VF Listings

Fire Buff; Interest - Fire history old fire houses fire operations and communications FDNY Milwaukee FD Chicago FD; Member - Fire Museum of Greater Chicago

Firefighter/Paramedic - Elgin Fire Dept.; Interest - Anything from Elgin Fire Dept. photos post cards documents helmets equipment etc from EFD; VP - Elgin Fire Barn #5 Museum; Member - SPAAMFAA; Rebuilt and operate city's 1929 American LaFrance

Firefighter/Paramedic; Owner - 1957 Seagrave 531-B pumper 1937 International D35 pumper 1953 Pontiac combination coach; Interest - antique apparatus; history

Interest - Collect very fine American trumpets helmets and gold presentation badges

Captain/EMT-I - Bloomington FD; Collector of all types of fire memorabilia; Owner of a 1922 REO fire engine;

Fire Fan; Interest - Interest in the Chicago Fire Dept. Past present & future particularly Eng #65 & Trk 52 ; Honorary Chief - Chicago Fire Dept.; Honorary Member of Engine 65 & Trk 52; Board Member - Fire Museum of Greater Chicago

Buff; Interest - digital apparatus photography scale models & toys; Owner - 1931 IH/Boyer pumper 1953 American LaFrance pumper; Member - Heart of Illinois Fire Buffs; Editor - HOIFEC Buffing News; Contributing Editor- Fire Apparatus Magazine Now In Service and Recent Orders

Fire Buff ex-Vol. Firefighter; Interest - Apparatus photography models; Member - HOIFEC

Firefighter - Evansville IL Fire Department; Interest - Collect FD patches fire extinguishers and other fire dept. related items.

Proud Owner - 1977 Sanford Engine w/1750 gpm Hale pump and booster pump; Original Owner - Slackwood Volunteer Fire Company - Trenton NJ

Stillman FPD - Retire 1996 Served 18 years; LT Sr. Tele-communicator Investigator Photographer; Collector- miniature fire apparatus and other related collectibles

Owner - 1924 Seagrave 1000 GPM pumper 1949 ALF 75' aerial ladder 1924 Ahrens-Fox pumper 1952 Marmon- Harrington air force crash firetruck

Buff Former CD Officer; Interest - Collect miniature fire apparatus and foreign fire helmets; Member - FB of I SPAAMFAA GLIAFAA; Owner - 1957 Chevrolet Nomad Chief's Car

Full Time Firefighter/Paramedic; Interest - Fire photography; Member - FB of I

Ret. EMT Paramedic (IL) 50+ yr. Member National Ski Patrol; Member - Garfield Co. CO Search & Rescue; Communications Engineer designed 2-way radio systems for Motorola GE and RCA; President - NICOMM(IL); Interest - Collect mechanical sirens and warning lights; Owns 9 full size fire trucks from 1963 Jeep to 1978 Mack

Antique Fire Memorabilia Collector and Dealer; Owner - Memories Antiques and Collectibles - Manteno Antique Mall Manteno IL; Her Collectibles and His Fire Junk 35 year Member - Kankakee Twp. Fire Protection District Asst. Fire Chief; www.oldfirestuff.com

Career Lieutenant/Paramedic - Elgin F.D.; Fire Academy Coordinator; Interest - Training suburban/rural operations Phoenix FD; Member - IAFF ISFSI IFSA

Past Member and Treasurer - Fairview Heights Fire Department Explorer Post (2001-2002); Interest - Modern Fire Apparatus photography; Member - St. Louis Firenet STL835; Member - East Side Fire Protection District since 2001

F/T Truck parts Rep.; P/T Public Safety Officer; Present and Past Member of many fire organizations; Former EMT-A Home Med. Tech. Asst. Security Director; Interest - apparatus photography and diecast

Volunteer Fireman-EMT Career Paramedic; Interest - Trade Fire and EMS patches; Apparatus photography pictures of old ambulances

Asst. Chief - Lake Egypt Fire Prot. Dist.; Interest - Collect all fire dept. memorabilia books postcards prints depicting fires or history of fire depts.

Interest - FDNY Chicago fireground and apparatus photos; Member - Squad Co. #5 Chicago Fire Dept. IAFF #2 FB of I SWNIFA

Fire Buff 2nd Dep. Chief - Chicago Metro Canteen Service; Interest - CFD & Metro Canteen Service in general

Member - SPAAMFAA HOIFEC - Heart of Illinois Fire Equipment Collectors; Volunteer - Red Cross Emergency Service Macon County ESDA

Career Captain; Lover of all apparatus and how they are set up; Trade T-shirts with departments and companies I visit; Interest - Department SOP's and policies and working conditions

Battalion Chief- Wood Dale FPD; Interest - Chicago FD history & apparatus photos Mack fire apparatus photos - all models CFR apparatus photos

Lieutenant - Bensenville FD; Interest - Chicago Fire Department airport fire departments CFR vehicles Stan died on October 29 2007. May he rest in peace.

