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Berwyn Fire Department news
Apr 23
This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Here are some shots from an addition built at Berwyn’s Northside firehouse, Station 2. When completed, this will consist of a new maintenance bay for Berwyn’s EVTs and storage for their reserve engine and ladder.
This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Saturday afternoon, Berwyn & Cicero Fire Departments were receiving calls for a house fire around Cermak Rd & Harvey Ave, right on the border of the two towns. Berwyn Engine 903 arrived to find a well-advanced, fully-involved house extending to both exposures. Crews led out numerous lines to the front and back. Engine 902 was feeding the aerial pipe of the truck, and Engine 901 lead out through the gangways from the block over to the rear. All in all, the fire was at a Box Alarm level, and seven hand lines were in operation. Cicero Engine 2, Forest Park Engine 401, and North Riverside E807 were hard at work as well.The full gallery is on our website.
New engine for Berwyn
Feb 15
From Joel Gonzalez:
Berwyn Full Still 9/1/21 @ 3448 s Gunderson
New aerial ladder for Berwyn
Jul 15
From Fire Service, Inc.
Congratulations to Fire Chief Thomas Hayes and the members of the Berwyn Fire Department for the recent order of a new E-One low travel height 100’ custom aerial ladder.
In addition to the travel height of only 10’10”, this unit will be equipped with the following custom features:• Cummins X12 Series 500 HP engine /Allison EVS Series 4500 transmission
• Rear body corner access ladders
• Custom storage throughout
• 135’ of ground ladders/Alco-Lite ladder package
• Painted ROM roll up doors
• Severe duty interior
• Whelen LED lighting package
• Pioneer scene lighting packageThis unit will be a welcome addition to this busy department.
thanks Danny
From Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Berwyn Fire Department news
Dec 28
From the Berwyn Firefighters Local 506 Facebook page:
In an earlier post this month, we mentioned that we had some big news to announce. Well, here it is! All of our front line engines are upgrading to Advanced Life Support (ALS) capabilities starting January 1st, 2020.
So, what does this mean for you, the citizens of Berwyn? Pictured below is our Zoll cardiac monitor that has been placed on all of our engines. It can identify heart attacks, called STEMIs, which paramedics can help treat in the field. It can identify fatal heart rhythms, and can potentially shock the heart back into a normal, stable rhythm. Additionally, it can obtain sets of vitals & help us monitor a patient’s well being. Along with this equipment, we will now be carrying life saving medications to treat these conditions.
With our engines adding ALS equipment, we can now provide advanced emergency care for our patients prior to the arrival of an incoming ambulance.