Hello,
I am wondering if you have access to a map displaying the fire districts for departments dispatched by NWCD? This would be helpful while listening to my scanner.Thank you for your time-T.J.
Archive for August, 2022
Request for assistance
Aug 23
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thanks Dennis
Updates on the new engine for Dolton FD:
Illinois Fire Service news
Aug 19
Excerpts from wandtv.com:
Fire Departments and Fire Protection Districts across Illinois will now officially be able to apply for interest free loans. The State Fire Marshal says the “Illinois Fire Truck Revolving Loan Program” has more than $10.5 million in funding available for this application period.
The money will be distributed to departments that need loans for fire trucks. Applicants can receive up to $350,000 in funds.
The application period closes on Halloween, to apply click here
The Stockton FPD lost several trucks in a fire several years ago: Stockton Fire Station damaged by fire
They just received a Freightliner/Rosenbauer tanker 22126 STOCKTON FPD, IL
and from govdeals.com they have a 2003 IHC tanker for sale
thanks Martin
Chicago Fire Department news
Aug 18
Excerpts from wgntv.com:
A fire started around 11 p.m. Wednesday on 45th Street and Hermitage Avenue that tore through two buildings in the city’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Three firefighters were transported to area hospitals: one for back pain, another hurt their knee, and the third was treated for exertion.
Over 25 people were displaced due to the fire.
The fire is under investigation.
Also from wgntv.com:
Two men are dead, another person critically injured, and a fourth person is missing after three separate water emergencies in Lake Michigan.
Chicago Fire Department divers recovered a man from the water around 12:20 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of West Montrose Drive. He was transported to Weiss Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The cause of death is still to be determined.
Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, the Chicago Police Department’s Marine Unit was activated after two people fell off a boat near the Jardine Water Filtration Plant. A man, whose age was not given, was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition.
Chicago police were searching for the second person until 9 p.m. Wednesday, then the Coast Guard picked up recovery efforts. The person is still missing as of Thursday morning.
Around 6 a.m. Wednesday, 43-year-old Luis Vera was pulled from the lake and died after he slipped and fell into the water near Diversey Harbor. Police said he went in the water and never resurfaced until he was pulled from the lake.
This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:
South Chicago Heights Fire Dept. Put their new engine in service tonight (8/17/22).