Another fire department within MABAS Division 12 has recently been added to the website. The Oak Brook Terrace Fire District is a small but well-equipped department that operates from a single station. Covering a district of 2.5 square miles, they rely on a mix of full-time and part-time firefighters to serve their community. Their station is packed with a variety of emergency vehicles, including two fire engines, a tower ladder, two ambulances, a TRT trailer, and a utility pickup. Recently, they introduced a brand new Spartan/Marion engine into service, marking a shift in their fleet from white-over-red to black-over-red color schemes. The other engine and tower ladder are both E-ONE units, while the ambulances were manufactured by Medtec.
Chicago has a rich history when it comes to the use of Snorkel aerial devices in the fire service, and the greater Chicago area was once home to many of these unique pieces of equipment. Before acquiring their 95-foot E-ONE tower ladder in 1991, the Oak Brook Terrace Fire District operated an unusual 85-foot Snorkel on a conventional GMC 7000 chassis. This unit stood out because it wasn’t built on a Ford C-Series, an International cab-over, or a custom chassis—unlike most other Snorkels in the region at the time.
The headquarters station for the Oak Brook Terrace Fire District. Larry Shapiro photo
This 1964, 85' Pitman Snorkel preceded the E-ONE tower ladder in Oak Brook Terrace. Shown here at their old station, the body was built by Pierce on a GMC 7000 chassis with a V-12 engine. Known as Snorkel 86 at the time, it had a 1,000-GPM pump and carried 200 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro collection
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