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Richton Park Fire Department news

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.

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New ambulance for Richton Park

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

Richton Park FD Ambulance 34

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

AEV Type III ambulance

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

Richton Park FD Ambulance 34

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

ambulance interior

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

AEV Type III ambulance

Alexis Fire Apparatus photo

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House fire in Richton Park, 3-24-14

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.

HME Alexis fire engine

Dylan Konchan photo

Spartan Smeal fire engine

Dylan Konchan photo

KME fire engine

Dylan Konchan photo

roof after fire

Dylan Konchan photo

Pierce fire engine

Dylan Konchan photo

house after fire

Dylan Konchan photo

house after fire

Dylan Konchan photo

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Park Forest Box Alarm 10-10-13

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.  

 

house fire in Park Forest IL

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

 

Chicago Heights FD fire engine

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

 

house fire in Park Forest IL

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

 

house fire in Park Forest IL

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

 

Richton Park Fire Department truck

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

 

house fire in Park Forest IL

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

 

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more historic galleries in the works

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.

East Joliet Fire Department TeleSqurt

Hendrickson/Pierce/TeleSqurt from East Joliet. Karl Klotz collection

Richton Park Fire Department engine

Richton Park Engine 27 on a Hendrickson chassis with an 1871-W cab. Karl Klotz collection

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