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Schererville fire engine for sale

Nov 7

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

1997 Kovatch KME Renegade

Fire Engine

Auction Ends. 11/7/22 7:00 PM ET.

Remaining. 8 Hrs 40 Mins

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Buyer’s Premium. 12.50%

Starting Bid $1.00

Bids. 39

High Bidder. a********1

Current Bid. $1,525.00

Bid Increment. $25.00

Minimum Bid $1,550.00

Hale Pump

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500-gallon water tank

30-gallon foam tank

Comes with: Hurst Simo Power Unit 1 -Hurst Spreader with tip kit 1 -Hurst Jaws 2 – Hurst Rams 1- Long 1-Short 1-ram L step channel Hydraulic hoses for tools

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Schererville FD photo

thanks Martin

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New engine for Schererville, Indiana

Jun 3

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 7 Comments

From the E-ONE Hamburg Facebook page:

Check out Schererville FD’s (IN) new E-ONE Stainless steel side mount rescue pumper (SO# 143603)! The details: Typhoon X medium cab with 58” CA and 12” Vista, Cummins L9 450HP engine, Hale QMAX 2000-GPM single-stage pump, 1030-gal water tank. Thank you, Schererville FD, for allowing E-ONE to serve you!

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Schererville Fire Department news

Aug 11

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

Excerpts from the nwitimes.com:

Renovations began earlier this year at Schererville Fire Station No. 3, 1949 Springvale Drive. The $1.43 million project includes adding six bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, living area, a workout facility, an office, and three expanded bays which create space for the tower ladder that didn’t fit in the old facility.

When the third fire station was built in the 1980s, the fire department was all volunteers. Over the years, the department has grown and now includes 18 full-time firefighters and around 40 part-timers.

Expanding the station will allow the fire department to better respond to the east side of the town.

The project was under consideration in early 2019, plans for the expansion of the third fire station were complete later that year, with bids put out for the project in December. A bid was awarded for the project in early 2020, but then the COVID-19 hit, putting the project on hold due to uncertainty surrounding the pandemic.

The project is slated to be complete at the end of the year.

thanks Keith

Tags: fire station expansion, fire station upgrades, Schererville Fire Department, volunteer fire station renovated for career department

Schererville Fire Department news

Sep 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News | 1 Comment

This from Brad Steinweg:

Schererville responded to a fire at El Salto at the intersection of US-30 & US-41 9/13/18. A full still was called and Lake Hills and St. John assisted. Something to note is the roto ray on the Lake Hills engine as its something rarely seen around here.

-Brad S.

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2-Alarm fire in Merrillville , IN 4-4-16 (more)

Apr 7

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More images from the 2-Alarm fire in Merrillville , IN 4-4-16

apartment building fire in Merrillville IN

Nick Sneiderwine photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tags: 2-Alarm fire in Merrillville Indiana, apartment building fire in Merrillville Indiana, Gary fire truck, Hobart Fire Department, Merrillville Fire Department, Nick Sneiderwine, Schererville Fire Department, Tim Olk

New area ambulance updates

Sep 7

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, New Apparatus Order | 1 Comment

From Fire Service, Inc.:

The Westchester Fire Department ordered a new Wheeled Coach medium duty ambulance. This new unit will be on a 2014 Freightliner chassis.
Leyden Fire Protection District took delivery of a new Wheeled Coach Type III ambulance.

New Leyden Township FPD ambulance. Fire Service, Inc. photo

The North Aurora Fire Protection District ordered a new Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance on a Ford F450 4×4 chassis. Delivery in November.
The Bensenville Fire Protection District took delivery of a 2011 Wheeled Coach Type I ambulance that was a Fire Service demo.
The Chicago Ridge Fire Department ordered a 2014 Road Rescue medium duty ambulance on a TerraStarcChassis.
The Beecher Fire Protection District ordered new Road Rescue Type 3 ambulance.
The Schererville Fire Department took delivery of a new Road Rescue ambulance.

New ambulance for Schererville Fire Department. Fire Service, Inc. photo

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Schererville (IN) 4th Alarm (more)

Jun 3

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos, Firefighters working | 4 Comments

This from Kevin Nowaczyk:

Schererville Indiana (MABAS 207) 4^th Alarm May 30, 2013, Departments from both Indiana and Illinois (MABAS 24) responded. The fire was located in a 3-story apartment building. Fire was throughout the 3^rd floor and extended down to the 2^nd floor. Crews made an initial interior attack and found the fire in the attic space extending rapidly. Fire operations soon switched to a defensive mode with 2 tower ladders, 1 ladder pipe, and numerous exterior handlines operating. After the bulk of fire was extinguished, an interior attack was mounted again. Crews continued in the offensive mode through the rest of the operation.

apartment building fire in Schererville IN 5-30-13

Schererville Tower Ladder working in Division A. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

View of Division D showing 2 Tower Ladders and 1 Ladder Pipe set-up. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Schererville Truck working in Division D. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Chief Officer in Division A observing fire conditions. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Chief Officers confer near the command post. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Crew works to extinguish fire inaccessible to the interior crews. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Division C Fire Conditions during offensive operations. Area was inaccessible to any apparatus.. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Interior hose lines were stretched through the interior stair well and also using the balcony. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Crew exiting and heading toward rehab. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Crew prepares to enter through Division D. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Incident command established in Division D. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Crews in Division D prepare to enter the structure. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Crews prepare for an interior attack through Division D. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

Division A after extinguishment. Kevin Nowaczyk photo.

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Schererville (IN) 4th Alarm fire

Jun 2

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos | 1 Comment

This from Matt Timmer:

This was Mabas 207 Box Alarm at 208 E. Joliet Street Schererville. The initial response came in for an apartment fire at 3pm on Thursday May 30th. We had heavy storms come through and they are thinking it’s a lightning strike. It was quickly escalated to a Box Alarm. The initial full still brings Lake Hills Engine, Griffith Engine, and a Griffith Chief. St. John Engine on the change. On the box you get St. John Engine to the Scene Highland Engine and Dyer Tower Ladder. Munster’s truck was the change company on 1^st alarm. The pictures are from around 6 pm. The fire was at a 3^rd Alarm. It went to a 4^th alarm around 630.

Depts that were there after the 1^st alarm:

Merrillville- Engine (2^nd Alarm), Lake Ridge- Engine(2^nd Alarm), Munster –Tower Ladder (2^nd Alarm, Cedar Lake-Engine (3^rd Alarm), Lake Dale- Engine (3^rd Alarm), Crown Point- Tower Ladder (3^rd Alarm), Lakes of the 4 Seasons Engine- (4^th Alarm), Lynwood- Engine(4^th Alarm), Hobart- Truck(4^th Alarm)