Posts Tagged Tri-State Fire Protection District

As seen around … Crestwood

This from Martin Nowak:

Drove past the place in Crestwood where an individual sells vehicles ranging from fire trucks and ambulances to public works trucks. I saw the former Willow Springs/Tri-State engine. Not sure if its up for sale yet. 
 
Engine is a 1996 HME 1871/Luverne. 
1996 HME/Luverne fire engine

Martin Nowak photo

1996 HME/Luverne fire engine

Martin Nowak photo

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New home for Tri-State FPD tower ladder

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:

SOLD TO PAOLI, INDIANA (X-TRI-STATE FPD)

1994 Simon-Duplex/LTI 100′ aerial platform 1500/300 

Paoli FD 1994 Simon-Duplex/LTI 100' aerial platform 1500/300 

Paoli FD photo

Paoli FD 1994 Simon-Duplex/LTI 100' aerial platform 1500/300 

Paoli FD photo

Paoli FD 1994 Simon-Duplex/LTI 100' aerial platform 1500/300 

Paoli FD photo

Paoli FD 1994 Simon-Duplex/LTI 100' aerial platform 1500/300 

Paoli FD photo

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Tri-State Fire Protection District news

From the Tri-State Fire Protection District Board of Trustees Meeting minutes 2/19/18:

partial minutes from the Tri-State Fire Protection District Board of Trustees Meeting 2/19/18

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Recent apparatus orders

  • Country Club Hills Fire Department  – 2 Pierce Saber pumpers; 1,500/750. Delivery inOctober.
  • Tri-State Fire Protection District – Pierce Enforcer pumper; 1,500/550.  Delivery in October.
  • Scales Mound Fire Protection District – Pierce Enforcer pumper; 1,500/1,000.  Delivery in October.

thanks Ron

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New area apparatus orders

  • Country Club Hills – 2 Pierce Saber pumpers 1500/750
  • Tri-State FPD – Pierce Enforcer pumper 1500/550
  • Pleasantview FPD – Pierce 107′ aerial ladder

thanks Josh

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Tri-State Fire Protection District news (more)

The Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that Salvatore “Sam” Molinaro has been selected, pending board ratification of his contract, as the new fire chief of the Tri-State Fire Protection District. Sam has served on the Tri-State FPD Board of Fire Commissioners for the past two years and is retiring as the assistant chief of the Berwyn Fire Department. 
 
Chief Molinaro will be sworn in at the district meeting on January 16, 2018 and will start in his new position on February 5, 2018. 
 
 
               Est. 1946
 
Patrick Brenn                                    
Deputy Chief                                         
Tri-State Fire Protection District
419 Plainfield Rd.
Darien, IL 60561
630-481-4420
Cell: 630-885-7784

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Tri-State Fire Protection District news

The Tri-State Fire Protection District opening for fire chief 

Tri-State Fire Protection District seeks new fire chief Tri-State Fire Protection District seeks new fire chief

thanks Scott

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Interdivisional Box Alarm in the Tri-State Fire Protection District

Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

Investigators said a gasoline leak into the water supply was the cause of a large explosion and fire at a condo building in south suburban Willowbrook.

Firefighters from at least 10 departments responded to the Knolls Condominium complex in the 6100-block of Knoll Wood Road Friday morning.

Tri-State Fire Protection District officials believe the gasoline leak originated at a Speedway gas station in neighboring Westmont. There is still gasoline running through sewers from Westmont to the water reclamation plant eight miles east.

Officials are continuing to flush out the water system and are also trying to open the sewers so the gasoline fumes can escape. Fire officials said there have been 10 explosions as a result of the gasoline leak, and no serious injuries have been reported.

A resident pulled a woman out of the building as Willowbrook police and firefighters arrived. She was taken to Loyola Hospital for treatment and is expected to be okay. No other injuries were reported.

“What the fire department has determined either gasoline or some other flammable chemical had been introduced to into the sanitary system,” said Willowbrook Fire Chief Robert Pavelchik.

The Environmental Protection Agency and sanitation district were notified. Anyone who lives in the area and notices the smell of gasoline should open their windows and doors, turn off all ignition sources, and call 911. Fire officials said people are allowed to use their appliances.

At the condo building, all ignition sources – both electric and gas – were immediately turned off and residents were evacuated from their homes. But the calls for help actually started Thursday night, when residents reported smelling gas.

“We had to sleep in our front room because in our room, in the master bedroom where me and my girlfriend sleep, the bathroom smelled like gas. I smelled gas all through our bathroom,” said resident Christopher Simmons.

