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Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation awards local grants

Jul 8

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In 2005, the Firehouse Subs Public Safety FoundationFirehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation was created with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment and educational opportunities to emergency personnel and public safety organizations. Many make do with older equipment and have limited or no access to needed resources, but the Foundation has given $13 million to hometown heroes in 43 states and Puerto Rico, benefiting more than 1,000 public safety organizations in communities across the nation. In the state of Illinois, more than $417,000 has been donated since 2012, and in almost all instances, the awarded tools would otherwise be unavailable.

Continuing its mission of supporting local heroes, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation [awarded] $190,000 worth of equipment to nine Chicago public safety organizations during a press conference on May 19, 2015 … at the Robert J. Quinn Fire Academy.

The following nine departments were awarded equipment.

•             Chicago Fire Department received two off-road ambulance vehicles worth more than $55,800.

•             Chicago Police Department 17th District received two automatic external defibrillators (AEDs) worth more than $2,000.

•             Chicago Police Memorial Foundation received 41 bulletproof vests worth more than $20,000.

•             Mokena Fire Protection District received an all-terrain vehicle worth more than $16,700.

•             Waukegan Fire Protection District received eight sets of firefighting turnout gear worth more than $19,600.

•             Lemont Fire Protection District received an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) worth more than $19,800.

•             Frankfort Fire Protection District received an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) worth more than $14,600.

•             Tri-State Fire Protection District received a water rescue boat worth more than $19,900.

•             Mount Prospect Fire Department received 27 automatic external defibrillator (AEDs) worth more than $21,000.

To raise money for the Foundation, Firehouse Subs restaurants participate in a number of fundraising efforts. Each restaurant recycles leftover, five-gallon pickle buckets and sells them to guests for $2. Donation canisters on register counters collect spare change, while the Round Up Program allows guests to “round up” their bill to the nearest dollar. Grant allocations are made possible thanks to the overwhelming support of Firehouse Subs restaurants and generous donors.

thanks Jay

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, Lemont Fire Protection District, Mokena Fire Protection District, Mount Prospect FIre Department, Tri-State Fire Protection District, Waukegan FIre Chief Dan Young

As seen around … Oak Lawn

Jul 8

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Oak Lawn FD Quint 3 – 2011 E-ONE Typhoon 1500/300 75′. Josh Boyajian photo

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Of interest … the National Fire Dog Monument

Jul 8

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This from Larry Shapiro:

On a visit to DCFD Rescue 1, a friend showed me a recent addition to the station grounds, the National Fire Dog Monument. Here are some photos of the memorial as well as a plaque commemorating two dogs from the Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office.

National Fire Dog Monument in Washington, DC

Larry Shapiro photo

Excerpts from the WashingtonPost.com:

Austin Weishel, a Colorado artist whose work was dedicated … at Fifth and F streets NW [in Washington, DC] … depicts an arson dog gazing longingly up at his handler.

Before it was unveiled here, the National Fire Dog Monument went on a cross-country tour, going on display in eight cities over 15 days. The life-size bronze figures were on a wooden base. When the tour was done, Austin noticed that the wood was criss-crossed with odd striations: scratches left by dog claws when owners pulled back their curious canines.

At 16 he visited a bronze foundry near his grandparents’ Arizona home. The man who ran the foundry gave him a lump of clay and told Austin that if he shaped it into something, he’d cast it in bronze. A year later, Austin returned with what he’d fashioned from the clay: a tiny firefighter standing between New York’s twin towers. A career in art was born. It coincided with Austin’s joining a volunteer fire department.

The arson dog monument — titled “Ashes to Answers” — is catty-corner from the National Building Museum. Appropriately, it’s also behind the D.C. fire department’s Engine Company 2.

There are only 81 arson dog teams in the United States and Canada. (Washington’s fire department has two.) After a fire has been extinguished, the dogs visit the scene with their handlers. With their super-sensitive noses, the K-9s can detect various kinds of accelerants.

The sculpture is in place, but the memorial isn’t completely finished. Said Jerry: “Phase Two is to put a bronze fire hydrant with water coming out of it that goes to a dish, so dogs walking by can have a place to chill out.”

Tags: Austin Weishel, Bill Glover, Illinois State Fire Marshal’s Office, Larry Shapiro, the National Fire Dog Monument