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Maywood Fire Department history

May 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus | Comments off

Here is a link to the website of Old Custom Cruisers, a car club in Bristol, Tennessee which owns two Ahrens-Fox pumpers; 1 from Chicago and 1 from Maywood, Illinois.

1925 Ahrens Fox Model JS4 750-GPM pumper

Hours on Pumper: 750 gal @ 120 lbs for 6 hrs, 375 gal @ 200 lbs for 4 hrs, 250 gal @ 250 lbs for 2 hrs

Engine details: 6 cylinder, 2 plugs per cylinder, duel ignition system, magneto & distributor, mechanical brakes 3-speed manual spring suspension.

The “Ball”, or the pulsation chamber, reduces the throbbing of the stream as it ejects from the nozzle. The tall chamber on the front retained the vacuum on the intake side of the pump. With minor variation, the style of this pump did not change from 1915 to 1952.

Served in the Maywood, Illinois fire department. Manufactured by Ahrens Fox Cincinnati, Ohio

Old Custom Cruisers photo

thanks Dennis

Tags: 1925 Ahrens Fox Model J?S?4 750-GPM pumper, classic Ahrens Fox fire engine, Maywood Fire Department history, oldcustomcruisers.com

Former Maywood firehouse for sale

Feb 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, FIre Stations | Comments off

photo from Zillow

photo from Zillow

Found on Zillow.com:

511 Saint Charles Rd, Maywood, IL 60153 – 2 beds 4 baths 2,400 sqft

FOR SALE

$249,900

Zestimate®: $234,467

1904 Historic Firehouse on National Register of Historic Places. 2400 Sq Ft. Loft Living space on 2nd + 3rd Floor with 2.5 Baths. Oak Floors + Wood work, Wood Burning Fireplace. Granite counter tops, Stainless Appliances, Roof top Patio. 2000 Sq. ft. Garage/Shop with 14′ ft. Ceilings, separate heat, and Half Bath. Two fire poles. Walk to Commuter Line. Master Suite. Sold as is.

FACTS

Baths: 2 full, 2 half

Lot: 1,742 sqft

Single Family

Built in 1904

13 days on Zillow

Views since listing: 1,110

All time views: 1,240

14 shoppers saved this home

Heating: Forced air

Last sold: Jun 2003 for $142,000

Price/sqft: $104

MLS #: 09485979

Good solar potential
Sun Number™: 68

FEATURES

Cable Ready

Ceiling Fan

Deck

Fireplace

Flooring: Hardwood

Skylight

photo from Zillow

thanks Dan

Tags: conversion of old fire station, former Maywood firehouse for sale, Maywood Fire Department history, new use for old fire station

Down memory lane …

Jun 29

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department History, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working, Historic fire apparatus | 2 Comments

Another submission from Steve Redick:

This time we will have a suburban installment…

This was a box or 2nd alarm in the old Battalion 7 (Now division 20) … Maywood or Bellwood … not sure which. Some action photos … maybe someone will recognize some of the members in the photos. I always enjoyed the rigs, and always liked the ALF water chiefs, but I think they had lots of problems with the waterways.

Also a coupla shots from a fire in Glenview … a vacant supermarket. The Snorkel is the Glenbrook Snorkel before the rebuild.

Both sets were taken in the 80’s …