From Louis Nadeau photographie on Facebook:
Unité 320Ex-Meshoppen Volunteer Fire Company (Pennsylvania)Ex-Frankfort Fire Protection District (Illinois)
Louis Nadeau photographie
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Archive for September, 2023
Excerpts from the LEMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES OF JULY 20, 2023 – REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Deputy Chief Peksa stated the old tender has been sold to Malta Fire District.
- A motion was made by Trustee Tholotowsky to approve the purchase of a new fire engine from Rosenbauer in the amount of $900,165.00, this includes a prepayment savings of $96,131.00, seconded by Trustee Bernacchi. Roll Call: Trustee Falese, yes. Trustee Negrete, yes. Trustee Bernacchi, yes. Trustee Tholotowsky, yes. Trustee Smollen, yes. Motion carried.
- A motion was made by Trustee Bernacchi to approve the purchase of a vehicle maintenance truck from Runnion Equipment Company in the amount of $160,000.00, seconded by Trustee Tholotowsky. Roll Call: Trustee Falese, yes. Trustee Negrete, yes. Trustee Bernacchi, yes. Trustee Tholotowsky, yes. Trustee Smollen, yes. Motion carried.
From the June meeting:
- Our manufacturer contacted Deputy Chief Truffa to inform him that we will not be able to get a new ambulance this year. He suggested that we might have a better chance if we switched from a Dodge to a Ford chassis.
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Found at massfiretrucks.com:
The website was updated with a few new photos as well as the new Tanker 1 today to Keene, NH. THANK YOU to the great guys in Norwood and Foxborough for their help with pictures today!!
The red platform without lettering is the “New” Tower 25 for Foxborough FD. This was purchased by FFD after their Ladder 26 was rear ended on I-495 a little more than a month ago. The Tower previously served in Naperville, IL. It will be lettered by Foxborough soon.
massfiretrucks.com photo
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Found at firetruckmall.com:
Sold to: Dale Township FD – Bloomington, Illinois
2000 Pierce Dash Custom Pumper
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Excerpts from shawlocal.com on August 18th:
John-Paul Schilling is out as Carpentersville’s fire chief, officials announced Wednesday. According to a brief statement, Schilling resigned. He was hired as fire chief in June 2016.
Battalion Chief Rick Nieves has assumed the role of interim chief and he declined to comment on Schilling’s resignation.
Schilling is the village’s second top public safety official to resign this year. In March, Police Chief Patrick Hoey was replaced by Deputy Chief Todd Shaver.
At the time, the village manager said the village was moving in a different direction and thanked Hoey for his service and wished him well, and that Schilling’s resignation did not involve any severance package. He added that the village hopes to have a new chief named as soon as possible.
And from the patch.com:
Former Elmhurst Fire Chief Bill Anaszewicz, who left suddenly in early April, will become the fire chief in Carpentersville starting on Monday.
Anaszewicz was only chief for six months when he submitted his resignation letter April 4, saying he was retiring effective immediately and that he was dealing with family medical issues.
In a news release five days later, the city did not say Anaszewicz was retiring, but rather that he was resigning after finding a new employment opportunity.
Carpentersville, in suburban Kane County has about 10,000 fewer people than Elmhurst.
Anaszewicz and city officials never explained the chief’s quick departure.
In a statement to the Carpentersville Fire Department, interim Fire Chief Rick Nieves called Anaszewicz a “bright and experienced firefighter and leader.”
Anaszewicz has 29 years of experience as a firefighter, 26 of them in Elmhurst.
Last October, Anaszewicz was appointed as the chief after serving as interim chief for a year and a half.
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This from Dennis McGuire, Jr;
Kankakee, Illinois is looking to buy a new engine.
Kankakee Fire Department is seeking bids for a new fire engine
As seen around … Forest View
Sep 16
From John Keller:
FVFD’s 1993 Pierce Saber/2023 Alexis Rehab 1500/500 newly refurbished by Alexis
John Keller photo
John Keller photo
John Keller photo
John Keller photo
From Bill Schreiber:
East Hazel Crest FD Engine Co. 17 Rosenbauer Warrior chassis update
Rosenbauer photo
Rosenbauer photo
Rosenbauer photo
Rosenbauer photo
Rosenbauer photo
Phoenix FD engine for sale
Sep 15
Phoenix, Illinois selling a engine.
This was posted on their Facebook page
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Excerpts from the daily-journal.com:
The Kankakee City Council unanimously approved the $2.3-million purchase of a Pierce 100′ aerial for the Kankakee Fire Department. It will replace a 1998 truck. The city will likely not take delivery for three to four years.
The council’s budget committee is expected to settle on its payment option at Monday’s committee meeting. A perk for paying for the truck out of cash reserves is that a pre-payment option would earn the city about a $200,000 discount, reducing the vehicle’s cost to $2.1 million.
Whatever the payment mode, there is no question the price is high. The fire department had anticipated receiving at least two bids for the truck, but Pierce was the only company to bid. The expected bidding was in the $2-million range.
The chief said the current 1998 truck is simply nearing the end of its useful life. For the past 10 or so years, costly maintenance has been needed to keep the ladder truck certified and there is fear the truck will soon be impossible to keep in service, as needed parts are becoming far more scarce due to the truck’s age. Testing for the truck’s pump and ladder continually becomes more difficult to pass.
The city’s 50-member fire department also has two pumpers; a refurbished 2005 and a 2022.
Once the new ladder truck arrives, the thought is the existing truck would be kept in service as a reserve truck. Its fate once it becomes decertified is not known at this point.
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