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From Phil Stenholm:
Another chapter on the History of the Evanston Fire Department.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Back in 1962, word got out that a tall office building named "State Bank Plaza" was going to be built in downtown Evanston. In response to this, Chief Geishecker asked the city to buy a 100-foot aerial ladder truck for Station No. 1. This was supposed to replace the older 1951 Pirsch truck currently there, which would then move to Station No. 3 to replace the aging 1937 Seagrave 65-foot ladder truck deemed unfit for frontline duty.
Truck Company 23 was only getting around two runs per week on average, so the city manager didn't agree with Chief Geishecker's suggestion, and the city council didn't approve the funds for a new truck. So, Chief Geishecker had to make a decision. He could either move the manpower from Truck Company 21 to Squad 21 and relocate the 1951 Pirsch 85-foot truck to Station No. 3, keeping Truck Company 23 active. Or he could take Truck Company 23 out of frontline service entirely and reallocate its personnel to Squad 21.
If he chose the first option, Truck Company 23 would remain operational, maintain current staffing levels at Station No. 1, and keep a truck company within 2.5 miles of all insured buildings in the city. However, it would mean there wouldn't be an aerial ladder truck close to the downtown "high-value district." In 1962, downtown was where Evanston's main tax revenue came from, and where significant fire insurance premiums were paid. Businesses were already starting to leave downtown Evanston for places like Old Orchard in Skokie, so keeping local merchants satisfied was a priority for the city manager and council.
Even having two truck companies (Truck 22 and Truck 23) within 1.25 miles of Fountain Square wasn't considered enough according to the National Board of Fire Underwriters' standards at the time. In fact, their 1959 report after inspecting the Evanston Fire Department suggested adding another engine company at Station No. 1 to replace Engine Company 25, which had moved to the new Station No. 5 in 1955. Putting Squad 21 back into service at Station No. 1 would add three more firefighters per shift and increase the number of responders to all general alarms by three, as the squad would cover fire calls citywide.
So, Chief Geishecker decided to take Truck 23 out of frontline service starting January 1, 1963, transferring its personnel to Squad 21 at Station No. 1. The 1937 Seagrave 65-foot aerial truck became the department's reserve truck. The downside of this move was that the nearest truck company to Willard School and the Presbyterian Retirement Home in northwest Evanston was now three miles away, and nearly four miles from the "High Ridge" area in the far northwest part of the city.
Squad 21 had been in frontline service from April 1, 1955, to April 1, 1957, during which time it was the busiest unit in the Evanston Fire Department. It was taken out of frontline service in 1957 due to staffing cuts related to the introduction of the three-platoon system. At that time, staffing a third truck company was seen as a higher priority. Therefore, Squad 21 remained in standby mode from 1957 to 1962, with very few calls each year. It was staffed by Engine Company 21 for inhalator calls (around 100 annually) until such units were installed on all five frontline engines in 1959. If needed, it could be driven to a fire by the fire equipment mechanic.
Besides significantly increasing response times for truck companies in northwest Evanston, replacing Truck Company 23 with Squad 21 worked out well for the department. Once back in frontline service, Squad 21 again became the busiest unit in the EFD. As a rescue and manpower company, Squad 21 responded to all fire calls citywide, along with inhalator calls, small fires, and miscellaneous tasks in Station No. 1's district, ensuring Engine 21 stayed available for structural fires.
Although equipped with a 1000-GPM pump and a 100-gallon water tank, Squad 21 lacked a hose bed and therefore didn't carry a standard hose load. It did carry two 50-foot lengths of 1-1/2 inch hose ("donuts") in one of its compartments, which could be deployed and connected to a side discharge port, but it was often quicker and easier to use the booster line ("red line") when dispatched to gas leaks, vehicle fires, or trash fires, or if it arrived before an engine company at a working structure fire.
While Squad 21 carried only two 50-foot lengths of 1-1/2 inch hose, Engine 21 carried 300 feet, Engines 22 and 25 each carried 250 feet. Engines 23 and 24 (the two 1958 Seagrave pumpers) each carried 650 feet of 1-1/2 inch line, including two pre-connected leads to rear discharge ports. Engine 21 carried 1,800 feet of 2-1/2 inch line, while the other four frontline engines each carried 1,500 feet. Being the first-due engine to the downtown "high-value district," Engine 21 carried both 1-1/2 inch and 2-1/2 inch "hotel loads."
Engines 21, 22, and 25 had a lead of soft-sleeve suction hose in a tray on the right-rear step pre-connected to a rear intake port, while Engines 23 and 24 had a lead of soft-sleeve suction hose on the front bumper pre-connected to a front intake port. Each engine also carried a couple of additional leads of soft-sleeve suction hose, though these weren't pre-connected. All five frontline engines carried two sections of rarely used hard suction hose.
Squad 22 (the high-pressure/hose truck) carried 1,750 feet of three-inch "fireboat" hose, and the ladder trucks each carried two 50-foot lengths of three-inch hose that could be rolled out and used to supply an elevated master stream. Even though they weren't in frontline service, the three reserve engines each carried a full hose load (250 feet of 1-1/2 inch hose and 1,500 feet of 2-1/2 inch hose), plus three sections of hard suction hose and two leads of soft-sleeve suction hose. Engines 21, 22, 25, Squad 21, Truck 23, and the three reserve engines were equipped with one-inch rubber booster line ("red line") on a hose reel.
An additional 700 feet of 1-1/2 inch hose was kept at Station No. 1, 250 feet at both Stations No. 2 and No. 5, and 650 feet at both Stations No. 3 and No. 4. Similarly, an additional 1,500 feet of 2-1/2 inch hose was kept at each station, with all hose rotated regularly.