Archive for August 13th, 2012

SAFER Grant for Waukegan

The Lake County News-Sun has an article about a SAFRE Grant awarded tot he Waukegan Fire Department:

[Waukegan] … Aldermen voted 6-2 on Monday to accept $1.54 million to hire up to seven firefighters.

City officials received word in late July that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had designated that amount through the Department of Homeland Security’s Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program.

The city accepted a $1.2 million SAFER grant in June 2011 that was credited at the time with avoiding at least four layoffs. Koncan reported that the two grants would overlap, with funds from both running out in 2014.

Fire Chief Dan Young told the public safety committee in late July that the new grant would allow the department to recall two firefighters laid off due to budget cuts and add five more personnel.

Attrition during the city’s financial crunch has seen the department’s ranks shrink from 123 in 2010 to 110 this year. Young said he would strive to maintain that number whether or not the city made use of the 2012 SAFER funding.

The complete article can be found HERE.

thanks Dennis

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CFD B-Model Mack engine

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.

Here are some pictures of a 1956 Mack B-Model I recently found in Calumet City in March of 2012.
The rig carries CFD  Shop# D-307, Serial# B95F-1042.
It’s CFD history is as follows:
    Delivered: 3-16-1956
    Engine 27: 6-8-1956 to 2-18-1963
    Engine 25: 2-18-1963 to 12-19-1969
    Engine 8: 1-1-1970 to 7-27-1970
    Engine 92: 11-25-1970 to 7-12-1973
    Engine 76: 12-31-1973 to 2-5-1976
    Engine 56: 1-26-1976 to 1-13-1977
rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Officer’s side. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Driver’s side, cab interior. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Mack production plate. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Cab interior, officer’s side. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

rusting  Chicago Fire Department Mack B-95 fire engine

Double front bumper. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

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