This from Max Weingardt:
Rollover on Edens 94 north at Glenview Road around 2:13 Sunday 8/9/20
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Posts Tagged Skokie Fire Department
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A fire occurred in a house being renovated in the 5200-block of Fargo Avenue between Niles Center Road and the Edens Expressway in Skokie Tuesday morning. Just before 6 a.m. a police officer noticed the fire and called it in. The flames spread quickly.
The fire is under investigation. The cause is unknown.
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From the Skokie Village Board notes of May 16, 2019:
*D.Refurbishment of Truck 18 – Global Emergency Products, Aurora, Illinois – $358,177 and Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., Aurora, Illinois – $22,280.
Motion to award a contract to Global Emergency Products, Aurora, IL in the amount of $358,177 and Pierce Manufacturing, Inc., Aurora, IL in the amount of $22,280 for refurbishment of Truck 18.
thanks Ron
Skokie Fire Department news
Dec 21
Excerpts from skokie.org:
At the village board meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019, interim Fire Chief Jeffrey Hoeflich was sworn in as the new Fire Chief.
Hoeflich joined the Skokie Fire Department in 1986. During this 33-year tenure with Skokie, Hoeflich has progressed through the ranks of lieutenant and captain. Prior to serving as interim chief, he was the Training Officer for the Skokie Fire Department for ten years and a battalion chief.
The Skokie FD purchased this engine from the Wilmette FD to supplement their reserve fleet of apparatus.
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As seen around … Skokie
Oct 20
The Skokie Fire Department is currently running this 2000 Pierce Saber pumper as Engine 18 while the regular apparatus undergoes repair and refurbishment. This unit, originally from Clayton, NC is a service loaner.
(Skokie Engine 18R – 2000 Pierce Saber 1250/500 so 11692 X-Clayton, NC)
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Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
The Skokie Fire Department (SFD) was honored by two state agencies this month for it’s effort to educate residents on fire safety and smoke alarm installation. The SFD was recognized by the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal for outstanding contributions.
Skokie worked with both offices to launch the Be Alarmed! smoke alarm installation program last year. The two groups distribute fire safety educational materials and 10-year smoke alarms to participating Illinois fire departments who then distribute them to residents. All the educational materials and smoke alarms are paid for by the IFSA and OSFM offices. In 2018, the fire department installed 168 alarms in 50 homes.
New pumper squad for Skokie
May 25
This from Jeff Rudolph:
Photos of Skokie’s new Rescue 17 – 2018 Pierce Dash CF/PUC 1500/500
Jeff Rudolph
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Skokie Fire Department news
Mar 23
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
The Village of Skokie and its firefighters union agreed to a new three-year contract calling for annual raises beginning May 1. The agreement between Skokie Firefighters Local 3033 of the International Association of Fire Fighters and the Village of Skokie retains many of the same provisions as the previous contract with some changes in economic benefits.
Under the new contract, which includes a seven-step wage scale, the beginning salary for firefighters at the bottom of the scale is $70,515 and $93,365 for those at the top of scale as of May. That salary range on the scale increases to $72,278 at the bottom of the scale and $95,699 at the top of the scale in May, 2019 and $74,085 at the bottom of the scale and $98,091 at the top of the scale in May, 2020.
The Skokie Village Board approved the contract at its Feb. 20 meeting after the union ratified it the month before.
The wage scale range for lieutenants in May, 2018 is $84,487 at the start and $111,578 at the top of scale; in May, 2019, $86,599 at the start and $114,367 at the top of scale; in November, 2019, $87,032 at the start and $114,939 at the top of scale; and in May, 2020, $89,208 at the start and $117,812 at the top of scale.
The new contract calls for unionized employees to pay the same percent toward their health care costs as non-unionized employees over the life of the contract — with a maximum of 15 percent. Village employees currently pay 12 percent of their health care costs.
Another change in the contract allows firefighters and lieutenants with at least 10 years of employment with Skokie to become eligible for a $1,200 annual certification incentive if they possess and maintain multiple specialized certifications, which are outlined in the agreement.
The contract also provides longevity bonuses ranging from an annual payout of $800 for eight to 14 years of service; $1,100 for 15 to 19 years of service; $1,400 for 20 to 24 years of service; and $2,750 for 25 years or more of service.
Stipends for specialized service are also included in the contract.
The agreement was reached well over two months before the current contract expires.
This from Steve Redick:
Oakton and Lincoln in downtown Skokie, 5041 W. Oakton. I watched this building burn down in the 70’s when it was DeWitts Shoe store. Originally I thought this was gonna be the Ace Hardware, an old truss roof joint with a big basement. Pretty much done when I arrived but got a few rig shots.
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