Archive for March 18th, 2014

Fire department snow plows … (more)

Submitted by Harry:

downers grove 2008 f350 with western plow

addison   99 ford with western plow

norwood pk 92 f 350 cc diesel pu with boss plow

elk grove village 99-01 f350 with fisher/monroe plow

all sent by harry

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Downers Grove FD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Addison FD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Norwood Park FPD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Elk Grove FD snow plow. photo by Harry

waconda 2005 dodge ram with western plow

carol stream fpd 07 dodge ram 3500 with western plow

bloomingdale fpd 2007 chevy with western plow

oakbrook terrace 00 f 250 cc pu with western plow

all sent by harry

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Wauconda FD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Carol Stream FPD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Bloomingdale FPD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Oakbrook Terrace FPD snow plow. photo by Harry

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Northbrook technical rescue 3-18-14

This from Larry Shapiro:

Northbrook units were called to 1751 W. Lake Cook Road in Deerfield before 11AM today for a worker that had fallen 15 feet into a concrete well alongside a building. Companies arrived to find a window washer that had been working over a steel grate that covered the space. An angle iron which supported one side of the grate gave way sending the worker down into the hole.

A TRT response was requested. Firefighters in the hole stabilized the patient and packaged him in a stokes basket while rope techs setup rigging to hoist him to ground level.

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Northbrook Tower 12 is over the concrete well where the worker fell. Larry Shapiro photo

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A ladder is placed over the hole for the team. Larry Shapiro photo

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MABAS Division 3 TRT squad. Larry Shapiro photo

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The ladder is secured in place. Larry Shapiro photo

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Firefighters on the ground provide equipment to the firefighters working with the patient. Larry Shapiro photo

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Rigging is prepared to lift the patient from the hole. Larry Shapiro photo

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The stokes is pulled up from the hole. Larry Shapiro photo

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Firemen carry the patient to the gurney. Larry Shapiro photo

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The angle iron supporting the grate broke free from this ledge. Larry Shapiro photo

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A view into the area where the worker fell. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more images is at shapirophotography.net

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Arlington Heights PD & FD receive generous gifts

The Chicago Tribune has an article about the Arlington Heights Police Department and Fire Department being the beneficiaries of a large donation:

The Arlington Heights man who drowned after driving his Cadillac into a pond, leading to the suspension of a dispatcher who mishandled his call for help, left $400,000 for local emergency responders in his will.

Henry E. Laseke estate’s gifted the Arlington Heights fire and police departments with $200,000 each. The man’s money is now paying for a brand new ambulance and funding the police K-9 unit for the next ten years, officials said.

“He was a wonderful person,” said Judy Filek, a family friend who is managing the Henry E. Laseke estate. “He was very quiet, not the type of person you would notice, but you know, he was very loyal.”

Arlington Heights Police Chief Gerald Mourning also said he met with Laseke and his lawyer about three years ago as he was preparing his will. The police chief suggested money for the K-9 unit because Laseke indicated he wanted to help the community with something “above and beyond” the police department budget.

Laseke, 89, drowned after driving his Cadillac SUV into the pond next to his Arlington Heights home on the morning of July 25. Police believe Laseke lost control of the SUV, struck an electrical box and then a post that holds up a balcony on a nearby condominium before ending up in the pond. Two of Laseke’s neighbors jumped into the water to try to save the man that morning in the 1500 block of Courtland Drive.

The dispatcher who was the last person to speak with Laseke ultimately was disciplined for mishandling his 911 call, although documents from Northwest Central Dispatch System suggest the dispatcher’s actions did not slow the response time, as other calls reporting the same emergency came in seconds earlier.

thanks Dan

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