Posts Tagged Brookfield Fire Department

Towns plan to consolidate emergency dispatch

Excerpts from the RBLandmark.com:

The Illinois General Assembly has given small towns all across the state an order to consolidate their emergency police and fire dispatch centers by mid-2017, forcing municipalities to scramble to either join existing dispatch centers or form their own.

And by July 1 the state wants written plans for just how such consolidation is going to be handled — a task that has brought Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside together to form a joint dispatch center.

Tentatively called WC3, the joint dispatch center for all three villages will be located inside the North Riverside Police Department and will be governed by a board of directors that will hire an executive director to manage operations.

Earlier this month, all three villages signed off on a consulting contract to hire Northbrook-based GovHR USA for $25,000 to assist them in implementing the plan.  Representatives from all three villages, including village managers, police and fire chiefs, and dispatch supervisors have been meeting weekly with GovHR USA consultant Paul Harlow, who formerly served as village manager and public safety director of Glencoe.

Last summer, the General Assembly passed the consolidated dispatch law bill which  mandates that all towns with populations less than 25,000 consolidate services to reach that population. The cost to create the joint dispatch center would be borne equally by all three municipalities.

There are many moving parts to the consolidation process. In addition to physically upgrading the North Riverside dispatch center to include a third position and some new equipment, Brookfield is not presently on the same dispatch radio frequency as Riverside and North Riverside, and Brookfield belongs to a different fire department mutual aid division.

In addition, the records software used by North Riverside and Brookfield is not used by Riverside, and all dispatchers will need to be trained to provide what’s called Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD), which is a higher level of dispatch service that’s being mandated along with the consolidation. While some of the dispatchers currently employed have been trained in EMD, none of the three villages presently provides EMD service because it requires a second dispatcher to be on hand 24 hours a day.

All three towns say the full-time dispatchers they currently employ will be retained, but the future of part-timers is not so clear. Eventually, however, the dispatchers will go from being municipal employees to being employees of WC3, and a new collective bargaining unit will be created for those employees, who are now members of three separate units.

One of the other changes that will come as dispatch services consolidate is that Brookfield and Riverside police will no longer have personnel at their front desks 24 hours a day. During the overnight hours, North Riverside will have dispatch personnel available to handle walk-ins, but some sort of phone/video system will need to be installed at Brookfield and Riverside to allow anyone walking up to the front doors of those departments to reach a dispatcher in North Riverside.

In June, all three municipalities will sign an intergovernmental agreement to set up the WC3 board, which will include officials who have already been meeting informally with the consultant. 

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Box Alarm in Brookfield, 6/25/15

This from Josh Boyajian:

Yesterday afternoon Brookfield had a Box Alarm @ 3308 s Sunnyside. First-in companies reported heavy smoke showing from the attic. Companies made a good push but couldn’t get it, and command backed everyone out due to the conditions present and went defensive. There were four hand lines working and Riverside’s truck was ready to go. Here are some shots.

flames from the attic of a house

Josh Boyajian photo

flames from the attic of a house

Josh Boyajian photo

heavy smoke from the attic of a house on fire

Josh Boyajian photo

Seagrave fire truck at fire scene

Josh Boyajian photo

heavy smoke from the attic of a house on fire

Josh Boyajian photo

heavy smoke from the attic of a house on fire

Josh Boyajian photo

This from Code Photography:

Here are some photos of the Brookfield Box Alarm on Sunnyside, I believe they arrived to heavy smoke on the 2nd floor, had fire in the attic and eventually fire through the roof.

More photos:

-Code Photography

firemen fight house fire

Code Photography

firemen fight house fire

Code Photography

firemen on roof during house fire

Code Photography

firemen fight house fire

Code Photography

firemen fight house fire

Code Photography

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Working fire in McCook, 3/27/15

This from Josh Boyajian:

McCook had a fire Friday (3/27/15) in a restaurant at 9507 Joliet Rd. It seemed as they had some fire in the walls that started in the kitchen. I attached some photos I took of some roof work in the back of the building. Companies working were, McCook’s squad, Forest View’s engine, Brookfield’s truck, a Pleasantview quint, and Riverside’s truck.
fireman on roof at commercial fire

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen on roof at commercial fire

Josh Boyajian photo

Brookfield FD E-ONE ladder truck at fire scene

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen on roof at commercial fire

Josh Boyajian photo

Forest View fire engine at fire scene

Josh Boyajian photo

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Brookfield has been added to the site

Brookfield Fire Department headquarters

Brookfield Fire Department headquarters. Larry Shapiro photo

The Brookfield Fire department in MABAS Division 10 has been added to the site. 24 career firefighters cover 3 square miles from two stations. Their suppression fleet is all E-ONE and they have two ambulances from LifeLine.

