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Maywood Fire Department history

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

former Maywood FD Ahrens Fox pumper

Old Custom Cruisers photo

former Maywood FD Ahrens Fox pumper

Old Custom Cruisers photo

thanks Dennis

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Former Maywood firehouse for sale

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
Former Maywood firehouse for sale

photo from Zillow

Former Maywood firehouse for sale

photo from Zillow

Former Maywood firehouse for sale

photo from Zillow

thanks Dan

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Down memory lane …

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 …

Maywood fire department history

Maywood firefighters in the 80’s work a house fire. Steve Redick photo

Maywood fire department history

Maywood firefighters in the 80’s work a house fire. Steve Redick photo

Maywood fire department history

Old modular ambulance from Maywood. Steve Redick photo

Maywood fire department history

Hendrickson/E-ONE engine from Maywood. Steve Redick photo

Glenbrook Rural Fire Protection District history

Vintage fire photo of Glenbrook’s Snorkel working at the extra alarm fire. Steve Redick photo

Glenbrook Rural Fire Protection District history

Glenbrook FPD Pierce Arrow engine pumping during a fire at a vacant supermarket. Steve Redick photo

Broadview Fire Department history

Broadview’s American LaFrance Water Chief Quint. Steve Redick photo

Maywood fire department history

Another view of the Hendrickson/E-ONE engine from Maywood. Steve Redick photo

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