Darien-Woodridge has placed a new vehicle in service for the Battalion Chief 681.
A new Chevy Tahoe has been put into service for 681, the Darien Woodridge FPD Battalion Chief. Jim Skrabel photo
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Lieutenant Jim Skrabel from the Darien-Woodridge FPD submitted the following information:
We have ordered a new truck (Quint). It will be a Pierce Velocity PUC 105 FT with a 500 gallon tank. Delivery will be April/May next year.
Dennis McGuire, Jr. was asked to pass along the following information regarding two upcoming events:
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On Thursday, June 23, 2011 as part of the 9/11 Anniversary planning, the Warriors Watch Riders have been asked to escort a 600lb., 10′ section of steel from the NY World Center Twin Towers to our local Darien/Tri-State Fire Protection District for use in a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11.
This piece of history will be passing through Chi-Town Harley Davidson to be escorted on to Darien, IL.
The staging information is as follows:
- STAGING TIME: 11:15AM
- STAGING LOCATION: CHI TOWN HARLEY DAVIDSON
- STAGING ADDRESS: 17801 SO. LAGRANGE ROAD, TINLEY PARK, IL
- STEEL ARRIVAL: 11:30-11:55AM
- RIDE BRIEF: 11:30 AM
- KSU:12:15
- RC: TONY MARMO (HOGTONY) 708-473-1371.
FOLLOW THIS LINK FOR FULL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS HISTORICAL EVENT.
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On Friday, June 24th, please be on hand to welcome home TSGT. Robert Head, USAF.
Staging information is as follows:
- STAGING TIME:5:30 PM
- STAGING LOCATION:CHI-TOWN H-D
- STAGING ADDRESS: 17801 SO. LAGRANGE ROAD, TINLEY PARK, IL
- RIDE BRIEF: 6:15PM
- KSU: 6:30PM FOR AN ESCORT TO WILLIAM MARTIN VFW, 19852 S. WOLF ROAD, MOKENA, IL.
FOR FULL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVEVT, FOLLOW THIS LINK
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Darien-Woodridge Lt. Jim Skrabel notified us that as of 10:00 AM on Wednesday, May 4th, dispatch for their fire department moved to DuComm South. They are the 600-series apparatus sharing the frequency with Lisle-Woodridge and Warrenville. The frequency is 151.385.
Since 1995, Darien-Woodridge had been dispatched from a shared communication center with Pleasantview out of Pleasantview Station 1.
