Jim Skrabel from Darien-Woodridge forwarded this image from the Pierce plant of the new 105′ truck scheduled for delivery in early June.
The new "all red" 105' Velocity aerial for Darien-Woodridge. Photo by Darien-Woodridge FPD Lt. Rich Sanborn
Grayslake FPD opens Station3
May 17
The Daily Herald has an article about the opening of Grayslake Fire Protection District Station 3.
Grayslake Fire Protection District has opened a new station designed to improve response times to the Saddlebrook Farms development in Round Lake Park and nearby areas.
Built at Peterson Road and Route 60, the district’s third firehouse debuted at 7 a.m. Monday. It’ll be staffed 24 hours a day with three firefighter/paramedics.
Funding for the third station was approved in a 2008 tax-increase referendum. An owner of a $200,000 market value home was projected to pay an extra $100 annually to the fire district.
About $2.2 million was budgeted for the 10,000-square-foot firehouse in unincorporated Lake County. It’s a single-story structure with equipment and truck areas, firefighter dormitory rooms and offices.
The fire district doesn’t include only the namesake village. Third Lake, Round Lake Park, Round Lake Beach and unincorporated Lake County areas of Wildwood, Gages Lake, Highland Lake and Fremont Township also are within its boundaries.
The complete article can be found HERE.
thanks Chris
Local news from channel 7 interviewed Broadview and Maywood members about the fire.
thanks Drew
New engine for Schaumburg
May 17
From Josh Boyajian:
Found this on the Schaumburg Professional FF’s Facebook page today. Thier new engine 53 at the pierce plant awaiting delivery. Its a 2012 Pierce Impel 1500 / 500
Schaumburg Fire Department Engine 53, 2012 Pierce Impel. Schaumburg Professional Fire Fighters photo
Bill Post found a preview trailer for the show Chicago Fire
It is about one fire station which they are calling Station 55 but in reality it is Engine 18′s new house. It also shows the traditional rivalry between the squad men and the men assigned to the other companies.
Previous posts about the show can be found HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
Vintage CFD Fire Photos
May 16
More Crystal Lake photos
May 15
More Crystal Lake photos from Tyler Tobolt
Station 1 at 100 W Woodstock st- Ambulance 351.352.355- Engine 341.340- Tender 371- Truck 381- Battalion Chief 330 housed here
Readers submitted comments to our recent post of non-red apparatus in MABAS Division 5 that mentioned a new life for the 1977 Ford/Welch rescue squad from Harvard.
The Harvard Rescue truck was bought by Tonica Volunteer Fire Dept, in LaSalle County in the late ’80?s and refurbed. It was then painted Chrome Yellow and White. It was sold by Tonica, to a chemical plant in Henry, IL for their Haz-mat unit. I was one of the fire personel from Tonica that went up to Marengo to get the truck when we first bought it. Tonica is a not-for-profit organization and gets no tax money. It is supported strictly by donations and grants.
The Harvard Rescue Squad has this 1977 Ford/Welch unit. Bill Friedrich photo
From Bill Friedrich:
Here is the rig when it went to Tonica. Glad we shot it when it went down here. We travel quite a bit to find old friends as we say. Tonica is located in the Southern tip of LaSalle County.
Tonica Fire Rescue in LaSalle County ran with this 1977 Ford/Welch (X-Harvard Rescue Squad in McHenry County). Bill Friedrich photo
This came in on Saturday from Josh Boyajian:
Tonight I followed a header into the city to 3318 w 38th street. Engine 65 and Truck 52 arrived and found heavy fire in sector 1 on the first and second floors. Engine 109 backed down and lead out a second line to the second floor. Here are some pictures I took.
Broadview firefighters were called to the scene of a fire in a three-story residential building overnight and arrived to find residents on the top floor that were ready to drop a child into a blanket being held by neighbors.
Firefighters rescued several children from the top floor of a three-story building during an extra-alarm fire early this morning in west suburban Broadview, authorities said.
Fire crews from four suburbs responded to the 2-11 alarm fire in the 2100 block of South 16th Avenue, authorities said.
The complete article can be found HERE.
thanks Chris
Firegeezer.com has an article HERE.