D-158

1928 Ahrens-Fox NS2 1000/0


Delivered: 10/6/1928

Status: Donated to University of Chicago Orthogenic School For Emotionally Disturbed Children on 8/2/1962; restored by Slim Alger, retired chief Griffith, IN FD in 1998

Apparatus Assignments

Engine Co. 10 (10/12/1928 - 8/29/1931)
Engine Co. 1 (8/29/1931 - 4/1/1938)
Engine Co. 6 (4/5/1938 - 2/23/1954)
Spare engine (2/23/1954 - 9/12/1956)
Engine 4 spare (7/5/1955 - 9/12/1956)
Engine Co. 4 (9/12/1956 - 3/6/1957)
Spare engine (3/6/1957 - 3/16/1961)
Engine Co. 141 (1/25/1960 - 3/16/1961)

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

Apparatus Notes

Engine 1 end date may have been 4/5/1938; Engine 6 end date may have 4/15/1954; last job was Hubbard Street Fire on January 28-29 1961, as Sub-Engine 141 - likely the last time an Ahrens-Fox pumped at a fire in Chicago; Sub Engine 141 at Truck 19 9/25/1958 - 10/29/1958; at Engine 50 10/29/1958 - ?; went to Engine 23 in 1961, then to Engine 6, followed by Engine 23

Additional Images

Engine 10 (Terry Spirek)

Engine 1 (Ken Wyse collection)

Restored Engine 10 (Terry Spirek)