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Area apparatus orders

May 13

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 5 Comments

Carol Stream Fire Protection District; Alexis pumper with a Spartan Gladiator cab and chassis 1,500/750. Delivery in November.
Elk Grove Village Fire Department; Pierce Enforcer 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint 2,000/500/30. Delivery inDecember.
Pleasantview Fire Protection District; Pierce Impel 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint 1,500/500-gallon. Delivery in November.
Rolling Meadows; Pierce Velocity 107-foot Ascendant aerial ladder quint 1,500-gpm pump. Delivery in November.

thanks Ron

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New dive squad for Elk Grove Village

Mar 13

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

This from Todd Rishling:

we put our new dive squad in service in Elk Grove Village. Custom built by LDV.

Lt. Todd Rishling

Elk Grove village FD Dive Squad 8 built by LDV

Todd Rishling photo

Elk Grove Village FD Dive Squad 8 old and new

Todd Rishling photo

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Elk Grove Village Fire Department news (more)

Mar 5

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Rendering of new fire station for Elk Grove Village IL

Excerpts from the Journal-topics.com:

Elk Grove Village is ready to start work on two new fire stations. Demolition of the existing fire station at 676 Meacham Rd. is expected to begin Monday, Feb. 19. A new Fire Station No. 10 will be built at that site. Demolition of a building on recently purchased property at 700 Fargo Ave., a site which will serve as the new firehouse for firefighters from stations at Oakton and Lively and 1655 Greenleaf Ave., is expected in late February.

Both stations are expected to break ground in late March or early April and be completed in summer 2019. The Fargo station is expected to cost $12 million. The Meacham station is expected to cost $12 million.

Firefighters from the Meacham station will soon move into temporary trailers on the grounds of the newly renovated west side public works facility on Biesterfield Road. Firefighters at the Oakton and Greenleaf stations will remain at those houses until the new Fargo station is completed.

At the (Jan. 23 village board meeting, trustees awarded a contract for $1,008,500 for a new Pierce aerial ladder quint. The new truck would be stationed at the Fargo firehouse.

thanks Scott

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Elk Grove Village Fire Department news

Feb 16

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | 3 Comments

Excerpts from the Journal-Topics.com:

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson and leaders of Elk Grove Village Firefighters Union Local 2340, Union President John Lodewyck and Vice President Brian McVeigh, signed a union contract extension at Tuesday’s (Feb. 13) village board meeting, extending the contract for a five-year term running from May 2019 through the end of April 2024.

The contract covers 81 Elk Grove Village firefighters at the rank of lieutenant and below. The contract ties firefighter pay scales to those of the police department. Firefighters earn slightly less, but reflect increases or decreases of police, with fire lieutenants mirroring police sergeants, and firefighters and paramedics mirroring police patrol officers.

Battalion chiefs, the deputy fire chief, and Fire Chief Richard Mikel are exempt from the contract.

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Elk Grove Village Fire Department news (more)

Oct 28

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, FIre Stations | 3 Comments

Excerpts from the Journal-topics.com:

Renderings and preliminary floor plans for two new village fire stations, part of the village’s Elk Grove 2025 $110 million infrastructure plan, were on display at the Elk Grove Fire Department Open House Oct. 15.

Artists rendering of a rebuilt Fire Station No. 10 at 676 Meacham Rd.

A new station on property recently purchased at 700 Fargo Ave. would combine two fire stations — the larger station at 1000 Oakton St. and a smaller one-engine station at 1655 Greenleaf Ave. — into one location in the Elk Grove Business Park. Fire Chief Richard Mikel said that new station would be given the designation of Station No. 8 or 9.

The other station at 676 Meacham Rd. would be completely rebuilt on the site of the existing Fire Station No. 10 and would keep that name.

With the final design being completed with technical drawings, bids on the two projects are expected to go out in November or December for the anticipated March groundbreaking. The new stations are expected to be completed in 2019.

Rendering for a new combined Elk Grove Fire Station, either designated 8 or 9 to be built at 700 Fargo Ave.

Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson was hesitant to provide an estimate for a range in price for the two new fire stations until after bids come back from construction firms, citing volatility in the construction market.

Preliminary plans for both stations show four truck bays, training rooms and a new approach to decontamination for firefighters returning to the station after a fire, reducing the amount of contaminants, including some carcinogens tracked into both the fire stations and returning trucks. Mikel said the idea is to keep used turnout gear on one side of truck bays across from where firefighters live and work until it is cleaned. Mikel said that “dirty” side of the house also includes showers.

Station 10 would have eight bunks, a larger training room and training tower, Mikel said. Station No. 8 or 9 would have 11 bunks and a smaller training room.