Archive for November 11th, 2014

Oak Park 3-Alarm fire & 2-Alarm EMS box, 11-11-14 (more)

Images from Jassen Strokosch.

Photos from a fire this afternoon in Oak Park. Turano’s truck maintenance building on Roosevelt Road and lot burning down.

-Jassen Strokosch

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

The pic is looking east down the alley behimd the bldg. Jassen Strokosch photo

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Jassen Strokosch photo

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Jassen Strokosch photo

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Jassen Strokosch photo

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Jassen Strokosch photo

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Jassen Strokosch photo

 

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Oak Park 3-Alarm fire & 2-Alarm EMS box, 11-11-14 (more)

images from Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

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Oak Park 3-Alarm fire & 2-Alarm EMS box, 11-11-14

Oak Park is currently working  a structure fire with collapse at 6520 W. Roosevelt Road, the Turano Bakery garage. One report suggests an explosion of a tank truck. The 3rd Alarm was requested on arrival.

Here are a few images from the scene:

heavy smoke from commercial fire

photo from Marcella Raymond Facebook

Turano Bakery garage fire in Oak Park

photo source unknown

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Wilmette to appoint new fire chief

From the Village of Wilmette:

Deputy Chief Mike McGreal has been selected to become the Wilmette Fire Department’s new chief.  McGreal will succeed Chief Jim Dominik, who retires January 2, 2015 after 29 years with the department.

McGreal started his career in Wilmette as a firefighter/paramedic in 1988, was promoted to Lieutenant in 2000, served as Fire Marshall in 2001, and was promoted to Deputy Chief in 2007. McGreal earned the title of Executive Fire Officer in 2013 through the National Fire Academy and Chief Fire Officer in 2014 through the Center for Public Safety Excellence. McGreal holds a Bachelor of Science in Fire Management and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.

As Deputy Chief, McGreal has been responsible for managing the daily operations for the fire department’s 50 employees and two fire stations. He has been an integral member of the village’s management team, working closely with Chief Dominik to retain the fire department’s accreditation status and in improving the  ISO insurance rating from a 4 to a 2.

McGreal has served as a site peer assessor for the Center for Fire Accreditation International, as an instructor and Executive Safety Committee member for the Northern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy, Co-chair of the Fire Chief’s Steering Committee for the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency, and Chief Liaison and Team Leader for the MABAS Division 3 Underwater Rescue Team.

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New area apparatus orders

This from Josh Boyajian:

East Dundee – Ordered a Spartan Metro Star pumper 1500/500 from Alexis

Pingree Grove & Countryside – A 2015 Ferrara rescue pumper on a Cinder cab & chassis 1500/750

Huntley FPD – A 2015 Pierce Enforcer pumper 1500/750

Itasca FPD – A 2015 Pierce Velocity pumper 1500/750

Palatine – A 2015 Ferrara  rescue pumper on an Igniter cab & chassis 1500/750

Rockford – (2) Pierce Saber PUC pumper 1500/750/30

Mount Prospect – A 2014 Pierce Quantum engine 1500/500

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