Posts Tagged IHC

Dolton is on the site

Jul 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Listing | 2 Comments

Another department in Division 24 has been added to the site; Dolton, with two stations. Apparatus images were provided by Dennis McGuire, Jr. and the station photos are from Karl Klotz. Dolton has 35 full-time firefighters and several suppression rigs. They contract EMS from Bud’s Ambulance Service. The frontline engines are from Sutphen as is one of the two aerial devices. Dolton has a beautiful backup engine built by Pirsch on a CF Mack chassis.

Dolton Squad 1455 is an IHC 4700/E-ONE medium duty rescue unit that the department won through a nationwide coloring contest for kids that was sponsored by E-ONE. The winning artist’s name was Nicole, and the squad was named in her honor.

Tags: Division 24, Dolton, E-ONE, IHC, Klotz, McGuire, Sutphen

New Medtec ambulances

Jul 23

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order, New Delivery | Comments off

Ambulance 15 in Rolling Meadows is slated to be replaced in the next several months with an IHC 4300/Medtec Type I unit.

Ambulance 8 in Elk Grove Village recently received a 2009 Ford E450/Medtec Type III unit. (sn 8505)

Additionally in Elk Grove, Battalion 2 has a new 2009 Chevy Suburban which is red. This replaces the previous unit that was maroon.

Tags: Chevy Suburban, Elk Grove Village, Ford, IHC, MedTec, Rolling Meadows, ROLM

Niles Ambulance 3

Jul 15

Posted by bgshap in updated listing | 3 Comments

The site has been missing a few images from Niles (Division 3) and Karl Klotz has submitted one of these; Ambulance 3’s rig. It is a 2007 IHC 4400/Medtec Type I MICU.

Tags: IHC, Klotz, MedTec, Niles, Type I

New US Tanker for Countryside

Jul 14

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 2 Comments

The new US Tanker in Countryside has a short, single axle, IHC 4400 chassis and carries 2,000 gallons of water. The body is stainless steel. Larry Shapiro photo

The new unit for the Countryside Fire Protection District has been added to the site. Although it is not yet in service, the new Tanker 411 will replace a 1988 Pierce Dash unit with a top mounted pump, open jump seats, a 1,250-GPM pump and a 2,500-gallon water tank. The old unit is going to be housed in Libertyville where it will be available for Libertyville to use or as a backup for Countryside.

The new unit utilizes an IHC 4400 2-door cab on a short chassis with a single rear axle. The pump is 1,000-GPM, the water tank holds 2,000 gallons of water and there is a 30-gallon foam tank with Class-A foam. The 1,000 foot capacity hose bed will have 700 feet of 5″ and roughly 600 feet of 2-1/2″ hose. There will be a 200-foot 1-3/4″ crosslay and somewhere between 200-300′ of 3″ hose as well.

This rear platform is for safe loading of hose. The non-skid surface is open to allow water to drain through it. Underneath the arrow stick is a backup camera. Larry Shapiro photo

Remote controlled chutes are on both sides and the rear. THe side chutes extend out from the body. Larry Shapiro photo

The rear has a ladder to reach the hose loading platform, an arrow stick, backup camera and NFPA chevron striping. Larry Shapiro photo

Tanker 411 has a 30-gallon foam tank and a 1,000-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo

Countryside is expecting a new GMC/Horton ambulance and an IHC/Rosenbauer Timberwolf interface engine in August.

Tags: Countryside, Dash, IHC, Libertyville, Pierce, tanker, US Tanker

Countryside receives new tanker

Jul 10

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

The new tanker from US Tank has been delivered to the Countryside Fire Protection District. It’ll be some time yet before the unit goes into service, but HERE is a link to the delivery photos. It is a Heritage Model from US Tanker with a 1,000 GPM Hale pump and a 2,000 gallon water tank on an IHC chassis.

Tags: Countryside, IHC, tanker, US Tanker

Division 16 is complete

Jul 2

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Listing | Comments off

Station 2 is home to a medic unit, an engine, and the special teams which includes haz mat, the dive team, and a mobile unit for the fire investigation team. Larry Shapiro photo

Division 16 encompasses only three fire departments but it represents roughly 100 square miles of area and includes 19 fire stations. The departments are Downers Grove, Lisle Woodridge, and Naperville. Previously, Downers Grove and recently Naperville have been added to the site with their combined 14 stations. As of today, the five stations of the Lisle Woodridge Fire District are on the site as well.

