May 27, 1976 ~ November 21, 2022 (age 46)
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Archive for November, 2022
Production photos of the New engine for South Holland
Spartan photo
Spartan photo
Spartan photo
Spartan photo
This from Steve Redick:
This from Chicagoland Fire Photos:
The Englewood Fire Alarm Office gave the 21st Battalion a working fire at 9845 s Hoyne Ave while companies were still responding. Engine 121 and Truck 40 arrived on scene and confirmed the working fire in a 1-1/2 story, 20×50 Chicago Bungalow and also declaring it vacant. Engine 121 pulled 2 lines, Truck 40 put their aerial to the roof and preformed vertical ventilation. Squad 5 was held before arrival. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries.
Side note-after 4-6-8’s arrival they called for 4-6-19 the State Fire Marshal’s Office Canine Unit.
Companies:
Still-Engines 121/120 Trucks 40/45 Battalion 21
Working Fire- Sq 5 (Held)/CV 2-7-5/ Truck 59 (RIt)/Battalion 22 (RIT)/Battalion 6 (Safety)/Ambo 60 (RIT)/Ambo 79 (Standby)/PFC 4-5-6/OFI 4-6-8/Fire Marshall’s Office 4-6-19More Photos can be found at my website
Chicagoland fire photos
Chicagoland fire photos
Chicagoland fire photos
Chicagoland fire photos
Chicagoland fire photos
Chicagoland fire photos
Excerpts from wgem.com:
Two young brothers died after they fell into an icy pond while visiting their grandmother in Palatine. Hours after Palatine firefighters pulled the boys from the pond Wednesday afternoon both youths died at local hospitals. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office identified the boys as Romalice Brooks, 6, and Ro’Siah Brooks, 4.
Their causes of death remained under investigation Friday morning, said Johnnie Kearney, an investigator with the medical examiner’s office.
Their mother, Teghan Ivy, said her sons were visiting their grandmother with her Wednesday. Ivy said she was inside when she heard her sons screaming her name and looked to see them struggling in the pond’s icy waters. She tried to save her sons but also fell through the ice and couldn’t reach them.
“I heard them, ‘Mommy! Mommy!’ And, I came outside. I did the only thing I knew to do. I took off my shoes and I got on that ice and tried to get them. I didn’t make it to them,” Ivy told WLS-TV. “The ice cracked and I fell in, too.”
Both boys were submerged for nearly 20 minutes before rescue divers pulled them from the pond.
The siblings’ relatives are now raising money for their burial through a GoFundMe campaign that has a goal of raising $15,000.
From Steve Redick:
brief video from Steve Redick of the working fire at 4630 S. Ashland Avenue 11-25-22
This from Daniel Hynd:
At around 12:20pm on 11-25-22, the Bolingbrook Fire Department received a call for a vehicle that went into the water at the boat launch at Whalon Lake. 911 calls reported possibly two occupants in the vehicle. The driver self extricated from the vehicle and was rescued to shore by PD prior to FD arrival. Bolingbrook FD arrived on scene to find the vehicle fully submerged about 100 feet off shore. A dive box was requested shortly before arrival. Divers from MABAS 16 departments searched the water and were able to locate the vehicle. A boat and a drone were deployed, and sonar was used to aid in the search. About 3 hours after FD arrival, the vehicle was removed from the water. No other occupants were found inside the vehicle. The driver was transported by the Naperville FD to an area hospital.
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
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