Archive for June 21st, 2017

Evanston Fire Department news

Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Former Evanston fire chief Sanders “Sam” Hicks died Friday of complications from Parkinson’s Disease at the age of 90. He was Evanston’s first African American firefighter hired in 1950 and retiring in 1987. Hicks worked as a firefighter for more than a decade before taking a sick day.

He was promoted to captain in 1963, to assistant chief of training in 1973, and fire chief in 1980. Hicks was credited with helping to launch the department’s paramedic program in 1976. Previously, police department station wagons would deliver patients to local hospitals. A fire department training room was named after him in 2015 during a special presentation. 

Along with his dedication to firefighting, Hicks was known for his contributions to the world of speed skating. He coached Shani Davis, the first African American to win Winter Olympics gold in an individual competition in that category. Hicks was also a founding member and coach of the Evanston Speed Skating Club.

He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two grandchildren. Funeral and visitation details are pending. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Skokie.

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New squad for Clarendon Hills (more)

Updated production photos of the new squad being built for the Clarendon Hills FD by Pierce so#30266

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new fire truck interior

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New engine for the East Joliet Fire Protection District

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Box Alarm in Buffalo Grove, 6-20-17

Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to 685 Le Parc Circle late Tuesday afternoon after a homeowner was alerted on his phone of an alarm going off. The Code 2 for the alarm investigation was elevated to a Code 3 for the reported fire after receiving an update from the homeowner who arrived home and found smoke in the unit.

Buffalo Grove (BG) Battalion 4 arrived to find light smoke around the eaves and upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. BG companies went to the roof and inside the unit while mutual aid crews investigated the adjoining units. Heavy smoke conditions inside initially hampered locating the seat of the attic fire and a fear of extension throughout the multiple unit building prompted further upgrading the alarm to a MABAS Box Alarm.

Companies at the scene were: Buffalo Grove Battalion 4, Engine 26, Quints 25 and 27, Squad 25, Ambulances 25 and 26, plus three additional chief officers. Mutual aid companies were: Arlington Heights Engine 4, Ambulance 4, and 400; Long Grove Squad 55 and 5500; Palatine Engine 82; Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51; Wheeling Engine 42 and 2400; ambulances from Barrington Countryside, Lake Zurich, Schaumburg, and Lake Villa; a Libertyville squad, a Countryside engine, trucks from Mundelein and Grayslake (in a spare truck X-Mundelein), the Mess Canteen Unit M5, plus Buffalo Grove EMA.

One firefighter was transported to an area hospital for observation after being evaluated in rehab.

 

townhouse building fire

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heavy smoke from attic vent

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Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Typhoon fire engine at work

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Firefighters guide hose line into a house

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heavy smoke from townhouse fire

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Buffalo Grove FD KME quint at work

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Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Typhoon fire engine at work

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Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Cyclone quint at work

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large diameter hose in the street

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Mess Canteen M5 rehab unit

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Buffalo Grove FD Quint 27

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Buffalo Grove FD Engine 26

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Firefighters rehab at fire scene

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Mundelein FD tower ladder

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Mundelein FD new and old fire trucks

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Northwest Lake County Fire Training Cooperative

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Buffalo Grove FD fire scene

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firefighters after battling a fire

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mom take picture of toddler dressed as a fireman

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Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Cyclone quint reflecting in a pond

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E-ONE aerial ladder

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