Archive for October, 2018

New truck for Orland FPD

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It appears that a E-ONE is building an aerial for the Orland FPD so 141741

Fire truck being built at E-ONE for the Orland FPD so 141741

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Mount Prospect Fire Department news

Excerpts from the journal-topics.com:

Two Mount Prospect firefighters were recognized for their many years of service at the Mount Prospect Village Board meeting Tuesday (Oct. 16).

Kevin Christianson, a 30-year veteran of the Mount Prospect Fire Department, was presented with a gold-framed “Career Employee Certificate of Service”.  He is also a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Team, in charge of hazardous materials.

Also recognized, but unable to be present at the meeting, was Lt. Joel Knoll with 20 years of service in Mount Prospect, He has received 17 letters of recognition and has been a paramedic for 18 of those years. 

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Working fire in Chicago, 10-25-18

This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:

Thursday, we were driving down North Ave when the MFAO gave the 18th Battalion a still @ 635 N Springfield. 3-sty, large, vacant apartment building under rehab with fire on the 3rd floor and thru the roof. Three lines were lead out and the companies made a quick aggressive attack.  

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Chicago Firefighters at fire scene

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Chicago Firefighters at fire scene

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Chicago Firefighter at fire scene

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Chicago Firefighters at fire scene

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Chicago Firefighters at fire scene

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Chicago Firefighters at fire scene

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As seen around … O’Hare Airport

This from Dan McInerney:

Chicago Fire Department Squad 7 and 7A
 
KLM (B744, PH-BFV, AMS-ORD) 10/25/18
KLM 747 landing at O'Hare Airport with Chicago FD Squad 7 and Squad 7A

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Springfield Fire Department news

Excerpts from the state-journal register.com:

In the course of three days, more than 150 firefighters were trained in the new way the Springfield Fire and Police departments are going to handle active shooter and mass casualty events.

Now, instead of waiting to give medical attention to gunshot victims a block away, firefighters will go in with police officers to be able to give immediate care. While other Springfield police officers focus on stopping the shooter, rescue task forces made up of police officers and firefighters would enter warm zones — secured areas with the potential for danger — and focus on the victims.

“Firefighters have been traditionally taught to stand down during an active shooter event, to stage blocks away and to wait until police officers have secured every nook and cranny of the building,” Springfield Fire Chief Allen Reyne said. “We’ve learned through other people’s tragedies that that isn’t the best practice, that there had been people who had been survivable victims who ultimately bled out waiting for rescuers to enter the building.”

A study conducted in the aftermath of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, in which 49 people died, found that 16 victims might have lived if they had gotten care with 10 minutes and reached a hospital within an hour. A Propublica investigation found that the Orlando Fire Department had a plan in which firefighters would enter warm zones with police and had purchased bulletproof vests, but momentum to enact the plan stalled and training was never implemented.

However, at the request of the chief of the Orange County, Florida, Fire Rescue Department, the National Fire Protection Association created new standards last year to address active shooter incidents, which included rescue task forces entering warm zones.

Other than training, one of the most important pieces of the puzzle — protective equipment for the firefighters — fell into place within the last two months. The Foreign Fire Insurance Board unanimously voted to spend about $15,800 on 20 bulletproof vests and helmets to have on hand in case of an active shooter situation. 

Twenty-two medical kits were purchased through a $9,400 grant provided by Memorial Medical Center Foundation. Instead of the large duffel bags full of equipment firefighters normally carry, the kits can be slung around their waist or chest and contain only the supplies needed to stop life-threatening bleeds.

One of the police training officers reminded firefighters of the need to move fast and use fewer supplies than they would during a normal medical call. In entering a building, the number of casualties are unknown and firefighters can’t leave to resupply. He used the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012 as an example. There, the gunman killed 28 people within 10 minutes.

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Oak Lawn Fire Department news

Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:

A fire forced several residents out of their homes in Oak Lawn early Friday with some escaping by jumping out of windows.

The Oak Lawn Fire Department was called around 12 a.m. to an apartment building near the intersection of West 93rd Street and South Harlem Avenue. Fire officials said the fire was on the second floor and that a number of residents were hanging out of their windows.

“A couple of people actually jumped into their arms and had to be helped down the ladders,” Oak Lawn Fire Chief Mike Mavrogeorge said. “Two other residents were rescued from another apartment on the first floor. 

Fire officials said the cause of the fire was unclear and remained under investigation.

Excerpts from wgntv.com:

Several people had to be rescued and more than one dozen are displaced after a fire tore through an apartment building in Oak Lawn.

The fire started around midnight Friday in the 9300 block of South Harlem Avenue and when firefighters arrived some people were trapped on the second-floor. Crews used ladders to save at least seven people.

One resident was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene, but no serious injuries were reported.

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Area fire departments receive grants

Excerpts from the Journal-topics.com:

$1.4 million awarded to upgrade communications equipment for 16 north suburban fire departments including Niles, Des Plaines, Glenview, Prospect Heights, Morton Grove, Northbrook, Glencoe, Highland Park, Evanston, and the Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD.  Some departments are receiving upgraded radios, but most are receiving a software upgrade to help in locating firefighters in distress.

The new feature in advanced digital radios and software provided in the grant will allow fire scene commanders to ping the location of a missing or unresponsive firefighter, if those firefighters become unaccounted for at a fire scene.  Although the pinging feature allows the location of that radio to within 50 feet, if a firefighter is not responding within a multistory building, the feature cannot read what level that radio is on. 

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New engine for the Beach Park FD (more)

Updated production photos of a new engine being built for the Beach Park FD at E-ONE so 142121

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Fox River and Countryside Fire Protection District news (more)

Excerpts from the kanecountychronicle.com:

Officials at the Fox River and Countryside Fire Protection District are hoping voters will support their referendum for a 16-cent tax increase Nov. 6. The increase would boost the fire district’s tax rate to 44 cents per $100 of equalized assessed valuation, up from its almost 27 cents per $100 EAV. The increase would provide about $1 million more in revenue for the district, which covers about 38 square miles and serves residents in Campton Hills, Wayne and St. Charles townships.

The measure failed by 32 votes in the March 20 primary, but a portion of the question was left off the primary ballots. Officials filed suit for the omission and got the question on the congressional election ballot.

“It’s the identical proposition and we are in the same place financially,” Handley said. “If it doesn’t pass, we are going to have to figure out how to fund capital replacements. That west-side station has been closed off and on because we can’t get part-time people to work for $13.50 an hour.”

The district has had five failed referendums, six if the March 20 primary vote is included.

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5-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 5-27-67

More from Steve Redick:

5-27-67, 5-11  at 4523 Lexington

historic 5-11 alarm fire scene in Chicago

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