This from Danny Nelms:
New Truck 20 as seen on FB
E-373
found on Facebook
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From Macqueen Emergency
Job: #36605 | Illinois | Velocity HD 105 Ladder
Macqueen Emergency photo
Macqueen Emergency photo
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As seen around … Chicago
Jun 14
This from Danny Nelms:
New rig for truck 25 as found on FB
FDE 374Truck 37 will also be FDE 379 following up on a previous post.
found on Facebook
Excerpts from illinoispolicy.org:
Carpentersville, Illinois, Firefighter Nick Salzmann has won his appeal to decertify the local union chapter from representing him and his coworkers. Salzmann petitioned to hold a vote about whether to separate from the union back in September. Service Employees International Union bosses misled him on how to go about it.
“We’ve been going back and forth with the union to have that vote to no avail, so we brought in help from National Right To Work to file everything to decertify,” Salzmann said in January.
80% of the firefighters were in favor of separating, but the Illinois Labor Relations Board prevented them from voting based on allegations from SEIU. Union officials attempted to delay the vote by claiming Carpentersville officials violated bargaining procedures.
Salzmann appealed the decision, contending SEIU wasn’t following procedures by refusing to hold a vote.
“The union walked away from the bargaining table twice when the employer could not guarantee that the decertification process would not proceed,” Salzmann said in his appeal.
Instead of responding to the appeal, SEIU finally caved after hindering employees’ efforts to dissolve the union. They’ve since filed paperwork giving power over to Salzmann and his fellow firefighters.
While SEIU temporarily blocked the will of the firefighters, their tactics could grow more militant Nov. 8 if Illinois voters back a union power grab entitled Amendment 1. Unions want the Illinois Constitution amended to enshrine their powers to negotiate over nearly any topic and strike to get their way.
Voters need to decide whether public employee unions need any more power in Illinois. The state’s fiscal mess and $313 billion pension debt is a direct result of politicians pandering to public unions and the union bosses nurturing fealty with campaign cash.
thanks Rob
As seen around … Chicago
Jun 13
From a reader:
Caught these pics while switching out radios. New Truck 34 was behind 37, getting the radios installed. Should be placed in service shortly.
From the Evanston FD Facebook page:
Our “new” used reserve engine is close to being delivered. This engine served the Lisle/Woodridge Fire District previously and will enter our reserve pool of apparatus for when our front line apparatus go out of service for repairs and maintenance.
Evanston FD photo
Evanston FD photo
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This from Asher Heimermann:
In Milwaukee, I noticed some apparatus turning off their engines when arriving on scene. This was not the case last month.
Just north of Milwaukee, North Shore Fire-Rescue burned through nearly 60% of their $100,000 gas budget for the year.
Excerpts from wisn.com:
At the Milwaukee Fire Department, their 55- to 65-gallon fire engines get less than 4 miles per gallon. They’re like most departments using diesel fuel for their rigs. Diesel costs significantly more than regular gas. Last month alone, their engines, trucks, and ambulances racked up 2,900 miles on the road.
At North Shore Fire Rescue, they too are spending double in fuel costs. They’ve already burned through nearly 60% of their $100,000 gas budget for the year.
Waukesha also is over budget, having spent $200,000 more this year compared to last year to fuel all city vehicles.
For Bell Ambulance, gas is even more expensive. While municipalities buy their diesel fuel in bulk and aren’t subject to taxes, Bell Ambulance pays full price and they’re having paramedics turn the ambulances off when they arrive at a scene, so they aren’t idling. Waukesha said it’s having city workers like inspectors, travel together to save fuel. North Shore Rescue said it’s consolidating where they train their crews.
From Brian Kramer on FB
New Plainfield Tower 1919 hopefully we’ll be delivered by the end of this month
From Brian Kramer on FB
From Brian Kramer on FB
From Brian Kramer on FB
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