Aug 31
Steve Redick joined several other photographers recently taking pictures of south side CFD houses and several suburban departments. He has submitted images illustrating the McCook Fire Department.
McCook 1480. Steve Redick photo
McCook Ambulance 1414. Steve Redick photo
McCook Engine 1416. Steve Redick photo
McCook Engine 1411. Steve Redick photo
McCook Squad 1418. Steve Redick photo
Aug 31
This from John Tulipano:
I have a few updates to Carol Stream:
- Station 1 is now Station 28
- Station 2 in now Station 29
- Station 3 is now Station 27
All part of the DuPage Fire Alliance numbering.I have submitted shots Engine 29 and Tower Ladder 28, both of which are new rigs, plus shots of Squad 27 and 27a with the new numbers.
Carol Stream Tower Ladder 29 is a 2011 E-ONE Cyclone with a 2,000-GPM pump, 200 gallons of water, and a 95′ tower ladder. John Tulipano photo
Carol Stream Engine 29 is a 2011 Alexis on a Spartan chassis with a 1,500-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. John Tulipano photo
Carol Stream Squad 27 is a 2006 Alexis on a Spartan chassis with a 1,500-GPM pump and 750 gallons of water. John Tulipano photo
Carol Stream Squad 27A is a 2010 Alexis on a Spartan chassis. John Tulipano photo
Aug 30
This from Karl Klotz:
Here are 2 Riverdale rigs (MABAS 24).
- Engine 834: 2010 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/1000
- Squad 851 (this is a current shot after some rehab work)
Riverdale Engine 83 is a 2010 E-ONE on a Typhoon chassis with a 1,500-GPM pump and 1,000 gallons of water. Karl Klotz photo
Riverdale Squad 851 is a 2001 Toyne on an HME 1871 chassis. It has a 1,250-GPM pump, 500 gallons of water and 30 gallons of foam. Karl Klotz photo
The Chicago Sun Times has an article outlining changes that Mayor Emanuel wants to implement for firefighters and police officers collecting disability:
Chicago firefighters and paramedics on disability leave would have to submit to more frequent medical check-ups to determine if they could go back to work under new rules proposed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel Tuesday.
Emanuel’s action comes two weeks after City Hall proposed a similar crackdown on police officers — all in reaction to a Chicago Sun-Times investigation. The investigation found that 347 cops and 390 fire personnel are collecting more than $45 million a year in disability pay from cash-strapped city pension funds, plus millions of dollars more in taxpayer-provided health insurance.
Thirty-five percent of the firefighters and paramedics on disability are paid more than $60,000 a year, tax-free. They include Battalion Chief Patrick Kehoe, who gets $91,113 a year and was on disability leave when he filmed a commercial for Emanuel’s mayoral campaign.
Emanuel faces more of a challenge in trying to bring disabled firefighters back to work than he does with disabled cops. The police department has limited-duty desk jobs available for injured officers, but the fire department has no similar program.
? Firefighters, paramedics and police officers on disability would have to report their annual incomes, thereby revealing their income from other jobs. City officials say some disabled fire personnel and cops might be able to return to work if they’re already healthy enough to hold other jobs.
?Fire personnel and police officers couldn’t apply for disability leave until they’re examined by their departments’ medical staff to determine if the injured workers are capable of doing other jobs within their departments.
?More frequent medical check-ups for firefighters on disability who are currently examined only every two years. Unless they’re permanently disabled, all firefighters on disability leave for fewer than five years would be examined every six months. Everyone else would be examined yearly.
The entire article can be found HERE.
The Daily Herald has an article describing a firefighter memorial being built by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters Association:
The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters Association is building the memorial on the north end of Riverfront Park. The location is particularly significant because the old firehouse used to be across the street until about eight years ago, firefighter/paramedic Dan Teson said.
Construction started last week, right after agreements were approved by the village of Algonquin and the fire protection district, and is on track to be finished in time for a Sept. 11 dedication, Teson said.
The memorial will consist of a brick paver circle 40 feet in diameter with the World Trade Center steel beam in the middle, and landscaping all around it, Teson said.
The firefighters association got the beam, which weighs more than 5,000 pounds, as a donation from The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Teson said. He and two other firefighters flew to New York City in November to accept the donation, and were met there by one of the firefighters’ father, who drove his truck, Teson said. The foursome picked up the beam at a hangar outside LaGuardia Airport, and father and son drove it back to Illinois.
“It absolutely does have an effect on you, when you sit there and physically touch a piece of something that was a major part of our history, probably one of the worst days that we’ve ever had in the U.S. To be able to be part of something like that in a positive manner, and pay tribute to all the people who died that day, it’s very meaningful,” he said.
The complete article can be found HERE.
thanks Chris
Beach Park and Zion both have new Type I ambulances from AEV.
