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Posts Tagged Elmhurst Fire Department
New truck for Elmhurst
Oct 18
Fatal fire in Elmhurst
Jul 15
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
At about 9:30 p.m., on Friday, DuPage County sheriff’s deputies and the Elmhurst Fire Department responded to a house fire on Willow Road. Firefighters removed one woman and two males from the home. They were dead.
The investigation is ongoing and the identity of the deceased is being withheld until the cause and manner of their deaths are determined.
Excerpts from mysuburbanlife.com:
Joseph D. Schenk, 31, of the 1500 block of Jill Court, was charged with aggravated battery, possession of a controlled substance and obstructing a peace officer, and Mayrel J. Gamez, 25, of the 1500 block of Jill Court, was charged with obstructing a peace officer and criminal trespass to motor vehicle following the incident that reportedly occurred about 6:21 p.m. July 31 at Lake Street and Church Road in Elmhurst.
Elmhurst Deputy Police Chief Mike McLean said the two reportedly stopped the vehicle they were in while they were in traffic on Lake Street, and Elmhurst Fire Department personnel pulled up behind them in a department vehicle. The personnel inquired as to the welfare of Schenk and Gamez, anticipating their vehicle had broken down.
McLean said Schenk and Gamez were acting erratically, and Gamez allegedly opened the door of the fire department vehicle. A firefighter reportedly asked the woman to exit the vehicle, and Gamez allegedly refused to do so. The firefighter then reportedly pulled her out of the vehicle. Schenk then allegedly shoved the firefighter, and Elmhurst police responded to the scene and took Schenk and Gamez into custody. The pair were then transported to the hospital for treatment.
Gamez was charged with obstruction of justice because she allegedly did not comply with police officers’ orders during the arrest. The firefighter did not sustain injuries.
The former Elmhurst FD Squad 1 is for sale
1995 E-One Heavy Duty Walk-In rescue, 350-HP Cummins diesel, Allison automatic transmission, 6-person cab with walk-in rear area, aluminum cab and body, 20-KW PTO generator WITH HOT SHIFT PTO SYSTEM, cord reels and Will-Burt 6000-watt light tower on top of roof, A/C, 5 SCBA seats, 38,000 lb. GVWR, 45,000 miles, air conditioned cab and rear, front winch, under-body cribbing compartments, adjustable shelves and trays, 4-cylinder 4500-PSI cascade system with low pressure outlet, stainless steel wheel covers, SCBA cylinder compartments in wheel wells, cylinder rack in cascade compartment, roll-up aluminum compartment doors, command post in rear cab, 12,000 lb. electric winch, Whelen strobe lightbar and strobes, Federal Q2B siren, air horns, very clean condition, available now for only $ 59,000
Command Fire Apparatus photo
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Command Fire Apparatus photo
Command Fire Apparatus photo
New engine for Elmhurst
Feb 20
This from Tim Right:
This was taken from their Facebook page. This was to replace squad one so I assume they’re running a new engine one as a squad?
Tim
Excerpts from mysuburbanlife.com:
Elmhurst Hospital has awarded its 2017 Emergency Medical Services Run of the Year award to members of the Elmhurst Fire Department.
Paramedics Danielle Fernandez and Sarah Hand and firefighters Patrick Evoy, Gary Klecka, Tim Lisowski, and Lt. Jeff Hayes were recognized for their care of an 80-year-old man who fell while at church and was unresponsive in May.
When the crew arrived, bystanders were performing CPR, which Hand continued. Fernandez delivered a shock from an AED after which the patient was breathing and had a pulse. The paramedics provided additional treatment in the ambulance while on the way to Elmhurst Hospital Emergency Department. The patient was admitted to Elmhurst Hospital and released a few days later.
The Run of the Year recipients were honored at Elmhurst Hospital’s fifth annual Emergency Medical Services Recognition Dinner on Oct. 26 at Pinstripes in Oak Brook.
Other area emergency medical services personnel and police officers were honored at the event, which caps off the yearlong Run of the Month program in which area
first respondersfirefighters and MES personnel are recognized for exceptional care with a breakfast at their station.Elmhurst Hospital has been honoring area emergency medical services providers with Run of the Month since 2012.
Teams are selected based on excellent communication from the field, excellent work in gathering information, clear and thorough documentation, superior clinical assessment skills, heroic behavior in the field, and superior partnership and teamwork with Elmhurst Hospital.
From Steve Redick
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
The emergency call came to the Elmhurst Fire Department late on a cold night this past February. An ambulance was needed at the Elmhurst YMCA, 211 W. 1st St.
For the firefighters and paramedics who responded, the call was almost routine. For 58-year old Frank Sangiacomo, who was having a heart attack, it was anything but routine.
Sangiacomo told the story Monday to the Elmhurst City Council as Andrea White of Elmhurst Hospital recognized
first respondersfirefighter/paramedics with a Run of the Month award for their actions that saved Sangiacomo’s life.Sangiacomo, a longtime hockey player, had gotten off the ice at about 11 that February night after a pickup game and happened to be changing clothes next to off-duty Elmhurst FD Lt. Jeff Hayes.
As I headed for the shower, the room started spinning and I couldn’t focus,” said Sangiacomo, adding that he’d been playing with some chest pain for a couple of weeks.
Hayes suggested calling an ambulance.
“Jeff got the ball rolling. Without him, I’m sure I wouldn’t be standing here,” he said.
Paramedics Chris Placzek and Samantha Georges, joined by Elmhurst Fire Department Lt. Steve Wroble and firefighters Eric Davidson and Scott Wardzala, responded.
White, emergency medical services coordinator for the hospital, said the award recognizes excellence in such areas as communications with the hospital and clinical assessment.
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Excerpts from mysuburbanlife.com:
An unresponsive woman was found Aug. 2 in a pool at LA Fitness in Elmhurst. Off-duty Elmhurst Firefighter Brandon Rigert administered CPR to the woman until paramedics arrived. Elmhurst police and fire departments responded to the call at 10:39 a.m.
The woman, 68, was transported to Elmhurst Memorial Hospital. The city did not have information available about the woman’s condition.
LA Fitness is at 620 N. York St.
