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From pierce mfg FB:
St. Charles Fire Department’s #Velocity 100’ #AerialLadder will be attending to approximately 2,000 calls a year in the Chicago suburbs. The heavy-duty aluminum ladder was a fit for the department due to its short jack spread and heavy weight carrying capacity. Their response area consists of about 50,000 people over 13 square miles. The black over red color scheme was chosen to honor fallen firefighters. #StCharlesILOverall height: 12’ 2”Overall length: 43’ 0.5”Pump: Pierce #PUC, 1500-gpmTank: 500-gallonJob Number: 36407
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St Charles, IL – Velocity 100 RM – Job # 36407
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Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
A 62-year-old woman was pulled from the Fox River in suburban St. Charles Wednesday after her vehicle left the roadway and landed in the partially-frozen river.
According to police, officers were called to the scene in the 200 block of North Riverside Avenue just after noon for reports of a car plunging into the Fox River near that address.
Upon arriving at the scene,
first responderspolice officers discovered that a four-door sedan had come to rest in the river, approximately 25 feet from the shoreline. It was partially submerged, with part of the passenger compartment above the surface of the water.Divers with the St. Charles Fire Department, with assistance from the Geneva and South Elgin fire departments, entered the water and found the 62-year-old driver of the vehicle inside. She was conscious, and had suffered no apparent injuries in the crash.
Firefighters were able to get the woman out of the vehicle, and transported her to land on a boat. She was taken to an area hospital for evaluation due to the cold temperatures of the water.
Authorities are unsure of how the vehicle got into the river, and an investigation remains underway. The car has been pulled from the river and was towed from the scene.
Excerpts from the kcchronicle.com:
At its June 15 meeting, the St. Charles City Council approved a collective bargaining agreement between the city and the St. Charles Professional Firefighter’s Association I.A.F.F. Local 3322, which represents the city’s captains, lieutenants, firefighter/paramedics, firefighters, and fire prevention bureau officer.
The contract, which runs through April 30, 2024, calls for a 2.25% increase for the first two years of the contract and a 2.5% increase for the last two years of the contract. Union members had ratified the contract on May 28.
The cost of the four-year contract is $760,429.47.
Excerpts from the kcchronicle.com:
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Scott Swanson is set to be appointed the new fire chief of the St. Charles Fire Department at Monday’s special meeting of the St. Charles City Council. Swanson had been serving as acting fire chief since October, when former Chief Joseph Schelstreet retired. Monday’s meeting will be a audio/visual teleconference.
Swanson joined the St. Charles Fire Department full-time in 1988. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1992, captain in 2003, battalion chief in 2009, and assistant fire chief in 2013. He also previously served as acting fire chief in 2007, during the transition between previous fire chiefs. Swanson holds a bachelor degree in fire service management from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and a master degree in management and organizational behavior from Benedictine University in Lisle.The St. Charles Fire Department earned a Class 1 PPC ISO rating and is fully accredited by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International and the Center for Public Safety Excellence, Inc.
Excerpts from the kcchronicle.com:
The St. Charles Fire Department will hold a traditional push-in ceremony and dedication for its new fire engine.
All are welcome to come to the ceremony and dedication at 9 a.m. Saturday at Fire Station #1, 112 N. Riverside Ave. in downtown St. Charles. After brief remarks, the old Engine 101 will be retired and the new Engine 101 will be pushed into the station. Following this, Tri-Com will sound a still alarm.
The push-in ceremony honors a longstanding fire service tradition dating back to the1800s when fire departments used hand-drawn pumpers and horse-drawn equipment, according to a news release from the St. Charles Fire Department. Upon returning to the station after a fire call, the horses could not easily back the equipment into the station, the release stated.
So they were disconnected from the fire equipment and firefighters would push the equipment back into the bays themselves, according to the release. Today, the ceremony signifies retiring an old engine and putting a new engine into service.
