Archive for May 1st, 2020

New engines for Chicago (more)

This from Danny Nelms:

More pics to add from Engine 81’s change to the new rig from Marty Gatton

Chicago FD Engine Company 81 with their new engine and their old engine

Marty Gatton photo

Chicago FD Engine Company 81 with their new engine and their old engine

Marty Gatton photo

2020 E-ONE Cyclone fire engine in Chicago

Marty Gatton photo

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Wheeling Fire Department news

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac

Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac will end his 30-year tenure leading the department and head into retirement Friday. Deputy Fire Chief Mike McGreal is scheduled to be sworn in as MacIsaac’s replacement Monday. McGreal previously spent 29 years with the Wilmette Fire Department, retiring as chief there in 2017 before joining Wheeling later that year.

Officials thanked MacIsaac for his many contributions, in particular his leadership in fire prevention. He’s credited with Wheeling becoming one of the first towns in Illinois to require the installation of fire sprinklers in all new homes.

Wheeling FD Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac

Wheeling Fire Chief Keith MacIsaac. Larry Shapiro photo

MacIsaac worked for fire departments in Lake Zurich, Mount Prospect, and Buffalo Grove before joining Wheeling. He also spent time as a safety specialist and fire chief/fire protection engineer for Monsanto Co. in Missouri and Louisiana.

In 2011, MacIsaac’s insistence on fire safety drew complaints from the Wheeling High School student council. Village board members supported MacIsaac at a meeting when students complained about how he ordered the removal of gossamer paper homecoming decorations after spotting them on a ceiling too close to hot lights while he attended a coronation assembly. Although the students claimed the decorations were fire retardant, MacIsaac lit a bit of the paper on fire to show the danger before administrators removed them from the ceiling.

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New engines for Chicago (more)

This from Danny Nelms:

Engine 81 switched into the new rig Thursday

Ron Krouse photo
Chicago FD Engine Company 81 with their new engine and their old engine

Ron Krouse photo

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