My Dad was killed in 12-17-53. I was 7, my bro. 11. He became a firefighter too. Retired in '99. Deceased '07 (Brain tumor/cancer). I still look for them in pictures/stories. My heart is broken & doesn't heal-I love all firefighter people. GOD BLESS YOU ALL -- Chief Geo. Malik (sister)

@PM08203

10 ай бұрын

Reliance Hotel fire?

Altho we don't have pull boxes in town anymore, our ticker tape system still works punching out 4 dots, we recently restored and put it in a nice case so it will work for another 100yrs

It`s amazing how small the cabs of the older trucks are. To the cabs of the trucks today.

@fredcsensits4476

2 ай бұрын

The Ford C 8000 was a cheap option compared to the custom cabs of today. They were also cheap as my old department had on of those cabs back in the early 80 s

Miss These Old Rigs!😢

That's an awesome looking engine! CFD knows how to take care of their equipment.

Love the old Ford C series trucks!

@medicineman360

6 жыл бұрын

glen power-williams Love their look, but the Cat 3208 diesel is one of the worst-performing engines made. I think a total of 250hp. I think the turbocharged version barely made 300.

Nice push out!! And I can see as usual, the ambo out again!

When my father was a Relief Engineer in the 1st District in the late 90s, He was detailed to Engine 103 and they had a 1982 Ford/E-One 1250/500 Pumper just like this rig shown in the video. When my father was a Candidate Firefighter on Truck 5 in 1987, Engine 23 had a 1982 Ford/E-One 1250/500 Pumper and a 1972 Mack CF/Pirsch 100' Rear-Mount Aerial Ladder Truck. A year after my father joined the Fire Department, Truck 5 would get a brand new 1988 E-One Hurricane 95' Rear-Mount Aerial Platform Ladder Truck and the Company was now known as Tower Ladder 5.

That's a C- model Ford, one of the most popular mid size truck chassis for that period. Wondering what date this was filmed.

Nice video. Thanks for the joker stand footage. Historic stuff there.

They sure are moving with sense of urgency.

@stephenwhite546

5 жыл бұрын

Anthony Poole just a cold box

@stephenwhite546

5 жыл бұрын

And again regardless back then they would not have been able to do much for the victim . FYI it was right around the block . Engine 61 was a top notch company one of the best . One of the most aggressive company’s in the city .

@chrisbarr1359

3 жыл бұрын

That slow turn out is a disgrace! If you hate what the job requires, then quit! Don't drag your feet going to medical just because you don't like them. What if it was their family member in need of help?

@DistrictFire

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisbarr1359 it was a street box alarm. Not medical

Killer pumper...old skool Ford!!

very nice engine

Ahh, I love the sound of an Engine with a Manual Transmission... Stick is the only way to go, screw them damn wimpy ass automatics.

😍beautiful rig

@wnaburgencesante they never gave ambo assists via the ticker. they were only for box alarms

Sweet bro

The fire department is doing a great job

I love the video

On that truck 😍

so back then it had squad 3?

What year did Chicago started switching to eq2b sirens?

@kjack61

7 жыл бұрын

Kelvin Shiang eq wasnt introduced until around 2003

the sirens of today do not have that tone any more it is kind of deep tone and goes very high pitch..

Not bad...but a totally volunteer fire dept where I used to live had about the same response time; another VFD in another town had an engine just like this...till the Chief overturned it going around a curve...the water did it....he decided it was time to hang up his hat...

those rigs were fun to drive once you learned how

@alexandermakrianis

5 жыл бұрын

Were they manual transmissions or automatics?

Is That a Ride Along or Responding?

God dam

I forget the stupid codes for the box, must've been an ambo assist .. The sad thing is they still have long push-outs like that to this day in some houses !

@metraforce441

Жыл бұрын

I would say in most houses. Out of all the times I’ve went out to different houses I very rarely get a fast turnout time. You’ll only see that on fire runs which is definitely needed but wish EMS calls were taken more seriously like fires (maybe not crazy fast).

No urgency to get out of the barn. Another reason citizens criticize us. I know they say,"Its not my emergency".Poor.

No they weren't.

No rush lads

That is horrendously slow by modern standards. We have to mobile out of the door within 45seconds of getting the call.

slow getting out of the house. ...

out Tax money at work,

@Chris-s2r

7 жыл бұрын

Bob Brown you probably don't even pay taxes

@bobbrown3288

7 жыл бұрын

+Chris Johnson you pay taxes on everything

@bobbrown3288

7 жыл бұрын

+Chris Johnson you pay taxes on everything

Ugly ass rigs. I like our rigs today

@jericarolinem2789

4 жыл бұрын

reverse thrust Shut Up Yourself!

God dam

God dam