Archive for December 24th, 2018

New ambulances for Lockport Township FPD

Dec 24

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | Comments off

This from Martin Nowak:

Since the post about the wrecked ambulance it appears that there are two new ambulances that will (have) been ordered.

Action Item 18-91 Purchase Two (2) 2019 Ford Type 1 Horton Ambulances from Foster Coach Sales using the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Contract #174
Motion by Trustee William Kendziora, seconded by Trustee Paul Siegel to approve the purchase of two (2) Horton Ambulances from Foster Coach Sales in an amount not to
exceed $441,454.00. Motion carried by a Roll Call vote as follows: Trustee Kendziora aye, Trustee Siegel aye, and Trustee Palya aye, Trustee Meader aye, Trustee Randich aye.
This price does not include the stretchers or the chair lifts.

Tags: Lockport Fire Protection District, new ambulance for Lockport FPD

Working fire in Des Plaines, 12-23-18

Dec 24

Posted by Admin in car fire, Fire Department News | 1 Comment

This from Minas Klikas:

We had about 6-7 concrete trucks rolling after midnight . Was controlled with a full still response at 200 W. Jarvis, an Ozinga Ready-Mix yard.

Late Sunday evening, DPFD responded to several concrete trucks side-by-side that were fully engulfed in fire, with fire threatening power lines and close to a building. Quick action with multiple heavy streams by the Red Shift brought the incident under control.

Multiple Ozinga concrete trucks were destroyed by fire at 200 Jarvis in Des Plaines, IL 12/23/18

Des Plaines FD photo

Tags: Des Plaines Fire Department, multiple concrete trucks destroyed by fire in Des Plaines

Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 12/23/18

Dec 24

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene photos | 2 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

At 0445 Sunday morning (12/23), Engine 75 landed at 117th and LaSalle Street and reported they had a fire in a 2.5-story frame. A few minutes later, Battalion 22 asked for a box and stated he had fire in two buildings. There was a fair amount of fire in the attic of the frame structure as companies forced entry but they eventually were able to access the attic and knock it down before the fire could gain any headway.

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Firefighters work on roof during a house fire

Eric Haak photo

Firefighters overhaul attic after house fire

Eric Haak photo

Tags: Chicago FD Engine 62, Chicago Fire Department, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, house fire scene in Chicago, Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago

Box Alarm fire in Calumet Park, 12/22/18

Dec 24

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 2 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

Here are some images from a Mabas Box in Calumet Park Saturday morning (12/22) at 12320 S. Page Street. The fire came in at 0600 and the back end of the building was already fully involved when the first companies landed. The nearest hydrant was over 1,000 feet from the structure and companies had to go in line to supply water.