The fire department will be unveiling their WTC memorial as well. LRFPD acquired a steel beam from the WTC and will be unveiling their memorial to those who perished that day.
Archive for September, 2011
Josh Boyajian submitted photos of Cicero Fire Station 1 and Station2, both of which now have red doors.
Cicero Fire Station 2 now has traditional red doors. Josh Boyajian photo
Cicero Fire Station 2 with brown doors. Hank Sajovic photo
Cicero Fire Station 1 also has red doors now. Josh Boyjian photo
Dennis McGuire, Jr. took in a Still & Box Alarm last night. He submitted several images and a brief description:
Fire was thru the roof when Engine 121 arrived, appears to be some sort of explosion. The upper part of the 2nd floor exterior wall was blown out in Sector 4, and glass covered Western Ave. The building is a 2 Sty Brick Restaurant. The place is called Franconello’s.
The Chicago Tribune reports:
A suspected gas leak sparked an explosion that ripped through an Italian eatery in the West Beverly neighborhood on the city’s South Side, officials said this morning.
No injuries were reported in the blaze at Franconello Italian Restaurant, 10220 S. Western Ave. The blaze was called in about 11:57 p.m. Sunday and was struck out by fire crews within 20 minutes authorities said.
Truck 24 works at the Still & Box Alarm at 10220 S. Western Avenue. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Engine 120, running with their new rig (D-655) had a hydrant across the street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Engine 121, working with a spare piece, also had a hydrant at the fire. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Tower Ladder 39 was also at the Still and Box. Engine 120 had two lines off. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
As firefighters work on the roof of the building, a section of wall that was blown out by the explosion can be seen to the right of the frame. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Chicago Truck 40, an E-ONE like Truck24 was also at the Still & Box Alarm. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
The full Tribune article can be found HERE.
Martin Nowak spotted a new delivery for Carol Stream, an IHC 4300/Medtec Type I ambulance assigned to Station 1 as Medic 28.
Karl Klotz visited Denny G’s Automotive Repair in Des Plaines and took several shots showing the current state of X-FDNY Rescue 4. Evidently, they are working around the clock to meet deadlines to show the rig next week on 9/11/11. Previous posts about this rig can be found HERE, HERE, and HERE which includes a photo showing what the rescue looked like a week ago.
X-FDNY Rescue 4 (Queens) was assigned to Rescue 3 (Bronx) after 9/11/01. The decals on the body depict Rescue 4 and the faint outline of a number '3' can be seen as well. Karl Klotz photo
The door to the body enclosure lists names of several members who lost their lives on 9/11/01. Karl Klotz photo
Names of the deceased were also placed on the cab below the windshield. Karl Klotz photo
The stripes and decals were covered with primer prior to releasing the unit. The primer has been removed and the decals and stripes are all clearly visible now. Karl Klotz photo
more photos of the work being done can be seen HERE.
Lyons hazmat 9-3-11
Sep 4
The Chicago Tribune reports that:
A U.S. Postal worker at the Lyons post office made a shocking discovery Saturday morning.
In a broken envelope, Mark Thompson could see what looked like a half-stick of dynamite, a bullet and white powder under a stack of packages and other mail.
Lyons Fire officials said the suspicious package was found at the west suburban post office, 7836 W. Ogden Ave., about 8:11 a.m. and officials activated a hazardous materials response.
The post office was evacuated as officials from the Cook County Bomb Squad responded along with several fire departments, according to Lyons police officials.
Tim Olk went to the scene and submitted several images.
Hazmat technicians from MABAS Division 10 assemble near the hazmat squad to get the necessary equipment for entering the building. Tim Olk photo
A briefing is conducted to discuss how the hazmat technicians will enter the building to examine and retrieve the package. Tim Olk photo
Tow hazmat technicians exit the building. They are fully encapsulated in protective suits due to the unknown nature of the substance inside the building. Tim Olk photo
Two firefighters from Bedford Park in basic protective gear stand outside the 'hot zone' to assist the entry team members. Tim Olk photo
Lyons Squad 1312 is on a hydrant supplying water for companies working the scene. Tim Olk photo
The Pleasantview rehab unit responded to the scene to assist firefighters. Tim Olk photo
Read the entire Tribune article HERE.
Tim has a large gallery with additional images HERE.
Bill Friedrich found the following from US Tanker:
US Tanker has just been awarded a contract to build a custom pumper for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, IL. The Fermi Laboratory is part of the US Department of Energy and is one of the most important scientific laboratories in the world. This is a great honor for UST and we are very excited to build this new custom attack pumper. The chassis is a Spartan Metro Star with a 1500-GPM Waterous pump.
Firegeezer.com has an article entitled “Toy Fire truck Saves the House” about a man in New Athens (IL), 30 miles southeast of St Louis, who purchased a used engine and ended up putting it to work on a fire in a building on his property.
Schilling bought the 1987 Ford pumper equipped with a 750-gallon booster tank for $5,000 from the O’Fallon Fire Department in southern Illinois and before he drove it away, they showed him how to put the pump in gear and charge the line. Fortunately, as it turned out, he left the tank filled because he primarily wanted the truck to clean off heavy equipment at his hog farm and other chores, as well as having some fun with his grandkids.
But on Monday his whimsical purchase was repaid when fire was discovered in his son’s home also located on the farmland.
When the first units arrived from the Smithton Fire Protection District, they were surprised to see a pumper from O’Fallon, which is 20 miles away already on the scene.
New apparatus at O’Hare
Sep 3
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photographed four new ARFFs at O’Hare and got a sneak peek at 9-2-4, the new mobile ventilation unit.
6-5-3 flows water from the bumper turret. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
6-5-3 runs out of Rescue 1 at O'Hare. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
6-5-7 also is stationed at Rescue 1. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
6-5-4 is at Rescue 3. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
6-5-5 is also at Rescue 3, located mid-field. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
6-5-9 is at Rescue 4, the old north fire station off Touhy Avenue. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
9-2-4 is the new mobile ventilation unit at O'Hare. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Martin Nowak found this article in the Southtown Star about a firefighter injury in Chicago Heights on Thursday. Excerpts from the article which includes a photo gallery:
A Chicago Heights firefighter was injured in an early morning blaze Thursday in an abandoned house at 1235 Vincennes Ave.
The fire department was called at 3:23 a.m. and found the first and second floors in the rear of the wood-frame house engulfed in flames, assistant fire chief Jamie Angell said
