An image of a new ambulance for the North Palos FPD from the Osage Ambulance Facebook page.
New ambulance for North Palos. Osage Ambulance photo
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This from Martin Nowak:
In September, Roberts Park bought this Ford F-350/Wheeled Coach to run as a second spare ambulance. It is lettered 3R2, since the current spare is 3R (2008 Ford F-450/Osage, former 308 then 31) The ambulance comes from Virginia and was purchase to be in service as a backup unit. Had only 32,000 miles when bought.
Martin Nowak photo
Martin Nowak photo
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Martin Nowak photo
I’ve also attached a picture of A3R
Roberts Park Fire District ambulance. Martin Nowak photo
Roberts Park recently sent Ambulance 32 to Osage for a rechassis. The 2009 Ford E-450/Osage got a new chassis that is a 2013 or 2014 Ford E-450/2009 Osage. The new chassis is missing the RP logos on the doors. I believe they will be added on soon. Last picture is of the old chassis
Martin Nowak photo
Martin Nowak photo
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Harry Pederson submitted a number of images chronicling the current and recent past apparatus of the Franklin Park Fire Department.
Part 1 shows ambulances
McHenry FPD updates
Aug 26
Karl Klotz, Steve Redick, and Larry Shapiro visited all five stations of the McHenry Township FPD last week to update the site. In addition to new units, this is one of many area departments that is in the process of renumbering apparatus.
Among the new and updated units photographed; there were three ambulances, two engines, two tenders, and a new boat.
- McHenry went from a one tender department to a three tender department with a tender in all but the downtown station. The new twin 3,500-gallon tenders were built by US Tanker on IHC 7500 chassis with extended cabs.
- Tender 1272 is at Station 2, and Tender 1274 is at Station 4.
McHenry Twp Tender 1272 is one of two twin units. These were built by US Tanker on 2013 IHC 7500 chassis with an extended cab. They carry 3,500 gallons of water and have a 500-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo
Two Pierce engines have been put into service since our last update and one was moved. The new engines are on the Impel XM chassis instead of the Velocity.
- These are assigned as Engine 41 at Station 1 and Engine 43 at Station 3.
- Engine 44 at Station 4 was formerly Engine 10 at Station 1.
- There are two more engines on order, each coming in six month intervals.
McHenry TWP Engine 41 is a 2012 Pierce Impel XM 1500/1000. Karl Klotz photo
McHenry TWP Engine 43 is a 2013 Pierce Impel XM 1500/1000. This newest engine has a telescoping light tower on the roof of the cab. Larry Shapiro photo
Rear view of McHenry TWP Engine 43. Larry Shapiro photo
The ambulance fleet has changed for the most part since our last visit.
- The newest ambulance is a 2013 Type I by Osage at Station 4, running as Ambulance 54.
- Another new ambulance is a 2012 Type I AEV at Station 1, running as Ambulance 51.
- Ambulance 52 at Station 2 is a 2010 Osage Type I that has also been added since our last update.
Ambulance 54 is a 2013 Ford F-550/Osage. Larry Shapiro photo
- Boat 1292 at Station 2 is a 2013, 24′ boat built by Clark Boats with a rigid hull.
Boat 1292 is a 24′ rigid hull built by Clark Boats in 2013. Larry Shapiro photo
In MABAS Division 21, the North Palos Fire Protection District has been added to the site. The district runs out of three stations, one of which is the former Worth Fire Department which became part of the North Palos district in January of 2009. The Worth personnel, station and apparatus were merged into or became part of the North Palos Fire Protection District.
