While visiting the Alexis facility to inspect a refurb for his department, North Maine FPD District Chief Mike Fox took these pre-delivery photos of the new Spartan Metro Star/Alexis rescue squad for Carol Stream in Division 12 (Dupage County) which was scheduled for delivery yesterday.
A head-on shot of the Spartan cab on Carol Stream's new squad 235. Mike Fox photo
Carol Stream's new walk-around squad with a stubby Spartan Metro Star cab. Mike Fox photo
Clarendon Hills becomes the third department posted in Division 10. This single station department is staffed by 56 part-time & POC firefighters. They have a full-time chief and a full-time fire inspector. This is one of the few area departments left which uses the white over yellow paint scheme, and unlike the others Clarendon Hills uses silver instead of gold to decorate the apparatus. Many will remember their Mack heritage which has now given way completely to Pierce. They run an engine, squad, ladder truck and an ambulance.
This Mack CF/Pierce/50' TeleSqurt unit is no longer part of the fleet. It was the last of the Mack units purchased. Larry Shapiro photo
Glencoe Squad 30 which arrived recently is not yet in service. It is a Pierce Saber and replaces a Pierce Lance. Larry Shapiro photo
The Glencoe Fire Department (Public Safety Department) received a new unit for Squad 30. Replacing a 1993 Pierce Lance with a 20″ raised roof, the new Squad 30 is considerably smaller and utilizes a Saber cab with a 10″ raised roof. The new unit no longer has a cascade system and has less overall compartment space. It is roughly the same size as Engine 30, a 1996 Pierce Saber.
Squad 30 has deep rescue-style compartments and a pair of extrication tools in the front bumper. It has a hydraulic ladder rack, air bags, spare air bottles, 1,500 GPM pump, 500 gallons of water, electric cord reels, cribbing, a portable generator for the hydraulic tools, assorted hand tools, and various extinguishers.
Once the radios are installed, Squad 30 will go into service.
The front bumper compartment contains two pre-piped extrication tools. Larry Shapiro photo
View of the rear compartment on the driver's side. Larry Shapiro photo
Nested tool boards provide organized storage for several tools. Larry Shapiro photo
Officer's side of the new Squad. Larry Shapiro photo
Rear view of Squad 30 showing the deep compartments, NFPA chevron, and the hydraulic ladder rack in operation. Larry Shapiro photo
Alexis Fire Equipment has delivered a new squad to the Elburn and Countryside FPD. A complete itemization of the unit’s specifications can be seen HERE. The unit has a Spartan Gladiator Classic MFD cab with a 10″ raised roof. Squad 301 has a 20-foot walk-around body with roll-up doors and a Wil-Burt light tower nested on the top of the body.
2010 Spartan Gladiator Classic Alexis squad for Elburn. Alexis photo
When the unit goes into service, it will replace a 1990/1985 Ford/McCoy Miller MDR.
Officer's side view of storage compartments. Alexis photo
Driver's side view of storage compartments. Alexis photo
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