Posts Tagged Spartan Chassis

New engine for Fox Lake (more)

Updated production photos from the Alexis Fire website of a new engine for the Fox Lake FPD

fire engine being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire engine being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire engine being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire engine being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire engine being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

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New engine for Fox Lake (more)

Updated production photos from the Alexis Fire website of a new engine for the Fox Lake FPD

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

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New engine for Fox Lake (more)

Updated production photos from the Alexis Fire website of a new engine for the Fox lake FPD

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire photo

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Alexis Fire photo

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New squad for Park Forest

This from Bill Fricker:

Here’s a couple of photos of the new Squad Co 56 rig for Park Forest, IL – 2016 Spartan / Alexis (2284 )  1500gpm / 500gbt / 25gal foam  Enjoy the photos!

Park Forest FD Squad 56

Park Forest Squad Co 56 – 2016 Spartan / Alexis (2284 ) 1500gpm / 500gbt / 25gal Foam. Bill Fricker photo

Park Forest FD decal

Bill Fricker photo

And photos from Gordon Nord from the Illinois State Fire Chief’s Convention in Peoria:

Park Forest FD Squad 56

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Park Forest FD Squad 56

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

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New engine for Newark FPD

This from Bill Fricker:

Here’s a photo of the new engine for Newark, IL.  Engine Co. 622 – 2016 Spartan / Alexis ( 2281 )  1500gpm / 1000gbt / 20gal foam  Vin: 4S7CU2D91HCO81783  Enjoy the photo!

Newark FPD Engine 622

New fire engine for Newark, IL. Engine Co. 622 – 2016 Spartan / Alexis ( 2281 ) 1500gpm / 1000gbt / 20gal foam Vin: 4S7CU2D91HCO81783. Bill Fricker photo

And from Gordon J. Nord, Jr. at the Illinois State Fire Chief’s show in Peoria last week.

Newark FPD Engine 622

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

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New engine for Sublette FD

This from Bill Fricker:

Hello,
Here’s a couple photos of the new engine at Sublette, IL in Lee County. It’s a 2016 Spartan Metro Star / Toyne  ( TID 11653 )   1,500-gpm / 1,000-gbt / 30-gal foam. Vin: 4S7CU2D91GC80907   Enjoy the photos.  Bill Fricker Photos.
Sublette FD Engine 11

Sublette FD – Engine 1 2016 Spartan Metro Star / Toyne ( TID 11653 ) 1,500-gpm / 1,000-gbt / 30-gal foam. Vin: 4S7CU2D91GC80907 Bill Fricker photo

Spartan Metro Star Toyne fire engine

Bill Fricker photo

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Burbank is added to the site

Burbank Fire Department (IL) patchThe Burbank Fire Department has been added to MABAS Division 21. They have two stations and a fleet of suppression units on Spartan chassis. Two were built by Crimson (an engine and quint), two by General Safety (an engine and the squad), and one engine by Ferrara.

Burbank covers four square miles from two stations. They also have three ambulances, one of which is a reserve.

 

 

 

Burbank Fire Station

Partan Gladiator Classic Crimson 100' quint

Spartan Metro Star General Safety rescue squad

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Building fire in Chicago 4-21-13 (pt 2)

More on this morning’s fire on S. Michigan from Dan Shevlin:

113th & Michigan
Still Time : 0918
Battalion 22 & the group had a fire in Roseland today . 2-story ordinary 25 x 50 . BC22 reported heavy fire on the 2nd floor & fire in the cockloft . I arrived when the fire was under control . Thanks Dan Shevlin
Chicago fire engine at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

fireman standing on roof

Dan Shevlin photo

two firemen on ladder

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago fireman at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago fireman at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

firefighter working after fire

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago fire engine at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago building fire 4-21-13

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago building fire 4-21-13

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago fire engine at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

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Building fire in Chicago 4-21-13

This from Erik Haak:

At 0920 hrs, Sunday morning, Engine 62 reported a working fire at 11259 S. Michigan Avenue.  Battalion 22 reported fire in the basement which eventually made it up through the second floor and into the cockloft of the 2-story apartment over commercial structure.  Truck 62 was RIT.  All photos credited to Eric Haak.

 

Chicago FD engine pumping at fire scene

Engine 62 had lines off. Erik Haak photo

Chicago FD engine pumping at fire scene

Engine 75 had a hydrant. Erik Haak photo

Chicago FD Crimson aerial

CFD Truck 62 was parked down the block. Erik Haak photo

Chicago firefighters on the roof with smoke

Firefighters vent the roof. Erik Haak photo

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Suburban web site updates

Several suburban departments have been updated on the web site:

MABAS Division 1

MABAS Division 3

  • Skokie Engine 17 has been added
  • Glenview Ambulance 6 and Truck 14 have been added. The reserve engine and ambulance have been updated.

MABAS Division 4

MABAS Division 10

MABAS Division 12

MABAS Division 16

Images were supplied by Tyler Tobolt, Dennis McGuire, Jr., Jeff Rudolph, Larry Shapiro, Drew Gresik, John Tulipano, and Matt Tessler.

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