Posts Tagged Sauk Village Fire Department

Fatal fire in Sauk Village, 4-18-21

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

Sauk Village Fire Department and auto aid companies were dispatched around 8:47 p.m. and arrived to a heavy fire through the roof of a single-family residential home. One occupant was outside of the residence and said that his wife was still trapped inside the home. Firefighters tried to locate the woman but had to evacuate the home when heavy fire overcame the crews. One firefighter experienced a minor injury from a small explosion. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released. A female resident died.

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MABAS Division 27 Snorkel history

This from Wayne Stuart for #TBT:

Mabas Division 27 departments operated a few Snorkels over the years. The South Chicago Heights rig is the X- Louisville Kentucky Truck Co.2.

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classic Chicago Heights FD 85' Snorkel

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75' Snorkel fire truck

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Ward LaFrance H-Ranger Snorkel

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vintage 85' Snorkel from Matteson IL

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classic FWD 55' Snorkel from the Steger FD

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Sauk Village Fire Department history

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT- Here is Sauk Village’s Snorkel #507, a 1980 Hendrikson/3-D 1250/0/65′.
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65' Snorkel

Sauk Village’s Snorkel #507, a 1980 Hendrikson/3-D 1250/0/65′.
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and from our archives:

Sauk Village fire department history

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Sauk Village fire department history

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Sauk Village fire department history

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New engine for Sauk Village

New pumper/tanker for Sauk Village from US Tanker.com:

Spartan/US Tanker Heritage pumper 1500/2000

Sauk Village fire engine

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Sauk Village fire engine

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Sauk Village fire engine

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Sauk Village fire engine for sale

This from Brad Steinweg:

While on Craigslist, I came across Sauk Village’s engine 5100. Not sure if they have a new rig on order to replace it or if they are just selling it.
-Brad S.
fire engine for sale

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fire engine for sale

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1995 spartan s&s firetruck – $25000 (sauk village il)

1995 Spartan s&s custom built for sale 1500gpm Darley pump rebuilt last year 750 gallon tank 21,000 miles. Runs great

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Sauk Village FD orders new engine (more)

From the Interstate Emergency Vehicles Facebook page:

Sauk Village FD new U.S. Tanker cab & chassis being built at Spartan Motors on a MetroStar model. The apparatus will carry 2,000 gallons of water. The apparatus was sold by Kevin Lueder. Photos taken 7-18-2016

New fire engine being built for the Sauk Village Fire Department

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New fire engine being built for the Sauk Village Fire Department

Interstate Emergency Vehicles photoNew fire engine being built for the Sauk Village Fire Department. Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo

New fire engine being built for the Sauk Village Fire Department

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New fire engine being built for the Sauk Village Fire Department

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New fire engine being built for the Sauk Village Fire Department

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Area apparatus orders

Rosenbauer-Antioch Fire Department/First Fire Protection District, pumper. Freightliner M2 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 350-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system, Rosenbauer Green Star IRT 8-kW generator. Delivery in December.
E-ONE-Chatham Fire Protection District, wetside tanker. Peterbilt 348 cab and chassis; Paccar PX9 380-hp engine; Hale MBP 750-gpm PTO pump; 3,000-gallon polypropylene tank; three 10-inch electric dumps; Whelen warning light package. Delivery in July.
Pierce-Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District, pumper. Impel cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 400-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 750-gallon tank; top-mount controls. Delivery in October.
Marion-Maywood Fire Department, pumper. Spartan Metro Star cab and chassis; Cummins ISL 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 500-gallon tank. Delivery in August.
Smeal/UST-Sauk Village Fire Department, Heritage Series pumper-tanker. Smeal Sirius cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 2,000-gallon tank; stainless steel body. Delivery in December.

thanks Ron

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Sauk Village FD orders new engine

From the Interstate Emergency Vehicles Facebook page:

We thank the Sauk Village Fire Department for their new apparatus purchase. A 2016 SMEAL Sirius chassis / UST 2,000-gallon pumper/ tanker. Stainless steel body and a two-year bumper to bumper warranty, standard at SMEAL & UST. Congratulations to Kevin Lueder for making the sale.— at Interstate Emergency Vehicles.

mechanical drawing of new fire engine

New engine for Sauk Vilage

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Sauk Village Fire Chief to Run Police & Fire

This from nwi.com:

Police Chief Robert Fox, who was chosen by Village President Lewis Towers to run both the Police and Fire departments, signed an agreement Friday that says he will decline the dual appointment.

The agreement effectively ends Fox’s tenure with the village as of Thursday, when Fire Chief Alan Stoffregen takes over command of both the Fire and Police departments, according to Village Attorney Michael McGrath.

According to McGrath’s memorandum, Stoffregen will take over both the Police and Fire departments effective Thursday, which is the beginning of the new fiscal year for Sauk Village municipal government.

Trustees have said they wanted to eliminate the police chief’s salary because of the village’s weak financial situation. They said it is impossible to pay a police chief’s salary of about $75,000 in addition to Stoffregen’s salary of about $72,000.

Read the entire article HERE.

thanks Dennis

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website begins historic phase

The website currently has 128 fire departments posted in addition to the Chicago Fire Department. Most of these departments are represented with their current station photos and images of every vehicle assigned to each station. It has always been the intent of the contributors to add historic photos for each department to supplement the current images. We broke ground today on this monumental task with the addition of an historic gallery linked to the Sauk Village Fire Department (MABAS Division 27). This gallery currently consists of 18 images supplied by Bill Friedrich which depict the Sauk Village Fire Department vehicles dating back to 1969. The images show that the fire department was red, then changed to white, and now they are black over red. Bill is going to begin scanning slides and negatives to add other departments as well.

Sauk Village Fire Department old ambulance

Sauk Village used to run this 1979 Dodge/Palomar Type II ambulance. Bill Friedrich photo

The historic galleries will hopefully grow with the addition of images from other sources including the regular contributors. We would like to receive submissions from anyone who has history to share. These galleries can contain static posed shots, action shots, patches, old stations, fire scenes, and whatever else we can assemble to document the history of the departments. We encourage readers to submit what you have in your collection to bolster these galleries for the enjoyment of everyone.

Sauk Village Fire Department IHC/Darley pumper

Sauk Village ran this 1968 Darley engine for many years. It was eventually repainted to match the newer color scheme which featured a big blue stripe running down the middle of a white rig. Bill Friedrich photo

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