Archive for September 24th, 2012

Department patches added

The following patches have been added to the site:

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Oak Park FD Historic Photo

Bill Friedrich submitted the following:

Here is a classic shot of the old Oak Park Squad doing some hose work while the Eisenhower is being built in the background.
Oak Park Fire Department history

1960 Oak Park Squad 1.

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Argonne Labs added to the site

Argonne Labs Fire Department patchThe Argonne Laboratory Fire Department has been added to the MABAS Division 10 departments. Argonne had one station on the campus

From the Argonne website:

Argonne National Laboratory, located just outside of Chicago, is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s largest national laboratories for scientific and engineering research. Our over 1,250 scientists and engineers aim to solve the nation’s  most important challenges in energy, the environmentand national security.

The Fire Department consists of 25 career personnel who maintain two ambulances, two engines, a heavy squad, a brush unit, the MABAS Division 10 Decon Unit, and a battalion. The suppression apparatus are all E-ONE and the ambulances are from Wheeled Coach. There is a new ambulance from Wheeled Coach currently on order which will match Ambulance 114.

Argonne Labs Fire Department Rescue Squad

Argonne Labs Fire Station

The fire station at the Argonne Laboratory campus. Larry Shapiro photo

The trailer for the Decon Unit was recently upgrade with new paint and signage on the outside, plus a new generator and other upgrades to the interior mechanics. Argonne personnel are responsible for maintaining the unit and bringing it to incidents when requested.

MABAS Division 10 Decon Unit

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