Archive for April 1st, 2018

Fatal fire in Oak Park, 4-1-18

Excerpts from wgntv.com:

An Oak Park man was killed in a fire at his condo Sunday morning, while the families in all 10 of the building’s other units were displaced this Easter Sunday.

The Oak Park Fire Department responded to reports of a fire or explosion on Wisconsin Ave. just after 9 a.m. Sunday morning. When they arrived, a fire was spreading through the condo building. Paramedics attempted to revive a victim discovered in one of the second floor condos, but the man died shortly after being taken out of the building.

When the smoke had cleared, the toll was visible, as the building appeared “gutted” and flames damaged the building next door as well. Two people collapsed with grief upon hearing their loved one had died. Neighbor Kasey Klinger witnessed the emotionally difficult moment.

The victim has not yet been identified. There were no other injuries, as the building had working smoke detectors. The American Red Cross is now working with displaced families to find temporary shelter, and the state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

thanks Scott

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Oak Lawn Fire Department news

Excerpts from the OakLawnLeaf.com:

Last year, the Village of Oak Lawn received public accolades for accepting a SAFER Grant to hire additional firefighters. Well, it turns out that the village administration’s acceptance was conditioned on the fire department members’ union, Local 3405, agreeing to a reduction in the minimum manning numbers that have been, and continue to be, the biggest disagreement since Governor Rauner met Speaker Madigan.  In any case, the village has notified the union that since there was no agreement, the village has cancelled the acceptance of the $1,347,000 federal grant. The union, which stayed out of the last municipal election because it didn’t want things to get worse if the mayor won, has recently filed another unfair labor practice against the village. One former firefighter told us, “There have been so many (Unfair Labor Practice complaints), we’ve lost count.”  The anti-union actions haven’t hurt the board politically so don’t expect any change in rhetoric or action.

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New heavy rescue for Champaign

Production photos from the Ferrara website of a heavy rescue being built for Champaign

TRUCK INFO

Type:   Heavy Rescue
Chassis:   Cinder
Body:   Extruded Aluminum Body
Pump:   N/A
Tank:   N/A
Ferrara fire truck being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

Ferrara fire truck being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

Ferrara fire truck being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

Ferrara fire truck being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

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Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Distracted Driving Awareness Month

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