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US Tanker or US Tank?

After adding several units recently to the site and finding both US Tank and US Tanker on various nameplates, a call was placed to the manufacturer to determine the story. So, for those interested in...

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Many new area rigs at Fire Rescue International

There are many new pieces of apparatus for our area currently on display at the Fire Rescue International 2010 trade show at McCormick Place. Among them are: Pierce – South Holland Velocity PUC 100′...

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Antioch garage fire 4-6-11

Firefighters douse hotspots during overhaul of the detached garage on Birchwood in Antioch on Wednesday. Jeff Rudolph photo Jeff Rudolph reports that Antioch had a fire yesterday at 208 Birchwood. The...

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Barrington 2-11 5-10-11

Firefighters encountered heavy fire upon arrival and had to shuttle water to the scene. The fire which reportedly began in the garage spread quickly throughout the home which appeared from the front to...

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Lisle house fire 7/1/11

Stephen Wilcox submitted yet another recent house fire from Dupage County, this time in Lisle. Stephen submitted several images and commentary; This box alarm was in an unhydranted area in the north...

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Local apparatus photos

Scott Peterson submitted a few images he recently took of Palatine Rural Tender 36 and Rolling Meadows Engine 16. Palatine Rural Tender 36 was built by US Tank in 1988 on an HME 1871 chassis. It...

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Cary orders tanker

The Cary Fire Protection District in McHenry County has placed an order with US Tanker for a new tanker to replace their 1992 L-Series Ford/US Tank. The new unit will carry 3,000 gallons of water with...

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Local apparatus at FDIC 2012

There were four area units on display this year in the FDIC Exhibits. New engines for Carol Stream, Fermilab, and Northlake were shown in separate booths and the MABAS 10 MVU was also in the exhibit...

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New engine in Antioch – update

Jeff rudolph submitted an image of the new UST engine in Antioch with some updates: The new Antioch engine will run out of sta. 1, the ALF will go to sta. 3, and the ’73 Pirsch is gone. Antioch Fire...

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Fox Lake 2nd Alarm house fire 4-8-13

This from Jeff Rudolph:  … some shots from Fox Lake … 04/08/13 Fox Lake responded to a fire in the 38000 blk. of Hillandale in un-incorporated Spring Grove . Engine 223 arrived and found an elevated...

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