Posts Tagged Stickney

New rigs respond to help Central Stickney

Last night the Central Stickney Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at Frankie and Johnnie’s Roadhouse located at 5009 S. Central Avenue. First arriving companies were met with heavy fire at the rear of the building and requested a box alarm for additional companies. A successful attack kept the bulk of the fire at the rear of the building and prevented it from extending to an exposure less than fifteen feet away.

Among the departments that responded were Roberts Park with their new Pierce Arrow XT aluminum ladder and Bedford Park with their new Pierce Impel pumper. Other units on the scene included engines from Summit, McCook, Lyons, and Bridgeview; squads from Burbank and Oak Lawn; trucks from Bedford Park and Stickney; medic units from Bedford Park and Summit.

Roberts Park Pierce Arrow XT aerial from Rescue Me

The 2008 Pierce Arrow XT rear mount aerial recently purchased by Roberts Park that was one of the units featured in the "Rescue Me" tv show. Larry Shapiro photo

Bedford Park Pierce Impel pumper

Bedford Park's 2010 Pierce Impel pumper on the scene at the Central Stickney box alarm on Central Avenue last night. Larry Shapiro photo

There is a small gallery with images from the scene including the apparatus HERE.

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Stickney is posted

The Stickney Fire Department in Division 11 has been added to the site. They have received two new engines and an ambulance in the last year or so. The ambulance is a 2007 Ford/Horton Type I which was a demo that they acquired in 2009. The engines are a 2007 HME/Ahrens Fox and a 2009 Spartan Metro Star/Crimson. Both have top-mount pump panels.

Stickney HME Ahrens Fox engine

Stickney Spartan Metro Star Crimson engine

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Suspects in fatal Cicero fire appear in court

On Valentine’s Day, an intentionally set fire resulted in the deaths of seven people in Cicero. The men charged with the crime appeared in court yesterday. Firegeezer.com, a fire service blog, has the details HERE and the Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.

A gallery of images from the fire can be seen HERE.

fatal fire in Cicero IL

Fire vents through the roof of the coach house. Photo by Larry Shapiro

Berwyn IL Spartan Crimson Engine

Berwyn's new Spartan Crimson supplies water at the scene. Photo by Larry Shapiro

Cicero IL EONE Tower Ladder

Cicero truck 1 in front of the fire building. Photo by Larry Shapiro

Stickney FPD Spartan Crimson Engine

Stickney's new Spartan Crimson pumps at the scene. Photo by Larry Shapiro

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Recent area deliveries from Crimson

Crimson has delivered several rigs to the Chicago area in the past several months. Here is a sampling:

Naperville engine

Naperville ladder

Sauk Village mid-mount tower

Sauk Village engine

Pingree Grove pumper/tanker

Burbank ladder

Berwyn engine

Stickney rescue pumper

Chicago engines

Chicago engines

South Elgin mid-mount tower

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