North Palos Fire Protection District Headquarters Station 1. Larry Shapiro photo
1986 Federal Motors/1987 E-ONE 110′ aerial as a Leyden Township truck . Steve Redick photo
1986 Federal Motors Hurricane/1987 E-ONE 0/0 110′ rear mount with shop order #4938 with it’s original owner, the Elmwood Park Fire Department. Larry Shapiro photo
Worth Fire Department Engine 6723, a 1990 Spartan/FMC 1250/500 became North Palos Engine 833. Larry Shapiro photo
Worth FD Car 6700 is now North Palos 806 a public works vehicle. Bill Friedrich photo
Worth Engine 6713, a 2004 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/750 is now North Palos Engine 823. Bill Friedrich photo
Worth Ambulance 6712, a 1999 IHC 4700/Road Rescue Type I is no longer part of the fleet Ambulance 822. Bill Friedrich photo
Jeff Rudolph visited the Lake Villa Fire District recently and submitted updated images of several ambulances, two of which have been repainted to match the fire district colors. The units were previously owned and purchased by the Lake Villa Rescue Squad and were blue and white. The rescue squad has since merged under the fire district and all apparatus is red. Refer to the previous post HERE and HERE for much of the information.
One of the repainted units is this 2010 Ford E-450/Osage ambulance in Lake Villa running as Ambulance 241R. Jeff Rudolph photo
Lake Villa Ambulance 241 is a 2011 Ford E-450/Osage Type III. Jeff Rudolph photo
Lake Villa Ambulance 243 is a 2009 Ford E-450/Osage Type III that was also repainted. Jeff Rudolph photo
The 2010 Ford E-450/Osage ambulance that was photographed here as Ambulance 241 is currently assigned as Ambulance 241R. Hank Sajovic photo
The Bolingbrook Fire Department in MABAS Division 16, has been added to the site. Bolingbrook runs out of five stations. Each station has a suppression company and all but Station 5 run a medic unit. The suppression company at Station 1 is a jump company utilizing either the engine or the truck depending on the nature of the dispatch. As mentioned previously, a new engine is on order for Station 5, and a new medic unit will be in service before the year ends.
One of three units by Ferrara in Bolingbrook. Larry Shapiro photo
The suppression apparatus are a mixture of Precision Fire Apparatus (out of Camdenton, MO), Ferrara, Grumman, and Seagrave. Medic units were build by Road Rescue, Wheeled Coach, Life Line, and Osage.
Engine 5 has one of two commercial engines in Bolingbrook, both of which were built by Precision Fire Apparatus. Larry Shapiro photo
Missing from the images posted on the site are a 1992 Seagrave reserve engine at Station 4, and two large trailers. One at Station 4 carries a Gator AWD unit, and one at Station 5 houses the technical rescue equipment.
This ambulance has different striping than the other units in Bolingbrook because they purchased it from Air Angels. Larry Shapiro photo
The medic unit running out of Station 1 was formerly owned by Air Angels, Inc. which went out of business in February of 2009. Air Angels operated ground medical transport and helicopter transport. In 2008, an Air Angels helicopter crashed.
Bolingbrook Station 3 is at 1111 W. Boughton Road. Larry Shapiro photo
Martin Nowak spotted a recent delivery from Osage Ambulances for the McHenry Township Fire Protection District of a 2011 Type I unit on a Ford F450 chassis.
Lake Villa ambulance
Apr 25
Martin Nowak found this new delivery link on the Osage Ambulance website showing an ambulance for Lake Villa. (Lake Villa Fire Protection Type III Ford (E450) Super Warrior)
One of two ambulances. Jeff Rudolph had an image of the first new ambulance which was posted HERE.
New Ambulances in Lake Villa
Mar 20
The Lake Villa Fire District received two new ambulances. They are Type III units built in 2011 by Osage on Ford E-450 chassis. According to information received by Jeff Rudolph, neither of them are numbered yet and both identical. As best as can be determined, Ambulance 243, the 05′ was retired. Old Ambulance 242 became Ambulance 244, Ambulance 244 became Ambulance 245. It is not clear where old Ambulance 241 went. The two new units will be assigned to Ambulances 241 and 242.
As reported HERE, the new ambulances are painted red. This is a departure from the current ambulance fleet that is painted blue and white and was purchased as part of the Lake Villa Rescue Squad.
Lake Villa took delivery of two 2011 Type III ambulances from Osage on E-450 Ford chassis. This unit will be assigned as Ambulance 242. These are the first red ambulances in Lake Villa. Jeff Rudolph photo
The new ambulance will replace the current, 2010 Osage built ambulance that is assigned to Ambulance 242. This unit is being reassigned as Ambulance 244 which is the second ambulance out of Station 2.