Brookfield Fire Department ambulance Brookfield Fire Department ladder truck

One interesting note is Reserve Engine 412 was built in 1986 by E-ONE on a chassis by Kovatch (KME) who had recently purchased the Hendrickson fire chassis. The cab is an 1871-W from the Hendrickson line before Kovatch began building their own.

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Brookfield firefighters get new contract

From the Riverside-Brookfiled Landmark:

It took nearly a year for Brookfield police and the village to hammer out a new contract after its previous deal expired at the end of 2012, but settling on a new deal with Brookfield’s firefighters was a much easier task. When village trustees voted unanimously on Dec. 9 to ratify a new three-year deal, they did so three weeks prior to the current contract’s expiration date.

“The relationship between both parties was extremely professional,” said Village manager Riccardo Ginex. “It’s much different than it was years ago.”

Ginex was referring to a not-so-distant past in which Brookfield’s firefighters grudgingly accepted a one-year pay freeze in 2010 rather than swallow layoffs. In the wake of that deal and the turmoil that surrounded it, Brookfield’s firefighters switched union representation from the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF).

The two sides hammered out a three-year deal in 2011 that restored pay raises but also required firefighters to pay a bit more for health insurance premiums

The latest contract, which expires on Dec. 31, 2016, holds the line on the percentage firefighters pay for health insurance (15 percent) and includes base pay raises of 2.5 percent, 3 percent and 2.5 percent each year of the deal. But the contract also retains step raises for firefighters during the first six years of their careers, which increase salaries far faster than the base pay raise percentages would suggest.

For example a firefighter starting his career on Jan. 1, 2014 will be paid $56,054. With the step raise included, in 2015 that same firefighter will make $61,697, which is a 10 percent raise. In 2016, his pay will go up to $69,961, a further raise of 13.4 percent. By the end of the contract a firefighter in his  sixth year will be making $87,239. That same firefighter would have been hired in 2010 at a salary of $54,526. In six years, his total pay raise would be 60 percent.

After six years, firefighters no longer are eligible for step raises, according to a salary schedule included in the contract document. Those firefighters receive the base pay raise only each year.

A starting lieutenant will make $90,058 as of Jan. 1, 2014. Lieutenants are afforded step raises in addition to base pay raises for two years after their first at the rank. The lieutenant who began at the rank in 2014 will make $100,325 on Jan. 1, 2016. That’s a total raise of 11.4 percent. After that, lieutenants receive base pay raises only.

One of the more substantive changes in the contract, one requested by the union, according to Ginex, is a provision prohibiting Brookfield firefighters from moonlighting as firefighters or paramedics when they are not on duty in Brookfield. A stated reason for the provision in the contract is to prevent firefighters from suffering job-related injuries while working elsewhere as a firefighter or paramedic. The village of Brookfield would still be liable for paying disability benefits in such a scenario.

However, said Ginex, the IAFF also would like to see all fire departments in the state employ full-time firefighters instead of opting for paid-on-call personnel.

thanks Dan

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New ambulance for Brookfield

This from Josh Boyajian:

Here is a shot of Brookfield’s new ambo i took the other day. I dont know the spec on it though.

 

Brookfield Fire Department

This is a 2013 Type I Superliner from LifeLine on a 2012 F450 chassis. Josh Boyajian photo

 

 

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Down memory lane …

From Steve Redick:

Since it seems I’ll never see a fire again as they have been virtually eliminated here in Chicago I got sentimental and wanted to share some classic old images I came across….
  • The first is a rare shot of a smoke ejector working .. this is way before the recent rebuilds … you can see the smoke issuing from the top of the unit where the fan discharge is …
  • Next one is squad 2 … (not FMS 2) but they were reusing the old squad rigs when we had a squad in each district and they only had a few of the Ford Welch units
  • A shot of truck 25 setting up a ladder pipe … can’t recall the location but I seem to remember it being a Chinese restaurant of some kind
  • Niles Truck 440 … this was in the 6300 block of Touhy, and ironically enough I took this photo standing on the front lawn of the house I would eventually buy …
  • Elk Grove Village, classic tiller .. gotta love a Mack Pirsch anything!!
  • Niles, IL buggy … I always liked the two Borealis lights, but these were the newer model, not the old classics we are all thinking of … cool none the less
  • Not sure if I took this last one .. (might be Gordon Nord’s photo) … old Brookfield Seagrave engine

