From Lemont Fire Protection District on Facebook:
Good news! Our new ambulance has been placed in service at Station 1!!Ambulance 914 is a 2024 Lifeline Superliner Type 1 ambulance on a Ford F550 4×4 chassis, and is designed to provide top-notch care and safety, making it a valuable addition to our community!
Lemont FPD photo
From Lemont Fire Protection District on Facebook:
Lemont Fire Protection District Places Bond Referendum on Nov. 5 Ballot Following Minutes Matter Community RecommendationAugust 15, 2024, Lemont, IL — The Lemont Fire Protection District (LFPD) Board of Trustees has approved a resolution to place a bond referendum focused on improving emergency response times on the Nov. 5 election ballot. The resolution follows the community’s recommendation developed during this spring’s Minutes Matter community engagement program.Funding from the bond referendum would enable significant improvement in response times across the district by relocating fire stations #1 (15900 New Avenue, Lemont, IL 60439) and #3 (10801 S. Marmon Drive, Woodridge, IL 60517), renovating fire stations #2 and #4, and upgrading essential emergency equipment and supplies. It will also provide funding for ongoing training initiatives and proper firefighting gear storage to reduce firefighter/paramedic exposure to carcinogens.Over the past two decades, Lemont’s population has grown by more than 200% and shifted to the southwest, increasing demand for emergency services throughout the community and in newly developed areas of the district. Currently, responding to a medical emergency can take more than eight minutes, which is longer than national standards and neighboring fire protection districts. To put this into perspective, if someone is experiencing a heart attack, brain death can occur in around six minutes, and a fire can fully engulf a home in the same amount of time.Furthermore, the district’s aging fire stations lack sufficient space to house the nationally recommended number of firefighters and are inadequate for accommodating today’s emergency vehicles and equipment.“We respond to more than 4,000 emergency calls annually, and the number continues to rise. This proposal will help us arrive on the scene of emergencies faster, and protect the level of emergency services our community deserves,” says Lemont Fire Protection District Chief Dan Tasso.If approved by voters, the proposal will result in an additional investment of approximately $15.40 a month for the owner of a $400,000 home in Cook County and $17.45 in DuPage and Will County. For more information about the referendum, please visit LemontFire.com.
Jun 24
This from Larry Shapiro:
Lemont FPD Engine 911 – 2011 Ferrara Igniter 1500/750 MVP rescue pumper H4758
Larry Shapiro photo
This from Larry Shapiro:
Here are images of Lemont FPD Tender 917 after the graphics were applied
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
From lifelineambulances.com:
Lemont Fire Protection District
Reference #: 5219 Model: Superliner Type I Dealer: Jefferson Fire & Safety Module Size: 167″ Headroom: 74″ Chassis Make: F-Series Chassis Type: F550 Wheel: 4WD Air Ride: Liquid Spring
Life Line Emergency Vehicles photo
Life Line Emergency Vehicles photo
Life Line Emergency Vehicles photo
thanks Martin
This from Bill Schreiber:
The Lemont Fire Protection District recently ordered this Rosenbauer Group dive rescue! Lemont is located about 40 minutes southwest of downtown Chicago. This will be their FOURTH Rosenbauer! Thank you to Fire Chief Dan Tasso and the Lemont Fire Protection District for choosing Sentinel Emergency Solutions and Rosenbauer!Features include:FX 3/16″ Aluminum BodyFreightliner M2 106 chassisXantrex Freedom 3000W inverterWalk-in dive rescue unit
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Excerpts from LEMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES OF MARCH 21, 2024 – REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHIEF’S REPORT:
Deputy Chief Peksa stated the next budget may include the purchase of a new dive squad.
Deputy Chief Truffa informed the board the chassis for one of the new ambulances is ready, and that we will be taking possession of another ambulance April 8″.
thanks Martin
This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT
1982 American LaFrance Century Series engine with 500 gallons of water and a 1,500-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo
1983 American LaFrance Century Series 75? Water Chief Quint (1500/500). Larry Shapiro photo
This from Martin Nowak:
Lemont purchased a replacement for the Hazmat. Not sure if they bought a chassis for Rechassis or a box/utility to convert. Does anyone know?
A motion was made by Trustee Tholotowsky to approve the purchase of a HazMat vehicle from Advantage Chevrolet in the amount of $86,313.26, seconded by Trustee Negrete. Advantage Chevrolet was the only bid we received. This will replace our current vehicle that is 37 years old and is part of the 2023 capital plan. Roll Call: Trustee Negrete, yes. Trustee Bernacchi, yes. Trustee Tholotowsky, yes. Trustee Smollen, yes. Motion carried. Absent from the vote; Trustee Falese.Trustee Smollen made a motion to approve Resolution 23-04 declaring HazMat Vehicle Ford L8000 as surplus, seconded by Trustee Tholotowsky. Roll Call: Trustee Negrete, yes. Trustee Bernacchi, yes. Trustee Tholotowsky, yes. Trustee Smollen, yes. Motion carried. Absent from the vote; Trustee Falese.
Excerpts from the LEMONT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT MINUTES OF JULY 20, 2023 – REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Deputy Chief Peksa stated the old tender has been sold to Malta Fire District.
- A motion was made by Trustee Tholotowsky to approve the purchase of a new fire engine from Rosenbauer in the amount of $900,165.00, this includes a prepayment savings of $96,131.00, seconded by Trustee Bernacchi. Roll Call: Trustee Falese, yes. Trustee Negrete, yes. Trustee Bernacchi, yes. Trustee Tholotowsky, yes. Trustee Smollen, yes. Motion carried.
- A motion was made by Trustee Bernacchi to approve the purchase of a vehicle maintenance truck from Runnion Equipment Company in the amount of $160,000.00, seconded by Trustee Tholotowsky. Roll Call: Trustee Falese, yes. Trustee Negrete, yes. Trustee Bernacchi, yes. Trustee Tholotowsky, yes. Trustee Smollen, yes. Motion carried.
From the June meeting:
- Our manufacturer contacted Deputy Chief Truffa to inform him that we will not be able to get a new ambulance this year. He suggested that we might have a better chance if we switched from a Dodge to a Ford chassis.
thanks Martin
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