Sep 19
This from Niko Stefani:
Here are a few pictures of M.A.B.A.S Division 4’s HAZMAT rig that is kept at Lake Forest Fire Station #2. It has been kept here since M.A.B.A.S purchased it.
Niko Stefani photo
Niko Stefani photo
Niko Stefani photo
Niko Stefani photo
Niko Stefani photo
The Hanover Park FD is mounting equipment in their new Haz Mat Unit 370. They purchased a 2014 Pierce Encore medium-duty rescue on a four-door IHC 4400 chassis.
New Haz Mat 370 in Hanover Park is a 2014 IHC 4400/Pierce. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
hanover Park Haz Mat 370 with Trailer 375. Larry Shapiro photo
Pierce production tag
Navistar tag
Sep 20
MABAS Divisions 19 & 22 are sharing a new haz mat unit. Mentioned in a previous post HERE, Braidwood’s former C.A.R.T. Technical Rescue Unit was purchased to be converted into the haz mat unit.
The new haz mat unit for MABAS Divisions 19 & 22 is almost ready for service.
All photos are taken by Peotone Chief Schreiber
Haz Mat 6907 will be housed with the Palos Fire Department.
This 1982 Pierce Arrow was formerly a heavy rescue unit before it was the C.A.R.T. unit in Braidwood.
MABAS Divisions 19 and 22 will have a new joint divisional haz mat unit. The unit was purchased from the Braidwood Fire District, a 1983 Pierce Arrow 20-foot walk-in rescue unit. It is replacing a 1984 IHC/Hesse that had accumulated over 200,000 miles. This new unit will be housed with the Palos Fire District and will be assigned the number 6097. Haz mat 6907 will respond to incidents on the north side of the MABAS Division 19 and 22 area.
The new haz mat unit to be shared between MABAS Divisions 19 and 22 is this former Braidwood Fire District C.A.R.T. tactical rescue squad. Karl Klotz photo
Jun 13
The Bedford Park Fire Department in Division 21 has three stations. They have a Pierce department with three engines including a brand new 2010 Impel. They also have a tower ladder and a Snorkel. Bedford Park was home to one of the first Pittman Snorkel units on a GMC chassis for the fire service. The first Snorkel was in Chicago, retrofitted by the shops on a truck that was bought by and built for the streets department and then ‘obtained’ by the fire department. Bedford Park’s original Snorkel is stored in town and evidently in need of restoration. They have since had several Snorkel aerials including the most recent which was built by Pierce in 1997. All three Bedford Park Snorkels can be seen in the header of the department website HERE. They have a well written and very informative history on their site that’s worth a read. Bedford Park also has the regional Haz Mat Unit which uses a 1991 Pierce Lance with the early series Lance cab. Thanks to Karl Klotz for supplying the images.
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