Posts Tagged Chicago Fire Department

Chicago FD sells surplus SUV

Found at publicsurplus.com:

#3621051 – 2010 FORD EXPEDITION (E85) – 4WD

Current Price $100.00
Time Left 5 days 5 hours
High Bidder  
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Auction Details

Auction Started: Oct 31, 2024 08:48 AM MDT
Auction Ends: Nov 6, 2024 02:00 PM MST

Note: This auction might extend
Year:  2010
Make:  Ford
Model:  Expedition EL
Mileage:  146,483
VIN:  1FMJK1G58AEA17120
Running Condition:  MAY START WITH A JUMP
Engine:  5.4 Li 8V
Transmission:  6 Automatic
 

NOTE: NEEDS REPLACEMENT BRAKES AND UPHOLSTERY; DAMAGE TO REAR RIGHT QUARTER PANEL; DENT IN BUMPER; PEELING PAINT, DINGS, DENTS, SCRAPES, AND SCRATCHES (may be missing additional unidentified parts, other unidentified issues may be present).

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Working fire in Chicago, October 26, 2024

This from Eric Haak:

Here are a few images taken in Chicago last weekend. This was a vacant home in the 19th Battalion. There was fire in the basement, first floor, and attic and most of the initial attack was done defensively. Eventually companies went interior and mopped up.

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Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 10-31-24

From Steve Redick:

 

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Of interest … Chicago Fire Department news

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New use for former Chicago firehouse

Found at chicagosuntimes.com:

National Museum of Mexican Art gets $1 million to help convert Engine 109 and Truck 32’s old firehouse into youth arts center. The money is coming from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

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This former firehouse at 2358 S. Whipple St. is being converted into a youth-focused arts center.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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New engine for Chicago O’Hare Airport

From Fire Service, Inc. on Facebook:

Check out our recent training on Chicago O’Hare International Airport newest E-ONE delivery

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3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 10-11-24

Excerpts from cbsnews.com:

An extra-alarm fire was raging in an old and historic textile factory in the Lawndale neighborhood Friday night in the old Western Felt Works building at 4115 W. Ogden Ave., about a block west of Pulaski Road. 

The 3-11 alarm fire sent 12 fire engines, four fire trucks, two tower ladders, and other equipment—along with about 125 firefighters.

The Western Felt Works building was one of three Ogden-Keeler industrial buildings on the Endangered List compiled by Preservation ChicagoWestern Felt Works was founded in 1899, and Preservation Chicago said its building dates back to 1916.

There was no immediate information on the cause or injuries in the fire.

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Chicago Fire Department news

Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:

“Cancer rates are significantly higher than that of the general public,” said Michael Oquendo, Chief of Logistics for the Chicago Fire Department. 

That’s because the smoke firefighters encounter is increasingly comprised of potentially carcinogenic chemicals from petroleum products, which stick to firefighting gear even after it’s washed with water.

Which is where a new machine comes in. It’s called a high-pressure liquid carbon dioxide cleaner.

The Chicago Fire Department is one of the first in the country to get one, and it will be used to hi-tech clean 4,200 sets of firefighting gear every three months.

The new CO2 cleaning machines are massive, weighing 27,000 pounds, and they cost between $1.5 to $2 million apiece. The first machine is being kept on Chicago’s Southwest Side at a PPE cleaning facility that contracts with the department to wash and repair uniforms.

The goal is to make the lifesaving gear safer for firefighters.

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Chicago Fire Department news

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

Chicago Fire Department union officials are calling for city leaders to address a vehicle shortage as they say some fire stations are currently operating without proper equipment.

A large lot filled with city vehicles in need of repair takes up more than a city block on the South Side. It is filled with ambulances, trucks and fire engines.

While the repair lot is full, the fire station down the street in the heart of Englewood, one of the busiest stations in the city, has no ladder truck. The station only has an engine.

Union leaders said the city told them there are no spare trucks available.

There are several other stations in the 6th Ward, which also don’t have any trucks. 

Union officials said the city is in violation of their contract by failing to have the minimum number of trucks in service, and they believe it is creating a dangerous situation for citizens and firefighters.

Truck 20 was already operating with a spare truck. The head of the union said they’ve been told it will be Tuesday or Wednesday before they can get a replacement.

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Seen at Chicago Fire Academy, 9-10-2024

From Charles Fox

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