From the SST Emergency Products Facebook page:
Congratulations Romeoville IL on the delivery of your new Seagrave MII Pumper.
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From Facebook:
progress photos of the New engine for Romeoville FPD
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Seagrave photo
thanks Ron
Excerpts from the herald-news.com:
Romeoville Fire Department personnel were recognized for their care on Dec. 22 of a 2-year-old girl who was suffering a seizure.
The run was also chosen because the parents requested their daughter be taken to Edward Hospital, which was five minutes farther than the nearest hospital. The crew was able to calmly and confidently relay valuable information in order to receive approval for a bypass of the closest facility and bring the patient to the Edward Hospital emergency department.
In the “Run of the Quarter” program, the Edward EMS team reviews ambulance runs by pre-hospital providers and selects one to be recognized every three months.
From the Seagrave Facebook page:
The Romeoville Fire Department of Romeoville, Illinois has recently completed preconstruction on their new Seagrave Engine. Thank you Romeoville for your trust in Seagrave and we look forward to working with you. Some features of this engine include:
* Seagrave Stainless Steel Marauder 141″ Cab
* 10 Inch Raised Roof
* Cummins X12 500 HP Engine
* 24″ Extended Front Bumper w/ Intake
* 37″ Cab Access Doors
* Waterous CSU 1500 GPM Pump
* 750 Gallon Water Tank
* 30 Gallon Foam Tank
* FoamPro 1600 System
* 155″ Stainless Steel Body
* Onan 6kW Hydraulic Generator
* Fire Research Scene Lighting
* Whelen LED Scene Lighting
* 199.5 Inch Wheelbase
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This from Mike Lopina:
As seen around Romeoville. Featured on the website a few weeks ago, I found it out at the local grocery store the other day.
Mike Lopina
Mike Lopina photo
Mike Lopina photo
Mike Lopina photo
Mike Lopina photo
This from the SST Emergency Products Facebook page:
Congratulations to the Romeoville Illinois Fire Department on the purchase of a Seagrave Marauder II Pumper. We appreciate your trust in us and welcome to the Seagrave Family.
thanks Josh
This from Hunter Klinger:
Found on Osage ambulance website Romeoville new Ambulance 23 Type 3 Super
Warrior
Osage Ambulance photo
Osage Ambulance photo
Osage Ambulance photo
Excerpts from romeoville.org:
Earlier in the year, the Romeoville Fire Department was one of 40 police and fire departments in the country to receive a Public Safety Drone Training Grant from DARTdrones, the nation’s leading drone pilot school. This grant, which consisted of $3,500 in free training, is being put to good use. Anyone who operates a drone for professional purposes is required to undergo training and be licensed by the FAA. Fire Chief Kent Adams is a fully licensed drone pilot. This is not the first drone based grant the department has benefitted from. They purchased the drone using money from a previous grant.
“We use drones for a variety of operations,” explains Adams. “The list gets longer and longer every day. Pretty much any type of incident we have, we can use the drone to give us some aerial perspective of what’s going on.” A few of these incidents include using thermal imaging to find hot spots and advancing fire, fire investigation, search and rescue, and finding victims along the waterways. “In the past we’d need to have Chicago’s helicopter come out and fly the waterway for us because we didn’t have any aerial way of looking. Now we have the ability to do that with our drones.”
Adams says more fire and police departments are moving towards using drones, but it’s still sporadic right now.
Excerpts from the Heraldnews.com:
The Village of Romeoville announced the purchase of a LDV/Freightliner Mobile Command Center scheduled for delivery in March.
After constructing a new fire station to replace an old one, this purchase was next in line [with the help of ] a $50,000 donation from the Citgo Lemont Refinery that goes toward the purchase of a phone system, weather station system and camera system with a 39-foot mast for the mobile command center.
According to Romeoville Emergency Management Coordinator Mike Littrell, emergency personnel will have access to state-of-the-art technology. They will also be able to stay on location at an emergency scene for extended periods of time. In the past, command posts were set up in tents outside an incident area.
The vehicle will have a conference area with the capacity to seat 13 personnel and a communication center with room for three radio operators.
thanks Dan
From a reader:
Found footage from the Lockport Full Still in Romeoville for townhouse explosion/fire.
Firefighters respond to a house explosion in Romeoville. Video courtesy of Sam Jackson
Excerpts from ABC7Chicago.com:
Firefighters battled a fire that started from a gas leak explosion at a townhome complex in southwest suburban Romeoville.
The Romeoville Fire Department responded to the explosion at 7:30 p.m on Tuesday. Firefighters said NICOR employees were in the process of repairing a gas leak at the intersection of Strawford Court and Wespark Boulevard when the explosion occurred.
Officials said two gas company workers were injured. One of those workers is in critical condition. No one was in the building when the explosion occurred.Witnesses heard a loud explosion before seeing the building go up in flames on that street corner in the Wespark subdivision.
Two out of five of the townhome units on Strawford Court were destroyed after the fire. Several units surrounding the explosion were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
Emergency personnel secured the scene around midnight and said they would remain at the site throughout the night, setting up a command center at the scene and addressing questions any residents may have.
The Village of Romeoville will be setting up a donation fund for the families on their website.
