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Wabash Fire Protection District news

Jun 27

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From the Wabash Fire Protection District Facebook page:

June 27, 2021 – Firefighter Mehdi Mourad 21, LODD
 
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Wabash FPD Firefighter Mehdi Mourad

Wabash Fire Protection District. Mattoon, IL

While responding to a multiple vehicle accident, Firefighter Mehdi Mourad lost control of the vehicle he was driving and rear-ended another vehicle that was stopped on the side of I-57 due to severe weather. Mourad was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated. He was transported to Carle Hospital where he passed away during surgery around 10:30 p.m. Mourad had only served with the Wabash Fire Protection District for five days. The two passengers in the other vehicle were reportedly taken to an area hospital but expected to make a full recovery.

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Palatine Fire Department history

Apr 28

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PALATINE 50TH LOD DEATHS FEB 23rd1973

This from John Tobin:

Just got all the pictures together from the 50th anniversary and some new ones from a past members family.

For the past several years the Snorkel has been on display @ the FWD/Seagrave museum in Clintonville, Wi. I wanted to get it down here for the 50th and once again Plote came thru and “Low Boyed” it down here. It was here for the 2022 4th of July parade and it will return, probably forever after the 2023 4th of July parade.

The members of the PFD came thru with $$$ to do some much needed maintenance and to get the striping re-done to as close as possible to when it was delivered. Special thanks to Allen Thennes of “On call graphics” for putting up with my very specific wants and he did a great job.

I was hoping to see more at the memorial, however the ice storm the day before definitely put a damper on things.

The flag ceremony went off great, once again and it was great seeing past and present members coming out to honor those who died that day.  I especially enjoyed seeing Chuck Kramer, many years retired now from Arlington Heights FD.  

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Chicago FD Firefighter Jermaine Pelt LODD 4-4-23 (more)

Apr 13

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Chicago FD Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk LODD 4-5-23 (more)

Apr 13

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Chicago FD Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk LODD 4-5-23 (more)

Apr 13

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Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:

Chicago Fire Department Lt. Jan Tchoryk died last week at the scene of a high-rise fire in the Gold Coast neighborhood. His official cause of death was hypertensive-arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Hundreds turned out to pay tribute to him at a visitation service on Wednesday in Norridge.

Wednesday is just the beginning of what will be a very difficult next few days for the Chicago Fire Department. Thursday is Lt. Tchoryk’s funeral, and Pelt’s visitation will also be held in the afternoon.

 A funeral service honoring Pelt will be held on Friday.

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Chicago FD Firefighter Jermaine Pelt LODD 4-4-23 (more)

Apr 9

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Chicago FD Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk LODD 4-5-23 (more)

Apr 7

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Excerpts from foxnews.com:

Fifty-five-year-old Chicago FD Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk died while battling a blaze in a high-rise building on Chicago’s North Side, of hypertensive-arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the autopsy results released by the Cook County medical examiner.

Three other firefighters were hurt in Wednesday’s blaze and taken to hospitals where their conditions were listed as fair to serious, and two civilians also were taken to hospitals in good condition.

The extra-alarm fire was ruled accidental and started after combustible material was placed too close to a heat-generating appliance.

Tchoryk was the second Chicago firefighter to die this week. 

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Chicago FD Firefighter Jermaine Pelt LODD 4-4-23 (more)

Apr 6

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Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:

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Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt

The cause of death for fallen Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt was revealed by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office on Wednesday afternoon.

Pelt, 49, died of carbon monoxide toxicity due to inhalation of smoke and soot while battling a fire in the city’s West Pullman neighborhood. Two other firefighters were injured in the blaze.

Pelt, a father of two who recently celebrated his 49th birthday, had been a member of the department since 2005 and worked in the city’s Roseland community for his entire career.

The blaze started around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in the 12000 block of South Wallace Street. before spreading to two other buildings.

Pelt was manning a hose in one of the burning buildings when conditions worsened. All firefighters were ordered out of the building, but Pelt went down just as that order was being issued.

He was quickly found near the hose line by his lieutenant – who was also hospitalized but is in good condition – and brought out for treatment.

Despite the best efforts of firefighters and paramedics, they worked on Jermaine doing CPR all the way from the scene to Christ Hospital where he passed away.

 

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Chicago FD Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk LODD 4-5-23

Apr 5

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Chicago FD Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk from Tower Ladder 10 died this morning after the 3-11 Alarm fire.

 

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Chicago FD Firefighter Jermaine Pelt LODD 4-4-23

Apr 4

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Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt died after an extra-alarm fire in the West Pullman neighborhood Tuesday morning. The beloved father of two has been with the department for 18 years, serving the Roseland community.

Just celebrating his 49th birthday last month, Pelt was with his crew early Tuesday morning fighting a fire near 120th and Wallace streets. The fire started in a home and quickly spread to the adjacent buildings. That’s where Pelt was was on a hose line inside the home when conditions worsened and he and his crew had to get out. When his lieutenant didn’t see him come out, they knew something was wrong. A mayday was called and he was quickly found near the hose line and brought out for treatment.

“The chief asked us if we wanted to be out of service and we said no, because this is what Jermaine would do. Jermaine wouldn’t take the day off,” said CFD Capt. Rory Ohse.

Pelt recently walked his daughter down the aisle, and she is on her honeymoon right now. She got the news on Tuesday morning, and is rushing home. His family took part in his procession to the medical examiners office. Pelt also left behind a 6-year-old. He was a soft-spoken man with a heart of gold, who was also a registered nurse and a paramedic. For the last two years, he volunteered at the academy as an instructor.

Two other firefighters had minor injuries and are OK. Two adults and two children were displaced after the fire, all of them are OK.

The fire investigation team is working to determine a cause of the fire.

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