From Macqueeneq.com:
Elgin FD
Job: #38184 | Illinois | Enforcer 107 PUC
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New truck for Elgin FD
Feb 8
New engine for Elgin
Aug 16
From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:
Thank you Elgin Fire Department and Chief Rob Cagann for your recent order. The newest member of the fleet will feature:• E-ONE Cyclone 100” wide cab• Cummins L9 450 HP engine• Allison EVS3000 transmission• Extruded aluminum body with low hose bed• 530-gallon booster tank• Waterous CSU 1500-GPM pump• Whelen Emergency warning lights• Federal Signal Corporation EQ2B siren and PA300 electronic siren
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House fire in Elgin, 3-12-22
Mar 14
Images from a house fire at 277 Gifford Place in Elgin, 3-12-22
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Found at Commandfireapparatus.com:
2007 Seagrave 100? Aerial Ladder
APPARATUS TYPE Ladder Trucks YEAR 2007 MANUFACTURER Seagrave MILEAGE 31000 WARRANTY 90 Day Power Train LISTING LOCATION Lancaster, PA DELIVERY OPTION Low Cost Delivery Available VEHICLE STATUS For Sale
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Excerpts from the Dailyherald.com:
Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann addressed some misperceptions by the public Wednesday by definitively saying Station 6 will not close, no matter what service cuts — if any — are put in place. The proposed changes at the station would involve reducing expenses by about $430,000 by replacing an engine at Station 6 with an ambulance once staffing reaches overtime levels, which would be about 77% of the time. The cost savings comes from sending out a two-person crew with an ambulance, as opposed to three on an engine.
With pandemic-related budget shortfalls projected, the proposal comes after city officials had asked the firefighters union to defer their contractual 2.5% salary increase for one year and extend their contract through 2022. City administrators said nonunion Elgin employees and managers have foregone raises, helping to keep the budget out of the red. Collective bargaining units like the firefighters were exempt from other furloughs, pay cuts, and layoffs city workers have endured. So far the union has refused to defer the increase. Negotiations continued Wednesday between the two parties, but no agreement was reached.
A public relations battle has been taking place on social media between the city and the Elgin Association of Firefighters, IAFF Local 439 since Tuesday, with each side accusing the other of spreading misinformation.
Cagann said the vast majority of District 6 can still be covered within the recommended four-minute response time by engines from other stations on the 280 or so days this year that they expect Engine 6 to be out of service. The difference in service would come from when the last vehicle were to arrive on a fire scene, which could be delayed by about 2½ minutes under the proposal.
Some council members expressed concerns despite his explanation as the neighborhoods surrounding Station 6 are a lot of low-income households or properties that may not be as expensive as others.
From the Elgin Association of Firefighters, IAFF Local 439 @IAFF.Local.439 Facebook page:
Due to a budget cut imposed onto the Elgin Fire Department, Elgin, Illinois, Engine 6, located at 707 W. Chicago St. will be out of service for at least 280 days a year. Last year, Engine 6 responded to over 3,000 Emergency calls!
The Union and Fire Chief agree that this is a reduction in overall service to the residents of Elgin. If you live, work, or own a business in Elgin, it is imperative that you contact the Council Members listed below to state your opposition to this reduction in service!
mayor@cityofelgin.org
dixon_c@cityofelgin.org
gavin_t@cityofelgin.org
blopez@cityofelgin.org
martinez_r@cityofelgin.org
powell_t@cityofelgin.org
rauschenberger_c@cityofelgin.org
shaw_t@cityofelgin.org
steffen_j@cityofelgin.orgCity of Elgin-Government, City Services and Community News Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin IL Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois International Association of Fire Fighters #downtownElgin #ElginIL #cityofelgin #Local439atWork #AFFIatWork #IAFF #IAFFatWork
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New quint for Elgin FD
Jan 18
From Macqueeneq.com:
Elgin FD Quint 1
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- Job Number: 35087
- Chassis: Enforcer™
- Body: Ascendant® 107’ Heavy-Duty Aerial Ladder
- Engine: Cummins L9
- Horsepower: 450 hp
- Front Suspension: Leaf
- Rear Suspension: Spring
- Electrical System: Command Zone™
- Pump: Pierce PUC™ Midship
- Pump GPM: 1,500-GPM
- Tank: Water
- Tank Size: 500 gallons
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Elgin Fire Department news
Oct 30
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
Elgin firefighters went above and beyond to lift the spirits of a patient at a suburban rehabilitation hospital.
The only way for patients to visit with family members at that the Avondale Estates facility is to do so through a window, which makes Mary Moore’s third-floor room a big hurdle. She has been suffering from serious respiratory illness and transferred there this week. She’s the matriarch of a large, tightly-knit family. Concerned relatives flew in from around the country to see her, except they weren’t really going to be able to see much looking up from the parking lot. When Elgin’s fire chief heard about it, he offered the solution; a ladder truck to bring them to the window.
The family kept the visit a secret, waiting to just appear in front of her window Thursday afternoon – and the reaction was worth it.
While her family was only here to visit Mary Moore, administrators said everybody in the facility got a boost at a time when many may need it the most.
“It’s not something we can do every day, take another ladder truck out of service,” Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann said. “But the circumstances around this particular situation gave us the opportunity to do it and we thought it warranted our ability to do that.”
New ambulance for Elgin
Sep 26
From the Fire Service, Inc Facebook page:
Congratulations Elgin Fire Department on the recent delivery of a new 2020 Wheeled Coach Type I!
We are proud to provide an emergency vehicle your department community can depend on!
Specs: Ford F-450 4×4 chassis, CoolBAR HVAC, DuraSeam doors, liquid spring suspension, Whelen LED warning light package, Stryker Powerload, & marine-grade plywood cabinets.
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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Water rescues near dams can be harrowing as churning waters pull in people and rescuers. The Elgin Fire Department is painfully familiar with that, after two of its own died in 1974 during a rescue near the city’s dam in the Fox River.
The department now has a Waterwog 3 rescue boat made by Creature Craft, a new boat to enhance safety. Its most salient feature is an overhead roll cage. The nearly 14-foot boat has backup safety in the form of a rope about 300 feet long that can be pulled from shore. The total cost was $33,800 including training, but the city spent $14,910 after a grant from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The new boat replaced a 20-year-old dam entry watercraft, one of three Elgin Fire Department boats.
Elgin’s water rescue and recovery team has responded to 69 calls in the last decade, mostly in Elgin but also in Algonquin, Carpentersville, St. Charles, Bartlett, Gilberts, South Elgin, and Wilmington. The team also receives requests for trainings.
