Archive for May 4th, 2017

Springfield Fire Department news

Excerpts from foxillinois.com:

Springfield Fire Chief Barry Helmrichs said the department went from an ISO rating of three to a two.

Insurance Services Offices (ISO) grades fire departments on several categories; emergency communication, response time, and community involvement.

He chief said right now his department ranks within the top three percent in the country,  and if they can get a half point more onto their score this could mean cheaper insurance.

Chief Helmrichs said they’ve resubmitted information, which could lower their score even more. The latest they could hear back on their ranking is by October first.

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New tanker for Fox Lake (more)

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

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

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Schaumburg Fire Department news

From the villageofschaumburg.com:

Fire Department 50th Anniversary Open House

The Schaumburg Fire Department invites the public to attend its Open House to celebrate the department’s 50th anniversary.

The event will take place from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 at Fire Station 51, 950 W. Schaumburg Road.

The itinerary includes Presentation of the Colors by the department’s Honor Guard followed by a welcome from Fire Chief Dave Schumann. Speakers will include Mayor Al Larson and retired Captain Jim Naatz, who will serve as the keynote speaker. Refreshments will be available following the brief program.

Fire protection in Schaumburg was provided by the Roselle Fire Protection District in the early days. The Schaumburg Fire Department was created by village ordinance on February 20, 1966, and appointed volunteer firefighters that officially began serving the Schaumburg Fire Department on June 1, 1967.

Today, the Schaumburg Fire Department provides suppression and emergency medical services to a day-time population of 150,000. Responding from five fire stations, 120 shift personnel respond to more than 9,100 calls a year. The fire department is responsible for providing emergency response services including fire, ambulance, hazardous materials, underwater rescue and recovery, high angle, trench and confined space rescue; and education/fire prevention programs including school presentations, station tours, high rise drills, and Explorer Scout Post 333. For more information about the Schaumburg Fire Department, visit the village’s website at http://bit.ly/2fmxe8t.

thanks Dan

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Evanston Fire Department history

for #throwbackthursday – classic apparatus and ambulance photos from the Evanston Fire Department

vintage Evanston FD ambulance

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD ambulance

Perhaps Evanston’s first modular ambulance. Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD ambulance

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD fire engine

Evanston Engine 21. Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD fire engine

Jeff Rudolph photo

vintage Evanston FD fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD Seagrave ladder truck

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Pirsch tractor-drawn ladder truck in Evanston IL

Larry Shapiro photo

vintage Evanston FD Squad 21

Larry Shapiro photo

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