Oak Lawn Fire Department news

Excerpts from patch.com:

Michael McMillin was sworn in as the new Oak Lawn fire chief during Tuesday’s village board meeting. McMillin has been serving as interim fire chief since February.

He has served with the Oak Lawn Fire Department since March 2000. He was appointed to the position of battalion chief in 2017 and served as assistant chief of operations, training, and safety in 2021, prior to being tapped earlier this year as interim chief.

McMillan has earned a master’s degree in public safety administration from Lewis University, and is certified as a Chief Fire Officer by the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal.

 

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Addison Fire District quint for sale

Found at FireTruckMall.com:

2014 Pierce Arrow XT 75′ quint

  • Stock#: 18752
  • 2014 Pierce Arrow XT 
  • Length: 37′ 7″
  • Truck Height: 11′ 10″
  • Wheelbase: 230.5″
  • GVWR: 57,500
  • Mileage: 73,927
  • Engine Hours: 7,043
  • Detroit DD13 Diesel Engine
  • Engine Brake
  • Allison 4000 EVS Automatic Transmission
  • Additional equipment not included with purchase unless otherwise listed.
  • Hale QMAX-150 1500 GPM side-mount pump
  • 500-gallon polypropylene tank
  • Front discharges: (1) 1 1/2″
  • Crosslays
  • Front suction: (1) 5″
  • Rear suction: (1) 5″
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House fire in Wauconda, 8-12-24

From Jimmy Bolf:

Wauconda, IL Box Alarm Fire 8/12/24
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Boone County Fire Protection District #2 news

Excerpts from mystateline.com:

Firefighters from Boone County worked to extinguish a trolley bus on fire on Interstate 90 near Belvidere on Wednesday night.

Boone County Fire Protection District #2 firefighters were called to the scene around 11:06 p.m., near mile marker 27, and found heavy smoke coming from the vehicle, which became engulfed in flames along the side of the roadway.

The fire was brought under control within 20 minutes, utilizing approximately 2,800 gallons of water from a tanker. There are no fire hydrants lining the interstate.

The driver was the sole occupant of the vehicle and managed to escape uninjured.

The fire is believed to have started in the rear of the vehicle, where the engine is located. The trolley bus was thought to be manufactured in the 2010s and is owned by a private company.

 

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New ambulance for the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD

From Foster Coach Sales on Facebook

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New engine for Burbank FD (more)

From Bill Schreiber:

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Working fire in Arlington Heights, 8-14-24

This from Jimmy Bolt:

Arlington Heights, IL House Fire 8/14/24
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Oak Forest Fire Department news

From Oak Forest Fire Fighters Union Local 3039 Facebook Page;

Don’t be alarmed if you see a Tinley Park Fire engine responding with Oak Forest firefighters in it… our aging fleet is catching up with us! Thankfully, our neighbors at the Tinley Park Fire Department were generous enough to lend us one of theirs. We officially no longer have a ladder truck (previously a 2001 ladder truck) protecting our multi-story buildings in town. Our reserve fire engine (a 1999) doesn’t have functional emergency lights and can’t be put in service if one of our front-line engines goes down (E39: 2006, E40: 2020)
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Oak Forest Fire Department history

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT- This was the Oak Forest Fire Dept.’s Brush 92, a 1979 Ford F250 FWD, sorry, no specs.  Enjoy and comment.
Mike Summa
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New engines for Milwaukee FD

From the Pierce Flickr site:

Pierce, Milwaukee Fire Department, WI, 38301-1

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Pierce, Milwaukee Fire Department, WI, 39483-2

 

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Pierce, Milwaukee Fire Department, WI, 39483-1

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