From Steve Redick for #TBT:
Chicago FD Engine 52 (taken in 1958)
Warren Redick photo
Archive for April, 2020
Worldwide COVID-19 infections top 1,000,000,000 – United States passes 236,000
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-Here is a photo of Matteson Engine 3, a 1957 ALF 1000 gpm open cab pumper. It was the first post war purchase for this department. It was retired in 1991. Next to it is Engine 6, a 1973 Seagrave 1250/500. This picture not mine, but found on Matteson Fire Dept. website.Mike Summa
Matteson FD Engine 3, a 1957 ALF 1000 gpm open cab pumper and Engine 6, a 1973 Seagrave 1250/500. Matteson FD photo
This from Wayne Stuart:
The Gary Fire Department operated this 1916 South Bend hose and chemical wagon. It ran as Engine Company 6 for quite a numder of years.wayne stuart collection
The Gary Fire Department operated this 1916 South Bend hose and chemical wagon. It ran as Engine Company 6 for quite a number of years. Wayne Stuart collection
This from Steve Redick:
Shot this in 2007. It’s made from 10 images.
Steve Redick photo
Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:
Chicago’s beleaguered
first respondersfirefighters and paramedics will soon be getting some help, as nearly 36 new paramedics will be hitting the streets in the next couple of days after their training was accelerated.A no-frills swearing-in ceremony, with social distancing, of course, occurred for 34 new City of Chicago paramedics who were rushed through the fire academy to help battle coronavirus. The state-certified paramedics crammed 10 weeks of training into four weeks and will be reporting to firehouses across the city within the next four days.
The city also announced it has contracted with the Essex Hotel in the South Loop to provide 274 rooms for
first responderspolice officers, firefighters, and paramedics during the pandemic. The mayor says it’s not for those who become sick, but those who worry about unintentionally infecting their families.The mayor says the city is working on additional hotel accommodations for frontline healthcare workers. Altogether, the city is now renting more than 2,000 hotel rooms for people battling the virus.
Excerpts from kgrg.com:
Larry Eckhardt, also known as ‘the Flagman’ died Tuesday at the age of 63. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2018 before suffering from vocal cord paralysis.
In 2006, Eckhardt, of Little York, Illinois, started placing flags along funeral routes to honor
first responderspolice officers, firefighters and paramedics. He received the same honor when he traveled back to Little York after spending a month in Iowa City for hospice care.He placed nearly half a million flags around the U.S. to honor fallen service members, police officers, and firefighters.