Owner - 1925 REO Pirsch F4 - Fox Lake's first motorized fire truck 1927 Peter Pirsch Pumper - Fox Lake's second motorized fire truck 1927 American LaFrance

Fire Buff; Lieutenant; Certified FF III/Instructor II; Certified FOII; FAE/EMT-B/ERT; HM Tech; Interest - Fire photography radio communications collecting patches badges helmets all fire memorabilia; Member - FB of I IFPA SPAAMFAA NFPA GLIAFAA IAAI APCO; 911 Dispatch Supervisor

Fire Buff; Interest - Apparatus prints and slides fire department histories radio monitoring modeling; Ex-P.O.C. fire fighter - Oak Forest FD; Member - SPAAMFAA FB of I

Historian of records of extra alarm fires C.F.D.; Interest - Collector of CFD Company Journals and CFD response cards

Firefighter; Fire Buff; Interest - memorabilia collect patches; Zone Director - West Suburban Firemen's Assn.; Member - Elmhurst Professional Firefighters Assn. IPFA IFA IAFF

Member - Rockdale Fire Protection District; Dispatcher 24 - Firenet; Interest - meeting with my fire service friends at E.J. Karz for lunch

Retired Ass't Chief - New Lenox IL FPD; Interest - Fire apparatus; Member - SPAAMFAA

Interest - Mack Fire Apparatus old fire alarm equipment (pre 1920) Chicago(Pull Open) Fire alarm boxes and tooker door type American boxes; Send pictures or call to talk about what you have. Owner - 1945 L Model Mack Open Cab War Time Pumper- ex Nevada Missouri

Interest - Model fire apparatus builder and collector; Apparatus photography

N.A.U.I. Instructor; Public Safety Scuba Instructor; Dive Rescue Trainer; Interest - Collect fire related liquor decanters trumpets & models; Member - FAMBA WSFA PADI NAUI IADRS Dan - O2 Provider Instructor

Interest - Ahrens-Fox Fire Engines; Owner - 1925 Reo/ Howe Model GH piston pumper Reg. #6017 ex-New Palestine IN and Sibley IL 1929 Ahrens-Fox Model GC-60-4 rotary pumper Reg. #5024 ex-Ottawa Ohio

Captain Instructor - Manhattan FD; Fire Marshal - Braidwood Nuclear Station; Interest - FD memorabilia toys apparatus photography; Part Owner - 1950 ALF open cab truck

Recording Secretary - 5-11 Club Inc.; Member - FB of I; Interest - Primarily in history photos books and models of Chicago Fire Dept.; Collector of CFD memorabilia; Member - 5-11 Club's Support Service Unit

Firefighter - Stickney FD; Interest - The Fire Service old fire truck photos patches extinguishers; Owner - 1939 Federal/General Model 15K 500 gpm pumper; Member - SPAAMFAA

Fire Buff; Interest - Chicago FD 1/25th scale models fire apparatus photos books

Retired Dispatcher-Chicago Fire Dept; Interest-Ahrens Fox apparatus Police and Fire Dept. Bagpipe Bands; Member - Chicago Stock Yard Kilty Band; Former Member - Oak Lawn Fire Dept. Chicago Fire Museum

Author: A Chicago Firehouse: Stories of Wrigleyville's Engine 78; Founding Member - Fire Museum of Greater Chicago; Member - Mensa; Interest - Chicago Fire Dept; photography; writing; gathering material for future book www.achicagofirehouse.com

Interest - Visiting Fire Departments history of early fire service collect fire toys books models antiques and all fire memorabilia photograph apparatus and fires Member - FB of I SPAAMFAA; Curator - Aurora Regional Fire Museum; Secretary - Fire Museum Network

Fire Buff; Interest - Fire & apparatus photography books memorabilia & needlework; Member - FB of I SPAAMFAA

Paid On Call Engineer EMT-B; Interest - Apparatus & fire photography (slides/digitals) FD History books fire apparatus toys; Member - FB of I SPAAMFAA

Interest - Chicago F.D. history; Co-Author - History of Chicago Firehouses - Volumes 1 2 3 4

Career(Dis.)Lt-Fosterburg IL FPD; Fire/Arson Investiga- tor-SIAIA; Paramedic; Cave/Water/Ground Search & Rescue; Search Manager; K-9 Medic; NASCAR SARtech II;Ham Radio- N9WDS; SkyWarn Spotter; Lt. Col. Civil Air Patrol(USAF aux); I colelct (US Only) Fire rescue EMS SAR Fire investigation Patches; http://firearsn.empowering.com

Firefighter/Paramedic - Oak Lawn Fire Department; Interest - Collect and swap FD patches also collect old photos and FD memorabilia

Fireman - Chicago FD; Interest - Fire alarm boxes box keys gongs badges pedastals

Fire Dispatcher - CFD; Interest - Fire apparatus photos CFD history; Member - FB of I Fire Museum of Chicago This listing is a memorial to Lee's interest and support of the fire service.

Owner - 1936 Ahrens-Fox WR pumper 1940 Diamond T/Darley Pumper; Past President - GLIAFAA; Past President - 5-11 Club; Life Member - Box 42 Assoc.; Member - FB of I OSU Fire Alumni SPAAMFAA

Fire Buff; Vol. Firefighter; Ret. Police Chief; Interest -Fire Toys Collect & swap 35mm prints. Have older rigs in S. IL & SE MO.; Owner 1948 Ford/FMC 1957 Ford/ALF 1975 Ford/American; Member Coal Belt FPA Gateway Fire Historical Society