Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
From Danny Nelms:
Local apparatus at the FDIC 2022 from Jeff’s Photography LLC on FB
photo by Jeff’s Photography
photo by Jeff’s Photography
photo by Jeff’s Photography
Archive for April, 2022
As seen at the FDIC 2022
Apr 30
From Macqueen.com:
Melrose Park FD – Job: #37116 | Illinois | Enforcer Pumper
Macqueen Emergency photo
From Crossroads Ambulance Sales and Service LLC on Facebook:
Gary Fire Department module is all mounted up to its new RAM Type I chassis! This Medwerks Ambulance Remount is in the electrical hookup stage while interior upgrades are going in simultaneously.
thanks Martin
Hazel Crest Fire & Rescue | Alexis Fire Equipment Company | Medwerks Ambulance Remount | Ford F550 4×4 – Type I
thanks Martin
Sold to: McHenry County College Fire Academy – IL
Illinois
thanks Martin
Excerpts from patch.com:
Tinley Park board members voted to chip in 80 percent of the cost for a new fire engine for Tinley Park Fire Department at last week’s village board meeting.
The new engine costs $830,000 total of which the village will pay $637,989 and $159,497 will be paid for by the Tinley Park Fire Department Association. Officials did not immediately respond to questions on who will pay the remaining $32,514.
According to trustees, the engine runs a high price due to the newness of the machine and the special design. The fire association formed a committee of firefighters to determine which features they would need most on a new engine before purchasing.
The average cost of a new fire engine ranges from $600,000 to $1 million, officials said.
The engine is being bought through the Houston Galveston Area Council Purchasing Cooperation, an inter-governmental sales program. The resolution approving the purchase noted the purchasing cooperation’s prices were subject to a competitive bidding process.
thanks Rob
Chicago Fire Department news
Apr 29
Excerpts from cbsnews.com:
New technology will help the Chicago Fire Department give a drowning victim a better chance of survival.
Firefighters showed off the AutoPulse Tuesday morning at Burnham Harbor. It automatically sizes to the patient’s chest, then performs CPR, squeezing to keep the blood flowing. This means firefighters can work on airway issues.
Assistant Deputy Commissioner of EMS Juan Hernandez said that someone who is a drowning victim has been deprived of oxygen to brain and heart. Once they are out of the water and on a boat, firefighters will start effective CPR. This device then begins effective CPR and this gives patients the best chance for survivability.
The AutoPulse is also helpful in small spaces like a boat and will keep providing CPR while a patient is being moved on a boat, down stairs or into an ambulance.
A grant paid for the units, which will be on fire rescue boats at the start of the season.
Harvard FPD news
Apr 28
Excerpts from Shawlocal.com:
Harvard Fire Protection District Chief Lawrence Kane resigned during a closed meeting Tuesday. He was hired in early 2020. He said his contract was up and when board members met with him in closed session to talk about the contract, he told them he was resigning instead of signing on for a third year.
In the resignation letter, he said he is thankful for the opportunities and experiences during his last two years as chief.
In a statement issued Thursday afternoon, Harvard fire officials said they were in the process of finding a new chief. Lt. Mike Veronese will serve as the district’s point person to ensure continued operations of the district until a new chief is hired.
Board President Roger Hugg also resigned as president of the board effective immediately. He will serve out the remainder of his term as a trustee until May 2022 when the newly elected trustees take office. The board will elect a new president at a special meeting scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Kane said he decided to resign because he had a full-time job as a firefighter in Glenview and two part-time jobs, one as an adjunct faculty at McHenry County Community College and fire chief in Harvard. One of the part-time jobs had to go and he decided it was the Harvard position. He said as a group working together in Harvard, they streamlined emergency services and turned the budget around.
The Harvard Fire Protection District was roiled in controversy just four years ago when the previous fire chief, Steve Harter, and Deputy Fire Chief Don Davidson were slapped with suspensions, stemming from a letter that called the conduct of trustee and board secretary Joe Clarke unprofessional and hostile.
thanks Rob
Lombard Fire Department news
Apr 28
This from Tim Right:
Saw this on next week agenda.
Tim
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