-Woodridge with roll-up doors. Pierce composite

Darien-Woodridge Truck 619’s new Pierce Velocity 105′ PUC.

New Velocity PUC quint for Pleasantview FPD with roll-up and hinged doors. Pierce composite

Thanks Ron & Martin

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New truck delivered to Darien-Woodridge

Jun 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 7 Comments

This from Jim Skrabel with Darien-Woodridge.

Thought you guys would like a photo of the new truck. It was delivered june 8^th. Crews have begun training with it. It was also at the show in Peoria.

Darien Woodridge Fire Protection District new Pierce quint

New Truck 619 for Darien-Woodridge. Jim Skrabel photo

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The color of fire trucks (part 10) Division 10

Jun 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 8 Comments

Departments in MABAS Division 10 are featured in this next installment of The Color of Fire Trucks series.

Clarendon Hills Fire Department Mack Pierce TeleSqurt

Clarendon Hills ran this 1986 50′ TeleSqurt built by Pierce on a Mack CF chassis. Engine 349 had a 1,500-GPM pump and carried 500 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo

The Clarendon Hills Fire Department runs with apparatus that is painted white over a bright yellow. They currently have a fleet of four units with these colors.

Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District engine

One of several E-ONE units purchased by the Darien-Woodridge FPD was this 1990 top-mount Hurricane engine with 1,000 gallons of water and a 1,500-GPM pump. It ran as Engine 371. Larry Shapiro photo

The Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District currently runs with red and white apparatus. Their newest unit is solid red, and with this purchase they will retire one of the last of their lime-green apparatus which dominated their fleet for many years.

Riverside Fire Department green fire engine

Riverside Engine 306 ran with this 1978 Ford C-8000/Seagrave. It had a 1,250-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich photo

The Riverside FD had this Seagrave engine and they also purchased another lime green rig. The second unit was a Chevy/E-ONE (DOT) light rescue, like the one shown below from Forest View.

Forest View Fire Department EONE small rescue

Forest View ran with one of the popular small DOT spec rescue squads like many other area departments. Squad 816 was built by E-ONE in 1980 on a GMC chassis. Bill Friedrich photo

The Forest View FD purchased this (DOT) light rescue. It was the only non-red rig in the fleet.

Hinsdale Fire Department EONE engine painted black and yellow

One of many units that has been purchased over the years for service in Hinsdale was this 1982 E-ONE Protector IV engine. Running as Engine 343, it was built on a Hendrickson chassis with an 1871-W cab, and carried 500 gallons of water with a 1,250-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo

Until 2008, all of the apparatus in the Hinsdale Fire Department was delivered black over yellow, and with the exception of their 2008 Spartan/Rosenbauer/Metz tower ladder, everything still maintains these colors.

Westmont Fire Department Pemfab Wedge engine by FTI

The Westmont Fire Department purchased this white and lime engine from FTI in 1978. It featured a 1,250-GPM pump with 500 gallons of water. It was built on a Pemfab chassis with their ‘wedge’ (Model 932-T) cab. Bill Friedrich photo

Westmont’s Fire Department had only this one non-red rig in the fleet.

Willow Springs Fire Department black E-ONE tower ladder

Willow Springs purchased this unusual 95′ tower ladder from E-ONE in 2001. Painted black, tower 600 had a 1,500-GPM pump with 300 gallons of water on a Cyclone chassis. Bill Friedrich photo

Willow Springs had this unique E-ONE tower ladder that was black. Reportedly, a developer was to build a large project in Willow Springs and was required to purchase an aerial unit for the fire department. The developer insisted on the tower being painted black.

Argonne national Laboratory Fire Department

The Argonne Labs Fire Department put together this brush rig with a 1975 IHC pickup. Brush 75 had a 70-GPM pump and a 250-gallon water tank. Bill Friedrich photo

Argonne Laboratory FD built their own brush truck. It was the only non-red in the fleet.

