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Two new aerials delivered recently
Martin Nowak found links and images from manufacturer websites for two new aerials delivered in the vast Chicago area: Pierce now has posted a shot of the new Berwyn quint as mentioned HERE. The photo...
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Structure fire in Berwyn 6-6-12
This from Josh Boyajian: Today Berwyn had a fire at 2741 Ridgeland in a 2-story apartment building with fire in the rear. Although I got there after the fire was out, I took some pictures of the new...
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Berwyn has been updated on the stie
Our thanks to Drew Gresik and Gordon J. Nord, Jr. for submitting images to fill in many of the placeholders representing the Berwyn Fire Department. We have added the new Quint 901, updated images of...
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National Night Out – Berwyn
From Josh Boyajian: [Last night] was Berwyn’s annual National Night Out. It’s where the local police and fire departments come out and do demonstrations and show off their equipment. I snapped a few...
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Berwyn Apartment Fire 9-28-12
This from Josh Boyajian: Berwyn had a Full Still this afternoon @ 16th and Home. It was a 2 sty brick apartment building with a fire in the second floor apartment. Here are some pictures I took! Josh...
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Berwyn house fire 10-11-12
This from Josh Boyajian: Berwyn had a full still tonight at 1524 Wesley. 902 arrived to find fire in the 1st floor. 904 vented the roof while 903 took the rear. I was down the street when they went...
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Berwyn sells old quint
Berwyn Truck 901, a 1997 low profile Seagrave 100′ rear mount quint with a 1,750-GPM pump and 300 gallons of water was recently sold. Bill Friedrich photo This from Martin Nowak & Bill Friedrich:...
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Apparatus updates to the site
Many updates have been coming in for the site and as time permits they are added to the department pages. The following units have been added or updated: Berwyn Car 900 and Utility 912 (Bill Friedrich)...
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Cicero Box Alarm 10-30-12
This from Steve Redick: Approximately 24th & Cicero…an old Railroad maintenance building…an old roundhouse. The aerial view is from the new Apple maps app. When I arrived there was nothing left to...
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Berwyn orders new ambulances
This from Josh Boyajian: Last week, the Berwyn Fire Department placed an order with Fire Service Inc, for two 2012 Ford F-350 Wheeled Coach Type 3 ambulances. Delivery is expected around summer next...
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Berwyn Box Alarm 2-7-13
This from Drew Gresik: I took in the Box Alarm in Berwyn Thursday night at 1509 Gunderson. Two people were taken to the hospital and heavy fire was seen on arrival. Command immediately upgraded the...
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Berwyn house fire 3-7-13
This from Josh Boyajian: Berwyn had a full still today @ 2216 s Elmwood. E903 had smoke showing from the 1st floor of a 3 sty brick. They dropped two lines while T904 made the roof and vented. Fire was...
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Berwyn Still Alarm 4-17-13
This from Drew Gresik: This evening (4/17/13), the Berwyn Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at Stanley Avenue and Grove Avenue. First arriving units reported heavy smoke showing from the...
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New ambulances for Berwyn
This from Josh Boyajian: Berwyn’s New Ambulances were delivered last week. They are for Ambulances 906 and 907. They are 2013 Ford F-350 Wheeled Coach Type lll. Here is a picture i took this morning of...
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New ambulance for Berwyn … 2
This from Josh Boyajian: Here’s Berwyn’s other new Wheeled Coach ambulance in the Ford booth at FDIC. Josh Boyajian photo Josh Boyajian photo This is apparently the only Chicago area unit on display...
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FDIC 2013 wrap up
More image submissions of the Chicago area units that were on display at the 2013 FDIC in Indianapolis. From Dylan Konchan: Here are pictures from the FDIC of Alsip’s new light bar and Berwyn’s new...
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Where are they now … Berwyn
Martin Nowak found this photo of the X-Berwyn Ladder ladder truck in it’s new home in Essex, MA Essex FD ladder truck is X-Berwyn. From fire news.org Sneak Peek of the “new” Essex, MA Ladder 1. The...
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MABAS Division 11 fire trucks
This from Dan McInerney: Last week MABAS Division 11 conducted a division wide Blue Card drill at the Cicero FD training tower. Departments from Division 11 performed basic fireground activities with...
View ArticleAugust 2013: website updates 2
The second in a series of updates to the website: The following departments have had apparatus images updated: Tinley Park – new quint Thornton – new engine Posen – new squad Winfield - partial new...
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Berwyn Box Alarm fire 11-6-13
9AM – Berwyn and mutual-aid companies are on the scene of a fire in the Burger King restaurant at 3441 S. Harlem Avenue. This from Josh Boyajian: Here are some of my pictures from Berwyn this morning....
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