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Excerpts from hoiabc.com:
There’s a new handheld tool to help diagnose heart attacks and other issues while in a Bloomington Fire Department ambulance. It’s called a Kosmos scanner, by Echonous. It uses ultrasound to give EMT’s a more accurate look at a patient’s lungs or heart, especially in the event of a heart attack. That ultrasound unit works with the same type of gel you might be familiar with in pregnancies.
At this point, only Bloomington’s station 2 has the Kosmos device.
Excerpts from jg-tc.com:
Fire Chief Brian Mohr will retire next month after nearly 30 years with the Bloomington Fire Department. He began his career with the fire department and 1991. He was promoted in 2011 to shift commander and assistant chief. In 2013, he became a training officer and was promoted to fire chief in 2015.
An interim fire chief will be named in the near future.
From the Bloomington Fire Department Facebook page:
With 11 guys on shift at our station on Lee st. Headquarters can definitely start to feel like a “full house”
After watching countless hours of Netflix for inspiration we came up with a completely unique non-copyrighted way to introduce you to a few of our staff working here.
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New truck for Bloomington FD
May 11
From the Global Emergency Products Facebook page:
We want to thank the City of Bloomington Fire Department for the recent order of a Pierce Velocity 107′ aerial! Thank you for choosing Pierce Mfg and Global Emergency Products!
Excerpts from centralillinoisproud.com:
On Saturday the Bloomington Fire Department celebrated 150 years of service, and to commemorate all firefighters who have served and are currently serving, monuments have been placed in Miller Park in honor of those who have given their lives.
The East Side of the Memorial is dedicated to honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, and died in the line of duty, and on the west side of the memorial is the Service Memorial Sculpture, and now the memorial and all monuments in it will remind everyone about the service these firefighters give each and every day.
Excerpts from newsbug.info:
The Bloomington Fire Department has purchased fire trucks and protective gear for firefighters with funding from the city budget in recent years. For its 2019 budget, the fire department has requested a new logistics officer to maintain the gear and decontaminate equipment of carcinogens after fires.
Eighty-two percent of the Bloomington Fire Department’s 2019 budget request of $11.9 million is for personnel and includes the new position.
In early 2017, the city and fire department implemented a quartermaster system, meaning firefighters no longer buy their own protective gear to wear on the job. The city now buys and owns the gear.
A new, full-time logistics officer would oversee the quartermaster system, work as a purchasing manager and create maintenance schedules for the fire gear, including the self-contained breathing apparatuses, water-flow equipment, extrication tools and more. The officer would also serve as an equipment manager that works exclusively with the new tools, quartermaster gear and fleet vehicles to help extend the longevity of the department’s equipment and ensure firefighters use compliant and safe gear, the Bloomington Fire Department’s 2019 budget proposal states.
A city contract with the firefighters’ union mandates each firefighter will have two sets of personal protective equipment by 2020. A $130,000 budget request would bring the department to almost 80 percent of that goal. The logistics officer would also clean personal protective equipment. As firefighters battle fires, carcinogens soak into gear — like jackets, pants, boots and helmets.
“Two sets of gear, with the logistics officer, means contaminated gear will never come back to the station until it’s washed,” Bloomington Fire Chief Jason Moore told the city council during his budget hearing presentation last month.
There are eventual plans for a central storage and cleaning station. Moore told the council he has explored pricing, and the $250,000 expenditure isn’t prudent for next year’s budget.
The 2018 Bloomington Fire Department budget included a $1.3 million purchase for a new aerial ladder truck. For 2019, the department requested $530,000 for a new fire engine, a $40,000 truck for the new logistics officer and a $50,000 pickup for the Quick Response fleet.
Excerpts from the pantagraph.com:
Bloomington’s firefighters will get a second set of turnout gear. The city council voted unanimously to award a $282,000 contract to Municipal Emergency Services of Deerfield for 100 complete sets of turnout gear.
The vote Monday followed Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr explaining that the move will allow firefighters to rotate gear in and out of service for cleaning, which reduces the risk of exposure to cancer-causing residue.
“NIOSH, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, reports that firefighters have a 14 percent greater chance of dying from cancer than the general public, and are twice as likely to get skin cancer, testicular cancer and mesothelioma” he said.
Research suggests that an increased exposure to known carcinogens in smoke contribute to those statistics. Having a clean set of turnout gear to wear would add to other protocols such as showers and decontaminating wipes for helmets, masks and other equipment.
Excerpts from the Pantagraph.com:
The owner and owner-to-be of several apartment buildings in Bloomington face almost 800 pretty significant code violations, including 226 at a building destroyed by fire Feb. 10, city records show.
The city already had sought a demolition order for 1101 Gettysburg Drive because the roof kept caving in. The city also has 572 citations pending against owner Wayne Pelhank and contract-for-deed purchaser Ed Duran for five rental properties in the 900 blocks of West Front and West Grove streets. The various cases are filed in circuit court and the city’s administrative court.
In the demolition request filed Dec. 15 in circuit court, the city said the building was structurally unsound and had significant roof leaks and water-logged ceilings, walls and carpeting.
A firefighter was injured in the Gettysburg fire and 29 people were left homeless. A cause of the fire has not been determined. The 12-unit, two-story building was built in the 1970s.
According to city records, code inspectors completed an initial inspection of 1101 Gettysburg Drive on Sept. 6 and found 262 violations. Pelhank was given until Nov. 28 to correct them, but the compliance date was extended after neither he nor a representative showed up Nov. 28.
About eight violations had been fixed when a city inspector re-inspected the property on Dec. 18 and Pelhank was given a final extension to complete repairs. At the Jan. 30 re-inspection, the inspector noted 226 violations that included smoke alarm problems, missing doors, windows that wouldn’t open, improperly installed doorknobs, damage from water leaks, and cockroaches. Various violations were found in all 12 apartments.
This from Bill Fricker:
Hello,Here’s a photograph of the new E-One pumper for Engine Co.4 in Bloomington, IL Enjoy !Bloomington, IL Engine Co.4 – 2017 E-One Quest (e-Max) so#140424, 1500-gpm / 780-gbt
Bloomington, IL Engine Co.4 – 2017 E-One Quest (e-Max) so#140424, 1500-gpm / 780-gbt – Bill Fricker photo
