Archive for April 22nd, 2017

New Lenox Fire Production District news

Excerpts from mysuburbanlife.com:

After 45 years in the fire service and three years running the New Lenox Fire Protection District, Steve Engledow will retire June 23.

He was a Joliet firefighter for 28 years and Troy fire chief for five years, said Thursday “it’s time for the younger group to take over.”

He said the Board of Fire Trustees will choose his replacement at a later date, but he will not be involved in the hiring process.

Engledow said he was hired in New Lenox to reorganize the department, splitting some jobs and condensing others while clarifying who some responsibilities were assigned to. He also enacted a line-item budget to control spending each year and implemented an equipment replacement schedule.

Engledow grew up in Harvey and moved to Frankfort when he was 15 – attending Lincoln-Way High School. Getting holiday shifts at an early job required joining the chemical factory’s fire brigade.

After serving as a Country Club Hills firefighter, he became a Joliet firefighter and eventually rose to deputy chief. He also served as a part-time assistant chief for the East Joliet Fire Department before taking over the Troy Fire Protection District.

He advises firefighters beginning their careers to pursue as much education as possible.

Engledow will be moving to South Carolina, where he has owned property for several years.

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New ambulances for Oak Lawn

This from the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:

We are pleased to announce that the Oak Lawn FD has recently puchased two additional Type I Wheeled Coach ambulances. These new 2017 F-450 models will supplement their existing fleet of Wheeled Coach units… and will feature our “CoolBar” HVAC systems, custom interior cabinetry configuration, all LED emergency and interior lighting, as well as, numerous other custom features. Production of these two new units will begin immediately, and we anticipate completion within 60 days. We will post pictures once the units have been completed and are ready for delivery.

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House fire in Lakemoor, 4-20-17

Excerpts from the NorthwestHerald.com:

Thomas Damiano was asleep Friday when fire alarms went off and his house began filling with smoke. He woke up his family and got out of the home. “[I] had to jump off of our balcony to escape,” he said.

While no one was injured, the home was destroyed and two pet birds have not been found.

Lakemoor Police Chief David Godlewski said crews were called at about 10:25 a.m. Friday to a fire in the 300 block of North Rosedale Drive, Lakemoor.

The home at 336 Rosedale Drive was engulfed in flames when crews arrived, and firefighters were still putting out some of the flames an hour after arriving at the home. Godlewski said the home as a total loss.

Firefighters from several departments were called to the scene to assist, including McHenry Township, Antioch and Crystal Lake.

“We can provide them with shelter vouchers at a hotel for up to eight weeks, then I’ll help them with trying to find a new place and we purchased a new bed for everyone in the household,” said Sue Rose, community service director with the McHenry County Housing Authority.

thanks Scott

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New tanker for Fox Lake (more)

Updated production photos of the tanker being built for Fox Lake by Alexis

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