Chicago Fire Apparatus Parade 8/17/97

Chicago fire apparatus parade held near the CFD Fire Academy on Aug. 19, 1997. All sorts of great looking rigs, plus some beautifully restored pieces. Even a little footage of the old Chicago Water Tower.

[@rykember11]

I absolutly LOVE going to these every year. Never get to see the parade, but afterwards with the Water Tower is absolutly Great! Awesome Video as always!

[@kirky316]

Great collection of rigs in that parade, very nice...

[@301whitehall]

2:30 I fell in love!

[@CanadianEmergencyBuff]

Beautiful equipment that Chicago Fire Department had. Nice video Doc!!!! Keep them coming.

[@wannabenj]

Hey Doc you rock.You have the best videos on You Tube.

[@ms4893]

OMFG!!!!! you have a video of the old HME tower ladder 10!!!!! Only TL21 and TL39 have those if I'm not mistaken which I don't think I am.

[@Capt803]

Beautiful trucks!

[@CameraManJohnny]

bless you doc for posting this

[@bigbadredsox]

Love the black rig that comes through at 2:20. Don't see many like it.

[@CSILCPD]

nice vid =)
great job 5/5 stars

[@twinboysfire52]

awesome video

[@amtrakboy37]

One month later on Sept 5, I was born!

[@rrobertsnot5150]

I love that squirt!

[@ms4893]

And oh yeah while other engine company's have moved on to the newer Spartan Luvernes if you go to Chicago/Milwaukee engine 14 has the same engine they had 14 years ago.

[@oskar09pickle]

yea that is a nice rig at 2:20:)

[@pitbullbitedog]

i love the old ambulance behind the black fire truck ....i live in TN. do u know if theres anything like this out here the prade's i mean

[@MrKabDrivr]

Nice vid!
Dang! Someone not knowing about the parade must've been thinking 'twas the end of the world, or something!

[@djensze]

nice video

[@TheUban123]

@lordvader665 the siren you heard was at 2:12 not at 2:06.

[@joemac356]

Does anyone know who made the wig-wag light on the nose of the red/white ALF 700 that begins @ 3:30? I've only seen a few of those lights and I've never been able to find out what they were called.

[@MightyJKnutsen]

The sirens at 1:30 whats that called?

[@schemer1991]

yes it is a american lafrance it was from sturgis michigan

[@casperstega]

Very nice video.
I uploaded a video I shot of a parade in honour of the voluntary fire brigade of Dieren that celebrated there 100 anniversary (small town in the Netherlands)

[@schemer1991]

i like that 1941 american lafrance from sturgis mi

[@schemer1991]

that 1941 american lafrance from sturgis fire dept 1:56 2:00

[@GSGTBaker]

We have one here in Town just like the one a 2:59

[@awolfpack343]

at 1:16 nice mack

[@xELmOEliTEx]

Were they responding to the Dollar Menu at McDonalds?

[@mxmbronco]

some arent even chicago fd