[quote name='firebuff55407' date='26 January 2010 - 04:34 PM' timestamp='1264544082' post='360606']
One of the three 1974 Oshkosh/Pierce 75-foot snorkels tipped over on Chicago's south side only about a year after it was delivered, I was told. I believe a firefighter may have died in the incident. I don't believe that snorkel ever returned to serve the CFD. Corrections welcome.
As per an e-mail I received from William Post a few years back, it was on September 19, 1983 that Chicago went from having six separate squads and six separate snorkel companies (each in the same district number, but not at the same station) to having three Squads (1, 2 and 6) that were joined by the same numbered snorkel to run as a two-piece Squad company (Squad 6 was renumbered Squad 5 a couple years later). This, I believe, is the time period where the 75' snorkels were used as the second piece of the squad company.
In the spring of 1987, two new Spartan/E-One 55' snorkels were delivered and Squads 1 and 2 went back to one-piece squads. The 1975 Hendrickson 55' (old SS-1) joined Squad 5 and remained a two-piece squad company. During 1988, a third Spartan/E-One 55' was received for Squad 5, but within a few months it was totaled and they went back to using the 1975 Henrickson 55' as Squad 5. Confusing- yes indeed. Again, corrections are welcome.
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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.
One of the three 1974 Oshkosh/Pierce 75-foot snorkels tipped over on Chicago's south side only about a year after it was delivered, I was told. I believe a firefighter may have died in the incident. I don't believe that snorkel ever returned to serve the CFD. Corrections welcome.
As per an e-mail I received from William Post a few years back, it was on September 19, 1983 that Chicago went from having six separate squads and six separate snorkel companies (each in the same district number, but not at the same station) to having three Squads (1, 2 and 6) that were joined by the same numbered snorkel to run as a two-piece Squad company (Squad 6 was renumbered Squad 5 a couple years later). This, I believe, is the time period where the 75' snorkels were used as the second piece of the squad company.
In the spring of 1987, two new Spartan/E-One 55' snorkels were delivered and Squads 1 and 2 went back to one-piece squads. The 1975 Hendrickson 55' (old SS-1) joined Squad 5 and remained a two-piece squad company. During 1988, a third Spartan/E-One 55' was received for Squad 5, but within a few months it was totaled and they went back to using the 1975 Henrickson 55' as Squad 5. Confusing- yes indeed. Again, corrections are welcome.
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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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