This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-The Matteson Fire Dept.’s Engine 6, a 1973 Seagrave 1250/500Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
Archive for June, 2022
Excerpts from the journal-topics.com:
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a single-family home just south of Oakton Street at 3:14 p.m. Tuesday afternoon and arrived to find heavy smoke coming out of the home. The only occupant had escaped unharmed. Crews from multiple area departments assisted at the scene while also battling 95-degree heat.
After the blaze at 1817 Lee St., fire officials pointed to an already problematic window air conditioner unit plugged into an extension cord as the cause of the fire.
The fire department’s investigation concluded that the fire started at the center and rear rooms of the house. At one point, a power line burned away from its connection to the home, creating an electrical hazard as the live power line fell in the backyard and across a metal fence.
The Red Cross was contacted to help the resident with relocation from the now-uninhabitable home, with damage estimates over $100,000.
This from Danny Nelms:
New Truck 20 as seen on FB
E-373
found on Facebook
From Macqueen Emergency
Job: #36605 | Illinois | Velocity HD 105 Ladder
Macqueen Emergency photo
Macqueen Emergency photo
thanks Danny
As seen around … Chicago
Jun 14
This from Danny Nelms:
New rig for truck 25 as found on FB
FDE 374Truck 37 will also be FDE 379 following up on a previous post.
found on Facebook
Excerpts from illinoispolicy.org:
Carpentersville, Illinois, Firefighter Nick Salzmann has won his appeal to decertify the local union chapter from representing him and his coworkers. Salzmann petitioned to hold a vote about whether to separate from the union back in September. Service Employees International Union bosses misled him on how to go about it.
“We’ve been going back and forth with the union to have that vote to no avail, so we brought in help from National Right To Work to file everything to decertify,” Salzmann said in January.
80% of the firefighters were in favor of separating, but the Illinois Labor Relations Board prevented them from voting based on allegations from SEIU. Union officials attempted to delay the vote by claiming Carpentersville officials violated bargaining procedures.
Salzmann appealed the decision, contending SEIU wasn’t following procedures by refusing to hold a vote.
“The union walked away from the bargaining table twice when the employer could not guarantee that the decertification process would not proceed,” Salzmann said in his appeal.
Instead of responding to the appeal, SEIU finally caved after hindering employees’ efforts to dissolve the union. They’ve since filed paperwork giving power over to Salzmann and his fellow firefighters.
While SEIU temporarily blocked the will of the firefighters, their tactics could grow more militant Nov. 8 if Illinois voters back a union power grab entitled Amendment 1. Unions want the Illinois Constitution amended to enshrine their powers to negotiate over nearly any topic and strike to get their way.
Voters need to decide whether public employee unions need any more power in Illinois. The state’s fiscal mess and $313 billion pension debt is a direct result of politicians pandering to public unions and the union bosses nurturing fealty with campaign cash.
thanks Rob
As seen around … Chicago
Jun 13
From a reader:
Caught these pics while switching out radios. New Truck 34 was behind 37, getting the radios installed. Should be placed in service shortly.
From the Evanston FD Facebook page:
Our “new” used reserve engine is close to being delivered. This engine served the Lisle/Woodridge Fire District previously and will enter our reserve pool of apparatus for when our front line apparatus go out of service for repairs and maintenance.
Evanston FD photo
Evanston FD photo
thanks Daniel
This from Asher Heimermann:
The annual Westmont Police Car Parade was held during the Cruisin’ Nights street festival on Thursday, June 9th. Several suburban Chicago law enforcement agencies participated in the parade.
