Firefighters make the most of a bad situation with a 'No Wake Zone' sign outside the Garden Homes Fire Protection District station this morning. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
This morning’s heavy rains inundated several south suburbs. Among the areas that sustained damage was the Garden Homes Fire Protection District. The area around and inside the station had roughly 8-inches of standing water. Dennis McGuire, Jr. submitted several images and a link to Fox News who did a story from the fire station.
Garden Homes Engine 2533 sits outside the station which had several inches of standing water inside. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Scott Bluhm, of the Garden Homes Fire Protection District, said the volunteer fire department, which depends on donations, had about two feet of water that destroyed equipment and computers. He said though it floods often, this time was the worst he had seen.
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Firefighters wade through the water in front of the station. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Looking east on 119th Street shows how the station is apparently in a low area with regard to the street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Garden Homes Engine 2543, (X-Bedford Park) sits outside the station with along with firefighters as they wait for the water to recede. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
