Posts Tagged PUC

Hillside has been added to the site

Jun 11

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Listing | Comments off

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.

Hillside Fire Department Grumman AerialCat

This tower ladder is being replaced by a new Pierce 105' ladder.

Hillside Fire Department Pierce Arrow XT PUC

Tags: American LaFrance, Bill Friedrich, Grumman, Grumman AerialCat tower ladder, Hillside Fire Department, KME, MABAS Division 20, MedTec, Pierce, Pierce Arrow XT, PUC, Road Rescue

IAFC Fire Rescue International Trade Show Final Installment!

Sep 9

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Chicago Fire Department Spartan Crimson aerial 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 Fire Department Pierce Velocity PUC tower ladder

South Holland's Pierce Velocity PUC tower ladder. Larry Shapiro photo

Exxon Mobil Joliet Refinery Sutphen tower ladder

The Sutphen SP112 tower ladder for the Exxon Mobil Refinery in Joliet. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce Impel quint Great Lakes Naval Training Center

The Pierce Impel quint going to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Algonquin, Cherry Valley, Chicago, Crimson, Exxon Mobil, Freightliner, FRI 2010, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Impel, Joliet, MedTec, North Chicago, Pierce, PUC, South Holland, Spartan, Super Vac, Sutphen, SVI, tower ladder, Velocity

Many new area rigs at Fire Rescue International

Aug 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 5 Comments

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

Algonquin Lake-in-the-Hills Medtec ambulance

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

Algonquin Lake-in-the-Hills Ferrara engine

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

Cherry Valley Fire Department Spartan SVI Super Vac heavy rescue

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.

Tags: Algonquin, Battalion, CFD, Cherry Valley, Chicago, Crimson, Exxon Mobil, Ferrara, FRI, Great lakes, Horton, Impel, Inferno, Joliet, MedTec, Minooka, Naperville, Pierce, Pingree Grove Fire District, PUC, Shapiro, South Holland, Spartan, Super Vac, Sutphen, SVI, tower ladder, Type I, Type III, US Tank, Velocity

New Pierce in Wheaton

Jul 15

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 2 Comments

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

Tags: Impel, Pierce, PUC, Wheaton

New Pierce deliveries

May 24

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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

Tags: Arrow XT, PAP, Pierce, Plainfield, PUC, tower ladder, West Chicago

Recent area deliveries from Pierce

Apr 27

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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

Oswego FPD Pierce Arrow XT 100' aluminum tower ladder

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

Winfield FPD Pirece Impel PUC pumper tanker

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

Tags: Arrow XT, Bartlett, Impel, Lansing, Lombard, Morris, Oswego, Pierce, PUC, Schiller Park, Velocity, Winfield

local rigs on display at FDIC

Apr 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 1 Comment

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

Winfield

photo by Larry Shapiro

Oswego FPD

photo by Larry Shapiro

Carol Stream

photo by Larry Shapiro

Cicero

Tags: Arrow XT, BGFD, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Cicero, EONE, FDIC, Ferrara, HP100, Igniter, Impel, Oswego, Pierce, PUC, pumper/tanker, Quest, Shapiro, TDA, tiller, tower ladder, Winfield

new Chicago area rigs on display at FDIC

Apr 23

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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

Tags: aluminum, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, EONE, FDIC, Ferrara, Oswego, Pierce, PUC, Quest, Velocity, Winfield