Archive for September 28th, 2019

New engine for Huntley FPD (more)

Sep 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire truck being built | 6 Comments

Huntley firefighters visited Spartan’s facility yesterday to take a tour of their plant and review HFPD’s latest engine chassis. From here it goes to Toyne Fire Apparatus in Iowa to have the pump and rear compartments mounted. The district expects a delivery date in December.

Huntley FPD photo

Huntley firefighters vist Spartan factory

Huntley FPD photo

Here are some additional photos of their new engine

Huntley FPD photo

thanks Al

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3-Alarm fire in Schiller Park, 9-26-19 (more)

Sep 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 3 Comments

More on the 3-Alarm fire in Schiller Park 9-26-19 from Steve Redick:

Took this job in the other night around 2300. A self storage facility. Fire eventually involved almost all the units in the building. It was amazing how rapidly the fire spread. Lots of forcible entry and saw work under smoky conditions.

firefighters battle fire in a self storage facility

Steve Redick photo

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3-Alarm fire in Schiller Park, 9-26-19

Sep 28

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 5 Comments

This fro Chi-Town Fire Photos:

9/26/19 – 3-11 Alarm Fire @ 3902 River Rd.

Schiller Park had a fire in an outside storage facility. First companies arrived to find 2-3 storage lockers going. Engine 5 backed down and lead out a couple of lines but the fire had already advanced to other units. The alarm was elevated to a Box Alarm bringing in more companies but the fire was really taking off. All in all, it was upgraded to a 3-Alarm fire. Multiple companies from neighboring communities were put to work. A lot of hard labor and forcible entry was executed to try to get this fire in check. I believe in total, there were 7 or 8 hand lines lead out. We arrived just before the Box Alarm was pulled.