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Here is a sneak photo of new Tower 1 #39648
From the LDV Facebook page:
#3 in the fleet for Arlington Heights Fire Department. For those that have been following along, we built and delivered the first two units back in 2019. This truck is going to bump one of the vehicles down in their lineup which will become unit #3.These trucks feature full custom LDV-built bodies to hold all of the specialized tools and equipment the Department has. Congrats to everyone involved on these incredible trucks!
LDV photo
LDV photo
LDV photo
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Found at Arlington Heights Firefighters L-3105 on Facebook:
St 3 & St 2 recently put in service new ambulances, A3 & A2. These units were manufactured by Braun Ambulances and are custom designed to provide the highest quality patient care environment.
Firefighters from Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights were dispatched to 305 Timber Hill Road after 4PM on Monday (4/14/25) for a reported fire. Police officers arrived first and confirmed smoke and flames on the side of the house, and the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire. Arlington Heights Engine 4 was the first suppression unit at the scene and pulled a line initiating an attack and secured a hydrant. Buffalo Grove Tower 25 approached from the opposite direction and dropped 300′ of 5″ hose for their own supply. Two lines from Engine 4 and another from the tower were used as the fire spread into the attic.
The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes. Additional companies at the scene came from Wheeling, Palatine, the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods and Long Grove fire districts plus change of quarters companies.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Found at govdeals.com:
2015 International 4300/ Horton ambulance for sale
25.00 USD Bid Increment
- VIN/Serial – 1HTMNAAL2FH733679
- 2015 International 4300 CONVENTIONAL CAB, 7.6L L6 DIESEL ambulance
- 126661 miles
- 12384 hours
- runs and drives well, everything works as it should, lights and sirens disabled with parts removed.
- passenger seat torn and some corrosion on body and doors (see pictures)
VAH photo
VAH photo
thanks Martin
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Patrick Kane
Wauconda Fire District Chief Patrick Kane, who started as a part-time firefighter in 1995, is retiring Jan. 20. He is a Marine Corps veteran, and was hired by the Wauconda Fire Department as a full-time firefighter/paramedic in 1999. After the department merged into the fire district, he subsequently was promoted to lieutenant in 2009, battalion chief in 2016, and deputy chief in 2019.
He continued efforts already underway to implement the Mobile Integrated Healthcare program, which utilizes firefighter/paramedics to provide “pre-emergency” medical outreach. It is meant as a preemptive measure to provide patient service to avoid the unintentional misuse of the emergency medical system, according to the district. Wauconda and four other area departments partner with Northwest Community EMS System in the program, which is funded through grants from health and civic organizations, Lake County and area hospitals.
Curt Hanselman
Kane will be succeeded by Curt Hanselman, a deputy chief with the Arlington Heights Fire Department who was chosen from among 53 candidates and is the first chief hired from outside the department.
Hanselman has 30 years of experience and has been deputy chief in Arlington Heights since 2021. He has a bachelor of science degree in fire administration from Columbia Southern University and will complete a master’s in fire executive leaders this year. He holds the chief fire officer designation from the state and Center for Public Safety Excellence and has numerous state and national operational certifications.
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
At around 4 p.m. the Arlington Heights Police and Fire departments responded to the area of Derbyshire and Euclid avenues after a garbage truck powered by compressed natural gas partially exploded.
Debris was scattered along the street as a tow truck prepared to remove the garbage truck. Two police officers and one firefighter were injured by flying debris and sustained a “post-blast concussion.” All three were transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities said it’s believed that one of the compressed natural gas tanks on the truck exploded. Truck parts landed several blocks away, and a shockwave caused substantial property damage to nearby homes.
doorbell camera footage showing the moment the explosion occurred.
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Excerpts from Arlington Heights Firefighters L-3105
On behalf of Arlington Heights Firefighters Local 3105, we would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Arlington Heights Village Board, village leadership, and the residents for approving the addition of a 5th ambulance at Monday’s village board meeting.This strategic investment underscores the village’s unwavering dedication to ensuring the safety and well-being of our community. The deployment of Ambulance 5 will enable our members to provide timely and life-saving care to the residents and visitors of Arlington Heights, and is a direct response to the continually rising calls for service, a project that has been multiple years in the making, informed by a comprehensive analysis of call volume and vehicle availability.
