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New home for former Lisle-Woodridge FPD squad

Jul 14

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 2 Comments

From Danny Nelms:

Ex Lisle-Woodrige FPD squad was in Anderson County KY and now it’s in Graves County KY at Mayfield-Graves County Fire and Rescue. Believe it was a donation after a tornado wiped out the department’s fleet a few years ago.

Found at Kentucky Fire Trucks.com:

Mayfield-Graves County Squad 1

x-Anderson County, KY

x-Lisle-Woodbridge, IL

1984 Spartan Gladiator/E-One

Greg Stapleton photo

Dept info: Mayfield-Graves County Fire & Rescue is a volunteer department that protects the unincorporated areas of Graves County from 6 stations, located in Mayfield, Golo, New Hope Church, Fancy Farm, Farmington, and Lowes communities.

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Greg Stapleton photo

Anderson County KY Rescue 5 x-Lisle-Woodridge FPD 1984 Spartan Gladiator/E-ONE

Danny Nelms photo

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This one one of the first three Gladiator super command cabs built by Spartan. Larry Shapiro photo

thanks Danny

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New home for Glen Ellyn fire engine

Feb 17

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos | 2 Comments

This from Danny Nelms:

One of the old engines from Glen Ellyn is currently serving the Manchester KY FD as their squad 5

Manchester, KY – Squad 5 (x-Glen Ellyn, IL) – 1994 Spartan Silent Knight/3-D 1500/750

Greg Stapleton photo

Greg Stapleton photo

Tags: 4 new Rockford FD ambulances, Glen Ellyn Fire Department history, Greg Stapleton, kentuckyfiretrucks.com, Manchester KY Fire Department

As seen around … Coal Run, KY

Oct 31

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos | 5 Comments

From Kentuckyfiretrucks.com:

Coal Run Village Engine 2 x-Chicago, IL 1985 E-One Hurricane 1250/500 Greg Stapleton photo

Coal Run Village Engine 2 (x-Chicago, IL Engine 18)
1985 E-One Hurricane 1250/500
Greg Stapleton photo

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Where are they now … Bellwood

May 23

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos | 6 Comments

This from Danny Nelms:

found the old bellwood il tower in its new home in munfordville, kyhttp://www.kentuckyfiretrucks.com/Photos/Hart-County/Munfordville/20254941_GZR9zg#!i=3201251784&k=wvLh2x9&lb=1&s=A

danny nelms

Bellwood’s former tower ladder. Kent Parrish photo, Kentuckyfiretrucks.com

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X-Chicago area apparatus serving in Kentucky

Sep 19

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos | 11 Comments

From Danny in Kentucky:

hi there thought i’d share that i found alot of local fire depts in my area that have rigs that used to serve in the greater chicago area. here are a few links. maybe other readers can contribute original photos from their days in chicago land

Anderson County Rescue 5 (x-Lisle-Woodridge FPD)

Greg Stapleton photo

Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District

This one one of the first three Gladiator super command cabs built by Spartan. Larry Shapiro photo

Hindman Fire Department Ladder 150 (X-River Forest, IL)

Greg Stapleton photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Stephensburg Engine 3 (retired) (claims to be X-Palatine, IL Tele-Squrt)

Greg Stapleton photo

from Kent Parrish:

As regards the Stephensburg rig. It was a 1981 Seagrave HB-25068 # K-79052 1500/500 with 50-foot Tele-Squrt for Palatine. Somebody removed the Tele-Squrt and put a Pierce body with 1000-gallon tank on it, around 1994. The body was #E-1375 from Bridgewater, NJ.

Austin-Tracy FD Engine FD Engine 68 (X-Winnetka, IL)