Posts Tagged Carol Stream Fire Department Deputy Chief Robert Hoff

House fire in Glendale Heights, 4-24-6

This from Josh Boyajian:

Sunday (4/24/16), I was out in Dupage county when Glenside pulled a box for a house fire @ 17 Hale Ct. They had heavy fire on arrival on the D side of house. I arrived well after the fire was out but grabbed some shots.

house fire aftermath

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house fire aftermath

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Carol Stream Fire District Deputy Chief Bob Hoff

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Bloomingdales Fire District tower ladder at work

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Carol Stream Fire District Engine 28

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Glenside Fire District fire engine

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Hanover Park Fire District battalion chief

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Smeal/Ladder Tower Co building first 55′ Snorkel (more)

Smeal/LTC has several short video segments where local chief officers talk about the new Snorkel for Frankfort (Chief James Grady and Chief Bob Wilson) plus retired CFD Commissioner Bob Hoff talking about the Snorkels used in Chicago.

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Box Alarm fire in Wheaton, 2-24-15

This from John Tulipano:

A few images from the Box Alarm at 118 W. Madison Avenue in Wheaton, IL (2/24/15). Fire was in a 2-1/2 story, balloon-frame, 25X50 with fire in the basement running the rafters.

fire trucks at fire scene

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house with smoke from fire

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firemen putting on PPE to enter a house

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firemen making entry into a house

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firemen raise a ground ladder

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fire chief talking on radio

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fire chief at command board

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smoke from house on fire

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fireman opens window well

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Winfield FPD General Alarm 3-26-14

This from John Tulipano:

Approximately 16:10hrs today Winfield FPD was dispatched to dryer fire “not extended” at 27W212 Providence Ct. Chief 31 arrived to find fire and smoke venting from the overhead garage door and laundry room area in the front of a 2sty 4-unit Condo complex 150×50. 1-line was stretched and fire quickly extinguished. Carol Stream, West Chicago and Wheaton companies assisted.

Pierce tower ladder

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chief fire officer at fire scene

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chief fire officers at fire scene Robert Hoff

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firemen with hose line

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Pierce PUC at fire scene

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firemen at fire scene with dryer

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Carol Stream house fire 2-7-14 (more)

more images from John Tulipano of Carol Stream’s house fire on Lance.

fire shooting from roof at night fire scene

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firemen battle night time house fire

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firemen covered with ice using a hose line

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fire chief Bob Hoff at a Carol Stream fire

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firemen covered with ice using a hose line

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Carol Stream Still Alarm 10-2-13

This from Larry Shapiro:

I was at Carol Stream when a reported house fire came in and responded with the companies. The police reported smoke showing. Carol Stream Battalion 28 confirmed light smoke at 409 Thunderbird Trail which was within a mile’s drive of Station 28.

Companies handled a small fire with a pump can. The call was dispatched shortly after shift change which accounts for the firefighters that were not in gear helping the on-duty crews.

Here are a few images from the scene with a brief video.

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

Conditions on arrival. Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

A firefighter who just got off duty opes the hydrant. Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

A ground ladder comes off the tower. Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

Carol Stream Chief Rick Kolomay brings out the command board. Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

Carol Stream units on the scene.Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

Firefighters from Squad 27A approach the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

The incident command board. Larry Shapiro photo

Carol Stream Fire District at fire scene

Carol Stream Deputy Chief Bob Hoff. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more images is HERE.

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Explosion and fire in Bloomingdale 4-1-13

The Bloomingdale FPD responded to a reported explosion in an industrial facility this afternoon in unincorporated Glendale Heights. The Daily Herald reports :

At least two people were injured Monday morning in an explosion and fire inside Northstar Metal Products Inc., a metal fabricating plant in Glendale Heights.

Bloomingdale Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Janus said firefighters responded at 11:56 a.m. to a report of an explosion and arrived to find smoke pouring from the rear of the building at 591 Mitchell Drive.

The complete article is HERE.

John Tulipano submitted images from the scene.

Glenside Fire District quint

Glenside quint to the roof. John Tulipano photo

Bloomingdale Fire District engine

Bloomingdale engine on a hydrant. John Tulipano photo

MABAS 10 MVU

MABAS 10 MVU from Lyons. John Tulipano photo

Deputy Chief Robert Hoff

Carol Stream Deputy Chief Hoff. John Tulipano photo

firefighters at scene of factory fire in Glendale Heights

Firefighters standby outside. John Tulipano photo

Carol Stream Fire Department Battalion 28

Carol Stream Battalion 28. John Tulipano photo

John has more images HERE.

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Bensenville house fire 3-15-13

This from Josh Boyajian:

Bensenville had a full still today at 202 s Mason. Engine 18 had heavy smoke showing O/A from the attic. Battalion 17 requested a full still which brought rigs from surrounding departments including Carol Stream D/C 28. I arrived well into the fire. Here are some of my pictures.

 

Bensenville Battalion Chief at command post

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house fire in Bensenville 3-15-13

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Bensenville fire engine at fire scene

New Bensenville engine with lines off. Josh Boyajian photo

firefighters working on a ladder

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house fire in Bensenville 3-15-13

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firefighters working on a ladder

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Carol Stream Deputy FIre Chief Bob Hoff

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Carol Stream DC Hoff

The Daily Herald has an article with an interview of Carol Stream‘s Deputy Chief Bob Hoff:

When he stepped down in February as commissioner of the nation’s second-largest fire department, [Bob Hoff] planned to do some teaching at the Illinois Fire Service Institute and spend more time with his family.

Then he got a job offer to become deputy chief for the Carol Stream Fire Protection District, a 15-square-mile area that includes all of Carol Stream and parts of Bloomingdale, Winfield and Glendale Heights.

Since April, Hoff has been back at fire stations, going out on calls, overseeing training exercises and effectively serving as right-hand man to longtime friend and colleague Rick Kolomay, Carol Stream’s fire chief.

Hoff, appointed as Chicago fire commissioner by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley in June 2010, says he was planning to retire last December.

Insiders speculated Hoff’s move had to do with his opposition to Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s budget-cutting plan to reduce fire truck staffing levels from five firefighters to four.

But Hoff says Emanuel “couldn’t have been nicer” to him, and when the mayor took office in May 2011, he asked Hoff to stay on a few months longer to see through the transition. “He was really great to me.” he said. “All the baloney you hear about is just that — baloney. He was good, he’s dynamic, he was new, he’s full of energy. He wants a lot of good things for the city. It had nothing to do with him. It had to do with me personally shifting gears.”

 Hoff first met Kolomay in 1985 in a class at the state fire academy. Kolomay was the instructor, Hoff was the student. Hoff later became an instructor himself, and the two co-authored a firefighting training manual in 2003.By 2010, with Hoff at the helm in Chicago and Kolomay in Carol Stream, the two departments were partnering in training exercises.In February, Kolomay proposed a reorganization of the district’s leadership posts. Then-Deputy Fire Chief Perry Johnson moved to a newly created civilian position, chief administrative officer, an office-based job overseeing the district’s finances, fire prevention bureau and information technology.

Hoff replaced Johnson as deputy chief, a sworn position that includes hands-on training and more day-to-day interaction with firefighters. Hoff is making a base annual salary of $115,000, slightly less than the $117,198 pension he’s collecting from Chicago.

The entire article can be found HERE.

thanks Chris

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