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Does CFD have any plans to replace the squad companies yet? they have to be getting worn out.

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[quote name='res133cue' post='301685' date='Apr 30 2009, 21:46 ']Does CFD have any plans to replace the squad companies yet? they have to be getting worn out.[/quote]

Yes they are supposedly working on the specs this year to replace the 3 City Proper located Squads. There is only one problem however and that is the American La France company which now owns the right to build the "Snorkel" has stopped building new Snorkels and from what I understand will only remount and rehab old Snorkels on new chassis. I really don't know what the Department of Fleet management intends to do about that. Chicago is currently running with 3 identical 2 piece Squad/Snorkel companies that are made up of an HME/Central States Rescue Squad (walk in box style van) and an HME/Central States/ 55ft Snorkel apparatus which were all put in service in mid 2000 which will make them 10 years old in a little more then a year from now and hopefully they will have new rigs by then.

The Chicago Fire Department does have 2 1987 Spartan/E One/55 foot Snorkel Squad rigs that are used as spare Snorkels. The way I see it perhaps the Chicago Fire Department could have the Snorkels from with our current 3, 55 foot Snorkel/Squads or from our 2 spare Snorkel/Squads remounted on new chassis and that can solve the problem of American La France refusing to build or to market new Snorkels.

The American La France company purchased the "Snorkel" name and rights from the old "Snorkel" ex Pitman corporation sometime in the 90's ,but they have been holding the Snorkel hostage for several years now.

The ALF company has an unfair monopoly on the Snorkel and by refusing to build it ,they are depriving the fire service of a proven and useful piece of fire apparatus.

I believe that they should either sell the rights to build the "Snorkel" to another manufacturer that will build them or they should be the subject of a Class Action suit or some other relevant suit for jeopardizing public safety by refusing to build new Snorkels for Fire Departments that want and have used them in the present and the past.

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[quote name='jdixon17' post='301123' date='Apr 28 2009, 21:23 ']Can someone give a quick history of truck 12 prior to going back in service 2 or 3 years ago?[/quote]

[b]Truck 12 was traditionally a "West Side" company. They had gone in service on December 12 1887 at 2258 west 13th street where they had remained in service until moving into a new "replacement" fire station (at 1101 south California) on July 19th 1971 which they had shared with Engine 107 until April 19 1982 when they move with Engine company 13 to their new station in the "East Loop" (downtown) at 259 north Columbus drive. They were taken out of service on New Years Day January 1st 1992 until they were put back in service on December 3rd 2005 at Engine 110's station on the "north side". /b]

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The Chicago, IL FD ran this Ford C as Squad # 1A. Looks like it used to be a rearmount ladder.

It was. See Post 897. I believe there were four of these rigs, rebuilt by Pirsch.

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Stupid question..what about Truck 6? It has been disbanded atleast once also correct?

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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='302013' date='May 2 2009, 07:25 ']It was. See Post 897. I believe there were four of these rigs, rebuilt by Pirsch.[/quote]

Trucks 4,32,41,47

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[quote name='GA_Dave' post='299838' date='Apr 24 2009, 19:15 ']I did, but I didn't get a reply. He must be busy. I'm sure someone else in the Windy City knows their way around.....[/quote]



Dave - if you wanted to go west a bit, I could probably help you, as I'm not the best in the city proper. I'm starting to know my way around the suburbs a bit, and can probably get you whatever you could want from the Rockford area.

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[quote name='npfd801' post='302272' date='May 2 2009, 21:23 ']Dave - if you wanted to go west a bit, I could probably help you, as I'm not the best in the city proper. I'm starting to know my way around the suburbs a bit, and can probably get you whatever you could want from the Rockford area.[/quote]

Maybe I should have looked at the dates you may be here, huh?



Duh.

[GA_Dave]

<img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/hysterical.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Today was my last day in the area for this trip. I'll be in the Hammond/Gary/Highland/St John are tomorrow morning and then heading south towards Indy. Yesterday SUCKED, due to the weather, but today was much better. I didn't get every CFD rigs I was after, but I did okay.

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[quote name='Ladder 68' post='302036' date='May 2 2009, 11:13 ']Stupid question..what about Truck 6? It has been disbanded atleast once also correct?[/quote]

No that's actually a very good question Larry. Truck 6 however was always a "Downtown company".They were put in service on January 1st 1875 at 218 s Franklin with Engine company 1 and were relocated to a "new firestation at 119 n Franklin on May 7 1887 with "new" Engine company 40 were they stayed until August 1st 1963 when both Truck 6 and Engine 40 were taken out of service and the fire station was closed. Forty years, seven months and seven days later on March 8 2004 Truck 6 was put back in service at Engine 13's station at 259 n Columbus drive. Truck 6 in effect had replaced Engine 100 which had been taken out of service on the same day and which was located only about 2 and a half blocks south of Engine 63's and Truck 16's new station that had been opened in December of 2003.

Truck 12 which was only out of service for about 13 years had in effect replaced Engine 61 when Engine 84 and Truck 51 had moved into their new fire station only about 5 and a half blocks south of Engine 61's house.On that day Engine 61 was taken out of service.

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Here's a few rigs from some recent tours around CFD



Engine Co. 82

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Engine D559, assigned to the Fire Academy