From Ryan Lee:
Does anyone going know what’s going on with engine 89’s house? Drove by yesterday and there was no one on duty.
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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:
Mount Prospect’s firefighters union is speaking out about the relocation of an engine from its headquarters station at 111 Rand Road to the department’s newest station at 1415 E. Algonquin Road, which was inherited when the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District disbanded.
The engine had been used as the primary vehicle for fire suppression. That function has now been assigned to a tower ladder, which will have one additional firefighter/paramedic.
In 2016, the former fire chief pushed to house the engine at headquarters, then located on Northwest Highway. Now that issue has been revived on social media by Mount Prospect Firefighters International Association of Firefighters Local 4119.
The union noted that the engine is equipped for direct fire suppression, carrying over 700 gallons of water and multiple hose lines, which allows firefighters to start fighting fires immediately or during challenging wintry weather conditions. The tower carries less than 300 gallons of water and is primarily a unit put to use in rescue and aerial operations.
The union feels that the move will affect the response north of the railroad tracks.
Mount Prospect fire officials defended the move.
Fire Chief John Dolan said the engine, although not housed at headquarters, is still “manned, staffed and available to serve the entire community. Every fire gets all our apparatus, regardless where it is.”
The chief pointed out that at least 75% of calls are for emergency medical services, and that each of the four fire stations has an ambulance.
“We have four ambulances full time,” Deputy Chief Tom Wang said. “We’re one of only three towns in this area that have four full-time ambulances.”
thanks Rob
Excerpts from the dailyherald.com:
Mount Prospect Fire Station 11 is open as staffing began at 8:45 a.m. Thursday at the former Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District headquarters at 1415 E. Algonquin Road. The first call came at 10:17 a.m. It was a non-emergency response for an activated carbon monoxide detector.
Thursday’s opening was the culmination of a long process of wrangling and litigation between the village and the rural fire district board. Annexations and dwindling tax revenues forced the rural fire district to cease fire and emergency services in October. Mount Prospect took over and legislation recently dissolved the district.
In January, Mount Prospect began renovating the facility for what is now the village’s fourth fire station at a cost of around $1.7 million. The village achieved savings by using public works staff. The village has applied for a federal grant to cover virtually all construction costs.
The result is essentially a new facility, with fresh paint, an open space interior, and a dining table countertop from a local woodworker.
The former rural board’s meeting room is now used for training and filing reports. Lockers are no longer in the hallway, but are in a separate room formerly used for training. Sleeping quarters will include two private bunks.
The apparatus bay has an engine and an ambulance plus the fire protection district’s tender, useful for areas like the manufactured homes to the south that do not have hydrants.
Daily staffing will consist of one lieutenant paramedic and four firefighter paramedics, similar to the other three stations.
Mount Prospect now has two stations in the southern part of the village.
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Tri State FPD news
Aug 8
This from Keith Grzadziel:
The Tri-State FPD has relocated their headquarters to Station 1 in unincorporated Willowbrook. It was previously located at their Station 2 in Darien. A large addition for offices and a conference room was added on to the rear of the apparatus bays and behind the living quarters. Also built is their new training tower, which is directly next door to the station.
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Keith Grzadziel photo
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Excerpts from wcsjnews.com:
The Wilmington Fire Protection District will be operating at a second location. The fire district said they will begin staffing and responding to emergencies from their new Station 2 located at 29745 Elion Boulevard on Monday, August 10th beginning at 7 a.m. An engine and ambulance will be assigned there with initial staffing of between two and three firefighter/paramedics and firefighter/EMTs.
Station 2, located West of Interstate 55 in the Elion Logistics park, will provide service 24 hours a day seven days a week to the citizens in their district.
An open house will be scheduled at a later date once they are all in a better position to gather more safely.
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A photo to update the site of Newport FPD Station #2 at 43120 N. Highway 41, Zion, IL
Newport FPD Station #2 at 43120 N. Highway 41, Zion, IL Larry Shapiro photo
The Homewood Acres FD station at 3860 W. 183rd Street in Homewood. Bill Friedrich photo
Bill Friedrich submitted images of the Homewood Acres VFD in MABAS Division 24. This is a volunteer department with two used 1972 engines on Ford chassis. One engine is on it’s fourth life with Homewood Acres.
website updates
May 27
Several images have been added or updated on the site:
- Roberts Park Station 31 – Martin Nowak submitted a station photo depicting the current doors
An updated photo of Roberts Park Station 31 showing the red doors with the company names painted on them. Martin Nowak photo
Roberts Park Station 31 after the doors were repainted, but prior to labeling the companies. Bill Friedrich photo
Originally, the bay doors were white at Roberts Park Station 31. Karl Klotz photo
- Niles Fire Station 2 – Bill Freidrich updated photos of Quint 2 and Engine 2
- Niles Fire Station 3 – Bill Friedrich supplied an image of Engine 3R
- Glenview Station 13 – Larry Shapiro updated the photo of Squad 6 and the new Engine 13 (X-Engine 7)
- Glenview Station 7 – Larry Shapiro supplied an image of Engine 7’s new unit
- North Maine FPD – Larry Shapiro updated photos of Battalion 1, Engine 1, Engine 1R, and Utility 1
North Maine Engine 1 is a 1992 Pierce Arrow 1500/750 that was refurbished in 2010 by Alexis. Larry Shapiro photo
The Wauconda Fire District patch was added to the station listings
The Beach Park Fire District patch was added to the station listings
Another department in MABAS Division 10 has been added to the site. The Western Springs Fire Department currently has one station at 4353 Wolf Road. Station 2 is under construction at 5501 Grand Avenue. The apparatus consists of two Medtec ambulances, three engines, a truck, and a command car. Staffing is a combination of full-time, contract, part-time, and POC personnel. Currently the apparatus is painted white over red although past vehicles, which will be displayed in the historic photo gallery, were all white. Images of the current fleet were supplied by Bill Friedrich.
The Western Springs Fire station was photographed prior to the department replacing their white fleet with red and white apparatus. Bill Friedrich photo
This 1978 E-ONE pumper/squad on a Ford C-600 chassis depicts how earlier Western Springs apparatus looked. The two-tone blue shading behind the gold lettering dressed these units up. Larry Shapiro photo
Construction is well underway on Western Springs Fire Station #2. Bill Friedrich photo
Another view of the new fire station which faces west. Bill Friedrich photo
