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New ambulance for Hillside

From the Foster Coach Sales on Facebook

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Hillside FD amblance for sale

Found at firetruckmall.com:

2005 Medtec / 2014 Ford Type III Ambulance – $70,000
  • Stock#: 17539
  • 2014 Ford Chassis – 2005 Medtec Ambulance Body
  • E450 Ford Chassis
  • 2 – Door Commercial
  • Truck Height: 9′ 0″
  • GVWR: 14,600
  • Seating for 2;
  • Mileage: 65,814
  • Engine Hours: 626,2.6
  • Ford V-10 Gas Engine
  • Automatic Transmission
  • Additional equipment not included with purchase unless otherwise listed.
  • Will include both front and rear VHF mobiles if requested.
  • No repairs needed.
  • Still currently being used as second out ambulance/reserve.
  • Will include Ferno stretcher after Stryker power load system removed.  
  • Rear radio will be removed.

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thanks Martin

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New engine for Hillside

From the Pierce Flickr page:

Pierce Village of Hillside, IL 31597

Hillside FD Engine 404

Pierce composite

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New ambulance for Hillside

From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:

Brand new custom Horton conversion on a Ford E450 chassis

Hillside FD ambulance

New ambulance for Hillside. Foster Coach Sales photo

Hillside FD ambulance

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Hillside FD ambulance

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new ambulance delivery

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chevron striping om rear of ambulance

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new ambulance interior

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Maywood 2nd Alarm, 11-30-14

This from Steve Redick:

5th & St Charles  over when I got there…looks like it was vacant and they had a decent job….

 

Mawyood fire truck at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

firemen at fire scene

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firemen at fire scene

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firemen at fire scene

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Mawyood fire truck at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

Hillside fire truck at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

Hillside fire truck at fire scene

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Mawyood fire truck at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

Melrose park fire truck at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

River Forest fire truck at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

 

This from Code Photography:

Here are some photos of the 2nd Alarm vacant house fire in Maywood on 11/30/14:

More can be found here: http://codephotography.smugmug.com/Scenes/Maywood/211-Alarm-11302014/i-hMNtJf7

 

firemen at fire scene

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fire chiefs at fire scene

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fire trucks at fire scene

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4-Alarm fire with 2 specials in Northlake 2-15-14 (pt 6)

At long last, an epic 20 minute video from Larry Shapiro that includes the work of the Chicago Foam Task Force.

The series of postings from this fire can be viewed beginning HERE.

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4-Alarm fire with 2 specials in Northlake, 2-15-14 (part 4)

Images from Larry Shapiro from the 4-Alarm fire in Northlake, 2-15-14. He was on-hand when the Foam Task Force from O’Hare arrived and was deployed to apply a foam coating to the contents of the building. There will be a video coming too.

Seagrave aerial at big fire

Franklin Park Truck 2 working in front of the building on Mannheim Road. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosjh Striker ARFF at building fire

6-5-3 covered the interior of the demolished building with a foam coating. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosjh Striker ARFF at building fire

6-5-3 discharging foam into the building. Lary Shapiro photo

heavy wrecker working at fire scene

The towing company pulls the truck away from the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago ARFF at fire scene in the snow

Chicago 6-5-3 from O’Hare Airport came as part of the foam task force. Larry Shapiro photo

Century wrecker at night in the snow

Heavy wrecker brought in to remove a box truck. Larry Shapiro photo

canteen service aids firefighters at fire scene

MESS Canteen’s new unit working it’s second fire scene. Larry Shapiro photo

ireman controls an elevated master stream

A Franklin Park firefighter controls the ladder pipe. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman with a hose line at a fire scene

Leyden Township firefighters on a hand line. Larry Shapiro photo

fire ball erupts from tire warehouse

The B-C corner well into the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

fire engine at night

River Grove engine (X-Schaumburg). Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce fire singe at night fire scene

Park Ridge Engine 35 was one of four engines pumping inline to supply the Schiller Park tower ladder. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with many more images can be viewed HERE.

Part 3 in this series is HERE.

Other images are at fire scenes.net

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4-Alarm fire with 2 specials in Northlake, 2-15-14 (part 2)

Images from Eric Haak:

silhouette of fireman with massive fire

Northlake FF working their aerial pipe in sector 2. Eric Haak photo

fire truck with massive flames at night fire scene

Northlake truck working on Dickens Avenue. Eric Haak photo

huge fireball at massive building fire

Fire conditions in sector 3 with the backyard of exposure building in foreground.. Eric Haak photo

firemen working at massive fire scene

Several crews work to save a frame residence exposure in sector 3. Eric Haak photo

Ameican LaFrance fire engine with huge flames

Hillside Engine 402 operating on Dickens Avenue. Eric Haak photo

Pierce fire engine at fire scene with fire hydrant

Bensenville Squad 17 operating at the corner of Palmer & Mannheim. Eric Haak photo

The previous post from this fire is HERE.

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New ambulance for Hillside

This from Ryan Wyckoff:

2014 Ford E-450/Medtec.  Replaces 1999 Road Rescue

Medtec ambulance photo

New 2014 Ford E-450/Medtec ambulance for Hillside. Ryan Wyckof photo

Ford E-450 chassis for ambulance

Ryan Wyckoff photo

picture of new fire department ambulance

Ryan Wyckoff photo

chevron striping on ambulance

Rear chevron striping. Ryan Wyckoff photo

ambulance interior

Interior of new ambulance. Ryan Wyckoff photo

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2013 Chicago Fire Engine Rally & Swap Meet (pt 2)

More photos from the 5-11 Club/Fire Buffs of Illinois muster this weekend at the Quinn Fire Academy

 

MABAS Mobile Ventilation Unit

MABAS Mobile Ventilation Unit. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department fire engine

CFD training academy engine. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department hi-X foam unit

Chicago Fire Department hi-X foam unit. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department fire truck

CFD training academy truck. Steve Redick photo

antique fire engine

Steve Redick photo

American LaFrance Century Series fire engine

X-Hillside American LaFrance engine. Steve Redick photo

Berkeley Fire Department fire engine

Berkeley E-ONE engine. Steve Redick photo

American LaFrance Century Series fire engine

Steve Redick photo

Bensenville Fire District

Bensenville tower ladder. Steve Redick photo

Evergreen Park Fire Department light wagon

Evergreen Park Fire Department light wagon. Steve Redick photo

Pierce mini pumper

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD rescue squad

Spare CFD squad lettered and striped for the tv series. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department fire trucks

CFD units lettered for the tv series. Steve Redick photo

C-Model Mack fire engine

C-Model Mack fire engine. Steve Redick photo

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