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11-29-2006, 11:46 PM

[quote name='Trevor' post='54831' date='Nov 29 2006, 15:36 ']from the movie "Backdraft" does engine 17 really exist?[/quote]

Engine 17 used to "exist" however.They were in service from February 16 1870 to January 16 1968 and for all of those 97 years and 11 months they were located 558 W Lake street,which was near the north east corner of Lake street and Jefferson which is just a few blocks west of our famous Loop and can still be considered downtown Chicago as there are alot of commercial developments includng condominiums in the area.While the firestation no longer exists it was at one time within easy walking distance of Truck 2's old quarters

at Washington and Clinton streets which was only two blocks south east of Engine 17's old quarters.

Truck 2 is now at Engine 5 which is only about 7 blocks south of Engine 17's old quarters.Neither Engine 17 nor Truck 2's Old quarter's are still standing,however.

Truck 46 was in service from May 1st 1928 until November 16 1971 at 4666 w Fulton,on the Far West Side near Lake Street and Cicero (about 2 blocks south east).There old firestation was closed in 1980 when Engine 67 moved into Engine 117's new station (a little less then a mile northwest).The last that I had read was that the building was converted into a church.The station was built in 1936.

The Chicago Fire Department had as many as 126 Engines at one time.Even though the highest numbered Engine company is 129,three of our Engine were actually Fire Boats in recent years. They were Engines 41,37 and 58.Only Engine (Fireboat 58)remains in service.We even had an Engine 130 in service during World War 2 at our Famous Navy Pier.As recent as 1960 Chicago had 123 Engine company's in service.Engine's 3 and 31 were taken out of service in the early to mid 1950's and Engine 90 had been out of service since 1932.

Many of our Engine company's were taken out of service during the 1960's, however several of them were taken out of service during the early 80's and since early 2004 we have taken 3 additional Engine company's out of service at an average of one a year.The major difference is that the last three Engines that were taken out of service were all replaced by new Company's.Engine 100 was replaced by Truck 6 in March of 2004 (which had been out of service since 1963),Engine 77 was replaced by Haz Mat 2 less then a year later and Engine 61 was replaced by Truck 12 just about a year ago.Truck 12 had been out of service since January 1 1992 which was the same day our Engine 20 was taken out of service.

The Chicago Fire Department currently has 95 Engine company's in service and 61 Truck company's in service while 3 years ago we had 98 Engines and 59 Trucks in service.

Our highest number Truck is Tower Ladder 63 and the two numbers that we currently are not using are Trucks 43 and 46 which ironically were both taken out of service on the same day November 16th 1971.

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