Archive for November 25th, 2015

Lakewood signs new agreement with Crystal lake

From Topix.com:

The decision will, as one trustee put it, “change the face of Lakewood” by closing the village’s only fire station on Haligus Road and operating out of a Crystal Lake station on the other side of town. The Lakewood Village Board voted, 3-1, with one trustee abstaining Tuesday night, to go with a slightly cheaper contract offered by the Crystal Lake Fire Department that tied increases to the village’s tax base over renewing its contract with the Woodstock Fire Rescue Protection District.

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New ambulance for Buffalo Grove

This from Andy Russell:

I got a chance to grab a few pictures of the new BGFD ambulance that was delivered last week. It’s a 2015 Horton on a Freightliner chassis sold by Foster Coach Sales.  It’s currently being stocked and having some final touches taken care of plus training. It is slated to go in service as A25 by the end of the year.

Buffalo Grove FD ambulance

New ambulance for the Buffalo Grove Fire Department. Andy Russell photo

Freightliner ambulance

Andy Russell photo

Buffalo Grove FD ambulance

Andy Russell photo

chevron striping on ambulance doors

Andy Russell photo

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Accident involving Peotone fire truck

This from Andy Russell:

Peotone Squad 14 was hit while working an accident scene Saturday night on I-57. The squad sustained some significant damage to the officer’s side rear corner and will be out of service for several weeks while repairs are made. This is a great reminder for all to slow down and move out of the way of emergency and maintenance vehicles on the roadways and also for firefighters to protect their scenes.

Photos by Peotone Fire Chief Bill Schreiber

fire truck struck by car

Photo by Peotone Fire Chief Bill Schreiber

fire truck struck by car

Photo by Peotone Fire Chief Bill Schreiber

fire truck struck by car

Photo by Peotone Fire Chief Bill Schreiber

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