Production at E-ONE has begun on the new tower ladder for Buffalo Grove so #142765
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Archive for April, 2020
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-Still owned by the department is this 1946 Mack 75 750/?. With a 5-man 4-door cab. Enjoy.Mike Summa
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Mike Summa photo
Gary Fire Department history
Apr 23
This from Wayne Stuart for #TBT:
The Gary Fire Department operated this 1909 Seagrave horse drawn ladder truck. It was one of only two horse-drawn apparatus operated by the GFD. This apparatus carried Seagrave serial #3758. It ran as Truck Company #1 until 1916wayne stuart collection
Wayne Stuart collection
From the Lisle-Woodridge FPD Facebook page:
At 21:01 hours on Tuesday, April 21, 2020, the Lisle-Woodridge Fire District was notified by way of an activated fire alarm and dispatched to 4711 St. Joseph Creek Road, Lisle. Upon arrival, heavy fire and smoke were reported, and the status was upgraded to a structure fire. Four units of the building were ultimately determined to be uninhabitable due to smoke and water damage. One resident of the apartment of origin was transported to Edward Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. No other injuries to any civilians or emergency personnel were reported.
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Lisle-Woodridge FPD photo
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Production photos of the new engine being built by E-ONE for Lansing so#143158
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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Buffalo Grove trustees Monday approved a new salary agreement with the Buffalo Grove Professional Firefighter/Paramedic Association that runs from May 1, 2020 until April 30, 2021 and raises the salaries of firefighters/paramedics 2.5% and fire lieutenants 2%. The budget impact is $111,000. The salary agreement is separate from the main collective bargaining agreement, which was scheduled to end April 30. But trustees extended that agreement through Oct. 31, in recognition of employees’ response to the pandemic.
During the virtual meeting, a resident called in and told trustees that the village should be more focused on funding pensions. “Where is the shared sacrifice?” he added. “I understand we want to be there for front-line workers during a pandemic. But let’s be for them by making sound decisions for the long-term financial health of this village. Let’s take this money and fund their pensions more instead.” He also expressed concern starting salaries for firefighter/paramedics would move from $64,000 under the old agreement to $71,000 after one year under the new agreement.
The village is funding pensions at 78%, which is considered acceptable.
From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:
Congratulations Ford Heights Fire Department on the delivery of your new 2019 E-ONE pumper!
Thank you for working with Fire Service, Inc. to provide your community with an apparatus you can count on!
Specs: Typhoon chassis, Cummins L9 engine rated @ 450hp, 1500-GPM Hale QMAX pump w/ front intake, stainless steel rescue body, 780-Gal. tank, Foam Pro 1600 “A” foam system, & HI-VIZ brow lights.
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Excerpts from the Dailyherald.com:
An early morning fire in the basement of a single-family house in Naperville left the home uninhabitable. Firefighters were called to the house at 3:09 a.m. on the 1600 block of Gartner Road when residents reported smoke coming from the basement.
Firefighters encountered heavy smoke upon entering the home. It took 20 minutes to extinguish the blaze and another 45 minutes to extinguish smoldering materials and ventilate the house.
About 25 firefighters responded to the scene to battle the fire. The cause is still under investigation.
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Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:
The Chicago Fire Department announced Monday that the families of two Chicago firefighters who died of COVID-19 will receive line-of-duty benefits. The benefits will provide the families of Mario Araujo and Edward Singleton with one-year’s salary and funds for funeral expenses. The department will also assist the families in obtaining other federal, state, and local benefits afforded to members who have died in the line of duty.
“Our current situation is unprecedented in the history of our department and will be addressed accordingly,” Fire Commissioner Richard Ford II said in the statement. “These two members made the ultimate sacrifice to protect those whom they swore an oath to serve. We will not forget our obligation to their families in this time of crisis.”
Any death of a CFD member will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis for determination of line-of-duty status, he said.
Singleton, a 33-year veteran of the department, died April 14 from complications of COVID-19. The 55-year-old worked at the firehouse at Midway Airport, and leaves behind a wife and two adult children. One week earlier, Araujo became the first firefighter of the department to die from the coronavirus. Araujo, 47, joined the fire department in October 2003. He was single.
As of Friday evening, 109 members of CFD have tested positive for COVID-19, while 37 of them have already returned to duty. There were 12 members quarantined after being exposed to someone who later tested positive for the disease.
From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:
Congratulations Evergreen Park Fire Dept on the recent delivery of their new 2020 E-ONE Fire Trucks (Official Site) pumper!
Thank you for your continued trust and loyalty with Fire Service, Inc. It is always a pleasure serving you!
Specs: Cummins L9 engine rated @ 355HP, side mount 1500-GPM Hale QMAX pump, front intake, pump module storage compartment, traditional pumper style aluminum body w/ 530-gal. water tank.
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Fire Service, Inc. photo
