This from Mike Summa:
Hello,These are pictures of Alsip’s 2 bumper-pumpers. They are mid 1970s Ford/Darley? Interesting in the pre-Seagrave era. Feel free to add to any information,Mike Summa
Vintage Alsip Fire Department fire engine. Mike Summa photo
Vintage Alsip Fire Department fire engine. Mike Summa photo
Another department in MABAS Division 7 is on the site. The Reddick Community VFD works out of one station with 21 volunteers to cover 52 square miles. They have an ambulance, a brush rig, two engines, and a water tender.
Reddick Engine 103, a 1997 KME on a Freightliner FL 80 chassis was originally part of the Sullivan West VFD in TN. Karl Klotz photo
Reddick Engine 105 (formerly engine 103) is a 1980 American Fire Apparatus front-mount pumper on an F-Series Ford chassis. It has 750 gallons of water with a 750-fpm pump. Karl Klotz photo
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
