[quote name='firepost' date='26 January 2010 - 10:05 PM' timestamp='1264563930' post='360697']
This is a correction. The CFD actually had four and not three(Oshkosh Pierce Snorkels that were virtually the same model however the first one was a 1972 model which was originally assigned to Snorkel 3 at Engine 60's house. It was the original 1972 model that had "flipped over" about a year after it was delivered. It was first taken of service and used as a spare reserve Snorkel where it was stored at Engine 11's house on Cumberland avenue for at least a few years. Approximately around 1979/80 it was put back in service as a front line Snorkel Company where it was reassigned to Snorkel 6 after they were moved from Engine 110 to Engine 112's new station in March of 1979. In July of 1980 they were relocated to Engine 106's quarters and on May 25 1981 they were renumbered as the "New" Snorkel 3 and were relocated to Engine 83's house. In September of 1982 they were relocated to Engine 124's house where they stayed until it was taken out of service as Snorkel 3 on September 19 1983.
After mid 1979 the CFD was using all four Oshkosh Pierce Snorkels in frontline service until September 19 1983 when the three 1974 models became the second pieces to the "new" 2 Piece ,Squad Companies at the time.
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I personally am not 100% sure if the original 1972 Oshkosh Pierce Snorkel had actually "flipped over" but it was involved in a mishap of some kind, so that when the three 1974 models were delivered one the 1974 models had replaced it at Snorkel 3 (at Engine 60's house). I do know that the 1972 Oshkosh Pierce was involved in fighting the famous L.Fish and Levey ink Division (of the Cities corporation)fire on Sunday May 27 of 1973.Whether the "mishap" had occured at that fire I'm not 100% sure but it may have occured there.That fire was something like a 5-11 and 5 or 6 special alarm fire which had involved several structures in an industrial park on the southwest side which was supposed to have begun during a lightning storm.
This is a correction. The CFD actually had four and not three(Oshkosh Pierce Snorkels that were virtually the same model however the first one was a 1972 model which was originally assigned to Snorkel 3 at Engine 60's house. It was the original 1972 model that had "flipped over" about a year after it was delivered. It was first taken of service and used as a spare reserve Snorkel where it was stored at Engine 11's house on Cumberland avenue for at least a few years. Approximately around 1979/80 it was put back in service as a front line Snorkel Company where it was reassigned to Snorkel 6 after they were moved from Engine 110 to Engine 112's new station in March of 1979. In July of 1980 they were relocated to Engine 106's quarters and on May 25 1981 they were renumbered as the "New" Snorkel 3 and were relocated to Engine 83's house. In September of 1982 they were relocated to Engine 124's house where they stayed until it was taken out of service as Snorkel 3 on September 19 1983.
After mid 1979 the CFD was using all four Oshkosh Pierce Snorkels in frontline service until September 19 1983 when the three 1974 models became the second pieces to the "new" 2 Piece ,Squad Companies at the time.
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I personally am not 100% sure if the original 1972 Oshkosh Pierce Snorkel had actually "flipped over" but it was involved in a mishap of some kind, so that when the three 1974 models were delivered one the 1974 models had replaced it at Snorkel 3 (at Engine 60's house). I do know that the 1972 Oshkosh Pierce was involved in fighting the famous L.Fish and Levey ink Division (of the Cities corporation)fire on Sunday May 27 of 1973.Whether the "mishap" had occured at that fire I'm not 100% sure but it may have occured there.That fire was something like a 5-11 and 5 or 6 special alarm fire which had involved several structures in an industrial park on the southwest side which was supposed to have begun during a lightning storm.
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