This from Josh Boyajian:
Caught Oak Brook’s new truck sitting outside their firehouse on Tuesday!
Oak Brook Ladder 94, 2014 Pierce Arrow XT PUC 105′ rear mount. Josh Boyajian photo
Posts Tagged Oak Brook Fire Department
Pierce posted delivery composites for three departments in Division 12:
Two Arrow XT quints for Addison (so#27346-01 & 27346-02)
Two new Arrow XR quints for Addison. Pierce composite
An IHC 4600 medium-duty rescue for Hanover Park (so#27459)
New medium-duty rescue for Hanover Park. Pierce composite
An Arrow XT PUC 105′ quint for Oak Brook (so#27335)
New Arrow XT PUC quint for Oak Brook. Pierce composite
thanks Al
New truck for Oak Brook
May 24
This from Dieterich Herndobler
After seeing the post that Oak Brook was selling their E-One tower, I became curious if they were going to be running without a truck now or not and stumbled upon their new aerial on the Pierce Facebook page on the blue floor. From the photo it appears to be a 105 foot PUC.
New Pierce Arrow XT PUC quint for Oak Brook Ladder 94. Pierce photo
Area fire trucks for sale
May 23
Scott Pilafas found a former Lemont ambulance on eBay
Hi! I found this on eBay and thought you might like it! Check it out now! 2003 International MedTec ambulance, a solid ambulance with a lot of life left for sale. Maybe a smaller department would be interested.
Former Lemont 2003 International/Medtec Ambulance for sale.
Kevin Griffin spotted the following area fire trucks being offered for sale:
Former Evergreen Park 1999 E-ONE aerial ladder truck for sale. Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus photo
Former Palos Heights FPD 1992 Pierce Lance engine for sale. Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus photo
Former Evanston Pierce engine for sale. Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus photo
Oak Brook tower ladder for sale. Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus photo
Calumet City tower ladder for sale. Brindlee Mountain Fire Apparatus photo
This from Josh Boyajian:
- Addison – (2) 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 75′ quints, 1500/500
- Arlington Heights – 2014 Pierce Dash CF 100′ aerial platform quint, 1500/300
- Monee – 2014 Pierce Arrow XT pumper, 1500/1000/50/50
- Oak Brook – 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 105′ aerial ladder quint 1500/500/20
I wish everyone a Merry Christmas!!-Josh
The Daily Herald reports that former Oak Brook Fire Chief Jim Bodony has been hired as the new fire chief for Glen Ellyn.
Longtime Oak Brook firefighter and retired chief James Bodony is a chief once again.
Bodony, who retired from Oak Brook in 2009, has been elected fire chief of the Glen Ellyn Volunteer Fire Company.
Bodony is a 40-year veteran of Glen Ellyn. He spent 37 years in Oak Brook and was chief from 2005 until his retirement.
thanks Chris
This from Chris Ranck:
OAK BROOK fire department has changed their apparatus in accordance with the dupage county fire alliance and DuComm renumbering . OAK BROOK Station 1 has become 94 and Station 2 is 93. They are supposed to switch to DuComm fire east in the near future .
The Oak Brook Fire Department received a report of a house on fire Friday night on Forest Gate Circle near Oak Brook Station 1. The Daily Herald reports that:
A passer-by spotted flames shooting from the roof of the home in the Forest Gate subdivision shortly before 10:30 p.m. and ran to the Oak Brook fire station across the street to alert officials, Battalion Chief Jeffrey Marciniak said.
Stephen Wilcox responded to the fire and submitted a few images. He reports that the house had the equivalent of four stories and measured about 100′ x 100′. As the first companies responded (2225 hours), they could see flames above the structure from their quarters. The fire had a hold of the roof and attic space on arrival, and the response was elevated to a 2-11 alarm. Oak Brook’s tower ladder is out of service so the first-due truck was from Oakbrook Terrace. Oakbrook Terrace Tower 317 and Lombard Tower 52 went to work with master streams along with several two and a half inch lines. The initial loss figure is $1,600,000, the home’s full value. There were no injuries reported.
“There’s just a shell of the house remaining right now,” Marciniak said. “There’s almost nothing there.” Fire departments from 19 surrounding towns assisted in putting out the double-alarm fire over several hours Friday night. Ladder trucks from Oakbrook Terrace and Lombard provided elevated water streams to the heavily inflamed sections of the home.
Several neighboring homes in the small cul-de-sac were evacuated because of heavy smoke and a high potential for the fire to spread. The nearby roof of one home was charred and smoking. There were no injuries to neighbors or firefighters in putting out the fire.
The complete Daily Herald article can be found HERE.
Firefighters work to get supply lines down the street to secure a water source. Stephen Wilcox photo
The fire is throughout the roof and attic space as seen from the 'D' Sector. Stephen Wilcox photo
Oak Brook chief officers discuss operations at the command post. Stephen Wilcox photo