One of the many units that saw service in Western Springs when their apparatus was painted white was this 1981 Pierce Arrow engine. It was one of the early Pierce Arrow models with a chassis that was made by Oshkosh. Engine 437 had a 1,500-GPM pump with 750 gallons of water. The top-mount control station featured a hand-rail due to the large and spacious area.At this point in time, Pierce was building the cab and body. It wasn’t until later that they began to assemble the entire chassis. Larry Shapiro photo

The current Western Springs Fire Department apparatus is red and white although previously their units were all white with blue and gold trim.

Romeoville Fire Department white rescue squad

The only unit that the Romeoville Fire Department has run with that was not red was this 1979 E-ONE (DOT) light-duty rescue on a Ford F-350 chassis. Perhaps what is most unusual about this is that these were normally delivered lime green. Bill Friedrich photo

Romeoville had a white light-duty rescue by E-ONE. Most of these units were delivered lime green as per the DOT spec.

McCook Fire Department yellow Seagrave engine

This was one of two Seagrave engines that was purchased by the McCook Fire Department and was painted yellow. Engine 379, built in 1979, had 500 gallons of water with a 1,250-GPM pump. Bill Friedrich photo

Many years ago, the McCook Fire Department had red apparatus, then they switched to bright yellow for several years before the fleet was changed again to red and white.

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New Ambulances coming to Darien-Woodridge

May 28

Posted by bgshap in New Apparatus Order | 1 Comment

The Darien-Woodridge FPD is expecting delivery of two new ambulances in the fall. Moving away from the medium-duty chassis, they have ordered two Type I units on Ford F-Series chassis from Medtec. Both units will be painted red.

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Website department updates

May 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, updated listing | Comments off

Several long overdue updates to various department pages have been completed as follows:

Beecher FPD (new Engine 404)
Joliet FD (new Station 3)
Darien-Woodridge FPD (new 681)
Schaumburg (added Amb 51)
Elk Grove Township (new Engine 11)
Oak Park (corrected the acknowledgement to images from Drew Gresik)
Antioch (new Engine 1 plus other updates)
Lake Villa (new Amb 241 and repainted Amb 243, Amb 241R)
Mokena (new Station 3 plus other updates)

thanks Karl, Hank, Jim, Nick, Larry, Drew, and Jeff

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Fleet changes for Darien-Woodridge FPD

May 23

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News | 3 Comments

When the new aerial goes into service for the Darien-Woodridge FPD, it will culminate a large change in their fleet. Four units are or will be sold from the current roster. These include:

Truck 619 – 1992 Federal Motors Hurricane/EONE 1500/500 75′ quint

Darien-Woodridge Truck 619 as it looks today. Larry Shapiro photo

Darien-Woodridge Truck 374 as it looked shortly after delivery. Larry Shapiro photo

Squad 616 – 1984 Ford C8000/1985 EONE 250/250 MDR

Darien-Woodridge Squad 616 which is being sold. Karl Klotz photo

Engine 611 – 1990 EONE Cyclone 1500/1000

Darien-Woodridge Engine 611 as it currently looks. Larry Shapiro photo

The 1990 EONE Cyclone engine when it was delivered as Engine 375. Larry Shapiro photo

Belmont Fire District Engine 388 – 1949 Oshkosh W-2201/Howe 1000/1200 X-Belmont Fire District, X-Argonne National Laboratory, X-Grandview Park, IL

Belmont Fire Protection District Oshkosh Howe engine

The Belmont Fire Protection District 1949 Oshkosh Howe engine. Bill Friedrich photo

Another view of the Belmont Fire Protection District Oshkosh Howe engine. Bill Friedrich photo

Bill Friedrich provided this history on the How engine:

On Sunday 5/6/12, Belmont FPD Engine 388 was loaded onto a transport trailer for the final response to the Andy Leiderer fire truck museum in NY State. Grandma, as the engine was known, started its career in the Chicagoland area at the Oak Lawn FD in 1949. Later it was sold to the Argonne Labs FD in Darien. It is unknown when or how the Belmont FPD in Downers Grove acquired this vehicle. Even after the Darien-Woodridge FPD took over the Belmont station, Grandma still carried the Belmont lettering. Here is a link to a video that shows the new home for Grandma.