Lisle Woodridge 2009 Pierce Impel engine

Engine 541 (running out of station 4) is the newest unit in the fleet. Larry Shapiro photo

MABAS Division 16 Special Operations Unit

Three of the Lisle Woodridge stations are in the Village of Lisle and two are in the Village of Woodridge. They staff four engines, two trucks, a battalion chief and four medic units. One of the medic units is only staffed for 12 hours a day. Neither of their truck companies (one ladder and one platform) carries water or has a pump. Lisle Woodridge used to maintain a suppression fleet that was 100% E-ONE and a medic fleet of Freightliner/Life Line ambulances. Today, though several E-ONE units remain in the fleet, they are being phased out by Pierce units. Currently both trucks and two of the engines are Pierce. The medic units are still from Life Line although the Freightliner FL60 chassis are being replaced with IHC 4300 chassis.

Lisle Woodridge 1984 Spartan Gladiator EONE rescue unit

This unit which has no official assigned duties was one of the first super-command-cab units built by Spartan back in 1984. Spartan introduced these enormous cabs to the fire service and the first few units were built for suburban Chicago departments including this EONE rescue, a Frontline rescue for North Palos, and an FMC pumper for Fox Lake. The square cab design was not popular and made way for a contoured cab after a short period of time.

Tags: Division 16, Downers Grove, E-ONE, EONE, FMC, Fox Lake, Freightliner, Frontline, Gladiator, IHC, Life Line, Lisle, Lisle Woodridge, Naperville, North Palos, Pierce, Spartan

Skokie updates

Jul 2

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

Skokie has received a new ambulance for station 18. This 2009/2010 unit is t he first Horton in Skokie. The previous ambulances were Medtec units and prior to that they were from Road Rescue. Skokie buys through the Northwest Municipal Conference Suburban PurchasingCooperative list of approved suppliers and Horton was on that list when this unit was ordered (Wheeled Coach and Foster Coach/Medtec were also on that list which has since expired).

Skokie's new 2009/2010 Horton Type I for Ambulance 18. Larry Shapiro photo

Passenger side of the new Horton ambulance at Station 18. Larry Shapiro photo

The previous 2003 Medtec Ambulance 18 is now Ambulance 17R and the 2000 Road Rescue which had been Ambulance 17R was traded in.

The interior of the new Horton ambulance. Larry Shapiro photo

A rear view of the ambulance showing the full chevron striping and LED lighting. Larry Shapiro photo

The Ford/Taylor Made command unit for Battalion 16 has, until now, been missing from the site. The photo is now available HERE.

Tags: ambulance, Battalion, chevron, command, Division 3, Ford, Horton, IHC, Northwest Municipal Contract, Skokie, Taylor Made

Bensenville updated

Jun 11

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

Both of the Bensenville fire stations have been added to the site as well as the MABAS Division 20 Decon unit which lives at Bensenville Station 2 on Foster Avenue.

Bensenville Station 1 at 500 S. York Road.

One of 25 decon shower units that are dispersed throughout the state.

Tags: Bensenville, Decon, Division 20, IHC, MABAS, Modec, Shapiro

New apparatus coming to Evanston

May 17

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 3 Comments

It’s been several years since the Evanston Fire Department has replaced apparatus and now with the help of a grant and a donation from Northwestern University they are getting a new engine and a new tractor-drawn aerial (TDA). The engine was ordered from Pierce on an Arrow XT chassis with a 1500 GPM 2-stage pump a 500-gallon water tank. This will go to Engine 23 on Central Avenue. Engine 23’s rig will replace Engine 325 as a reserve piece. The new engine which is due in early September is a donation from the university. In recognition of the donation, there will be a plaque on the pump panel and a ‘Wildcat’ (the NU mascot) painted on the grille.

Evanston received a grant for a new TDA and they are in the process of going to bid on a 100′ TDA with independent suspension for both the tractor and trailer. This will replace Truck 22. The fire department is also hoping to get the go-ahead from the city to purchase a new tractor for their other TDA, Truck 23.

The last of the new apparatus orders is for a new ambulance. Reported to be on an International chassis, the new ambulance will be built by Medtec.

Tags: ambulance, Arrow XT, Evanston, IHC, International, MedTec, Northwestern, Pierce, TDA, tiller, Tractor Drawn Aerial

Recent Medtec ambulance deliveries

Apr 30

Posted by bgshap in New Delivery | Comments off

For those interested in ambulances, Medtec has delivered several area units in 2010. One mentioned in an earlier post and photographed by Karl Klotz went to the Troy FPD, which can be seen HERE. Others include LaGrange Park, Elmwood Park, and a pair of units to South Holland.

Another post will be forthcoming which highlights the dozen or so 2009 deliveries, several of which have been photographed and posted already on this site.