Posts Tagged Keith Grzadziel

Homewood Acres receives engine

May 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News | 11 Comments

This from Keith Grzadziel:

I just passed the Homewood Acres station and spotted another “new” engine parked alongside the X-Burbank Mack. It is the X-Plainfield Engine 1912, a Ford C8000/Pierce. Not sure of the year or GPM but I know it has a 1000 gal capacity. Sorry about the crude pics I attached, but its a sneak peek. Have a safe holiday weekend!

X-Plainfield Ford C-8000/Pierce engine at the Homewood Acres FPD. Keith Grzadziel photo

X-Plainfield Ford C-8000/Pierce engine at the Homewood Acres FPD. Keith Grzadziel photo

Tags: Homewood Acres Fire Department, Keith Grzadziel, Plainfield Fire Department, X-Plainfiled Fire Department engine goes to Homewood Acres

Tri-State FPD Squad 526

Mar 13

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery | 3 Comments

Keith Grzadziel submitted the following:

Here are pics from the Crimson Fire web site of the recently delivered squad for Tri-State on 03/01/12.

Tri-State Fire Protection District Crimson Squad 526

The unit has a 200-GPM pump and carries 250 gallons of water.

Tags: Keith Grzadziel, new Crimson mini-pumper for Tri-State FPD, Tri-State Fire Protection District

Bridgeview house fire

Mar 3

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | Comments off

Keith Grzadziel informs us of the following:

“Today at 04:00 hrs, the Bridgeview Fire Department was dispatched for the reported house fire on the 7400 block of Thomas Ave. Battalion 40 arrived on scene advising of moderate smoke showing from a split level single family home. As the inital crew was preparing to make entry, the kitchen flashed over shortly followed by the front room. The alarm was quickly escalated to a Full Still assignment. Two lines were used to extinguish the fire and the roof was opened up by Roberts Park Ladder 31. The residents were home at the time of the fire and escaped uninjured. Bridgeview Companies were also assisted by Bedford Park and Burbank.”

Tags: Bridgeview Fire Department, house fire in Bridgeview IL, Keith Grzadziel

New area apparatus orders from Pierce

Oct 23

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order, Reader submission | 1 Comment

The following information comes to us from Keith Grzadziel, a full-time Firefighter/Paramedic with the Bridgeview Fire Department.

Berwyn Fire Department has ordered a Pierce PUC, 100′ medium duty aerial quint, with a Velocity cab/chassis. It will have a 1,500-gpm pump, 300-gallon tank, and powered by a Cummins ISX 500hp

Geneva Fire Department has ordered a Pierce rescue pumper with an Impel cab/chassis, a 1,500-gpm pump, 500 gallons of water and a Cummins ISL 450hp

Bristol-Kendall FPD has two – Pierce CAFS pumpers on order with Saber cab/chassis, 1,250-gpm pumps, 1,000-gallon tanks and also Cummins ISL 450hp engines

Tags: Berwyn Fire Department, Bristol-Kendall Fire Protection District, CAFS pumper, Compressed Air Foam System, Cummins ISL engine, Geneva Fire Department, Keith Grzadziel, new fire truck orders, Pierce Impel pumper, Pierce Manufacturing, Pierce Saber pumper, Pierce Velocity aerial ladder