From Bill Schreiber:
Dekalb FD Truck 1 Rosenbauer Commander chassis update
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Excerpts from patch.com:
A fire displaced residents of an apartment building Thursday afternoon in Alsip around 4:05 p.m. at the Crestline Villa Apartments, 4225 W. 115th St. When Alsip firefighters arrived, flames were shooting out of the roof plus second and third floor windows of a six-unit building on Villa Court.
Chief Tom Styczynski, of the Alsip Fire Department, said the second and third floor units on one side of the 6-unit building sustained extensive damage.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No injuries were reported.
Crestwood, Palos Heights Oak Lawn fire departments provided assistance in striking the fire, with Merrionette Park providing ambulance service.
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From Bill Schreiber:
Burbank FD Squad 207 Rosenbauer Commander EXT rescue pumper update
Rosenbauer photo
Excerpts from wrex.com:
The Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department will transition to a full-time department starting Aug. 1. It’s a move that’s been in the works for more than a year. They’ll have ten personnel working around the clock, along with additional staff available to come in and help when needed.
The department has to follow stricter training guidelines, which will help attract and retain more firefighters, an issue for the department that used to contract from an outside company.
The full-time staff will be sworn-in next Monday, July 22, at 5:30 p.m. at Harlem-Roscoe Fire Dept. Station #3. The change will officially take effect Aug. 1.
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Excerpts from cbsnews.com:
Firefighters from the Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District battled fire Wednesday afternoon in a five-unit townhouse building at 2465 Bella Dr. in Pingree Grove. One townhouse in the building was destroyed, three were damaged, and one was unaffected. Four or five townhouse units across the alley were also damaged.
Two civilians, one firefighter, and one police officer were injured—but all were treated on the scene.
The fire remained under investigation late Wednesday.
From the Long Grove FPD:
Attached are the in progress pics of our tanker being built by Pierce in their Florida plant.
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This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This is the Lowell Ind. Fire Dept.’s Engine 27A, a 1962 Chevy. And that is all the information I can find. If anyone knows please feel free to inform. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
From Chi-Town Fire Photos;
Here is a shot of Schiller Park’s New Battalion Buggy. 2024 Ford Expedition.
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Mount Prospect’s firefighters union is speaking out about the relocation of an engine from its headquarters station at 111 Rand Road to the department’s newest station at 1415 E. Algonquin Road, which was inherited when the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District disbanded.
The engine had been used as the primary vehicle for fire suppression. That function has now been assigned to a tower ladder, which will have one additional firefighter/paramedic.
In 2016, the former fire chief pushed to house the engine at headquarters, then located on Northwest Highway. Now that issue has been revived on social media by Mount Prospect Firefighters International Association of Firefighters Local 4119.
The union noted that the engine is equipped for direct fire suppression, carrying over 700 gallons of water and multiple hose lines, which allows firefighters to start fighting fires immediately or during challenging wintry weather conditions. The tower carries less than 300 gallons of water and is primarily a unit put to use in rescue and aerial operations.
The union feels that the move will affect the response north of the railroad tracks.
Mount Prospect fire officials defended the move.
Fire Chief John Dolan said the engine, although not housed at headquarters, is still “manned, staffed and available to serve the entire community. Every fire gets all our apparatus, regardless where it is.”
The chief pointed out that at least 75% of calls are for emergency medical services, and that each of the four fire stations has an ambulance.
“We have four ambulances full time,” Deputy Chief Tom Wang said. “We’re one of only three towns in this area that have four full-time ambulances.”
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