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New engine for Gurnee

Feb 13

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 6 Comments

Fire Department Welcomes New Fire Engine!

The fire department is excited to announce that Engine 13, a 2024 E-One Cyclone, is now in service and actively responding to fire and medical calls, helping us protect and serve the community more efficiently. Equipped with the latest technology, this new engine enhances our ability to deliver fast and effective emergency response. Features include: 1500 GPM pump, 750-gallon water tank, firefighting foam injection system, 30-gallon Class A foam tank, 6000-watt generator, battery powered Hurst extrication equipment, battery powered positive pressure fan, hand tools, ground ladders, and 2,900 feet of various size hose.

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Gurnee FD photo

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Gurnee fire engine for sale

Jan 19

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, fire engine for sale | 2 Comments

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Gurnee FD photo

Found at firetruckmall.com:

2008 E-One Cyclone pumper – $185,000

Stock#: 19269

Length: 34′ 1″

Truck Height: 10′ 1″

Wheelbase: 208″

Seating for 4; 3 SCBA seats

Mileage: 83,100

Engine Hours: 6,460

Cummins ISM 500 HP Diesel Engine

Engine Brake

Allison EVS4000 Automatic Transmission

Additional equipment not included with purchase unless otherwise listed.

Interior Medical Cabinet

Pump – Tank

Hale QMAX150-23 1500 GPM Top-Mount Pump

730-Gallon Polypropylene Tank

20-Gallon Foam Cell

30-Gallon Foam Cell

FoamPro 2002 Foam System

Driver’s Side Discharges: (2) 2 1/2″

Crosslays/Speedlays: Crossplays: (2) 2″

Officer’s Side Discharge: (1) 2 1/2″, (1) 4″

Driver’s Side Suction: (1) 6″, (1) 2 1/2″

Front Suction: (1) 6″

Officer’s Side Suction: (1) 6″, (1) 2 1/2″

Deck Gun Included

Gurnee FD photo

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Christmas day fires from previous years

Dec 25

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department History, Fire Scene photos | Comments off

2-Alarm fire in Waukegan, 12-25-20 (more)

3-Alarm fire in Waldo, WI – 12-25-20

2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 12-25-17

2-Alarm house fire in Broadview, 12-25-16 (part 2)

2-Alarm house fire in Broadview, 12-25-16 (part 1)

Car fire in Chicago, 12-25-15

Chicago working fire, 12-25-13

Evanston 2-11 and Mayday 12-25-10

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Multiple fatalities in Gurnee crash, 10-16-22

Oct 16

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | Comments off

Excerpts from wgntv.com:

Three people were killed after a car crashed into a tree and caught on fire in Gurnee early Sunday morning. Police responded to a call of flames coming from a tree line along route 132 and North Greenleaf Street in Gurnee around 2:00 a.m. where the driver of an SUV had driven off the road and crashed into a tree causing the car to catch fire. All three occupants of the car were pronounced dead on the scene.

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Gurnee Fire Department news

Aug 15

Posted by Admin in shooting | 1 Comment

Excerpts from nbc5chicago.com:

At approximately 7:50 p.m. Sunday, three people were hurt by gunshots in the parking lot at Six Flags Great America. Gurnee police said that an initial investigation showed that a white sedan entered the parking lot of the theme park and drove towards the front entrance. More than one person exited the vehicle and began shooting towards an individual who was in the parking lot. The suspects then got back into the car and drove away from the scene.

The injured include a 17-year-old male from Aurora that sustained a gunshot wound to the upper thigh, and a 19-year-old female from Appleton, Wisconsin who sustained a gunshot wound to the lower leg. Both were transported to a nearby hospital. A third person sustained a shoulder injury and declined transportation to the hospital.

Officers from the Lake County Sheriff’s Department, as well as the nearby communities of North Chicago, Waukegan and Vernon Hills also responded to the scene.

The shooting remains under investigation and police are still searching for the suspects.

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Gurnee Fire Department news (more)

Dec 13

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, FIre Stations | 5 Comments

Photos of Gurnee Fire Station 3

Gurnee Fire Department Station 3

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Gurnee Fire Department news (more)

Nov 15

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, FIre Stations | 7 Comments

Gurnee Fire Department Fire Station #3

Excerpts from Gurneeil.us:

The Village of Gurnee and Warren Waukegan Fire Protection District Celebrate the Grand Opening of Fire Station 3

GURNEE, IL – The Village of Gurnee and the Warren Waukegan Fire Protection District (WWFPD) celebrated the grand opening of Fire Station 3, located at 5330 Manchester Drive Gurnee, IL 60031 with a ribbon cutting and celebration on Wednesday, October 13th at 1:00pm. Fire Station 3 compliments the two current fire station facilities serving the Village of Gurnee and the WWFPD. At 14,452 sq ft, the new fire station will be staffed with five firefighter/paramedics, and house two ambulances and one ladder truck.

The Village of Gurnee conducted multiple analyses and planned for the addition over several years. The strategic location of the facility will improve call response times, especially as multiple calls for service come in simultaneously, and provides for easy access on to Interstate 94 and Route-120.

In 2019, the original bid for the project came in at approximately $6.3M. Fire Station 3 was included in the 20/21 capital budget, however it was one of the expenditures delayed in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to construction and supply trends around June 2020, the contractor suggested the village seek bids for construction. Following the advisement, bids came in at $5.8M. Despite the unprecedented impact of COVID-19 on all aspects of the economy and daily life, the construction of Station 3 was not affected.

Gurnee Fire Department Fire Station #3

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New ambulance for Gurnee

Apr 28

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, New Apparatus Order | 6 Comments

From the Fire Service Inc. FaceBook page:

Congratulations and Thank You to Chief John Kavanagh and the members of the Village of Gurnee Fire Department on the purchase of their new Road Rescue Type I ambulance. This heavy duty unit is being built on a 2022 Ford F550 4×2 chassis, and will come complete with a Whelen Freedom IV series lightbar, Complete “M” Series LED warning light package, including all LED interior. This new Road Rescue, UltraMedic ambulance will come with their patented Whisper Quiet Interior and all aluminum cabinetry. It will also contain a Stryker Power Load System. Gurnee has been a longtime Fire Service Inc. customer. We appreciate the support and continued business from this tremendous customer.

drawing of Road Rescue Type I ambulance exterior

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Gurnee Fire Department news

Jan 20

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History | Comments off

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Former Gurnee Fire Chief Samuel J. Dada, who was so revered that village leaders named a street after him, died Friday at the age of 91. He started with the department in 1948 when it was a volunteer outfit with three trucks run out of McClure’s Garage and Towing. Six years later, he was Gurnee’s fire chief, a position he held for 35 years.

Beyond his service with the fire department, Dada also was the village superintendent of public works and a building commissioner for a time.

Dada, who had moved to Arkansas, would return for the annual Gurnee Days celebration every year and would spend time talking to old-timers and sharing tales of old Gurnee.

According to a history of the department written by Dada in 1978, the village’s first fire hydrant was installed at Warren High School and was used both for filling the department’s water tanks and for hauling water to residents’ cisterns. He wrote that the department first hired dispatchers in 1958. Before then, daytime calls were answered at McClure’s Garage and nighttime calls went to the homes of firefighters. In 1972, the volunteer fire department disbanded and a professional department was established.

Dada and his wife of 62 years, Corrine, had five children, 15 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren.