This from Jeff Rudolph:
Greeting from sunny, warm Florida. In my travels around I located the remains of an old Calumet City, IL American LaFrance engine on some property near Ruskin, FL. Engine 304 has clearly seen better days. Yes there are 2 trees growing up through it. The owner of the property was from East Troy, WI, and moved several vehicles down here years ago.
The photo of 304 as it used to look is a Bill Friedrich photo.
Jeff Rudolph
Jeff Rudolph photo
This from Wayne VanBeveren:
I took in an alley garage in Calumet Park today (1/19/22) at 12617 S. Throop St. Not much to see from a fire perspective but I thought I’d share some of what I took. The older white explorer is the Blue Island chief”s buggy, the newer explorer is used by Merrionette Park’s on-call chief.
Wayne VanBeveren photo
This from Tyler Tobolt:
Went for a drive the other day and came across a couple rigs.
Brand new Downers Grove Engine 103 and Lisle-Woodridge Tower 51.
Also Lisle-Woodridge Engine 55, plus Oakbrook Terrace Medic 49 and Engine 48.
Tyler Tobolt photo
Tyler Tobolt photo
Tyler Tobolt photo
Tyler Tobolt photo
Tyler Tobolt photo
This from Eric Haak:
Here are some images from a still & box alarm in Chicago back a couple of weeks ago. Companies were forced to go defensive and Tower Ladder 54 was set up to finish the job.
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Eric Haak photo
Excerpts from chicago.cbslocal.com:
Around 9:24 p.m. Friday night, the Downers Grove Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 6610 Dunham Road. Upon arrival, heavy smoked and fire were seen coming from the home.
A 45-year-old victim was located inside near the front door and was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital where he later died. No other people were inside during the fire.
The house was determined uninhabitable due to the extent of the fire.
The Downers Grove Fire Department was assisted by Westmont, Darien-Woodridge, and the Lisle-Woodridge fire departments. The cause of the fire is under investigation with assistance from the DuPage County Fire Investigation Task Force and The Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office.
Excerpts from fox2now.com:
A newborn boy was found dead inside a duffel bag covered with snow outside of a Chicago fire station early Saturday morning. Crews cleaning snow off the sidewalk found the bag. The temperature was approximately 22 degrees at 5 a.m. when the baby was found.
Officials are asking anyone in the area who may have surveillance footage of a person with a duffel bag early Saturday morning to contact police so they can get those individuals some help.
The Illinois Safe Haven law allows parents to bring an unharmed baby up to 30 days old to a staff member at a hospital, fire station, police station, or emergency care facility, no questions asked.“They don’t have to answer any questions. They are promised anonymity (and) the baby is placed in an adoption home,” said Dawn Geras, founder of the Save Abandoned Babies Foundation.
For more information on the services, call 1-888-510-2229 or visit saveabandonedbabies.org.
From Danny Nelms:
New stairs truck has been delivered and is currently being upfitted.
Jason Goots photo
Jason Goots photo
Images from Tim Olk of an EMS Box Alarm in Park Ridge 1/16/22
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
From Larry Shapiro:
A few scene photos from a fire at 2619 N. Ridge Road in Arlington Heights Sunday night (1/16/22). It came in as fire in a bathroom and the first engine reported fire visible from the roof. Units on scene were from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Palatine.
Larry Shapiro
Jan 17
From Seagrave Fire Apparatus:
Seagrave would like to thank Alsip Illinois for their recent purchase of a Marauder class pumperFeatures include:Marauder Class stainless steel 131” cab10″ raised roof25″ cab access compartments450HP Cummins L9 motor65-gallon stainless steel fuel cell48” stainless steel pumphouseWaterous 2000-gpm pump750-gallon water 40-gallon foam UPF tankstainless steel tank cradle155” stainless steel Matrix body
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