 

Chicago Fire Department smoke ejector

CFD smoke ejector 9-2-2. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department Squad 2

Former CFD Squad 2 was previously a Flying Manpower Squad. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department Truck 25

Setting up the ladder pipe on CFD Truck 25. Steve Redick photo

Niles Fire Department

Niles Truck 440, a custom Pirsch 100′ tractor-drawn aerial. Steve Redick photo

Elk Grove Village Fire Department

Elk Grove’s Pirsch TDA with a Mack CF tractor. Steve Redick photo

Niles Fire Department

Old Niles Ford Bronco. Steve Redick photo

Brookfield Fire Department

Seagrave engine from Brookfield FD. Steve Redick collection

 

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New ambulance for Brookfield

Kevin Griffin spotted this new ambulance delivery for the Brookfield Fire Department:

 

Model: Type I Superliner 167″ Mod 72″ HR
2012 F450 2WD Kelderman Air Ride

Department:  Brookfield Fire Department
Illinois

Life Line Dealer:  Fire Apparatus Supply Team
Lincoln, IL

new ambulance for Brookfield IL FD

Life Line Ambulance photo

new ambulance for Brookfield IL FD

Life Line ambulance photo

 

 

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McCook Box Alarm 4-27-13

This from Erik Haak:

At 1950hrs on Saturday, April 27th, the McCook Fire Department was paged out to the report of an explosion occurring at a metal grinding company at 4828 S. Lawndale.  First arriving companies confirmed smoke showing from the A and D sides at 1954hrs and elevated the response to a full still.   The fire was contained in the 125 x 325 1-story rear section of the complex which included several additions that were not involved.  At 2012hrs, command pulled MABAS Division 10 Box #14-01 after companies reported heavy smoke conditions in the interior.  Several aerials were used to combat the slow burning fire that had melted through fiberglass portions of the roof.  Riverside Truck 1629 operated from the northeast corner of the building and within the complex’s fenced-in lot.  It’s aerial can be seen raised in several of the photos.  Brookfield Truck 419 operated an aerial from the southeast corner and was set up on Lawndale.  Bedford Park Truck 705 operated a stream from inside the complex on the south side of the building.  Pleasantview Truck 1519 operated a master stream from the northwest corner of the complex and was set up on Clyde Terrace.  Tri-State Truck 529 was set up off of the Joliet Road side of the building but never raised their aerial.  Lyons Squad 1316 lit up the east side of the building where most of the fireground activity occurred.  McCook Engine 1416 can also be seen supplying water to Riverside’s Truck as well as several handlines.  Images pictured were taken approximately one hour into the incident.
Bedford Park FD Snorkel

Bedford Park FD Snorkel. Erik Haak photo

Brookfield FD Truck 419

Brookfield FD Truck 419. Erik Haak photo

Lyons FD Squad 1316

Lyons Squad 1316. Erik Haak photo

McCook FD Engine 1416

McCook Engine 1416. Erik Haak photo

Pleasantview FD Truck 1519

Pleasantview Truc 1519. Erik Haak photo

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Brookfield 2nd Alarm fire 4-18-13

This from Steve Redick:

Thrift store..over when I arrived. The area was devastated by major flooding..routing and access was very challenging for most units due to closures..Just got a few rig shots..I think there was a Bedford Park unit in the rear but I never made it around that way…

Steve

 

LaGrange Fire Department engine

LaGrange Fire Department engine. Steve Redick photo

LaGrange Park Fire Department fire engine

LaGrange Park Fire Department engine. Steve Redick photo

Thrift store fire in Brookfield

Brookfield engine on a hydrant. Steve Redick photo

Brookfield Fire Department engine

Brookfield engine. Steve Redick photo

Pleasantview Fire Department quint

Oak Lawn quint. Steve Redick photo

Pleasantview Fire Department

Pleasantview rehab unit. Steve Redick photo

Roberts Park Fire Department fire engine

Roberts Park engine. Steve Redick photo

Riverside Fire Department ladder truck

Riverside truck. Steve Redick photo

Westmont Fire Department squad

Westmont squad. Steve Redick photo

Hinsdale Fire Department engine

Hinsdale engine. Steve Redick photo

Thrift store fire in Brookfield

Sector 1 of the building. Steve Redick photo

Thrift store fire in Brookfield

Firefighters overhaul inside the store. Steve Redick photo

Thrift store fire in Brookfield

Brookfield truck to the roof. Steve Redick photo

Thrift store fire in Brookfield

Brookfield truck in front of the building. Steve Redick photo

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