Here you will see clips of Chicago Fire Department Engine 1 (using spare D550) responding to calls. Chicago, IL - June 2019 D550 is a 1995 Spartan/Luverne
Great seeing that Mars light on there. CFD really needs to go back to Mars lights on the apparatus. The new twinkling LED traffic clearing lights are bullshit.
I realize its a shop spare, but that thing is an embarrassment to have downtown. Burned out lights, numbers on the door made out of tape, unfinished metal just welded on the doors, rust..that said, who knows, maybe it was the only one left or lesser of two evils.
Well the CFD certainly didn’t have a lot of new rigs put in the service. A lot of the older 2002 engines are still in service and I bet if they all were replaced then these oldies would probably be gone. It’s just the CFF doesn’t put new rigs often they take decades!
![[Chicago Compilation] Police Cars, Fire Trucks and Ambulances responding](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/23AMsDEifqc/mqdefault.jpg)
Haha awesome I love the oldies!
The manual on that is lovely.
Excellent Catches
Awesome catch! Even rare seeing AT1 being repaired outside of the fire dept bay.
Some of these drivers of the emergency vehicles are so patient. I wouldn't 😆 I'd be on that horn!
Love older rigs!!
Nice catch!
Do you think you could try and catch one of the O’Hare stations responding?
Maybe next time I'm there
Sweet video!!!!!
Oh yeah, better than the EQ2B
Kinda refreshing to hear a siren thats not an EQ from CFD
Mars Light.
Exactly
Great seeing that Mars light on there. CFD really needs to go back to Mars lights on the apparatus. The new twinkling LED traffic clearing lights are bullshit.
I realize its a shop spare, but that thing is an embarrassment to have downtown. Burned out lights, numbers on the door made out of tape, unfinished metal just welded on the doors, rust..that said, who knows, maybe it was the only one left or lesser of two evils.
Well the CFD certainly didn’t have a lot of new rigs put in the service. A lot of the older 2002 engines are still in service and I bet if they all were replaced then these oldies would probably be gone. It’s just the CFF doesn’t put new rigs often they take decades!
Oldies are great. As long as they get it done, who cares about the looks?
That is a 1994 in any other big city would be in the bone yard
Thumbs up
Hey dude. Check my vid of E42, T3, B1 and Squad 1 Responding