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
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Posts Tagged Itasca Fire Protection District
New area apparatus orders
Nov 11
This from Josh Boyajian:
East Dundee – Ordered a Spartan Metro Star pumper 1500/500 from Alexis
Pingree Grove & Countryside – A 2015 Ferrara rescue pumper on a Cinder cab & chassis 1500/750
Huntley FPD – A 2015 Pierce Enforcer pumper 1500/750
Itasca FPD – A 2015 Pierce Velocity pumper 1500/750
Palatine – A 2015 Ferrara rescue pumper on an Igniter cab & chassis 1500/750
Rockford – (2) Pierce Saber PUC pumper 1500/750/30
Mount Prospect – A 2014 Pierce Quantum engine 1500/500
Web site updates
Jul 9
Updated images and station listings have been completed on the site as follows:
MABAS Division 12:
- Itasca – current apparatus has been updated and decommissioned units removed
- Wood Dale – current apparatus has been updated with new numbering
MABAS Division 13:
- Elburn – Station 2 has been added with apparatus
MABAS Division 20:
- Bensenville – current apparatus has been updated with new numbering and decommissioned units removed
- Broadview – current apparatus has been updated with new numbering and the new engine
thanks Dennis, John, Josh, and Steve for the images
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
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
Bloomingdale Fire Station 1 on Bloomingdale Road houses the fire department headquarters and the emergency dispatch center. Larry Shapiro photo
The Bloomingdale Fire Protection District No 1 in MABAS Division 12 has been added to the site. Bloomingdale has three stations though one is strictly used for storage. Station 2 at 6N480 Keeney Road (which has a Roselle address) was originally part of the Keeneyville Fire District. This station has two spare engines and an out-of-service ambulance which may be converted to a dive unit.
This out-of-service ambulance might be converted into a newer dive unit to replace Dive 9 which is assigned a 1997 Freightliner FL50/Medtec. Larry Shapiro photo
Bloomingdale has their own dispatch center in the basement of Station 1 which serves Bloomingdale in addition to the Elk Grove Township Fire Protection District and theItasca Fire Protection District.
Bloomingdale runs a fleet of Pierce apparatus which includes a tower ladder and three engines on a Lance chassis, one engine on an Enforcer chassis, and an engine on a Quantum chassis. They have on order a 2,000-gallon pumper/tanker on a Velocity chassis which is due this year. The two in-service ambulances as well as the Dive Squad all feature boxes built by Horton.
The newest engine in Bloomingdale is this 2005 Pierce Quantum assigned to Engine 1. John Tulipano photo
Prior to becoming a Pierce customer, Bloomingdale was exclusively a Pirsch customer for many years. In 1981, they received the last engine on a custom Pirsch chassis that matched two engines and a 1972 85′ mid-ship quint.
In 1981, Bloomingdale Engine 2 featured the last custom cab built by hand at the Pirsch factory in Kenosha. From this point forward, Pirsch purchased stock cabs from Truck Cab Manufacturers (TCM) and applied a trim package to make their appearance unique to Pirsch products. Larry Shapiro collection
Bloomingdale Truck 4 was built in 1972 to match one Pirsch engine already in the Bloomingdale fleet complete with the edge warning lights. They would later have a total of four matching custom Pirsch units. Larry Shapiro collection
