Archive for July 1st, 2021

Wabash Fire Protection District news

Excerpts from thexradio.com:

Special recognition is being planned at the funeral Saturday of a young Mattoon firefighter in honor of his service.

Twenty-one-year-old Mehdi Mourad had joined the Wabash Fire Protection District just five days before his death.

Mourad, a native of Morocco, was in the United States to attend school at Lake Land College. He was traveling on I-57 near the Lake Land College interchange to assist at a crash scene when he lost control of his vehicle in the rainy weather. His vehicle ran off onto the shoulder of the interstate and struck a vehicle that had pulled off to wait for the rainfall to lessen. Mourad had to be extricated from his vehicle and was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries.

Firefighter Joe Holomy is coordinating the recognition for Mourad on behalf of the National Fallen Firefighters Association. Holomy said the MABAS District 54 Honor Guard will be on hand, as will Illinois State Fire Marshal Matt Perez. 

Mourad’s funeral service will be at noon Saturday at New Hope Church in Effingham. While there will be a visitation time from 10am to noon, Holomy said there will be a firefighter walkthrough at 11:30am. There will also be a firefighter bell service at the close of the funeral service, and then an escort by various fire apparatus from New Hope Church to the cemetery in Neoga.

Holomy said it’s an unusual occurence for a young person like Mourad to want to join the fire service, especially considering he was visiting the United States for schooling.

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Interdivisional industrial fire in Morris, 6-29-21 (more)

Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:

Firefighters say that a lithium battery fire, which began to burn on Tuesday, is still smoldering in Morris, but progress has been made and officials are looking to execute new strategies to put out the blaze.

According to Morris Fire Chief Tracey Steffas, the fire grew in intensity overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, but crews were on scene throughout. The fire has died down considerably since Wednesday morning, but is still giving off toxic smoke.

Unable to use water, firefighters are using unique techniques to put out the blaze and will continue to use high flow water to help cool off the batteries, and then plan to smother it with cement.

“We’re going to cover it with cement and smother that fire,” Steffas said. “Once we put cement down, we hope that’s going to smother it.”

The use of the high flow water led to questions about water runoff, but the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has put monitors into use around Morris to ensure that water supplies remain safe, and that runoff doesn’t make its way into the nearby Illinois River. Similar devices were recently used around a chemical plant fire, which erupted in Rockton earlier this month and led to several days of evacuations around the site of the blaze.

Meanwhile, residents have been able to go back home and get things from their houses, but evacuation orders remain in place.

Hotels in the area are largely booked up, and shelters remain open. Police from surrounding communities are stationed around evacuated areas, helping block off roads and keeping non-residents from gaining access to the area.

Officials were unaware that the building contained the highly-flammable lithium ion batteries, and a disaster proclamation was issued on Wednesday to free up funds to address issues surrounding the fire.

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New Chicago Fire Department replica models (more)

From Fire Replicas:

Chicago Truck 52 … last of the new Pierce aerials

Fire Replicas model of Chicago FD Truck 52 Pierce Dash Fire Replicas model of Chicago FD Truck 52 Pierce Dash Fire Replicas model of Chicago FD Truck 52 Pierce Dash Fire Replicas model of Chicago FD Truck 52 Pierce Dash

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New engine for Buffalo Grove FD

From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:

Congratulations and Thank You to Chief Mike Baker, Deputy Chief Bill Wagner, and the apparatus committee of the Buffalo Grove Fire Department on the recent order of their new E-ONE Typhoon eMAX rescue pumper.  This new apparatus is the 4th E-ONE purchased by this busy department, and will come complete with the following options:
 
Cummins L9 450 HP engine
Allison EVS3000 transmission
Extruded aluminum body with 2-arm hydraulic ladder rack
780-gallon water tank
E-ONE 1500-GPM pump
Whelen emergency warning light package
Smart Power 10kw hydraulic generator
Wil-burt light tower
FireTech HiViz LED scene lights
 
We appreciate the continued support and look forward to adding this unit to their fleet of E-ONE apparatus.

 

drawing of a new E-ONE Typhoon eMAX rescue pumper for the Buffalo Grove FD in Illinois

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drawing of a new E-ONE Typhoon eMAX rescue pumper for the Buffalo Grove FD in Illinois

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drawing of a new E-ONE Typhoon eMAX rescue pumper for the Buffalo Grove FD in Illinois

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thanks Danny

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CFD sells surplus engine

Found at publicsurplus.com:

Current Price $1,500.00 (Reserve not met yet) Help window
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First Offer $1,500.00
Auction Started Jun 25, 2021 3:10:50 PM MDT
Auction Ends Jul 2, 2021 2:30:00 PM MDT

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Seller City of Chicago

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10101 S. Stony Island Avenue
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312-745-4140
Chicago, IL  60617

Former Chicago fire engine for sale as surplus

Former Chicago fire engine for sale as surplus

Former Chicago fire engine for sale as surplus

Year:  1995  
Manufacturer:  SPARTAN COMMANDER  
Model:  FIRE TRUCK  
Hours:  2,562 / 102,022 MILES   
VIN:  4S7CT9K05SC015437  
Running Condition:  UNKNOWN  
Engine:  DIESEL  
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NOTE: NO KEY; NEEDS ENGINE (SPECIFICS NOT KNOWN); MISSING ROTATING SIGNAL LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS AND LEFT HEAD LIGHT; REAR AXLE PLACED INSIDE CAB (Other unidentified parts may be missing; operational condition of equipment is not known.)
 
thanks Scott

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