Archive for July 24th, 2018

Rockford Fire Department news

Excerpts from rrstar.com:

A lawsuit filed one year to the day after a June 25, 2017 fire destroyed the historic Hanley Furniture building claims the city refused to allow owners of an adjacent building to access their property, allowing 3 feet of rainwater to pool on the roof and damage the structure.

Rockford Mutual Insurance Co. — which insured the building on behalf of Sam and Linda Pirrello, owners of 307 S. Main St. — filed the lawsuit at the Winnebago County Courthouse. The lawsuit seeks damages of more than $464,472 — the amount the insurance company paid to the Pirrellos.

Mayor Tom McNamara said the city acted exactly as it should have and praised the coordinated response by Rockford firefighters, public works crews, and the water division. Because of concern about the Hanley Building’s structural integrity, the city didn’t allow any work to proceed at the adjacent building, but the fire department did allow tenants and owners the chance to enter the building briefly to assess damage and retrieve small items.

“We did everything we could to make sure everyone was safe, and we tried to mitigate the damage to that building as much as we could,” McNamara said. “Not one person got injured in one of the largest fires our city has seen in 30 years outside that Asher Tool fire.”

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CFD sells surplus engine

1992 Spartan/Luverne engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

surplus Chicago FD 1992 Spartan/Luverne fire engine for sale

thanks Dennis

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Algonquin FPD and Huntley FPD co- hosting Don Abbott’s Project Mayday

Don Abbott’s Project Mayday

click on the file to download a larger file

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La Grange Park Fire Department history

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr:

Found this on Facebook in the Peter Pirsch Fire Apparatus Page.
X-LaGrange, Illinois

antique Peter Pirsch fire engine formerly owned by the La Grange FD in Illinois

from Facebook

antique Peter Pirsch fire engine formerly owned by the La Grange FD in Illinois

from Facebook

antique Peter Pirsch fire engine formerly owned by the La Grange FD in Illinois

from Facebook

antique Peter Pirsch fire engine formerly owned by the La Grange FD in Illinois

from Facebook

antique Peter Pirsch fire engine formerly owned by the La Grange FD in Illinois

from Facebook

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