Posts Tagged vintage Pirsch fire engine

For TBT- Oak Brook Fire Dept. #916. Photo taken at a fire muster in Downers Grove in the early 1990’s. And that is all I know. If anyone can fill in the blanks, please do so.

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Oak Brook FD Engine 916, a custom Peter Pirsch pumper with a 50' Boardman Readi-Tower aerial

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And from our archives

Oak Brook FD Engine 912, a custom Peter Pirsch pumper with a 50' Boardman Readi-Tower aerial #larryshapiro

Custom Pirsch engine with 50′ Boardman Readi-Tower aerial. Larry Shapiro photo

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Zion Fire Department history

Feb 14

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Found online:

vintage Pirsch fire engine

antique Pirsch fire engine data

thanks Danny

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Flossmoor Fire Department history

Jul 18

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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-This is the Flossmoor Fire Dept.’s Engine 1340, a 1982 Ford L/Pirsch 1250/400.

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Morton Grove Fire Department history

Jun 6

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This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT:

For #TBT, here are some shots of vintage Morton Grove fire apparatus as I was going up on the north shore. I was unable to get my hands on the specs when I submitted these.

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vintage Morton Grove FD Ford squad truck

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vintage Hendrickson 1871C/E-ONE fire engine

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Hendrickson 1871S chassis fire engine from E-ONE

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As seen around …

Nov 22

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Found these photos on Facebook of a Pirsch sitting up in Northern Illinois somewhere. These photos are by Dalton Schulz

Photo by Dalton Schulz

thanks Dennis

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Lisle-Woodridge FPD history

Sep 6

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From Larry Shapiro for #TBT:

Here area a few of the classic Pirsch pumpers that were part of the Lisle-Woodridge FPD.

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Evergreen Park Fire Department history

Jul 6

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This from Mike Summa:

For throwback Thursday here is Evergreen Park’s Engine 50, a 1972 Pirsch. How come Chicago never purchased any of this model? Enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa