The South Holland Fire Department is reportedly going to take delivery of a new Pierce Velocity 100′ tower ladder at the International Fire Chief’s Conference this week at McCormick Place. We will post photos as soon as we get them.
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New tower for South Holland
Aug 24
McHenry Township is added
Jul 20
McHenry Township FPD Station 1 in downtown McHenry is also the headquarters for the fire district. Larry Shapiro photo
The largest fire department in McHenry County Division 5 is the McHenry Township FIre Protection District. With over 150 part-time firefighters running out of four stations, this department responded to 4,369 calls for service in 2009 in a district that is roughly 56 square miles. Their fleet of suppression equipment is 99% Pierce with the one exception being a 1986 S&S tanker running out of Station 2. The newest additions are a pair of twin 2009 Pierce Velocity engines and a 2010 Ford F350/Medtec Type I ambulance. Prior to the purchase of these Velocity units, all McHenry Township engines were on Pierce Lance chassis. They have two squad units; one Pierce Arrow and one Pierce Saber.
Headquarters Fire Station 1 is at 1551 N. Milwaukee Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo
In Lake County (Division 4), Libertyville operates out of three stations. Two of their stations are at either end of the district along Milwaukee Avenue and the third is on the eastern edge just outside the main Abbott Labs campus.
Quint 462 runs out of Station 2. It is a 2008 Pierce Velocity with a 75' rear mounted aerial ladder on a full length chassis. Since the 75' ladder only requires one set of outriggers, Libertyville has added storage space at their disposal where the front jack s would be for a larger aerial. Larry Shapiro photo
Libertyville is a 100% Pierce department with regards to suppression units and their five ambulances are a mix of Medtec and Road Rescue.
Fire Station 3 serves a dual role housing offices for the Abbott Labs Fire Department in addition to the Libertyville units. Larry Shapiro photo
Station 3 which houses a jump company with an engine and ambulance also has space which is home for offices of the Abbott Fire Chief plus classroom space. The Abbott command unit is housed in this station along with a spare ambulance and CERT trailer.
The Lansing Fire Department with three stations in Division 24 has been added to the site thanks to Karl Klotz. Lansing has stations 2,3, and 4. They no longer actively use their station 1 which is currently being utilized for storage. Lansing recently took delivery of a Pierce 100′ aerial platform (PAP) on a Velocity chassis which was previously mentioned HERE. Their fleet is a mixture of apparatus from Pierce, 3D, KME, Osage, Horton and a large squad built on a KME chassis that is painted white and black.
Photo by Karl Klotz
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
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
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
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
Last year The Wauconda Fire District received a new Ferrara engine that was mentioned HERE. Wauconda had a 2-alarm fire this morning at 255 Indian Trail Road in North Barrington and the new engine was first-in. HERE is a link to a gallery of images from the fire scene.
Wauconda Engine 3410 is a 2009 HME/Ferrara 1500/750. The light tower on the cab roof lights the scene. Photo by Larry Shapiro
Another new rig at this scene is McHenry Township's 2009 Pierce Velocity Tower Ladder (Truck 12). Photo by Larry Shapiro
