Archive for April 25th, 2015

Naperville FD makes presentation to the historical society

Naperville FD makes presentation to the historical society:

Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis and Bureau Chief of Community Services Andy Dina presented Naper Settlement with the Naperville Fire Department’s 2012 inaugural composite photo that represented all 202 members of the department. Each member of the department, including 185 firefighters and administrative staff, was photographed and the individual photos were assembled into a 40-inch by 40-inch composite.

Chief Puknaitis said, “We have never done anything like this composite photograph before. We are creating a legacy. If we don’t do this, the history will be lost.”

The photographs will be added to Naper Settlement’s Naperville Fire Department Collection, which dates back to the department’s founding in 1874, and includes photographs, objects, artifacts and the Joe Naper Pumper, Naperville’s first piece of firefighting equipment. The Naperville Fire Department is one of the oldest continuously operating fire departments in the United States.

Bureau Chief Dina said, “We wanted to donate the composite photo to Naper Settlement, which is preserving our history for us.”

“We are proud to support the Naperville Fire Department,” Naper Settlement President and CEO Rena Tamayo-Calabrese said. “Through their donation, we continue to be the institutional memory of the community.”

 

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New squad for Montgomery & Countryside FPD

This from Larry Shapiro:

The only northern Illinois rig that I’ve spotted in this year’s FDIC exhibits is a new E-ONE/Typhoon HDR for Montgomery & Countryside.

E-ONE fire truck at FDIC 2015

Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE fire truck at FDIC 2015

Larry Shapiro photo

FDIC 2015 in the Lukas Oil Stadium ©Larry Shapiro

FDIC 2015 in the Lukas Oil Stadium ©Larry Shapiro

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Tornado drill north of the border

This from Asher Heimermann:

“Operation Triple Tornado”, an emergency preparedness exercise with the Wisconsin National Guard 157th Brigade and Ozaukee County Emergency Management was held Saturday, April 18, 2015.
Asher Heimermann
fire department mobile command post

Asher Heimermann photo

National Guard training for disasters

Asher Heimermann photo

fire department rural water supply with portable tank

Asher Heimermann photo

National Guard training for disasters

Asher Heimermann photo

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