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CFD Adv207 · 06-29-2007, 01:28 AM

Ed to further answer your question, all of those numbers are hyphenated in the signatures, but only some are on the actual rigs. Corrections/additions welcome.

08-09-2007, 05:47 PM

Here's the new rehab rigs...one will be at 68 the other at 49 they will enter service very soon..Inside are padded benches and 4 BP monitoring setups...

08-09-2007, 05:47 PM

This shows the awning and misters operating..

08-09-2007, 05:49 PM

here's the other...bad shot though

hp1530 · 08-09-2007, 08:27 PM

The Rehab Rigs look similar to the MCI rig. I wonder if they were from the same company.

CFD Adv207 · 08-09-2007, 10:02 PM

Steve, do you know what the response procedure will be for the rehabs?

08-10-2007, 08:15 AM

I think they will go on 2-11s or better....maybe on lesser alarms in bad weather..not sure yet just how they will be used

CFD Adv207 · 08-10-2007, 11:53 AM

Ok, thank you, that would make sense, so I would guess they would be cross-staffed then.

npfd801 · 08-10-2007, 11:54 AM

[quote name='CFD Adv207' post='138937' date='Aug 10 2007, 10:54 ']Ok, thank you, that would make sense, so I would guess they would be cross-staffed then.[/quote]

Anyone have an idea of what they payed for the rigs? Our MABAS division could sure use something like that...

chitownfyrfiter · 08-15-2007, 10:35 PM

[quote name='Srresquire' post='138720' date='Aug 9 2007, 16:48 ']This shows the awning and misters operating..[/quote]

OK They put one of these to work at last nights level 3 hazmat. I heard they are being kept @ Engine 68 & Engine 49???

Steve you have any more on this?

Shoe · 08-16-2007, 07:40 AM

I imagine that this is probably common knowledge among Chicago buffs - but... What is the deal with the green light on the officer side of the apparatus? I was told that it had something to do with maritime rules of port and starboard (?) In my state, a green light indicates a command post. <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/shrug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=' Shrug

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08-16-2007, 03:51 PM

Its a tradition. It goes back to the early 1900's Commisioner Corrigan's family owned a steamship line. He adopted it to be the port and starboard sides of the appratus. Its only found on the officers side front of the equipment. Green rotating or stobe ligts on the roof of the vehicles here are command lights

08-16-2007, 04:52 PM

i remember reading in a book that the other reason they have the green light is to recognize the shipping industry because that was where they started to borrow the pumping systems technology from and developed them to be part of the fire dept apparatus and thus we have todays rigs.

jgohio · (This post was last modified: 08-18-2007, 12:05 AM by jgohio.)

[quote name='FFPM571' post='140859' date='Aug 16 2007, 15:52 ']Its a tradition. It goes back to the early 1900's Commisioner Corrigan's family owned a steamship line. He adopted it to be the port and starboard sides of the appratus. Its only found on the officers side front of the equipment. Green rotating or stobe ligts on the roof of the vehicles here are command lights[/quote]

That’s pretty much consistent with what I had read, that a chief of the department had maritime interest. Also, some stations also had red and green lights on the front.

There is another tie in between maritime lighting and the fire service I found out about at a water safety training. When two boats cross paths, the boat on the right is the “stand on” vessel and should maintain its speed and course. The vessel tot eh left is the “give way” vessel and is responsible for avoiding the other vessel. At night, if you are on the stand on vessel you will see the green light on the right side of the other boat. If you are on the give way vessel, you will see a red light. From that came read and green traffic signals used on land. Also, since the following vehicle (or boat) must give way to the one ahead, tail lights on cars are red. The red warning lights on emergency vehicles are a signal to other vehicles to “give way,” i.e. yield right of way. Too bad so few drivers seem to understand that.

For a pic to go with all this text, below is another Chicago tradition, the joker stand.

Photo by Chuck Buschardt, scanned to disk by Ken Paradowski.

Joe