Archive for May 21st, 2012

Beach Park commercial fire 5-20-12 (update)

A video has been assembled showing firefighting operations at the Happy Land Pet Center fire on Sunday in Beach Park. Previous posts are HERE and HERE.

Firegeezer.com has a report HERE entitled

Another Great Tanker Operation From Chicagoland

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Vacant house fire in Zion 5-21-12

Zion firefighters were assisted by Newport Township, Beach Park and Winthrop Harbor this afternoon when they responded to a house fire at 2408 Ezra Avenue. The vacant house was well involved and has collapsed.

Tim Olk got to the scene right behind the first companies and submitted a few images from his phone.

 

House fire in Zion Ezra Avenue Zion Fire Department

Tim Olk photo

House fire in Zion Ezra Avenue Zion Fire Department

Tim Olk photo

House fire in Zion Ezra Avenue Zion Fire Department

Tim Olk photo

Tim has a gallery of images HERE.

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Lake Villa Fire District ambulances

Jeff Rudolph visited the Lake Villa Fire District recently and submitted updated images of several ambulances, two of which have been repainted to match the fire district colors. The units were previously owned and purchased by the Lake Villa Rescue Squad and were blue and white. The rescue squad has since merged under the fire district and all apparatus is red. Refer to the previous post HERE and HERE for much of the information.

Lake Villa Fire District Osage ambulance

One of the repainted units is this 2010 Ford E-450/Osage ambulance in Lake Villa running as Ambulance 241R. Jeff Rudolph photo

Lake Villa Fire District Osage ambulance

Lake Villa Ambulance 241 is a 2011 Ford E-450/Osage Type III. Jeff Rudolph photo

Lake Villa Fire Distract Osage ambulance

Lake Villa Ambulance 243 is a 2009 Ford E-450/Osage Type III that was also repainted. Jeff Rudolph photo

Lake Villa Fire District Osage ambulance

The 2010 Ford E-450/Osage ambulance that was photographed here as Ambulance 241 is currently assigned as Ambulance 241R. Hank Sajovic photo

 

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