This from Josh Boyajian:
I had the opportunity to shoot Itasca’s new Pierce engine the other day. It’s a 2015 Pierce Velocity pumper 1500/750.
Itasca Engine 66 – 2015 Pierce Velocity 1500/750. Josh Boyajian photo
Posts Tagged Itasca Fire Department
New engine for the Itasca FD
Jun 21
New engine for Itasca
Apr 17
From the Pierce Flicker page – new engine for Itasca
Pierce Velocity engine for Itasca, so #28181. Pierce Composite
thanks AL
Production photos of the new Pierce Velocity engine being built for the Itasca FPD.
John G. Radzinski, Deputy Fire Chief, Itasca F.P.D.
Itasca FPD photo
Itasca FPD photo
Itasca FPD photo
Itasca FPD photo
web site updates (more)
May 15
More updates to the site:
MABAS Division 7:
- Herscher – Pilot Township FPD was added to the site
- Momence FPD: added their new Tanker 94
MABAS Division 12:
- Itasca: added the new medic unit and updated all the photos with new county numbering
MABAS Division 22: (this division is now complete on the site)
- Alsip: added the haz mat support unit at station2
- Blue Island was added to the site
- Calumet Park was added to the site
Area apparatus photos
Mar 14
This from Josh Boyajian:
Here are a few rig shots i took last weekend in Wood Dale.
Bensenville TL17. Josh Boyajian photo
Bensenville A17. Josh Boyajian photo
Wood Dale FPD Engine 69. Josh Boyajian photo
Bensenville Battalion 17. Josh Boyajian photo
Itasca FPD Ambulance 66. Josh Boyajian photo
Itasca FPD Engine 66. Josh Boyajian photo
An ammonia leak in Itasca led to the evacuation of buildings downwind of the ITW building, located at 1349 Bryn Mawr in the northwestern suburb.
Employees noticed the leaking tank and called officials at 9:22 a.m. HAZMAT crews responded.
There are no reports of injuries or illness. The evacuated buildings are all businesses, not residential, officials said.
Tim Olk submitted images from the scene.
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim has an extensive gallery HERE.
This from Drew Smith:
It was stated recently by firefighters from both Itasca and Wood Dale that both will soon be dispatched by DuComm with Wood Dale using new rig numbers of 68 and 69 and Itasca using 60-something.
I have confirmed that effective 5/31 at 0900 Itasca will switch to DuComm. Itasca’s apparatus will use “66” for front-line units and “67” for reserve units.
Wood Dale is also switching to DuComm and will use 68 and 69 for their stations. Date of their switch is not confirmed.
Steve Redick submitted several additional images from the 2nd Alarm fire in Wood Dale Thursday night.
The Addison Tower was staged in front of the building but was not deployed. Steve Redick photo
Smoke escapes from the front of the building as firefighters work from the roof and parking lot. Steve Redick photo
Itasca Engine 823, a 2009 Spartan Marion had a hydrant at Irving Park and Ash. Steve Redick photo
Firefighters work hand lines in the rear. Steve Redick photo
These cars outside the rear door were among the multiple cars that were either damaged or destroyed. Steve Redick photo
Elk Grove Township Engine 11 on-scene prior to deploying the light tower. Steve Redick photo
Roselle Squad 541, a 1996 Spartan/Darley deployed a light tower for additional scene lighting. Steve Redick photo
Firegeezer.com has again posted a Chicago area rig in his section called ‘Looking Back.’ This time, he’s posted an ad for W.S. Darley & Company that was printed in the April issue of Fire Engineering from 1972. In the ad, there’s a traditional Darley delivery photo of a squad from Itasca.
The unit featured in the ad as photographed some years later. Larry Shapiro collection
The Itasca squad featured in the 1972 Darley ad was re-numbered to Squad 8 and had updated emergency lighting added sometime prior to this photo being taken by Larry Shapiro
We have received information about the following fire departments and their MABAS Division affiliation changes. The website has been adjusted to reflect these changes.
– Itasca is now only in MABAS Division 12
– Rosemont is only in MABAS Division 20
– Streamwood is now in MABAS Division 1