From Martin Nowak:
Beach Park new unit for 1243 replaces 1999 Ford E-450
Alexis photo
TYPE I AMBULANCE #A162 – Beach Park Fire Protection District
Zion, Illinois
Technical Specs
• Chassis: Ford F-550 4 x 4
• Engine: 6.7 Scorpion
• Transmission: Ford HD 6 speed automatic
• Attendant Seat: EVS Child Safety Seat; 3 pt. harness
• AEV Extruded Aluminum Body
• 6” Curbside Body Drop
• Custom Two Tone Paint to Match Fleet
• Size/Headroom: Interior 74” Finished
• Shoreline: 20 amp straight blade
• Kussmaul Auto Charge 1200
• Siren: Federal PA-300’ w/”Rumbler” low freq. speakers
• Air horn: Buell Dual 10” & 12” Strombos
• Patient lights: Kinequip LED
• Warning Light package: Weldon Diamondback V97 LED
• Whelen Shirtrail Lights
• Scene Lights Whelen 600 LED
• Opticom: Tomar
• ICC Warning Lights Switched w/Primary
• Link Air Ride Suspension
• Electrical: RMR
• Camera: Dual Function; (1) in Patient area Bullet Camera– (1) Ext. Back Up
• Power Door Locks w/override
• Action Area: Solid Surface – Midnight Melange
• Upholstery: Vacuum Formed
• CPR Seat: Double Wide; 6 point Harness; Positioned more Aft
• Stainless Steel Wheel Inserts
• Wheelbase: 189”
• FAWR: 7,000
• RAWR: 13,600
• GVWR: 18,000
Zion new unit for 1842 replaces the 2002 International:
Alexis photo
ZION FIRE DEPARTMENT – TYPE I AMBULANCE #A164
ZION, ILLINOIS
Technical Specs
• Chassis: Ford F-550 4 x 4
• Engine: 6.7 Scorpion
• Transmission: Ford HD 6 speed automatic
• Attendant Seat: EVS Child Safety Seat; 3 pt. harness
• AEV Extruded Aluminum Body
• 6” Curbside Body Drop
• Size/Headroom: Interior 74” Finished
• Shoreline: 20 amp straight blade
• Kussmaul Auto Charge 1200
• Siren: Federal PA-300’ Whelen Bumper Speaker
• Air horn: Buell Dual 10” & 12” Strombos
• Patient lights: Kinequip LED
• Warning Light package: Weldon Diamondback V97 LED
• Whelen Shirtrail Lights
• Scene Lights Whelen 600 LED
• Opticom: Tomar
• ICC Warning Lights Switched w/Primary
• Link Air Ride Suspension
• Electrical: RMR
• Camera: Dual Function; (1) in Patient area Bullet Camera– (1) Ext. Back Up
• Power Door Locks w/override
• Action Area: Stainless Steel
• Upholstery: Vacuum Formed
• CPR Seat: Double Wide; 6 point Harness; Positioned more Aft
• OEM Aluminum Wheels
• Wheelbase: 189”
• FAWR: 7,000
• RAWR: 13,600
• GVWR: 18,000
Aug 28
Something rather unusual for the site:
Larry Shapiro has an abundance of Firehouse, Fire Engineering, and Fire Apparatus magazines to dispose of. Before sending them to the recycling station, he wonders if any of our readers would be interested in rescuing them?
Firehouse coverage, though not inclusive, is from 2003-2010, Fire Engineering is 2010-2011, Fire Apparatus is 2002-2006
If you’re interested, send an email to the webmaster and he’ll hook you up.
Aug 28
This from Karl Klotz:
Frankfort FPD recently put into service an updated Rehab rig as well as a Dive Squad. Both rigs were former Matco Tool trucks with 18′ bodies.
- Dive Squad 3: 2002 Freightliner MT45 w/ LDV body work (station 3)
- Rehab 776: 1999 Freightliner MT45 w/ LDV body work (station 1)
Frankfort Dive Squad 3 is a 2002 Freightliner MT45 with LDV body work. It was formerly a Matco Tool truck. Dive Squad 3 runs out of Frankfort Station 3. Karl Klotz photo
Frankfort Rehab 776, running out of Station 1, is a 1999 Freightliner MT45 with LDV body work. It is a former Matco Tool truck. Karl Klotz photo
Also, there has been some shuffling of ambulances with the addition of Ambulance 1.
- Ambulance 1: 2010 Ford F450/Horton (station 1)
- Ambulance 4 (Ford/Horton) was reassigned to Ambulance 2,
- Ambulance 2’s rig is now running as Ambulance 4.
- Ambulance 1’s former FL is now a reserve
Frankfort Ambulance 1 is a 2011 Horton Type I on a Ford F-450 chassis. Karl Klot photo
This from Brad Steinweg:
I just wanted to share a few pictures I got from the Cal City box & still yesterday @ 371 Mackinaw-Brad S.
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This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.
Dixmoor FD was toned out at approx. 0810 hrs this morning for a structure fire at 2309 W. Joliet Road. Police arrived and confirmed a working fire. Engine 2443 pulled up, found fire in a 2 sty bi-Level home, and called for the Full Still on their Box# 2409. The home appeared to be vacant, but that was not confirmed. Searches were made and the crews found nobody. The main body of the fire was in the lower level of the home and was quickly put out. Area departments that assisted: Calumet Park, Phoenix, Posen, Oak Forest, Robbins, South Holland and Riverdale were all on scene along with Garden Homes FPD and Hazel Crest were on the change of quarters.
Firefighters in front of the house at 2309 W. Joliet Road in Dixmoor after the fire was knocked down. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
The Calumet Park tower ladder was in front of the house. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Dixmoor Engine 2443 with lines off. (X-CFD Engine 30) Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Crews help rebed the Dixmoor engine. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Calumet Park Tower 2214 was the first truck. It’s a 2011 HME-Ferrara 1500-gpm pump with a 300-gallon tank. The aerial is 100′. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
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