Chicago Fire Department

[Guest]

a panorama

[Guest]

Too cool!!!!! Awsome shots! <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yourock.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[Jamie]

I really like those panoramic shots...

[MFD76]

How much LDH is carried on the front bumpers of CFD Engine's.



Thanks in advance,

Rick

[CFD Adv207]

150 feet of 4.5 inch.

[Guest]

Sorry for the truck in the first pic. These were take last week while I driving home from Iron Mountain, MI to the Soo...

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[quote name='Abbott Shaull' date='10 August 2010 - 11:21 PM' timestamp='1281495698' post='396862']

Sorry for the truck in the first pic. These were take last week while I driving home from Iron Mountain, MI to the Soo...

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Anyone know which of the 2 boats this one is? Last I heard, there was one in Wisconsin. Is this that one?

[karl4700]

I believe the photo posted above was Engine 41, the boat in Door County WI is Engine 37 (the most recent one to go out of service).

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[quote name='ifd29buff' date='11 August 2010 - 12:56 PM' timestamp='1281544615' post='396892']

Anyone know which of the 2 boats this one is? Last I heard, there was one in Wisconsin. Is this that one?

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The boat posted above is the



Former Chicago Fire Department (Engine #37)

Fire Boat Joseph Medill

Built 1946

Dimmensions 92' x 23'

Built By: Bay Ship Building Sturgeon Bay, WI



Location is Escanaba, MI. She was purchased to be stripped and sunk off Milwaukee as a dive attraction. The State of WI, inspected her and said no way due to enviromental hazards. So there she has sat since at least 2004-2005.



Kris

[Guest]

I remember being at Navy Pier in the early 90's and the Joseph Medill was still in service. The guys assigned to her were pretty cool to talk to.

[karl4700]

Kris, good catch, I had the boats mixed up. Thanks for the correction.

[Guest]

I was able to get some decent shots of the soon to be extinct engine 58. They were doing a demo at the air and water show....A replacement boat is well under construction...who knows..maybe this is it's last water show appearance..

Steve

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Rear view

[Guest]

front

[Guest]

otherside....neat to get a 360 degree view

[Guest]

lastly, a little video too





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxBplMHmiFs

[Jamie]

Alas, when 58 retires, another sad end to an era of firefighting service.

[Guest]

A photo of the air sea rescue demo from this year's airshow

[Guest]

Hard to get a clear shot with all the water spray

[Guest]

Ok who is gonna make it to FRI next weekend, stop by the Breathing Air Systems booth and say hi. Gonna try to get some fire while up there!