From the Fire Service Inc. Facebook page:
Congratulations North Palos Professional Firefighters Local #4323 on their order of a new 2021 E-ONE Fire Trucks HM110 Quint!
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thanks Danny
Posts Tagged North Palos Fire Protection District
This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
Here are a couple pictures from a box alarm in Worth on 2/8/19. Fire was on the first floor. First companies had a quick knock. Chicago Ridge 6504 made a few holes in the roof above the stairwells.
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
Chi-Town Fire Photos
North Palos FPD history
Jan 20
This from Mike Summa:
Fort TBT-Here is a newspaper article about the new North Palos Squad 6605. Built on a Spartan Gladiator chassis for $130,000.000. The second photo is from an Alsip parade. I am sorry I do not know the manufacturer. If anyone knows, please submit. Mike Summa
Note from Chicagoareafire.com – the body was built by Frontline.
Mike Summa photo
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Local ballot initiatives
Nov 5
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com: – local ballot initiatives
Elk Grove Rural Fire Prot. District
– Shall the number of trustees of the Elk Grove Rural Fire Protection District be decreased from 7 to 5 members?
North Palos Fire Protection District
– Shall the extension limitation under the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law for the North Palos Fire Protection District, Cook County, Illinois be increased from the lesser of 5% or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index over the prior levy year to 20% for levy year 2018?” For the 2018 levy year, the approximate amount of the additional tax extendable against property containing a single-family residence and having a fair market value at the time of the referendum of $100,000 is estimated to be $52.20.
Riverside Lawn Fire Protection District
– Shall the Riverside Lawn Fire Protection District be dissolved and discontinued?
Shall the Gardner Fire Protection District levy a special tax at a rate not to exceed 0.10% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue for the purposes of providing funds to pay for the costs of emergency and rescue crews and equipment? – Shall the Maximum Allowable Tax Rate for the Gardner Fire Protection District be increased from 0.30% to 0.40% of the value of all taxable property within the District as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue?
thanks Martin
North Palos FPD news
Aug 5
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
A man’s body was found Monday in the driver’s seat of a smoldering vehicle in southwest suburban Palos Hills.
Police were called around 7 a.m. to assist firefighters on 107th Street just west of Michael Drive. When officers arrived, they saw a white, four-door vehicle had caught fire.
After the fire was extinguished,
first respondersfirefighters found a body in the driver’s seat. They could not immediately identify the remains.An autopsy was completed Wednesday. Dental records identified the man as 66-year-old Frank Siwiec, of Orland Park, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
This from Brad Steinweg:
The Phoenix Fire Department recently took possession of former North Palos engine 803. I submitted a post previously, but had no picture. It is a 1988 Spartan Gladiator. Photo credit goes to Tom Burns.
Tom Burns photo
From a reader:
North Palos Car 808
North Palos FPD Car 808
This from Matt Schumann:
Here are a few pictures from Saturday’s 2-11 for a fire in a restaurant at 3701 W. 95th St.No visible flame for most of the fire and the fire picked up as time went on. Fire went to a defensive attack with 3 elevated streams in use. (Evergreen Park, Chicago Ridge and North Palos FPD).Regards,Matt Schumann
Matt Schumann photo
Matt Schumann photo
Matt Schumann photo
Matt Schumann photo
Matt Schumann photo
Matt Schumann photo
more photos HERE
From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:
Congratulations to the North Palos Fire Protection District, Palos Hills, IL on their recent delivery of a 2016 E-One Pumper.
Fire Service, Inc. photo
Fire Service, Inc. photo
Fire Service, Inc. photo
North Palos engine for sale
Mar 11
From bpapparatus.com:
North Palos Engine 803 for sale – 1988 Spartan/E-ONE.
North Palos Engine 803 for sale – 1988 Spartan/E-ONE.
thanks Keith
