Posts Tagged Richton Park Fire Department

New engine for the Richton Park FD

Jun 19

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 5 Comments

1500GPM SIDE CONTROL PUMPER #2580 – RICHTON PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT – RICHTON PARK, ILLINOIS

Year: 2025

Make: Alexis Fire Equipment

Model: Pumper

Chassis: Custom

Body Style: Side Control Pumper

Pump Size: 1500

Tank Size: 750

Feature: Low Hose Bed

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Alexis Fire photo

FEATURES:

Spartan Metro Star MFD chassis with 10” raised roof

Cummins L9 450 HP diesel engine

Allison 3000 EVS transmission

Custom Bumper Extension with E-Tool Storage and Preconnect

Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Body with Stainless Steel Subframe

Stainless Steel Side Control Pump Module with Stainless Steel Subframe and Pump Panels behind Painted ROM Roll Up Doors

Hale QMAX-XS 1500 GPM Pump

Trident Air Primer

FRC Pump Boss Pressure Governor Monitoring System

FRC TankVision Water Tank Level Gauge with Three (3) FRC MaxVision Strip Lights

Two (2) 6” Intakes, One (1) Each Side

One (1) 2½” Gated Intake, Left Side

Two (2) 2½” Discharge, Left Side and One (1) 2½” Discharge, Right Side

One (1) 2½” Discharge, Rear Left Side

One (1) 3” Discharge with 4” Storz Elbow, Right Side

One (1) 3” Discharge Dunnage Area with Akron Hi Riser Deck Gun

Three (3) 1½” Speedlay Preconnects with Trays

One (1) 1½” Bumper Extension Preconnect

One (1) Booster Reel, Pump Module Dunnage with 150’ of 1” Booster Hose

Two (2) Dual Air Bottle Wheel Well Compartments

One (1) Oil Dry Hopper Wheel Well Pull Out

ROM Painted Roll Up Doors

Ladder Storage, Vertical Right Side in Hose Bed

AFE Stainless Steel Rear Access Ladder with Flip Down Step, Left Side

750 Gallon Poly Inverted “L” Shaped Tank for Lowered Hose Bed

12 Volt Electrical System with NFPA Compliant Warning Light Package

Progressive Dynamic PD2140 Battery Charger with Kussmaul 120 Volt Auto Pump

Kussmaul 20 Amp Super Auto-Eject 120V Shoreline Connection, Left Side of Cab

Whelen LED Warning Light Package with Rear Arrow Stick

Whelen 200W Siren and 100W Speaker

Federal Q2B Siren

Six (6) FireTech HiViz GESM LED Scene Lights, Two (2) Each Side and Two (2) Rear

One (1) FireTech HiViz 72” LED Brow Light

Two (2) FireTech HiViz GESM LED Scene Lights, One (1) Each Side of the Cab

One (1) 10’ Attic Ladder, One (1) 14’ Roof Ladder with Hooks, and One (1) 24’ 2-Section Ladder

9’-10” Overall Height

33’-9” Overall Length

201” Wheelbase

147” Cab to Axle

21,500 FAWR

27,000 RAWR

48,500 GVWR

thanks Martin

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Richton Park Fire Department news

Oct 24

Posted by Admin in Fatal fire, Fire Department News | 1 Comment

Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:

A 75-year-old woman was pronounced dead soon after being pulled from a house fire Monday in south suburban Richton Park.

Firefighters responded to the blaze about 4:45 a.m. in the 4400 block of Maple and found the fire had spread to multiple rooms of the single-family house, Richton Park Fire Chief Rodney Wilson said.

Joanne Dahlman, who lived at the home, was located and taken out of the house. Paramedics attempted CPR, but she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Cook County medical examiner’s office said she died from carbon monoxide toxicity and her death was ruled an accident.

A firefighter was injured when he slipped while fighting the fire, but had been treated and released from a hospital as of Tuesday. No other injuries were reported.

A cause for the blaze was not immediately known. An investigation by the state’s fire marshal was ongoing, but there was no reason to believe the blaze was suspicious, Wilson said.

The fire took about three-and-a-half hours to put out and the house was deemed uninhabitable, Wilson said.

Tags: fatal fire in Richton Park, house fire in Richton Park, Richton Park Fire Chief Rodney Wilson, Richton Park Fire Department

New ambulance for Richton Park

Jan 2

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Department News, New Delivery | Comments off

Here’s one we missed – a new AEV Type III ambulance for Richton Park

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

Tags: ambulance photos, new AEV Type III ambulance, new ambulance for Richton Park, Richton Park Fire Department

House fire in Richton Park, 3-24-14

Mar 24

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Truck photos | Comments off

This from Dylan Konchan:

Call came in at 15:42hrs for a house fire, with people trapped on a balcony. Also one dog was still inside the house. Police got on scene reporting a fire in sector 3. Squad 32 got on scene and dropped a line, while Truck 35 made the rescue in the rear of the building. The fire was knocked quickly.

Dylan Konchan photo

Dylan Konchan photo

Dylan Konchan photo

Dylan Konchan photo

Dylan Konchan photo

Dylan Konchan photo

Tags: Alexis fire engine, Dylan Konchan, HME 1871 chassis, house fire in Richton Park, Matteson Fire Department, Park Forest Fire Department, Richton Park Fire Department, vent holes in roof for house fire

Park Forest Box Alarm 10-10-13

Oct 12

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.

I was in the area when Park Forest, Illinois transmitted a Box Alarm for their working fire at 354 Winoa St. I arrived after the fire was knocked but was able to get a few pictures. The fire was in a single family 1 sty ordinary with reports of a trapped occupant. The first arriving crews which were Park Forest Engine 50 and Richton Park Truck 35 made an aggressive interior attack to rescue the victim but it turned out the person was already out and safe. Great job by all companies on the scene. As a side is a shot of the new squad company in Chicago Heights using the X-Tinley Park engine.

354 Winoa in Park Forest. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Heights Squad 652 is X-Tinley Park. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Crews doing a wash down on side B. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Crews doing overhaul. You can see they had heavy fire in Side A. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Richton Park Truck 35 was first truck on the scene. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

University Park Truck 85 was 2nd truck on the scene. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Tags: Chicago Heights Fire Department, Dennis McGuire Jr., fire engine photos, fire truck pictures, firemen support breast cancer research, house fire in Park Forest, Park Forest Fire Department, photo of burned out house, Richton Park Fire Department

more historic galleries in the works

Apr 26

Posted by bgshap in Site News | Comments off

As historical galleries are added to more fire departments that are represented on the site, we are pleased to be adding images that Karl Klotz has begun to scan from his collection. There is quite a bit of work involved to scan, collate, and label the image files that come in, and Karl’s images are a welcome addition. Here are just two of the images that have been submitted for inclusion in future galleries.