Update from Macqueen on the new Westmont engine, Job: #36386 Impel Pumper
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thanks Josh
Archive for February, 2022
Fire Service news
Feb 25
Excerpts from wandtv.com:
A bill looking to help recruit volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel in Illinois has passed the state Senate.
Senate Bill 3027 offers an income tax credit to help attract these workers. There would be a $500 tax credit offered for volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel who are a member of or work for a fire department or fire protection district for nine moths or more and do not receive over $10,000 for their volunteer services during the taxable year.
Current laws do not have a tax credit. New York, Iowa, and Maryland offer a similar credit.
The tax credit proposal couldn’t reduce a taxpayer’s liability to less than zero, a press release said. Should the proposed credit be greater than the taxpayer liability for the year, the excess would be applied in the next five taxable years. The credit would be applied to the earliest tax year where there is a tax liability. Leaders said if there are credits for more than one year, the earlier credit would be applied first.
The bill is now headed to the state House for more consideration.
From MacQueen Emergency @macqueenemergency
Update on Norwood tower aerial has been installed
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thanks Danny
From Bill Schreiber:
Manhattan FPD Pumper Tender 82 final inspection
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This from Bill Schreiber:
Manhattan FPD Rescue Engine 81 final inspection
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Cancer in the fire service
Feb 25
Excerpts from minnesota.cbslocal.com:
Firefighters are getting cancer at a high rate because of the elements they are exposed to.
Mark Munson, a captain with St. Paul Fire Department, got a big idea from the hoods firefighters use that cover the head and neck. He felt like there were other parts of their body that needed protection, specifically high exposure areas like underarms and groin. He founded Under Guardian with one simple goal – to reduce firefighter cancer. The company makes microfiber pieces for firefighters to wear under their gear that blocks almost all contaminants.
The biggest challenge is getting fire departments to invest in the product, because it’s costly to make, about $240 for a set of gear.
Excerpts from sj-r.com:
The Springfield mayor said he envisioned ground being broken for three new stations for the Springfield Fire Department after city council members kept the allocation for their construction at $10 million during Tuesday’s special budget meeting. Council members rejected by a 9-1 vote an amendment that would have proposed the construction of two firehouses.
A $6.2 million appropriation for the purchase of six engines and a truck for the SFD passed with no discussion. The equipment issue engendered a lot of discussion over the last several weeks, though it wasn’t originally in the budget.
With one engine and one truck still not arrived from the FY22 budget, the fire department will have nine new rigs within the next year. It addresses a major problem: 13 of the rigs are 15 years or older, with eight of them 20 years or older. Industry best practices, a report on the department issued by the Washington, D.C.-based Center for Public Safety Management, LLC, suggest equipment should be replaced after 15 years.
Plans call for Station 6 to move from 2156 S. Ninth St. to 11th and Ash streets, the site of the former Honeywell-Hobbs. Station 8, now situated at 2051 W. Monroe St., would move to Lawrence Avenue, just west of Veterans Parkway, near a Dollar General store. A 13th station would be slotted for property the city owns right off of Woodside Road.
Earlier, the council earmarked $750,000 for SFD personnel overtime. With a new class of firefighters anticipated, it will cut down on overtime.
Excerpts from wgntv.com:
Chicago firefighters battled a fire Wednesday at a Northwest Side church at around 1:30 p.m., after they were dispatched to House On The Rock Church, located in the 4500 block of North Spaulding on the report of a fire.
The church, which is abandoned, was fully involved at one point. No injuries were reported and the extent of the damage is not known at this time.
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was Midlothian’s Engine 4, a 1957 Seagrave. Sorry, no specs.Mike Summa
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