Posts Tagged Champaign Fire Department

New engines for Champaign

Dec 29

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 2 Comments

From the Pierce Flickr site:

Pierce, Champaign Fire Department, IL, 37033-1

Pierce, Champaign Fire Department, IL, 37033-2

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Pierce composite

thanks Martin

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Champaign Fire Department news

Feb 12

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | 9 Comments

Excerpts from wcia.com:

While responding to an emergency on East John Street Wednesday morning, Champaign Fire Department’s Ladder 161 was involved in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Neil and Green streets.

A firefighter and the occupant of the second vehicle were both treated on scene and were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries.

Ladder 161 was eastbound on Green Street and collided with the southbound blue Chevy Malibu at the Neil St. intersection. Both vehicles sustained moderate damage and had to be towed from the scene.

Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

thanks Chris

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Champaign Fire Department news

Dec 29

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Excerpts from wandtv.com:

Champaign Firefighter Dominic Smith and his wife passed away in a deadly car crash Saturday morning. Smith, 55, served in the U.S. Army and then enrolled as a volunteer firefighter at his local fire department. He was chief at Woodland Fire Department in Iroquois County. Then, he went on to serve as a firefighter for the City of Champaign for the past 16 years.

Smith and his wife are survived by their two children and grandchildren. A GoFundMe has been set up to help the Smith family with funeral expenses.

From City of Champaign Fire Department Facebook:

The Champaign Fire Department is profoundly sad to announce the off-duty death of Firefighter Dominic Smith, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident, along with his wife Kimberly, shortly after midnight on December 26th in Iroquois County. Dominic faithfully served the City of Champaign nearly 16 years and will be tremendously missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Champaign FD Facebook

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Champaign Fire Department news

Sep 13

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Excerpts from wandtv.com:

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in cooperation with the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has awarded two Assistance to Firefighters (AFG) grants totaling $411,597.52 to the Champaign Fire Department

The first grant of $272,311.81 is in the Operations & Safety program. It provides cancer, physical, and mental health screenings and resources for emergency personnel. The second grant of $139,285.71 is in the Fire Prevention & Safety program and will go towards purchasing a fire safety house trailer used for educational safety demonstrations.

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Champaign Fire Department news

Sep 22

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 3 Comments

Excerpts from the news-gazette.com:

As the Champaign Fire Department gets ready to push-in its new ladder truck, Chief Gary Ludwig and Lt. Brian Ball provided a quick look at what firefighters now have at their disposal. At noon Saturday, the new truck will be wetted down, dried, and introduced to its new home at Station 4 on John Street.

The 107-foot 2018 Ferrara aerial ladder truck has a front bumper housing 100-foot hydraulic reels with hydraulic rescue tools to cut through a steering wheel, pop a door open, or split a car roof. And with four high-powered LED floodlights, a midnight interstate wreck can be illuminated as in broad daylight.

From the very beginning, Ludwig said firefighters should be the ones designing it for their needs. A committee of Champaign firefighters worked over a year with Holden, La.-based Ferrara Fire Apparatus to build a truck that matched the department’s needs. It was the committee that recommended adding the LED floodlights.

The $1.1 million truck has a pump and a 300-gallon booster tank.

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