Posts Tagged Mendota Fire Department

Mendota Fire Department news

From the Mendota Fire Department:

On Monday the 14th, Mendota and Troy Grove Fire Departments and Mendota PD were dispatched to a pallet fire located just south of Mendota. On arrival the first crew was met with a very large, and very hot fire of approximately 8000 wooden pallets. Immediate activation of a MABAS box alarm was requested which went up to a third alarm. Northerly winds fanned the fire and made it more intense. Immediate exposures were protected to prevent any further fire spread. One firefighter was overcome by the extreme heat from the fire and was transported to Saint Paul Medical Center. The firefighter was released later that evening. All the personnel did a fantastic job under extreme conditions. I would like to thank all M/TG personnel along with personnel from LaSalle, Peru, Earlville, Amboy, Sublette, LaMoille, Utica, Cherry, West Brooklyn, Paw Paw, Wallace, Shabbona, Leland, Lee, 10/33 amb, ISP Dist 17, and the dispatchers from Mendota dispatch, ValCom dispatch, and Ottawa MABAS Division 25 dispatch. And also to ComEd. It’s nice to have such dedicated personnel in our area that you can count on when you need them.
Chief Rutishauser

massive smoke from pallet fire

thanks Keith

Tags: ,

Apartment building fire in Mendota 5-19-13

Chris Ranck found these videos online of an apartment building fire in Mendota last weekend.

From the Mendota Reporter:

A building fire at an apartment complex in Mendota was battled by firefighters from numerous area departments on May 19.

The call came in to the Mendota Fire Department at 6:57 p.m. of a structure fire at 205 Sandra Ave., Building B. Firemen arrived on the scene just eight minutes later. Upon arrival, fire and thick black smoke were visible from the roof area of the building.

The Mendota department called for mutual aid from Troy Grove, LaSalle, Peru, Sublette and Paw Paw, while engines from Amboy and Utica came in to stand by at the Mendota station.

The complete article is HERE.

Tags: , , , ,

Where are they now … Mendota

This from Bill Friedrich:

While not the Chicagoland area proper, this Illinois rig ended up in Eva,FD,TN.   The vehicle still is lettered up for the Mendota & Countryside FD
Specs as follows:  1985 Kenworth-FMC 1250-1250
Kenworth FMC Omega fire engine

Kenworth L700/FMC Omega fire engine in Eva, TN. This was formerly owned by the Mendota Fire Department in LaSalle County. Evan Smith photo

Tags: , , , , ,

5-Alarm ++ fire in Peru (IL) – update

Tim Olk took a drive on Monday to visit the fire scene in Peru, IL. When he went down there, they were over 30 hours into the fire and had requested a 4th Alarm for tankers to the scene. Tim found fires still burning and producing large amounts of smoke throughout many areas of the complex. He took a large amount of photos during the time he was on-scene which will be online in the coming hours. Here are a few samples of what he found in Peru. Earlier coverage of the fire can be found HERE.

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

A Pierce tower ladder from the Mendota Fire Department works an elevated master stream into one building in the Westclox complex in Peru, IL. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

Another Pierce tower ladder, this one belonging to the Peru Fire Department, works at an adjacent building. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

Firefighters direct a hand line into one of the buildings in an effort to extinguish some of the fire that still burns more than day after the fire broke out. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

A section of the former clock company that has been totally destroyed. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

An engine from LaSalle pumps water from the porta-tanks that are constantly refilled by one of the many tankers on the scene. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

A tanker from the Oglesby Fire District takes a turn at the porta-tanks. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

The water supply officer prepares to send this tanker from the Standard Fire Protection District to dump it's water. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

A Darley engine from the Dixon Rural Fire District pumps at the fire scene. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

Firefighters were kept at a distance during the height of the fire due to the intense heat and are just now able to move in and hit all of the remaining fires. Here they douse a dumpster in a loading dock area near several burned trailers. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru IL Western Clock Company

Well over a day after the initial fire was intentionally set, parts of the scene are still shrouded in thick smoke. Tim Olk photo

Massive fire in Peru, IL Western Clock Company

A Pierce Arrow engine from Peru pumps from another porta-tank set up in a different section of the complex. Tim Olk photo

Tim has a large gallery of images that can be found HERE.

 

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,