This from Daniel Hynd:
On December 12th, 2023 at around 2pm, the Roselle Fire Dept responded to a house fire on Long Ave in unincorporated Schaumburg.
Crews were met with a fully involved, single family home on arrival. Due to limited water supply, tenders from Roselle, West Chicago, Bloomingdale, and Pingree Grove supplied Engine 64 until a hydrant was secured.
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
Daniel Hynd photo
Excerpts from nbcchicago.com:
More than 100 people were displaced and six people including a firefighter were hospitalized after a massive fire engulfed an apartment complex overnight in West Chicago.
Firefighters responded to the 28-unit apartment complex, located on Burr Oaks Drive, at approximately 1 a.m. When crews arrived, they saw two balconies on fire and one unit overtaken by flames. Crews immediately went into rescue mode as some residents, including a pregnant woman, were trapped and forced to jump.
One firefighter was transported to the hospital with smoke exhaustion.
The fire originated in an apartment unit, although the fire is believed to be accidental, the cause remains unknown.
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
One person was found dead after a fire early Saturday morning in the 2300-block of Barnhart Street in the Cornerstone Lakes subdivision of West Chicago. The person has not yet been identified, pending notification of next of kin.
New Business
a. Ordinance 2022-O-03. An Ordinance providing for the budget and appropriations of the West Chicago Fire Protection District, DuPage County, Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2022, and ending May 31, 2023.
b. Ordinance 2022-O-04. An Ordinance authorizing the purchase of a 95ft Seagrave Aerialscope Mid-Mount Platform Truck from Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC, Clintonville, Wisconsin in an amount not to exceed $1,920,640.00.
This from Dieterich Herndobler:
While browsing 5280fire.com, I came across West Chicago’s former Rescue 9. It is now with a fire department in Mesa County, Colorado. Not sure which department as it is still looks like it did with West Chicago FPD.
ANTONIO ARCHULETA PHOTO ©
Central Orchard Mesa Volunteer Fire Department – Central Orchard Mesa Station 51 is the home for Brush 52 – 1992 International 4500 / E-One (11008) ARFF – Former West Chicago FPD, IL.
Updated production photos of the new engine for West Chicago FPD
Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo
Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo
Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo
Ferrara Fire Apparatus photo
From the Ferrarafire website:
PRODUCTION: H-6765
Department: West Chicago Fire Protection District
This from Ron Wolkoff:
Found on aec Facebook
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
