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Illinois - photog999 - 04-05-2011
Another now defunct district was the Yorkfield FPD, which covered as area of unincorporated DuPage County to the south of Elmhurst as well as a very small chunk of unincorporated Cook County adjacent to Hillside. First up is their IH/Darley engine. No info.
Illinois - photog999 - 04-05-2011
Yorkfield FPD
Engine 703
19?? GMC/Darley
No other info.
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Tri State FPD is in southeastern DuPage County and here are a few of their rigs from the late '80's and early '90's. John Tulipano photos.
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Tri-State FPD
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Tri-State FPD
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Tri-State FPD
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Tri-State FPD
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Tri-State FPD
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Tri-State FPD
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Tri-State FPD
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Now we'll move back into western Cook County with a bunch of rigs that I remember fondly. I had the opportunity to watch a lot of these rigs work at fire's in the late '70's when I took in fire's with my dad (Chief of the Hillside Fire Dept.)
First up are a few from the Bellwood Fire Dept. This Pirsch engine ran as a reserve into the late '70's if my memory serves me right. This rig went to a lot of fires in it's day.
Illinois - photog999 - 04-05-2011
Another classic from Bellwood.
Illinois - photog999 - 04-05-2011
Bellwood Fire Dept.
Engine 604
19?? IH/Pirsch
1000/???
This rig ran out of the south side station with a 2 man crew.
Illinois - e290l103 - 04-05-2011
it appears to have an early Pierce serial #.
[quote name='photog999' timestamp='1302058919' post='432964']
Here's a few more from the west suburbs of Chicago. First up is this Snorkel from the Oak Brook Terrace FPD. The original name for the district was the Butterfield FPD and sometime in the early '80's I believe they changed it to Oak Brook Terrace to better reflect the town they protected. John has this down as a Pierce but a couple of books I have including Walt McCall's call this a Darley rig. John Tulipano photo.
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This next rig had quite the interesting life. I'm actually surprised John got a picture of it with the pre-piped waterways as they were removed at some point in the '80's after the ladder got bent several times in it's life. Again this rig went to a lot of fire in it's career in not only Bellwood but also Maywood. There was a twin to this rig that went to Broadview which I will post next.
Bellwood Fire Dept.
Quint 602
1977 ALF
1500/200
102' Ladder
Illinois - e290l103 - 04-05-2011
this was originally Hinsdale, IL. did they become Tri-State FPD?
[quote name='photog999' timestamp='1302059492' post='432970']
Tri State FPD is in southeastern DuPage County and here are a few of their rigs from the late '80's and early '90's. John Tulipano photos.
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Broadview Fire Dept.
Illinois - e290l103 - 04-05-2011
this ALF was originally Darien, IL. same question, did they merge?
[quote name='photog999' timestamp='1302059573' post='432971']
Tri-State FPD
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[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' timestamp='1302060950' post='432991']
this was originally Hinsdale, IL. did they become Tri-State FPD?
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No Tri-State has been around since the early 50's at least. They are to the south of Hinsdale and cover all or part's of Darien, Willowbrook and Burr Ridge as well as unincorporated DuPage County. As far s the rig goes I'm not sure if that was originally a Hinsdale engine or not.
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[quote name='FDNYTRUCKS.com' timestamp='1302061045' post='432993']
this ALF was originally Darien, IL. same question, did they merge?
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Are you showing this ALF as delievered to Darien, IL? That would be the delivery address of the District as their HQ's has a Darien mailing Address. As far as I know Darien never had their own fire dept. Maybe Bill F. can jump in here and clarify things.