Archive for July 17th, 2018

Barrington Fire Department news

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Ten years ago, Barrington residents predicted that running enormous CN trains on the EJ & E tracks through town would clog traffic, and slow emergency personnel and ambulances.

On June 12 at 4:41 p.m., those warnings coalesced when a stalled CN train bisected the village during the afternoon rush. Among the thousands of vehicles caught in the jam were ambulances headed to Good Shepherd Hospital with two patients from a DUI crash at Ela Road and Northwest Highway.

“Do we have any idea where this stopped train is extending from?” a Barrington paramedic radioed in a video provided by the village last week. “I’m not sure which direction I should head in.”

As firefighters quickly found out, all four CN crossings — at Main Street, Hough Street (Route 59), Northwest Highway and Lake Zurich Road — were inaccessible, and trains on an intersecting rail line also backed up.

While traffic gridlock spiraled, Barrington police who had coalesced south of the tracks to handle the DUI crash reached out to neighboring departments. “Can you please let Lake Zurich PD, Lake County and Barrington Hills know on our northwest side we have no officers on right now. So if we need assistance we’ll be calling them,” a dispatcher asked.

Some desperate commuters ducked under train cars to reach the opposite side. “There are numerous people who are actually crawling over the train that’s stopped here,” a 911 caller reported. “It’s getting more and more dangerous — there are kids doing it as well.”

Nearly one hour later, the train started moving again.

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New ambulance for Berwyn

From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:

Congratulations and a huge Thank You to the City of Berwyn IL Fire Department on the delivery of your newest Wheeled Coach Type III ambulance. With the patented Cool Bar HVAC system, Whelen LED interior and warning lights,CN 10 cabinetry Berwyn realizes the safety and value Wheeled Coach and Fire Service, Inc. provides. As one of our longest supporters, we thank you again for your business. When the busiest EMS agencies choose Fire Service, Inc to service their needs, repeatedly, there is value in that decision. Contact your Fire Service, Inc. sales team for more info on this unit, as well as all of our apparatus lines and fleet maintenance opportunities for your agency.

Wheeled Coach Type III ambulance

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Berwyn FD Ambulance 905

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Berwyn FD Ambulance 905

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As seen around … the IFSI

Photos from Steve Redick

Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire truck at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Ambulance at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire truck at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire truck at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire engine at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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Fire truck at the Illinois Fire Service Institute training cente

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New ambulance for Lake Zurich

From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:

Brand new custom Horton conversion on a Ford F550 chassis.

Horton Type I ambulance

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Horton Type I ambulance

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Horton Type I ambulance

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Horton Type I ambulance

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new ambulance interior

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