Archive for September 18th, 2018

Pierce Manufacturing hit with class action lawsuit (more)

Excerpts from jg-tc.com:

Last year, Charleston joined several other cities in the area in a class action lawsuit against Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. and Global Fire Equipment, Inc. claiming that they violated the terms of the warranty on the fire trucks they had made for the cities.

Charleston purchased two fire trucks in the early 2000s over a five-year period from the company. 

Tim Meister, Charleston Fire Department assistant fire chief, said at the time that there is a lifetime warranty on the frame of the fire trucks for rust and corrosion damage, and currently, all three have varying degrees of rust on the frame. The city claimed that the company has not repaired or replaced the frames even though it is spelled out in the warranty to do so.

After some back and forth between attorneys involved in the case, a tentative agreement has been made.

Charleston Fire Chief Steve Bennett said one truck would get an entirely new rail and another would get repairs to the existing rail on the truck in the settlement.  Both would be sent in for repair and replacement one at a time with a loaner truck provided. 

Other terms of the agreement include:

  • Charleston paying $13,333 for the frame rail replacement, receiving credit of equal value to be used toward other repairs and trucks from Pierce.
  • Pierce will pickup and deliver the trucks from the city.
  • Pierce will pay attorney costs.
  • Pierce will provide recommended written maintenance practices and service bulletins regarding maintenance.
  • Pierce will continue to honor existing warranties on the trucks

Today, council members will vote on whether they accept the new terms of the agreement at their meeting set for 6:30 p.m. at Charleston City Hall, 520 Jackson Ave. 

The settlement included in the meeting documents did not include that of the other cities involved in the lawsuit. 

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Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-16-18

This from Steve Redick:

Took in a quick job the other night basically right across the street from Engine 11’s house. I arrived pretty promptly but there wasn’t much to see by the time I found what side of the building complex the fire was on. A handline was taken up Truck 9’s aerial but I believe an interior line had already pretty much contained the fire. I saw 1 victim being treated.
Steve
Chicago Firefighters work off aerial ladder

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Chicago Firefighters work off aerial ladder

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Chicago Firefighters work off aerial ladder

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Chicago FD Truck 9

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Chicago fire scene at night

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Chicago FD Engine 119

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New Engine 51 for Schaumburg

This from Tyler Tobolt:

Schaumburg Engine 51

Schaumburg FD Engine 51

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Schaumburg FD Engine 51

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Chicago Fire Department news

Firefighters honor one of their own

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On-duty CFD members salute Captain Darryl Moore as his body arrives at the Medical Examiner’s office The Captain joined CFD in the mid eighties. – at Cook County Medical Examiner

Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Chicago Fire Captain Darryl Moore, 55, off-duty and attending an end-of-summer boat party was attending a party at Jackson Park Harbor in the 6500-block of South Richards Drive. Moore stepped onto the pier for a moment, his friends thought he would be right back. When he never returned, they became worried.

The Coast Guard, Chicago Police Marine Unit, and fire department searched for him in the water and recovered his body early Monday morning. A procession transported him to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office where on-duty Chicago Fire Department members saluted his body. It appears Moore died from an apparent drowning. An autopsy will be conducted Monday.

Darryl Moore was the captain of Truck 40 at a firehouse in Beverly. His colleagues said after more than 30 years on the job, he was looking forward to retirement. His presence and outgoing personality will be missed.

Moore leaves behind a wife and three adult children. He was getting ready to retire in November.

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