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 1 2016 Spartan Metro Star / Toyne ( TID 11653 ) 1,500-gpm / 1,000-gbt / 30-gal foam. Vin: 4S7CU2D91GC80907 Bill Fricker photo
Bill Fricker photo
This from Josh Boyajian:
Bensenville had a full still today at 202 s Mason. Engine 18 had heavy smoke showing O/A from the attic. Battalion 17 requested a full still which brought rigs from surrounding departments including Carol Stream D/C 28. I arrived well into the fire. Here are some of my pictures.
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
New Bensenville engine with lines off. Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Aug 30
This from Karl Klotz:
Here are 2 Riverdale rigs (MABAS 24).
- Engine 834: 2010 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/1000
- Squad 851 (this is a current shot after some rehab work)
Riverdale Engine 83 is a 2010 E-ONE on a Typhoon chassis with a 1,500-GPM pump and 1,000 gallons of water. Karl Klotz photo
Riverdale Squad 851 is a 2001 Toyne on an HME 1871 chassis. It has a 1,250-GPM pump, 500 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam. Karl Klotz photo
Bill Friedrich submitted images of two recent deliveries that were mentioned this week for Bensenville and Carol Stream.
Engine 87 is a 2011 Toyne pumper with a Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis. The top-mount pumper has a 1,500-GPM pump with 790 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich photo
Carol Stream Medic 28 is a 2011 Type I from Medtec on an IHC 4300 chassis out of their Station 1. Bill Friedrich photo
Al Schlick found Bensenville‘s new engine on the Toyne, Inc. website HERE. It is a top-mount pumper on a Spartan Metro-Star chassis with a 1,500-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. The unit was completed for delivery on 9/2/11.
Mar 30
The Bensenville Fire Department has placed an order for a new engine from Toyne on a Spartan Metro Star chassis. The engine will have a 1,500-GPM pump, a 750-gallon water tank, and a 30-gallon foam tank. Delivery is expected in the fourth quarter of this year.
When the new engine goes into service as engine 87, Engine 86, the 1994 Pierce Arrow will be assigned to their fire academy.
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