Archive for September 13th, 2016

9/11 Anniversary – dedication of new apparatus

Excerpts from Newschannel20.com:

In Dawson, firefighters conducted a 9/11 ceremony dedicating their newest squad truck. The back of the truck reads, “keep back 343 feet” in memory of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives at Ground Zero.

Fire Chief Mike Abbott says the new truck can be operated by just one person who can fight a fire from inside the cab. He says it means a lot that the community provided the fire department with this new piece of equipment.

“It makes me proud. I mean, looking around here and seeing the neighboring fire departments who responded to help us welcome this apparatus, as well as seeing the community members that showed up in such short notice. It makes you proud to be not only a citizen of the community, but an American,” Abbott said.

A push-in ceremony was held to place the truck inside the fire station. Abbott says the ceremony goes back to the days of the horse drawn steam engine, where firefighters would have to physically push the steamer back into the station.

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Fire in Wheeling, 9-13-16

The Wheeling Fire Department was called to 458 Thornhill Lane Tuesday morning (9/13/16) for a small fire at the rear of a second floor unit in a townhouse. First arriving units found fire on the outside of the building off the rear deck. One line was used and the damage was contained to a small area.

Rosenbauer America fire trucks in Wheeling IL

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small fire on balcony

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firefighters raise ground ladder to balcony

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small fire on 2nd floor balcony

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Wheeling FD Rosenbauer fire trucks

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17th Greater Milwaukee Fire & Police Expo (more)

This from Steve Redick:

Weather was pretty tough, rain for most of the day. After lunch I stopped back and got some rigs in the sun, but most had left by then. Here is a sampling of some of the nicer rigs we saw. All the images and a short video of the parade can be seen here.

Steve

antique fire engine

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antique fire engines

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antique Milwaukee FD ambulance

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antique fire truck from Racine WI

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antique fire engine

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antique fire engine

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire, 9-12-16

Chicago firefighters battled a 3-11 Alarm fire in a commercial building at 423 S. Kedzie Monday night that came in around 7:30pm.

Dollar Store fire in Chicago

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