Archive for May 6th, 2016

Cary may subsidize fire district with SEECOM

Excerpts from the NorthwestHerald.com:

The Cary Village Board is considering whether to provide the Cary Fire Protection District with a financial bridge to prevent the district from switching its dispatch services to McHenry’s new facility and creating a fractionalized dispatch situation for the village.

Village Administrator Chris Clark told the Committee of the Whole this week that the McHenry dispatch center called NERCOMM, which will be one of three in the county after state-mandated dispatch consolidation takes effect next year, offered the fire district an annual rate about $40,000 less than the offer from SEECOM.

Currently, both Cary’s police and fire services are dispatched through Crystal Lake-based SEECOM. The village of Cary is an equity partner in SEECOM, and Clark told board members it could not move village police to another dispatch center until bonds are paid off in December 2019.

If the fire district jumped to McHenry’s center, Clark said, all calls would be routed there and calls requiring police would require a transfer to SEECOM, which would lead to a short delay in response time and potential for anomaly situations where calls are not transferred properly.

Police Chief Patrick Finlon said he was concerned about calls being handled by more than one dispatch center and the complications that could create.

Clark presented the board with the possibility of contributing a yearly subsidy of $25,000 to $30,000 to keep fire dispatch at SEECOM.

The village of Huntley and Lake in the Hills both had fractionalized service until the consolidation mandate led their police departments to move to SEECOM.

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House fire in Buffalo Grove, 5-6-16

This from Larry Shapiro:

A resident called the Buffalo Grove Fire Department for a fire in the attached garage around 2AM on Friday (5/6/16). Arlington Heights Engine 4 was the first to arrive as the address was very close to their station. They reported a full involved house and hit the garage with their deck gun before deploying a handline. Buffalo Grove Tower 25 arrived perhaps a minute later and deployed a second line. The bulk of the fire was knocked down within minutes as I arrived very shortly thereafter.

The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire after Engine 4 arrived, and then a Box Alarm was requested for additional manpower. The fire was kept from extending into the house.

The residents were outside when firefighters arrived.

house fire scene in Buffalo Grove IL

Larry Shapiro photo

house fire scene in Buffalo Grove IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Arlington Heights FD Engine 4

Larry Shapiro photo

house fire scene in Buffalo Grove IL

Larry Shapiro photo

house fire scene in Buffalo Grove IL

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firefighters change air bottle at scene

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Arlington Heights FD Engine 4

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Buffalo Grove FD Tower 25

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house fire scene in Buffalo Grove IL

Larry Shapiro photo

house fire scene in Buffalo Grove IL

Larry Shapiro photo

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Chicago FD updates radio signatures (part 1)

CFD Administrative Order A-01-06 went into effect today, May 6, 2016

(the previous CFD Adminstrative Order A-04-15 went into effect July 16, 2015)

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New engine for Rochelle FD

This from Bill Fricker:

Here’s a photo of the new Engine Co. 3 in Rochelle, IL   Enjoy
Engine Co. 3 – 2016 HME / Alexis  ( S/N  2268 )   1500-gpm /750-gbt   Bill Fricker Photo
Rochell FD Engine

Rochelle Engine Co. 3 – 2016 HME / Alexis ( S/N 2268 ) 1500-gpm /750-gbt Bill Fricker Photo

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