CFD Apparatus History – trucks with boosters

Some additional details about the aerial ladders acquired by the Chicago Fire Department in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Several people have asked about the fact that many of these units were delivered with booster reels and 300- or even 500-gallon water tanks. During this period, the CFD purchased a variety of different types of aerial ladder trucks. These included: - (3) 1968 Mack CF/Pirsch 100-foot rear-mount aerials with red cabs and 300-gallon water tanks - (1) 1968 Seagrave aerial with an FWD chassis and rear steering, assigned to Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport - (8) 1970 Seagrave rear-mount units equipped with 250-gallon tanks - (5) 1970 Ward LaFrance/Grove units assigned to Truck 7, Truck 12, Truck 18, Truck 21, and Truck 34, each with 300-gallon tanks - (3) 1972 Mack CF 700/Pirsch 100-foot rear-mount aerials with silver cabs and 300-gallon tanks At some point, the department’s maintenance crews removed the booster reels and drained the water tanks, as seen in some of the photos shown here and below. This was likely part of a modernization effort or a shift in operational needs. In future posts, we’ll take a closer look at more of these historic units. For now, these images give a glimpse into the equipment that once served the city during a transformative era in fire service technology.
Chicago Fire Department 1968 Seagrave Rear Admiral O'hare Airport

This is a 1968 Seagrave Rear Admiral 100′ aerial with a 500-gallon booster tank and twin booster reels. It features an FWD chassis with rear steering and was assigned to Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago Fire Department Truck 5 1972 Mack CF Pirsch

Truck 5 was assigned one of three 1972 100-foot Pirsch rear-mount aerials mounted on a Mack CF chassis with a 500-gallon water tank and twin booster reels. Larry Shapiro photo

Earlier posts in this series covered CFD trucks equipped with booster systems from 1967 and 1968, showing how these capabilities evolved over time.

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