Archive for February 2nd, 2016
Frankfort FPD update
Feb 2
This from Kevin Griffin:
New Frankfort Buggy – 2015 Chevy Tahoe
New unit for Frankfort FPD Battalion 71. Kevin Griffin photo
Kevin Griffin photo
Kevin Griffin photo
From the Rolling Meadows Fire Department Facebook page:
New Engine 16 went in service Monday morning at Sta. 16 (2/1/16)
Rolling Meadows Engine 16 was placed in service 2/1/16. Rolling Meadows FD photo
This from Steve Redick:
a nice shot from a hotel fire on Montrose ave, a high-rise spectacular on south shore drive (many fires in that joint) and a tragic fire at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. My dad and I took this in, I remember seeing the bedsheets hanging out the windows.
News clipping from a fire at the Montclair Hotel at 835 W. Montrose Avenue in Chicago. Warren Redick collection
News clipping from a fire in a high-rise apartment building at 6730 South Shore Drive in Chicago, April 12, 1970. Warren Redick collection
Warren Redick collection
Warren Redick collection
A fatal fire at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago January 25, 1970. Warren Redick collection
