EF-197

1974 Hendrickson/Pierce/Morita Lift 135’ rear mount aerial


Delivered: 10/1974?

Status: Removed from service in 1987 per order from Director of Fire Safety due to noncompliance with NFPA regulation #1019. The rig was stored in a CTA garage from 1987 - 11/1992, when the engine was removed to repower D-407. The chassis was junked in 1993

Apparatus Assignments

Truck Co. 2
Truck Co. 1
Truck Co. 1
Truck Co. 1

Additional spare assignments for this apparatus may appear on the Company History page

Apparatus Notes

Apparatus was delivered by the time of the October 1974 Fire Prevention Week parade downtown - it was photographed numbered for Truck 2; had elevator alongside aerial; firefighters rode back step “belted in”; second unit (with five-man cab) was planned for 1976 delivery but canceled due to issues with this apparatus; originally marked for Truck 2, but didn’t fit in quarters; damaged in accident 2/6/1977 after hitting an "L" pier on S. Wabash; spent several weeks parked outside fire building with aerial ladder up until representative from Japan could come and fix it

Additional Images

Truck 2 (Dan Martin)

Truck 2 (Dan Martin)

Truck 1 (Midwest Fire Depts)

Truck 1 (Bill Friedrich)

Truck 1 (Bill Novak)

Truck 1 (Bill Novak)

Truck 1 (columind99)

Truck 1 (Steve Redick)