Chicago Fire Department O’ Hare At Groot Trash Yard Near Elk Grove Village

[@alarmoffice711]

Awesome video, the rarest of the rare responses, well done!!

[@Chicagoguy1984]

This is INSANE epic rare catch. Your NEVER these special units outside of the Airport !!

[@bostonrailfan2427]

it’s actually in Chicago believe it or not as half of the property is against the city line, it’s rare but they’re first due there by default

[@jazzbutterworth]

@@bostonrailfan2427 I don't think he was saying it's out of the city, he was remarking you don't see airport fire leave the actual airport for calls much.

[@chicagoareacta]

@@jazzbutterworth squad 7 servers all of north west side (jefferson park edison park) just recently they were sent to a crane collapse at CTA red line bryn mawr station

[@jazzbutterworth]

@@chicagoareacta WOW! Where I'm at, my airport FD can NOT take a call outside airport property EVER unless they are special requested. They are never on an initial assignment unless it's on the property.

[@chicagoareacta]

@@jazzbutterworth Ohare airport has spare squads that’s why they can go out the airport especially if it’s a fire near by

[@davidpayne4315]

Nothing but the most respect for all of the first responders MAY THEY ALL BE SAFE IN EVERYTHING THEY ENCOUNTER

[@MrBonafida]

Exellent to see. I visited many departments around this side of Chicago some 35years ago when I was staying with a friend in Northbrook. Waukenda, Des Plaines, Evenston, etc.

[@trob0914]

What's the tank size on those large engines? Do they carry 3% AFFF as well?

[@BoostedDeere]

That rig a 2014 e one. On a side note chicago signed a contract with e one through 2024 It has 2000 gallons of water on board, 1000 gpm pump and 250 gallons of foam which I’m on a volunteer dept dumping 250 gallons of foam would seem like it takes forever. We got a 25 gallon foam system. And we order 5 gallon buckets of foam. When the guys empty the foam tank and we go back to station it takes me 1/2 hour to refill 25 gallon.

[@trob0914]

@@BoostedDeere Thanks for the info, is that a 3 or -6% concentrate? I remember the old days(70s -80s) of using 5 gallon buckets and using a foam inductor, as we didn't have built in foam tanks then!!👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@BoostedDeere]

@@trob0914 -it’s usually less than one percent. I’m certified to run our new engine pump. Which has a foam system. When you hit the foam button it does all the figuring but that 25 gallon tank last 25 minutes to 30 minutes on a interior attack on a 1.5 inch line. But foam 5 gallon pails are running 200 bucks a pail delivered. In my dept we will use foam but it’s initial “knock down” or if we feel we are losing ground on the fire . There is a dept west of us they hook their engine with foam up to their ladder HOLY cow does it eat foam. I’ve seen them just dump 5 gallon jug after jug. But they will order a full skid of foam. 🤣 a full skid like 15 grand delivered.

[@Firebuff101]

@@BoostedDeere You have it backwards. 2,000GPM pump/1,000 gallons water. No airport or industrial apparatus that size would only have 1,000GPM. If you're reading specs, it's always Pump Capacity/Water/Foam/Aerial Size (if applicable).

[@BoostedDeere]

@@Firebuff101 -1000 gallon tank doesn’t take a tandem axle. We run 2000 gallon a single axle but it’s pushing weight limit on a single axle rig. By the time you put gear, and a pump on a 2000 gallon tank rig you gotta go tandem axle.

[@emergencyresponsevideosand4423]

0:28 ONLY PIERCE TANKER

[@sinicalypse]

you just know cpd loves to hang out in elk grove for a couple hours during a trash fire

[@user-zm1sc1hk4x]

That Groot is officially in Chicago with a Elk Grove address it’s a trick bag in a way.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@user-zm1sc1hk4x the city line is skirting that street so they’re in Chicago but by default have to be an Elk Grove address…seems shady hut really not that much. Elk Grove can’t spare officers and probably don’t care if CPD handles it

[@emergencyresponsevideosand4423]

AWW DARN TRUCK 63 WAS REPLACED:( AS FAR AS I KNOW OLD TRUCK 5 AND 63 WERE THE ONLY ONES WITH Q2B atleast the old tower 5 is still runnibg as a spare

[@MichiganEmergencyVehicles]

Damn CFD looks good in yellow.

[@Stargazzer811]

Given this was shot near O'Hare, that's probably Chicago FD's AARF units. Yellow is the usual color alot of departments run, for visibility on the runway.

[@bostonrailfan2427]

@@Stargazzer811 they’re at Midway too and have larger crash trucks like every other major airport, and but yeah they’re the only structural fire trucks with slime…i mean lime yellow.

[@mikemuppet3807]

Where's Rocket? of course kidding sending my love back home, missing my Chicago from California.

[@emergencyresponsevideosand4423]

2:12 ONLY TANKER IN CHICAGO

[@firechaser2010]

Engine 9 and 10 aren't tankers. They have bigger water tanks

[@josephplants3947]

Did cpd change the color of there light bars

[@Stargazzer811]

Every video I have seen going back about 7 or 8 years shows Chicago FD with green lights on their trucks.

[@josephplants3947]

@@Stargazzer811 I’m not talking about fire I’m talking about the police

[@joeburros4878]

Its different sometimes cuz it's for airport

[@lb012006]

CPD Red and Blue is for FAA regulations those are Airport CPD Officers and The Yellow trucks are CFD Fire Department for O'hare.

[@Leotheconstructionguy]

No just the units at the airports have the red and blue because of federal requirements for responding on airport grounds otherwise all other cpd units only have blue lights

[@arbigdog73]

Why the ARFF units?

[@LSUFaithful7]

because its on airport property

[@TN_fire_photographer]

What is or does engine 10s mean

[@user-zm1sc1hk4x]

S for Spare

[@DefinitelyThatGuy]

why is it yellow

[@BoostedDeere]

Because it is a airport region unit. The city of chicago units are red and black but airport region goes yellow

[@bostonrailfan2427]

they’re O’Hare crash rescue trucks alongside being structural firefighting trucks, they’re required to be slime yellow

[@DefinitelyThatGuy]

@@bostonrailfan2427 ah

[@DefinitelyThatGuy]

I only wonder why its yellow because its chicago :(

[@whowey100]

The yellow trucks are the ones that are assigned to operate at O'Hare. The federal government requires airfield rigs to be yellow.

[@sonofman8262]

That place is horrible when you go dump they keep the doors closed

[@jdtractorboy1258]

Truck 9 had to ruin the color scheme of the call.. sigh

[@KOBIELWOODS]

Lol

[@thejuniorliteoke]

Hold on, is cpd is Change Their Siren Light

[@Chicagoguy1984]

What the fuck is a "Siren light" ?? You mean LIGHT BAR ??? FAA requires ALL Airport police units light bars to be red/blue. Its a federal law

[@thejuniorliteoke]

@@Chicagoguy1984 yes I'm sorry I'm wrong

[@Signal11]

@@Chicagoguy1984 calm down it ain’t that serious

[@jwills22]

@@Chicagoguy1984The fucks your problem? No needa get all grouchy.

[@gasorg]

I AM GROOT!!!

[@soonerstatefirephotography]

I am Groot