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Yes, this was placed on order for Downers Grove and was either rejected or some reason they failed to go through with the purchase. It was placed in service to replace the aging Ladder 5 that was the 105' Grumman AerialCat. There were literally pieces falling off the Grumman and it was down more than it was ever up in service.
Wonder the back story on this. I do know they did ultimately take delivery of a Smeal...
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