A video by Larry Shapiro of the 2-Alarm fire in Waukegan, 5-1-24
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The Hillside Fire Station has been modified since this photo was taken and now has a second floor. Bill Friedrich photo
In MABAS Division 20, the Hillside Fire Department has been added to the site. Hillside operates out of one station at 523 N. Wolf Road, and they house two ambulances, two engines, a truck company, and a light-duty rescue. Apparatus is a mixture of Road Rescue, Medtec, Pierce, American LaFrance, KME, and Grumman. Any day now the Grumman will be retired and replaced with a new Pierce quint as seen HERE.
This tower ladder is being replaced by a new Pierce 105' ladder.
The first Spartan/Gladiator Crimson 103' rear mount aerial ladder. The assignment for this piece has not yet been released. Larry Shapiro
There have been several previous postings which referenced the IAFC Fire Rescue International Trade Show in Chicago several weeks ago. A gallery is available by scrolling to the bottom of the page HERE which fittingly shows many of the trucks as they were leaving McCormick Place and lining up to receive a few gallons of fuel so that they could make their way to a gas station. As with any trade show, the fuel is siphoned out of the tanks before they enter the convention center as a safety measure to reduce the hazards of fires and leaks.
Although the units featured in the gallery are a hodgepodge sampling of the display pieces, there are images of several local units which are better shots than what was available inside the convention center. These images include the Freightliner/Medtec MICU from Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, the Pierce Impel quint from the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago, the Spartan/Super Vac (SVI) HDR from Cherry Valley, the Pierce Velocity PUC tower ladder from South Holland, the custom Sutphen SP112 industrial tower ladder for the Exxon Mobile Joliet Refinery and the Spartan/Crimson rear mount aerial ladder for Chicago.
South Holland's Pierce Velocity PUC tower ladder. Larry Shapiro photo
The Sutphen SP112 tower ladder for the Exxon Mobil Refinery in Joliet. Larry Shapiro photo
The Pierce Impel quint going to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago. Larry Shapiro photo
There are many new pieces of apparatus for our area currently on display at the Fire Rescue International 2010 trade show at McCormick Place. Among them are:
- Pierce – South Holland Velocity PUC 100′ PAP rear mount tower ladder; Great Lakes NTC Impel 75′ RM quint
- Medtec – Algonquin Lake-in-the-Hills Type I Freightliner
- Crimson – CFD Spartan pumper; CFD Spartan 103′ RM aerial ladder; Naperville Spartan pumper
- Horton – Minooka Ford Type III MICU
- US Tank – Pingree Grove FPD Kenworth tanker
- Federal Signal – CFD Ford Expedition battalion chief unt
- Ferrara – Algonquin Lake-in-the-Hills Inferno engine and RM Tower ladder
- Sutphen – Exxon Mobil Joliet Refinery industrial mid-mount tower ladder quint
- Super Vac (SVI Trucks) – Cherry Valley Spartan HDR
The first Spartan Gladiator Crimson 103′ rear mount aerial ladder built for Chicago was displayed at the Fire Rescue International (FRI) 2010 trade show. Larry Shapiro photo
This Freightliner/Medtec Type I ambulance for the Algonquin lake-in-the-Hills Fire Department was on display in the Pierce booth. There were a total of three units on the trade show floor for this department. Larry Shapiro photo
The smaller than normal pump enclosure and built-in cross lays on the new Ferrara engine for the Algonquin Lake-in-the-Hills Fire Department resembles a trend in apparatus design which was first introduced several years ago by Pierce. Larry Shapiro photo
A Spartan Super Vac (SVI) heavy rescue for Cherry Valley with walk-around body, light tower, front bumper hydraulic rescue tools, air cascade system and an abundance of slide-out shelving and trays. Larry Shapiro photo
A gallery showing several of these units can be seen on Larry Shapiro’s site HERE.
New Pierce in Wheaton
Jul 15
Pierce has delivered an Impel PUC pumper to Wheaton. This is their second new rig in as many years. More detailed information will follow when it becomes available.
The new Pierce Impel PUC pumper for Wheaton carries Pierce job #23210. Pierce photo
New Pierce deliveries
May 24
Pierce has recently delivered a 100′ PAP rear mount tower ladder on an Arrow XT chassis to West Chicago. It has a 1500 GPM pump and carries 300 gallons of water. The Plainfield Fire Department has received a Pierce Arrow XT/PUC engine with a 1500 GPM pump and a 1000 gallon water tank.
Plainfield Pierce Arrow XT PUC pumper tanker. Pierce photo
West Chicago's new Pierce Arrow 100' rear mount tower ladder. Pierce photo
Several area fire departments have received new apparatus from Pierce in recent months which have not been shown here previously and they include the following:
New Pierce Velocity 100' Tower Ladder for Lansing, IL. Assigned to Truck 107 it has a 2000 GPM pump and carries 300 gallons of water with Pierce production #22824.Pierce photo
As seen at the FDIC, Oswego FPD's Pierce Arrow XT 100' aluminum tower ladder. Pierce photo
Lombard's Engine 44 is a Pierce Impel 1500/750 pumper carrying production #22756. Pierce photo
New Pierce Impel pumper in Schiller Park. Pierce photo
Morris received this Pierce Arrow XT pmper. Pierce photo
As seen at the FDIC last week, the new Impel PUC pumper tanker for Winfield. Believed to be the first PUC pumper/tanker, it has a 1500 GPM pumper with a 2,500 gallon water tank. Pierce photo
In January, Pierce delivered this Velocity 1500/750 pumper to the Bartlett FPD for Engine 2. It is identical to Engine 1 that was delivered in 2008. Pierce photo
As mentioned in a post yesterday, a few local area fire departments had apparatus featured at the FDIC. These included …
Buffalo Grove
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
Winfield
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
Oswego FPD
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
Carol Stream
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
photo by Larry Shapiro
Cicero
Several new apparatus for northern Illinois departments are being displayed in vendor booths at the FDIC in Indianapolis.
In the Pierce booth, there is a VelocityImpel/PUC/pumper tanker going to Winfield and an Arrow XT 100′ aluminum RM tower ladder for the Oswego FPD.
In the Ferrara booth is a new 100′ RM tower ladder for Buffalo Grove and the new engine for Buffalo Grove was parked outside.
In the EONE booth is a recent delivery for Carol Stream – a Quest HP100 RM tower ladder