“They couldn’t find the source and here we are again this morning, in the same neighborhood,” Pavelchik said.

“I believe they could have did more than what they did last night. All they did was come here and turned off the alarm and left,” Simmons said.

The American Red Cross was contacted to provide aid to those who have been evacuated. They will not be allowed to return until investigators determine the source of the explosion and correct the problem.

Firefighters responded to a separate fire early Friday afternoon in the 300-block of 63rd Street. They were able to rescue a dog from the smoky blaze and no one was hurt.

thanks Scott

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House fire in Burr Ridge, 8/1/17

This from Rick Moravecek:

Tri-State FPD house fire on 08/01/17 in Burr Ridge 

house fire in Burr Ridge IL

Rick Moravecek photo

house fire in Burr Ridge IL

Rick Moravecek photo

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Tri-State Fire Protection District in the news

Excerpts from the dupagepolicyjournal.com:

A case involving a Tri-State Fire Protection District official charged with submitting a fraudulent report in 2015 may soon reveal the truth behind possibly dubious circumstances lurking within the Burr Ridge-based district.

Originally at issue was the questionable aptness of Michael Orrico’s dual relationship with the fire district as both a trustee and as an equipment vendor.

Reporting in the Edgar County Watchdogs’ (ECW) Illinois Leaks publication, principal writer Kirk Allen said last month that Orrico, who sells gear for Fire Service Inc., failed to mention his employment in a key disclosure statement for his trustee position. Fire Service Inc. is based in various locations, including Naperville.

According to Illinois state law, anyone filing a statement of economic interests who deliberately puts on record a false or incomplete statement is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, so when the 18th Judicial Circuit Court of DuPage County in Wheaton finally issued an arrest warrant for Orrico Sept. 16 this year, ECW expressed approval.

Named as a defendant in the case, Orrico was required to make a 10 percent bond deposit and appear in court for a bail bond hearing Oct. 11. Terms of the warrant forbade him from leaving the state of Illinois without the court’s permission, limiting Orrico’s whereabouts to an eight-county range.

In part, the charges read, “on or about March 16, 2015 … Michael J. Orrico committed the offense of Filing a False Statement of Economic Interest, in that the … trustee of the Tri-State Fire Protection District, willfully … failed to list on that statement … his employment with Fire Service Inc. and his title or the description of any position held with Fire Service, Inc., from which the defendant earned income.”

As it happened, Orrico, one of three elected Tri-State Fire Protection District trustees, had disagreed with his colleagues in the past about records handling. As his case unfolded, details about missing records came to light, and further fanning the flames were apparently obscure circumstances by which records were lost to begin with.

In December 2013, Tri-State reported that confidential tape recordings were missing from a safe in its Burr Ridge facility. The audio documentation regarded executive sessions of the district’s board of trustees.

“Whatever has been going on during executive session remains a mystery,” the Chicago-based Better Government Association (BGA) said in 2013. The investigative nonprofit previously had published a series of articles on the district’s Darien branch, keeping its eyes peeled on spending records and alleged conflicts of interest and other irregularities.

“According to the Illinois Open Meetings Act, trustees are allowed to convene in private to discuss sensitive material such as litigation or personnel matters, provided certain rules are followed,” the BGA said. “Among the rules, they must keep a verbatim record – either video or audio – of all sessions closed to the public.”

Tri-State allegedly had stored its closed-session records at the shared residence of trustee Jill Strenzel and Fire Chief Michelle Gibson, longtime partners. According to BGA, Orrico asked to hear the recordings, but of seven meetings arranged specifically for that purpose, four or more were canceled.

In a bizarre twist, Strenzel fell outside the station on Nov. 18, 2013, breaking two tape recorders in the process and sending a staffer to buy a new one. She then claimed that someone broke into a safe containing tapes and notes at the Burr Ridge Station at 10S110 S. Madison St. on Nov. 21.

“Strenzel … started to pull papers out of the safe, ‘at which time she stopped and was worried that unlawful entry had been gained,’” according to records obtained by BGA. Police determined that nothing was missing and classified the burglary as suspicious circumstances due to lack of evidence.

Strenzel followed up at the scene with speculative questions regarding what should be done if someone had erased the tapes using a magnet. The next day, the police were recalled to the same station and were asked to move items into a new safe. Records indicate that the officers declined to physically perform the task, instead observing Strenzel doing so.

At the next regular board meeting in mid-December, Strenzel and one other trustee voted to keep closed session meeting minutes confidential, with Orrico the sole opponent.

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