Archive for April, 2019

New ambulance for South Elgin FPD

From the Foster coach Sales Facebook page:

Brand new custom Horton conversion a Ford F550 chassis.

South Elgin Fire District Ambulance 23

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South Elgin Fire District Ambulance 23

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chevron striping on back of ambulance

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new ambulance interior

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thanks Martin

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Of interest … Emergency!

This from Steve Redick:

This was a big deal. The newly restored Rescue 51 made a nationwide tour and stopped at the Chicago Fire Academy. Too bad they had the barrier tape but very cool to see back on May 6, 2000.

Steve
Restored LA County Squad 51 from the TV show Emergency!

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Restored LA County Squad 51 from the TV show Emergency!

Steve Redick photo

Restored LA County Squad 51 from the TV show Emergency!

Steve Redick photo

Restored LA County Squad 51 from the TV show Emergency!

Steve Redick photo

Restored LA County Squad 51 from the TV show Emergency!

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Buffalo Grove Fire Department news

Excerpts from the Journal-Topics.com:

A one-year contact between the Village of Buffalo Grove and the Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighters and Paramedics Local 3177 was approved by trustees giving 52 members a 2.5%-3% increase in base salaries from May 1 through April 30, 2020. The agreement provides a 3% increase for firefighter/paramedics and a 2.5% increase for fire lieutenants.

As part of the agreement, starting May 1 firefighter/paramedics will earn between $64,829.44 and $105,691.04, depending on years of service. Lieutenants that are paramedics will earn between $111,096.96 and $123,980.48; lieutenants that are not paramedics will earn between $108,902.56 and $121,530.24.

According to village officials, the deal is identical to the agreement reached between the parties last year.

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Oak Park Fire Department news

Executive Fire Officer Outstanding Research Award

Oak Park FD Deputy Chief Peter Pilafas receives Executive Fire Officer Outstanding Research Award

Oak Park FD Deputy Chief Peter Pilafas receives Executive Fire Officer Outstanding Research Award

thanks Scott

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New ambulance for Little Rock-Fox FPD

From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:

Brand new  custom Horton conversion on a Ford F550 chassis

Ford F550/Horton Type I ambulance for the Little Rock-Fox FPD

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Ford F550/Horton Type I ambulance for the Little Rock-Fox FPD

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new ambulance interior

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chevron striping on back of ambulance

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Evergreen Park orders new ACP-55 (more)

A photo from Larry Shapiro of the new Evergreen Park FD Squad 5 – Rosenbauer America Commander ACP-55

Evergreen Park FD Squad 5 - Rosenbauer America ACP-55

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Rolling Meadows Fire Department news

Excerpts from the journal-topics.com:

The City of Rolling Meadows will soon have 10 new automatic external defibrillators (AED) in public areas of city buildings that can help prevent or mitigate cardiac events by sending electric currents through the heart.

Aldermen unanimously approved the approximately $14,000 purchase from Physio-Control Inc. The company is a division of Stryker, which maintains the city’s seven Life Pak 15 external cardiac monitors.

By trading in four of the previously-used devices, the city was able to save over $1,000 on the purchase. Though the devices are not often used, one AED has been used at a public ice arena in Rolling Meadows, and its use resulted in a cardiac save.

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Of interest … Oak Lawn Firehouse Subs

From the Firehouse Subs Oak Lawn Facebook page:

Come celebrate with us April 9th, as we rededicate the Oak Lawn Firehouse Subs with our newest franchisee and local firefighter Bret and Michelle Jefferies.

Retired firefighter Bret Jefferies and his wife Michelle own Firehouse Subs in Oak Lawn

Retired firefighter Bret Jefferies and his wife Michelle own Firehouse Subs in Oak Lawn

Retired firefighter Bret Jefferies and his wife Michelle own Firehouse Subs in Oak Lawn

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EMS Interdivisional Box Alarm and Hazmat Box Alarm in Beach Park, 4-25-19

Excerpts from ABC7Chicago.com:

A tractor was towing two, two-ton containers of anhydrous ammonia near 29th Street and Green Bay Road in Beach Park when one of the containers leaked and created a chemical cloud.

Police and fire units responded to a report of a possible vehicle fire in the area at about 4:30 a.m., and as a Lake County Sheriff’s sergeant and deputy got out out of their squad cars, they were overcome with the airborne chemical and forced to retreat.

Several victims at the scene were rescued as a total of 140 first responders firefighters, paramedics, and police officers came to the scene. Authorities said 37 people, including the Lake County deputy and sergeant and a Zion police officer, were transported to hospitals. Eight of the injured were hospitalized in critical condition.

People within a one-mile radius were ordered to stay inside with their windows closed and to turn off HVAC units. The shelter-in-place order was lifted shortly after 10 a.m.

Investigators are looking into what the tractor was doing on the road and if proper agricultural laws were followed. Anhydrous ammonia is a chemical used as an agricultural fertilizer. The substance can expand rapidly forming a large cloud that can cause difficulty breathing even death. 

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New Chicago Fire Department replica model

Chicago FD Snorkel 1 replica model Chicago FD Snorkel 1 replica model

Chicago FD Snorkel 1 replica model

Chicago FD Snorkel 1 replica model

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