Posts Tagged Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder

New tower ladder for Hanover Park

Jan 21

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 14 Comments

This from John Tulipano:

New Hanover Park TL 15. November 2017 (2018) Pierce Arrow XT 1500/300 100′ Pierce #30809

John Tulipano

Hanover Park TL 15. November 2017 (2018) Pierce Arrow XT 1500/300 100′ Pierce #30809. John Tulipano photo

Tags: fire truck photos, Hanover Park Fire Department, John Tulipano, new tower ladder for Hanover Park, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder

New tower ladder for Hanover Park

Jan 13

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 23 Comments

This from Michael Maida:

I happened to see the new Tower 15 sitting in front of Hanover Park Station 15 on Friday.

Mike Maida

Michael Maida photo

From the Pierce Flickr page:

Pierce Village of Hanover Park, IL so#30809

The current truck will go into reserve and they are selling 2 reserve engines.

thanks Ron

Tags: fire truck photos, Hanover Park Fire Department, Michael Maida, new tower ladder for Hanover Park, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder

Elgin buys demo tower ladder

Dec 30

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Apparatus Order | Comments off

A reader informs us of the following:

Elgin purchased a new Pierce Arrow XT tower. The truck will be delivered after minor alterations are made. This truck will replace the current 1996 KME tower based at Station 2.

Pictures are from Piercemfg.com

Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder demo. Pierce photo

Pierce photo

Tags: demo unit to serve Elgin FD, Elgin Fire Department, new tower ladder for Elgin, photos of fire trucl, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder

New engine for Lincolnshire-Riverwoods

Jun 6

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos | 1 Comment

A new unit for Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 52 has been posted to the Pierce Flickr site.

This from Josh Boyajian:

Here is Lincolnshire Riverwoods FPD new Engine 52

Pierce composite

and a new tower ladder for the Citgo Refinery FD in Joliet.

Pierce composite

Thanks Josh Boyajian

Also keep an eye out for new Pierce Puc Engines for Cicero and North Riverside.

Tags: Citgo Refinery FD in Joliet, Citgo Refinery Fire Department in Joliet, fire engine photos, fire engine pictures, fire truck pictures, Josh Boyajian, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, new engine for Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, pictures of new fire trucks, Pierce Arrow XT engine, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder, Pierce Flickr site

New delivery photos

May 31

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos | Comments off

Pierce posted new delivery composites of the Tinley Park and Springfield aerials.

Tinley Park quint

Pierce composite

Springfield tower ladder

Pierce composite

thanks Josh, Martin, Al, and Kevin

Tags: fire departments receive new fire trucks, fire truck photos, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder, Pierce Velocity tower ladder, Springfield Fire Department, Tinley Park Fire Department

13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13 (pt4)

Feb 5

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | 1 Comment

Our thanks to Deputy Chief William Q. Rice for compiling this summary and sharing it:

Tags: 12-Alarm fire in Burlington WI, Burlington Fire Department, elevated master streams, elevated master streams work at extra alarm fire, EONE Sentry engine, EONE Sentry pumper, fire engine drafting from frozen rover, firefighters deploy elevated master streams, HME fire engine, HME fire engine pumping at large fire, huge fire at Echo Lake Foods in Burlington WI, in-line pumping operations, in-line pumpng at fire scene, Kansasville Fire Department, Lake Geneva Fire Department tower ladder, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Interdivisional Alarm, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder, Pierce fire engine, Pierce quint, Pierce tower ladder, Pierce Tower ladder working at fire, portable tanks, Racine Fire Bells Canteen, tanker ops, tanker shuttle, Tim Olk, Wauconda fire engine, winter fire scene

13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13 (pt2)

Jan 31

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working | 3 Comments

Here is a video and some images from Larry Shapiro from the 13-alarm fire in Burlington WI overnight.

