Mar 18
The Flossmoor Fire Department in MABAS Division 24 received their new Spartan Gladiator Evolution/Crimson pumper squad earlier this year. The unit shows being completed by Crimson in mid January. It has a stainless steel body, a 1,000-GPM pump, and carries 500 gallons of water.
Flossmoor Rescue 1320 has deep compartments, a 1,000-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. Crimson photo
Jan 6
Pierce has delivery photos of two new engines for Glenview which were posted yesterday on the Pierce Flickr site. One is lettered for Engine 6 and the other for Engine 7. Both of these companies currently have 2006 Pierce Enforcer engines with standard pumper bodies. The new units are Pierce Arrow XT engines with rescue/pumper body configurations similar to Engine 8 which was built in 2009.
In a previous posting HERE, we had mentioned receiving information that one of the new engines would have a standard pumper body while the second would have a rescue/pumper body and live on the east side of town to run extrications similar to Engine 8. This other rescue/pumper was also to be the haz mat engine with the additional storage space while Engine 8 is the technical rescue engine. Since both new engines are the larger style, we’ll have to wait and see what information can be learned about the manner in which Glenview will outfit and deploy these two new units.
A new Pierce Arrow XT rescue/pumper for Glenview Engine 6 is ready for delivery. Pierce photo
Glenview Engine 7 is poised to receive this new Pierce Arrow XT rescue/pumper which appears similar to Engine 8. Pierce photo
Oct 15
Here are a few recent area updates:
Limestone Squad 3 is a 2010, Ferrara, inferno pumper/squad with a 2,000-GPM pump, and 500 gallons of water. Photo by Karl Klotz
Bellwood's new GMC/Osage ambulance before lettering. Osage photo
Interior view of Bellwood's new Osage ambulance. Osage photo
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