Working fire at 1624 S. Prospect Avenue in Park Ridge 4/28/19 for a bedroom fire
Posts Tagged Park Ridge Fire Department
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
The Park Ridge Fire Department responded to 5,187 calls in 2018 — a new record. They responded to 370 more calls last year than in 2017. According to the fire department’s 2018 annual report, of the 5,187 total calls, 3,156 of them were for EMS services. Health care facilities count for about 13 percent of the department’s annual ambulance calls which have been steadily increasing for years. Two additional firefighter/paramedic positions were added in late 2017 to help address the rising number of calls. Contributing to the increase in calls for patient transports to the hospital is the number of nursing and senior facilities in Park Ridge.
The fire department has met with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital officials to map out the types of calls that warrant a response from paramedics and those that can — and should — be addressed by hospital staff. Emergencies within some buildings on the campus can be handled by hospital staff. Incidents that occur outside, however, may require an ambulance to respond because the hospital may not have the appropriate equipment to get the individual to the emergency room.
Through talks with the hospital, EMS calls to the campus fell by half during some months last year, but call volume overall did not decrease due to things like alarms or issues related to construction projects. Hospital staff is working with the fire department to reduce the use of department resources.
New Rescue 36 for Park Ridge
Aug 17
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Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Five Park Ridge FD paramedics were recognized recently by the fire department and the city’s elected officials for their efforts in saving the life of a former Rosemont elementary school teacher last spring.
“My wife was a very sick woman the morning of May 11,” Park Ridge resident Tony Saracco said during the Oct. 16 recognition at City Hall.
Firefighter/paramedics Paul Harris, Jeff Laube, Geoffrey Mleko, and Greg Woodford, and Lt. John Ortlund, each received an Outstanding Job Performance commendation for the advanced life support they provided Saracco’s wife, Bonnie, before taking her to the hospital, said Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen.
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
One year after announcing it was the recipient of a federal grant to purchase a new fire engine, the Park Ridge Fire Department debuted the new engine during a Sept. 11 commemoration ceremony at city hall.
The engine was purchased with a $500,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, with a $50,000 match from the city, the department said last year.
It replaces a truck that was 22 years old. Last year, Fire Chief Jeff Sorensen said the aging vehicle frequently required repairs and maintenance and, because many parts were not immediately available due to its age, it was out of service for extended periods.
The new engine has better safety features, including a rear back-up camera; less diesel emissions than the older vehicle; and it is capable of pumping almost twice as much water. It is assigned to the city’s south side station at Devon and Cumberland avenues.
Terms of the FEMA grant that allowed the department to buy the truck dictate that the 22-year-old truck cannot be sold to another fire department or emergency services agency.
Purchase bids for the truck will be sought, Sorensen added. On Sept. 18, the City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the sale or disposal of the vehicle.
New ambulance for Park Ridge
Sep 12
From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:
2017 Horton conversion on a Ford F-550 chassis
Because the other two ambulances are less than 2 years old, this ambulance did not have any vehicle designation assigned. This will come at a later date.
From the Pierce Flickr page:
Photos of the new Park Ridge Engine 35 from Bill Smaha:
Pierce Enforcer with 500-gallon tank. 2,000-gpm single-stage Hale pump.1995 Pierce Dash will leave the fleet.As of now the 1996 Dash will stay as Engine 36 (unmanned) and the 2005 E-One will go into reserve as E35R.
New engine for Park Ridge
May 19
Production photos of a new engine being built for Park Ridge by Pierce so #30894
thanks Paul
Park Ridge firefighters made quick work of fire in a first floor apartment at 2300 Windsor Mall on Tuesday (5/16/17). Units arrived to find residents evacuating and reporting fire in one unit. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire but the additional companies were released shortly after arriving.
more photos at Shapirophotography.net