updated photos of the ambulance remount for Huntley FPD:
Archive for July, 2019
Bourbonnais FPD news
Jul 23
From the CAMZ Communications Facebook page:
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
The Park Ridge fire marshal issued a citation on Thursday for failing to notify the fire department that a large amount of hazardous material was being stored at a site prior to the building erupting in flames. Firefighters battled a large blaze that engulfed the former Harvey’s Marathon gas station at Northwest Highway and Oakton Street. The property owner failed to post signs on the property or let the fire department know that 45 tons of calcium peroxide was being stored in and next to the former gas station and service center building. The citation comes with a $500 fine.
The massive amount of calcium peroxide stored inside the building was going to be used to clean up soil contamination on the property, due to it having it operated as a gas station for a number of years. The property has been vacant since around 2013. The city of Park Ridge identified the property’s owner as Raza Holdings LLC.
The fire department has identified the calcium peroxide as a hazardous material that caused the fire to build rapidly and injure two firefighters who sustained minor burns.The Park Ridge Fire Department and other area departments that responded to fight the fire will likely seek reimbursement for damages to equipment plus labor expenses. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
Cleanup at the site continued Friday, with monitoring by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. A plastic lined sand berm was installed on the property Thursday and cleanup was expected to continue through the weekend. The IEPA does not regulate the storage of calcium peroxide, and any requirements would fall under the local municipality’s laws. Any of the material that was not destroyed in the fire cannot be used on the property for the soil decontamination that had been planned.
As seen around … Chicago
Jul 22
Pierce Palos Fire Protection District, IL 33305
From the E-ONE Hamburg Facebook page:
Check out Bellwood FD’s (IL) new E-ONE Stainless Steel Side Mount pumper! The details: Typhoon X medium cab with 58″ CA, Cummins L9 450HP engine, Hale QMAX 1500-GPM single-stage pump, 780-gal water tank, 30-gal foam tank. Thank you, Bellwood FD, for allowing E-ONE to serve you! #EONENY #EONEstrength #EONE #firetruck #pumper
Photos from Steve Redick from the Commercial fire and haz mat incident in Park Ridge, 7-17-19
This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Engine 84 had a big pile of tires burning @ 300 E 56th on 7/9/19
Lockport FPD news
Jul 21
From CAMZ Communications Facebook page.New Lockport Township FPD Battalion 11 2019 Chevrolet Tahoe