G-387

1975 Hendrickson/Pierce/Pittman 55’ Snorkel


Delivered: 11/20/1975

Status: Sold at auction 4/24/2004. As of 2013, the remains of this rig, sans cab, were at Erickson’s Trucks-n-Parts

Apparatus Assignments

Snorkel Squad 1 (1/16/1976 - 10/6/1980)
Snorkel 4 (4/15/1981 - 9/2/1982)
Snorkel 5 (9/2/1982 - 9/19/1983)
Reserve Snorkel (9/19/1983 - 1984)
Squad 6A (1984 - 9/23/1985)
Squad 5A (9/23/1985 - 6/3/1986)
Squad 1A (6/3/1986 - 4/3/1987)
Squad 5A (6/1/1987 - 11/21/1988)
Spare squad (11/21/1988 - 1990)
Spare squad (1990 - 1994)
Squad 5 spare (1990 - 1994)
Squad 5 (1994 - 12/28/1996)

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

Apparatus Notes

Snorkel Squad 1 dates may have been 1/15/1976 - 10/3/1980; first rig with roof mounted, rotating green light?; SS1 OOS 10/3/1980 or 10/6/1980; some minor refurb done at the shops before assignment to Snorkel 4; Snorkel 4 assignment date may have been 4/21/1981; Snorkel 4 renumbered to Snorkel 5; in service with various 2-piece squads from 1987 until assigned to Squad 5 after G-484 accident; underwent refurbishment by 3D prior to late 1986?; underwent rebuilding by Blitz Body Corp. in 1990; OOS for major body work from late 1994 to early 1995, and returned to Squad 5

Additional Images

Snorkel Squad 1 (Midwest Fire Depts)

Snorkel Squad 1 (firemann57)

Snorkel Squad 1 (Bill Friedrich)

Snorkel Squad 1 (Bill Friedrich)

Snorkel 4 (Bill Friedrich)

Snorkel 4 (Dave Berger)

Squad 1 (Bill Friedrich)

Squad 5 (Bill Friedrich)

Squad 5 (Bill Friedrich)

Squad 5 (Smith Bros)

Squad 5 (chicagofd.org)

Squad 5 (columind99)

Sans cab (Kyle Svoboda)