Photos from a press event about the new public safety training campus in West Garfield Park from the CFD Media Twitter
thanks Dennis
Archive for July, 2017
From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:
Brand new custom Horton conversions on International chassis
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As seen around … Chicago
Jul 31
From Dennis McGuire, Jr.
Chicago FD Truck 8. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
As seen around … Chicago
Jul 30
From Josh Boyajian:
Josh Boyajian photo
This from Larry Shapiro:
I was in the neighborhood when the 7th Battalion pulled up on a working fire in a three-story, brick apartment building at 3111 W. Diversey. They had rear porches going with extension to a two-story house behind the building on Troy. He asked for a Box Alarm and companies made quick work of knocking down the fire.
I arrived before the Box Alarm companies to find crews washing down hotspots.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
more photos at Shapirophotography.net
Excerpts from the patch.com:
Joliet Fire Department Lt. Shawn Carroll, who was incredibly well-liked by his professional colleagues and a source of inspiration to countless people, died Saturday after a second bout of cancer. He was 38. Carroll had been a member of the Joliet Fire Department since 2000.
Shawn’s wife, Krissi, posted the sad news of her husband’s death on Facebook on Saturday afternoon.
“At 1:25 p.m. Shawn Carroll, peacefully left his earthly body to gain his angel wings. It was the most peaceful thing I’ve ever seen. I feel comfort knowing he is no longer in pain, suffering, waiting on those next set of results. He will be deeply missed but asked that all of us smile and think of your favorite memory of him.”
Krissi Carroll also made it a point to extend a sincere thank you to every single person for their love and support, saying, “I know that Shawn would be deeply appreciative of the way you all have surrounded me with your love to hold me up,” she wrote.
A Joliet native, Shawn Carroll graduated from Joliet Catholic Academy, studied fire science at Joliet Junior College, and engineering at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
In late November, an article noted that Carroll had previously beat cancer a few years ago, only to recently learn that the cancer had returned and was now in his lung. You can go here to visit the GoFundMe page established for him.
Besides his wife, Krissi, the couple had two young daughters.
thanks Dan
Excerpts from wifr.com:
Rockford’s Fire Department is one of the first in the country to use drone technology to help with controlling fires and investigating them afterwards.
“It can stitch together a live map while you’re flying it, so basically you can have a damage assessment almost immediately available after flying it over a large area,” says Rockford Fire Leutenant, Trevor Hogan.
After recording footage, firefighters can make 3-D models of fire scenes.
The fire department mainly uses this technology for large building fires like the recent Hanley Building and two fires in vacant buildings on 7th St. in downtown Rockford. All three of those fires are still under investigation.
“You’re just collecting information/data that can be used at many different stages of the fire. Information can be used to keep people safer, firefighters safer,” says Hogan.
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Friends, family, and fellow firefighters from throughout the region gathered at St. Mary Catholic Church in Huntley Thursday to pay their final respects to Carpentersville Battalion Chief Todd Middendorf.
Among those in attendance were members of the Hazel Green (Wis.) Fire Department, where Middendorf worked his first stint as a volunteer firefighter from 1992 to ’94.
Middendorf joined the Carpentersville Fire Department 23 years ago, starting as a firefighter and working his way up to battalion chief.
Middendorf, 46, died July 18 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Middendorf , his wife Daisy and son Tyler were on vacation at their home in Sevierville, Tenn., a place where the couple planned to eventually retire. Family members have not publicly discussed the circumstances leading to Middendorf’s unexpected death and the medical examiner has not yet released the cause of death.
Skokie Fire Department news
Jul 29
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Friends and family of police officers and firefighters packed Skokie Village Hall July 17, to see swearing-in ceremonies for new hirings and promotions.
Five officers — three with the Skokie Fire Department and two with the police department — were officially promoted to new positions after being sworn in.
William Endre was promoted from lieutenant to captain and firefighters Charles Demes and Anthony Scianna were promoted to lieutenant.
New hires sworn in included firefighters Wilfredo Ocasio, Michael Adams, and Christian Platt.
thanks Dan
From the Osage Ambulance Facebook page posted May 24;
South Holland Fire Department picked up thier 2017 Ford E450 Type III remount today. It was sold by Bob Baxa with North Central Emergency Vehicles.
Osage Ambulance photo
Osage Ambulance photo
Osage Ambulance photo
Osage Ambulance photo
