Archive for April 26th, 2016

Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-26-16

This from Josh Boyajian:

I took in the Box in the 22nd Battalion this afternoon (4/26/16) at 254 W. 118th Street. They had a pretty decent sized 3-sty ordinary with heavy fire thru the roof. Companies were defensive with two master streams and two handlines. I arrived after most of the fire was knocked but here are some shots.
Joshua Boyajian
Chicago FD Engine 75

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Chicago firefighters at a fire scene

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Chicago FD Engine 62

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Chicago FD spare tower ladder at fire scene

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Chicago FD OFI Car 4-6-8 without black top

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Chciago firefighters at house fire scene

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Chicago FD spare tower ladder at fire scene

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New engines for Chicago (more)

Updated photos from the E-ONE website showing production of the new engines for Chicago

Fire engine being built

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Fire engine being built

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Fire engine being built

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Fire engine being built

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Mundelein firefighters extend contract

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Mundelein’s firefighters will get 2.75-percent pay raises under a one-year contract extension approved Monday night, authorities said, …  the same rate being awarded to Mundelein’s police officers and public works employees under their union deals.

The deal prolongs a three-year pact adopted in 2013. It applies to 16 firefighters represented by the International Association of Firefighters Local 4786.

“Both sides thought it was a good idea to extend the contract for one year while the village evaluates opportunities to improve efficiencies in both our internal operations and with other fire departments in the fire services,” Village Administrator John Lobaito said, noting that  the village is not investigating merging with another fire department or any other type of departmental consolidation.

That search for efficiency includes talking with neighboring fire departments about sharing expensive equipment, such as ladder trucks, and services.

The new starting salary for a firefighter will be $64,854, up from $63,118. The contract will last through April 30, 2017.

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New industrial engine for BP in Whiting (more)

Updated production photos from Ferrara Fire Apparatus of the 2nd industrial unit being built for BP in Whiting, IN that features a Schwing boom

fire truck being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

fire truck being built

Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo

 

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