Archive for April 13th, 2017

Aurora Fire Department news (more)

Excerpts from the Dailyherald.com:

Plans to build a $4 million fire station to replace one that was built in 1957 on Aurora’s west side won approval Tuesday from the city council.

Construction is set to begin in May and be complete by late December. The old station will be demolished after the new one is operational.

Assistant Chief of Support Services Donald Davids said Station 7, on Kenilworth Avenue in Lincoln Park, will remain fully operational while the new, 10,000-square-foot station is built about 15 feet away.  The current building has room to house only one fire engine.

“We want to add an ambulance to our fleet, which we have never had there,” Davids said. “The current layout doesn’t allow for one. In ’57, vehicles were smaller, people were smaller, and fitness equipment was not part of the equation.”

The station’s kitchen, for example, measures only 8-by-10 feet. The existing station was built to house two firefighters and a paramedic. The new station will have five staff members on duty 24 hours a day.

The style of the surrounding historic neighborhood, which includes Aurora University and Holy Angels School, was taken into consideration in designing the new facility.

Davids said the city has not built a fire station since 2007, when Station 8 opened on the city’s far east side.

“This project has been in the capital improvement plan for about 10 years,” he said.

thanks Ron

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Glenview Fire Department history

This from Larry Shapiro:

With the ongoing discussion of classic Seagrave apparatus that served our area which Mike Summa started, here are photos of the early Seagrave units from Glenview. (#throwbackthursday)

Seagrave anniversary series fire engine

Classic Seagrave engine servicing the Glenview Fire Department. Larry Shapiro photo

Seagrave anniversary series fire engine

Classic Seagrave engine servicing the Glenview Fire Department. Larry Shapiro photo

Seagrave anniversary series ladder truck

Classic Seagrave aerial servicing the Glenview Fire Department. Larry Shapiro photo

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Apartment fire in Berwyn, 4-12-17

This from Jeff Braun, Jr:

Here are some shots of the Full Still Wednesday night in at 6615 W. Cermak Road in Berwyn. The initial fire call came in at approximately 19:00 Hours, and command quickly requested a Full Still. I arrived on scene just as overhaul was in progress. North Riverside Truck 806 and Forest Park Engine 401 were due to the scene along with Berwyn Chief 900, Quint 901, Engine 902, Engine 903, Truck 904, Ambulance 905, Chief 908, Chief 909, and Chief 916 with Stickney Engine 1203 due for the Change of Quarters.

Thanks -Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY

Forest park fire engine

Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY photo

Berwyn fire truck

Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY photo

ladders to windows after fire

Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY photo

North Riverside FD tower ladder

Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY photo

firefighters replace ladder on fire truck

Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY photo

fire truck at fire scene

Jeff Braun Jr. COUNTY-WIDE FIRE PHOTOGRAPHY photo

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New engine for Fox Lake (more)

Updated production photos from the Alexis Fire website of a new engine for the Fox Lake FPD

fire truck being built by Alexis

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built by Alexis

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built by Alexis

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built by Alexis

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built by Alexis

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

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