Big Bend, WI engine drafting from Echo Lake. Larry Shapiro photo

Another view of the Big Bend, WI engine drafting from Echo Lake. Larry Shapiro photo

Wauconda engine pumping in-line. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce quint with elevated master stream

Wheatland, WI quint working in Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce tower ladder with elevated master stream

Lake Geneva tower ladder working in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE engine drafting from portable tank

Kansasville, WI engine drafting from a portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Geneva tower ladder visible in the background being supplied by the Kansasville engine. Larry Shapiro photo

fire engines drafting from portable tanks

Kansasville and Burlington engines drafting in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

fire tanker dumping water into portable tank

A tanker dumping at the D Sector water supply. Larry Shapiro photo

large chemical storage tanks at industrial fire scene

Several of the chemical storage tanks that were threatened. Larry Shapiro photo

fire tender dumping water into portable tank

Another tanker working in Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Lyons Township, WI tanker turning around to access the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

Kansasville Assistant Chief working Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce top-mount engine pumping at winter fire

A Burlington engine pumping in-line to supply a master stream. Larry Shapiro photo

HME fire engine drafting from portable tank

Town of Burlington engine drafting from the portable tanks along the southside of the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro has a gallery with images from the Echo Lake Foods fire

Apparatus photos

Oct 20

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, Reader submission | Comments off

Ron Wolkoff submitted several photos of area units from Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, and Wheaton.

Recent ambulance for Franklin Park. Ron Wolkoff photo

Elmwood Park Fire Department Bronto Sky-lift. Ron Wolkoff photo

Wheaton Command 38 is a 2008 Ford Expedition. Ron Wolkoff photo

Wheaton Tower 38 is a 2008 Pierce Arrow XT 2000/300 100′. Ron Wolkoff photo

Wheaton Fire Department Life Line ambulance

This Wheaton ambulance is a 2002 IHC 4300/LifeLine Type I. Ron Wolkoff photo

Wheaton’s reserve Medic 38 is a 1997 IHC 4700/LifeLine Type I. Ron Wolkoff photo

Tags: E-ONE Bronto Sky-Lift, Elmwood Park Fire Department, fire engine photos, fire truck photos, Franklin park Fire Department, Life Line ambulance, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder, Pierce tower ladder, Ron Wolkoff, Type I ambulance on a Navistar chassis, Wheaton Fire Department

West Chicago FPD

Mar 15

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Reader submission | Comments off

John Tulipano took in a general alarm this afternoon in West Chicago:

Well for once I was in the right place at the right time, I was behind West Chicago Station 1 when the general alarm came in. I followed the (3) buggies and TL6 to the fire.

Not much to see, it was some type of fire in a research lab at Ball Seed. Initial reports was an incuibator on the 2nd floor.

A firefighter pulls hose off of Engine 7 to make the stand-pipe. John Tulipano photo

West Chicago Fire Protection District Engine 7 Pierce Velocity

West Chicago Engine 7 was the still alarm engine to the scene. John Tulipano photo

West Chicago Fire Protection District Engine 7 Pierce Impel

Rear shot of the engine with supply line, hydraulic ladder rack and attack line off. John Tulipano photo

West Chicago Fire Protection District Tower Pierce Arrow XT

West Chicago Tower 6, a 100' Pierce Arrow XT, went to the roof. John Tulipano photo

Carol Stream Tower 28 was sent to standby at a West Chicago station. John Tulipano photo

Tags: Carol Stream Fire Department, Carol Stream Fire District, Carol Stream Tower 28, John Tulipano, Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder, Pierce Impel pumper, Pierce Velocity, West Chicago Fire Department, West Chicago Fire Protection District

New Pierce Tower for Lisle-Woodridge

May 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Delivery, Reader submission | 7 Comments

Lisle Woodridge FPD Pierce Arrow XT tower ladder 537

Truck 537 for the Lisle Woodridge FPD will replace a 2004 tower ladder. Pierce photo from Flickr

The Lisle-Woodridge Fire Protection District in MABAS Division 16 has taken delivery of a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 100′ rear mount tower ladder. Truck 537, which will be assigned to Station 3, is not yet in service. The new truck has a 2,000-GPM pump and carries 300 gallons of water.