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Illinois - npfd801 - 12-26-2009
[quote name='The Commish' date='26 December 2009 - 11:10 AM' timestamp='1261846224' post='354186']
Rockford,IL
1956 Ford F-805/General Body St. Louis
Roger Bjorge photo
Squad-2
[/quote]
Awesome old squad, my prior chief has stories of running on this one when it acted as a reserve. The station it is parked in front of is still active, this is I believe Station 10.
You can watch video of this thing in service here. [url="http://www.onlyredtrucks.com/video/RFD_TheAlarmOffice.wmv"]Only Red Trucks[/url] The station they're leaving from is no longer an active fire house, but still houses the administration as well as the city's 911 center and a backup EOC. They've done a nice job of remodeling the exterior of this building to look "older" if that makes an sense.
Too bad all of the old rigs in the video are gone. Rockford had some rigs with serious character.
Illinois - Guest - 12-26-2009
Ex-Steger,IL Replaced in 1960
Ex-Chicago Hts, Replaced in 1929
1922 IHC Tractor/Ex Horse Drawn Ladder
Dan Martin photo
Illinois - Guest - 12-26-2009
Bourbonnais,IL
1976 Sutphen
1250/500
Illinois - Guest - 12-26-2009
Normal,IL
1963 American LaFrance 85' mm
1000 Gpm
Illinois - Guest - 12-27-2009
Kewanee,IL
1963 American LaFrance 85' mm
1000 Gpm
Illinois - Guest - 12-27-2009
Bloomington,IL
1939 Seagrave 85' TDA
Ron Heal photo
Illinois - Guest - 12-27-2009
I believe the Normal Ladder found its way to Mt. Zion, Il and was out of service as of 2000. If the same one it is currently at Decatur Auto Parts rusting away, they had it for sale for almost a year for 5,000 with no bites.
Illinois - karl4700 - 12-27-2009
Tinley Park IL, Battalion 201's new 2009 Tahoe
Illinois - karl4700 - 12-27-2009
Tinley Park IL, Engine Co's 202 & 204 (2 of 3 2000 Pierce Dash engines)
Illinois - MFD76 - 12-27-2009
[quote name='karl4700' date='27 December 2009 - 01:31 PM' timestamp='1261941063' post='354421']
Tinley Park IL, Engine Co's 202 & 204 (2 of 3 2000 Pierce Dash engines)
[/quote]
Are they still volunteer? If so what is the run volume?
Stay Safe, Rick
Illinois - Guest - 12-28-2009
[quote name='MFD 61 KS' date='27 December 2009 - 09:38 PM' timestamp='1261970284' post='354517']
Are they still volunteer? If so what is the run volume?
Stay Safe, Rick
[/quote]
3 0ut of 4 Stations are manned 24/7, Volunteer has been removed from all apparatus. I'm guessing probably over 2000 runs a year.
Illinois - karl4700 - 12-28-2009
[quote name='The Commish' date='27 December 2009 - 10:21 PM' timestamp='1261972903' post='354525']
3 0ut of 4 Stations are manned 24/7, Volunteer has been removed from all apparatus. I'm guessing probably over 2000 runs a year.
[/quote]
Correct, as of now, they have 3 out of 4 stations staffed. Im sure station 2 will be staffed in the near future.
They are at right about 2000 runs now for the year, and thats not including Ambulance runs (as TPFD only responds w/ the ambulance if it's a crash or a force entry is needed, TPFD contracts w/ a private ambo company for ems).
If you add in the EMS runs w/ the fire runs, they are about 9,000 runs a year.
Illinois - photog999 - 12-29-2009
I wasn't sure which topic to post this under but here is my rig find of the year. Earlier in '09 I got a phone call from a collector in Wisconsin telling me he had a fire truck I might have an interest in. That was the understatement of the year!!! He had bought and restored my old department's 1926 Pirsch engine. This was the first motorized rig in Hillside and though I had known about it from department history and a builder photo graciously provided to me by Dan Martin all bets were that it had been cut up for scrap many years ago. As it turned it it still existed and several attempts were made to restore, none succesful until Eric Schultz in Wisconsin got his hands on it and did a total frame-off restoration. It turns out after it served Hillside until the early '50's it went on to serve in Stanley, IA for at least another decade. The best we can figure is that it was traded-in in 1952 or 53 when Hillside receieved a 1952 Ford/Central St.Louis engine (which I would love to find a good pic of). Eric did an outstanding job on this restoration. I shot the pics when he brought it to the Milwaukee Muster in August. It also went down to Indy for the SPAAMFA Convention in August.
Illinois - photog999 - 12-29-2009
Here's the Serial Number Plate of the truck.
Illinois - karl4700 - 01-01-2010
Beecher Engine/Tanker 406 pumping at a fire in Peotone on 12/31/2009
Illinois - Guest - 01-06-2010
Hazel Crest,IL
Illinois - Guest - 01-07-2010
I couldn't resist sending this classic Pirsch shot.. I used to chase this rig on my bike as a skinny youngster
Illinois - DaveYoung - 01-07-2010
[quote name='Srresquire' date='07 January 2010 - 05:56 PM' timestamp='1262903813' post='357003']
I couldn't resist sending this classic Pirsch shot.. I used to chase this rig on my bike as a skinny youngster
[/quote]
Great looking Pirsch! Thanks for the post.
Illinois - Guest - 01-07-2010
[quote name='Srresquire' date='07 January 2010 - 05:56 PM' timestamp='1262903813' post='357003']
I couldn't resist sending this classic Pirsch shot.. I used to chase this rig on my bike as a skinny youngster
[/quote]
Sweet!
Illinois - Guest - 01-08-2010
Morton Grove station 5..the other Pirsch was purchased from Niles..I believe it was sold when Niles got the Hendrikson Darley