Archive for March 11th, 2016

Lockport Township FPD wants new fire station

Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Lockport Township Fire Protection District officials are trying to convince residents that it’s time to replace a 57-year-old fire station near the city’s downtown.

“We are limited in height and cannot place many of our vehicles into this station,” wrote Fire Chief David Skoryi in a letter last month to surrounding residents. “… Fire department operations have changed significantly since 1960.”

He estimates costs to be about $3.5 million for a new building at 828 E. Ninth St., the site of the aging station.

A local activist said: “There are quite a few residents that are fed up with the spending of the fire district.” He and a group of other residents in the past have publicly objected to other building and spending projects in the township.

Some residents are even looking to disconnect from the district because its property taxes are second only to the school district.

Skoryi contends in his letter that the public expects firefighters and paramedics to respond to an increasingly broader array of emergencies … and that fire engines today are larger and carry much more equipment than they did in the 1960s so firefighters can respond to more than just fires.

The current building was built during a time when firefighters were volunteers and ambulance service was provided by the local funeral home, and has become inadequate for current firefighting operations. The district employs about 90 people and serves a population of 77,000 people.

The old Station 1 building, one of six stations in the district, is centrally located in Lockport and does not include separate private spaces for female firefighters. The district currently employs four female firefighters. It also contains asbestos as insulation which have to be carefully removed as part of the project because it can cause health problems.

The project will be presented at the Lockport Planning and Zoning Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the downtown City Hall.

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Sycamore Fire Department updates

This from Art Zern:

Gents,

Our new Rosenbauer engine and our 1923 Stutz are both nearing completion.

link to the Sycamore Preservation Company for more info on the Stutz:

Best regards,

Art

Rosenbauer Commander fire engine

New Rosenbauer Commander pumper for Sycamore FD. Sycamore FD photo

Rosenbauer Commander fire engine

Sycamore FD photo

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored. Sycamore Preservation Company photo

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored. Sycamore Preservation Company photo

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored. Sycamore Preservation Company photo

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored

Sycamore FD 1923 Stutz pumper being restored. Sycamore Preservation Company photo

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North Palos engine for sale

From bpapparatus.com:

North Palos Engine 803 for sale - 1988 Spartan/E-ONE.

North Palos Engine 803 for sale – 1988 Spartan/E-ONE.

North Palos Engine 803 for sale - 1988 Spartan/E-ONE.

North Palos Engine 803 for sale – 1988 Spartan/E-ONE.

thanks Keith

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Chicago Still & Box, 3/6/16

This from Steve Redick:

Took in a job at 5336 W. Leland Avenue in a normally quiet and very congested neighborhood Monday (3/7/16). Radio reports indicated a basement fire extending to all floors in a frame dwelling. Engine 94 was very creative in finding a good spot for access in the rear. From the alley they stretched 4-inch supply line onto the next block. This operation, at least from my perspective, was very effective. Got some nice shots of roof operations as fire was venting through the the back portion of the building. This was contained with handlines in short order.

Steve

firemen on peak roof with fire at night

Steve Redick photo

firemen on peak roof with fire at night

Steve Redick photo

firemen on peak roof with fire at night

Steve Redick photo

fire engine in alley with hose off

Steve Redick photo

hose lines deployed through alley garage

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 94

Steve Redick photo

Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Truck 38

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 47

Steve Redick photo

tower ladder at house fire

Steve Redick photo

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