Chief Drew Smith reminded us of two other past Christmas eve fires, both of which occurred prior to the existence of the #chicagoareafire.com blog
4-Alarm fire in Prospect Heights, 12-24-06 (2006 River Trails Condos in Prospect Heights. 4th alarm MABAS box)
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
5-Alarm fire in Wheeling, 12-24-93 (1993 Franklin Foods grocery store fire in Wheeling)
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Production of the new E-One engine for Calumet City has begun
E-ONE photo
From the Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department
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Excerpts from cbsnewschicago.com:
A person was walking by when they saw smoke pouring out of a house near Kendall Road and Lancaster Avenue Wednesday afternoon. When Elk Grove Village firefighters got there, flames had engulfed the kitchen and family room, and they found an unresponsive woman in a back bedroom.
She was given advanced life-saving care before being transported to the hospital.
From Sentinel Emergency Solutions on Facebook:
NEW ORDERThe Illinois Fire Service Institute in Champaign, Illinois has recently ordered this Rosenbauer Group commercial pumper! The Illinois Fire Service Institute (IFSI), is the statutory State Fire Academy for Illinois. It serves as the oldest continuous fire training institution in the Untied States. Each year, IFSI reaches approximately 60,000 students through the delivery of over 1,600 courses. This will be their FIRST Rosenbauer! Thank you Director Jim Keiken, and the Board of Directors for choosing Sentinel Emergency Solutions and Rosenbauer to build your next fire apparatus!Features include:FX 1/8? BodyRosenbauer NPHP PTO 1250 GPMFreightliner M2 106 2 Door Chassis500 Gallons of WaterFor more info click hereApparatus Specialist: Bill Schreiber Sentinel Emergency Solutions- Chicagoland
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thanks Bill
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was the Matteson Fire Dept.’s Engine #4, a 1970’s ish Seagrave. Sorry, no stats on this. Please feel free to inform us if you know. So, enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
From the PHFD BC assigned to the fourth floor:
The crews did a fantastic job at the structure fire in Wheeling. The Fire Attack Lead-Out from the standpipe used all three 75-foot sections of 2-inch hose to reach the fire unit. As a reminder, Wheeling and Prospect Heights utilize the same 2″ Denver Load Packs. Excellent job by E39 applying water from the exterior with a 2 1/2″ prior to Wheeling E23 having their 2″ line in place. The exterior attack really helped E23 get their line deployed. E23 had a pressure of 140psi at the gauge.
I am also told there was significant spalling of the precast concrete ceiling/floor inside the fire unit.
Prospect Heights Fire District photo
Prospect Heights Fire District photo
Prospect Heights Fire District photo
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