Fire Engines

Update: a video of a steam powered fire engine pumping water. A video of steam powered fire engines being pulled by horses in a parade.

One of Downers Grove's fire engines visited our recent block party.

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Since they opened all of the doors, I took closeups walking around the truck starting from the right front.

And some of Downers Groves earlier equipment via the Downers Grove Historical Museum.

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The ladder looks crooked because the photo paper had bent.

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Bolingbrook got a couple of new ones.

Michael Carpanzano for Boilingbrook posted

Our Bolingbrook Fire Department is excited to take delivery of 2 new E-ONE Cyclone EMAX Engines. One goes to Fire Station 2 and the other is going to Fire Station 5.

• E-ONE Cyclone Chassis

• Cummins L9 Engine

• 1500 gpm E-ONE EMAX Pump

• Front Intake

• E-ONE EMAX Aluminum Rescue 

• Body w/ Dual Arm Ladder Rack

• 530 Gallons of Water

• Fire Research Corp. Scene Lighting