This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:
South Chicago Heights Fire Dept. Put their new engine in service tonight (8/17/22).

FD photo

FD photo
Aug 18
Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 8 Comments
This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:
South Chicago Heights Fire Dept. Put their new engine in service tonight (8/17/22).
FD photo
FD photo
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Sep 30
Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire truck being built | 9 Comments
This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:
New engine for South Chicago Heights FD
Tags: new engine for South Chicago Heights FD, South Chicago Heights Fire Department, Spartan Metro Star fire engine chassis
Sep 30
Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos | 8 Comments
Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
thanks Dennis
Tags: American LaFrance fire engine, Dennis McGuire Jr., South Chicago FD Engine 1, South Chicago Heights Fire Department, South Chicago Heights Fire Department receives FEMA grant for new fire engine
Nov 18
Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, FIre Stations | 3 Comments
This from Brad Steinweg:
I came across this on Google street view last night. South Chicago Heights now has a new station located on Sauk Trail and the one on Jackson AVE is now closed. Not sure how long this new station has been in use.
-Brad S.
Tags: new fire station in South Chicago Heights, South Chicago Heights Fire Department
Jul 6
Posted by Admin in Collectors of fire memorabilia | 4 Comments
This from John Tobin:
ALF 1000 series restoration. Reportedly it was a brand new rig in the 1970s belonging to the South Chicago Heights, IL FD. In the mid 1990s the cab was purchased by the Zion, IL fire department and 3-D metals cut the roof off and made a closed cab out of an open cab on their AP. I decided it had too much potential to go to the melting pot and I finally cut just the front off, mounted it on wheels, new paint and a South Park bell and there you have it.If any ALF lover is interested in this please let me know. The Elgin logo can easily come off and a new department name can be re-applied.
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John Tobin photo
John Tobin photo
John Tobin photo
Tags: American LaFrance 1000 Series engine, collector to sell old fire engine front, John Tobin, South Chicago Heights Fire Department, Zion Fire Department
Jun 28
Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | Comments off
This from Eric Hack:
At approximately 14:45 hrs on Sunday (6/28) afternoon, the South Chicago Heights Fire Department was toned out to the report of a fully-involved structure at 3210 East End Avenue. PD was reportedly on the scene confirming a working incident and the first arriving company immediately requested a MABAS Box. I arrived 30 minutes after the initial call. Departments on the scene included South Chicago Heights, Steger Estates, Steger, Park Forest, University Park, Chicago Heights, Crete, Matteson, Beecher, Richton Park, Flossmor, Homewood and Monee. There may have been more that I did not see. Box # was 7611 for the fire. There was also a HAZMAT Box 7699 for advisors only and a 2nd Alarm Investigator’s Box.
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Tags: building fire in South Chicago Heights, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, fire trucks at fire scene, South Chicago Heights Fire Department
Oct 1
Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | Comments off
This from Chris Ranck:
From the CARMA Facebook Page:
Steger, Steger Estates, and South Chicago Heights have switched to a VHF repeater system today. They are currently Simulcasting on 154.370 until all the pagers get reprogrammed. Receive is 151.2125 DPL115 Transmit is 159.1275 DPL315.
— Rich Carlson, N9JIG
Tags: CARMA Chicago, South Chicago Heights Fire Department, Steger Estates Fire Protection District, Steger Fire Department
Feb 22
Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Site News, updated listing | Comments off
In MABAS Division 27, an historical gallery has been added for the South Chicago Heights Fire Department. Currently, the gallery features 15 images including a reproduction of a photo showing the original fire station from the early 1900s.
This copy of an old photo from Bill Friedrich shows the original South Chicago Heights fire station with an engine that we have no information about.
This photo by the late Dan Martin shows a 1950 Mack Type 45 in a local parade.
This beautiful rig was one of two Hi-Ranger aerials in the metropolitan Chicago area outside of the CFD. It would be great to add an image to the gallery of this unit working at a fire!
Tags: antique fire apparatus, Bill Friedrich, Dan Martin, fire department history, Hi-Ranger, MABAS Division 27, Mack Type 45, South Chicago Heights Fire Department, Ward LaFrance
Feb 9
Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News | 1 Comment
Dennis McGuire, Jr. spotted an article HERE which
The South Chicago Heights Village Board approved a new ambulance sharing agreement with Park Forest Monday night.
The agreement with Park Forest was approved during the board’s regular business meeting. The village’s former agreement with Crete Township was withdrawn when the latter built a third station, said Fire Chief Larry Nardoni. Park Forest has had a sharing agreement with Matteson and other communities for about 10 years. It will cost South Chicago Heights $500 to buy into the arrangement for one year, he said.
Tags: Dennis McGuire, Jr, Park Forest Fire Department, South Chicago Heights Fire Department
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