In recent findings from the Chicago Sun-Times, Inspector General Joe Ferguson has brought attention to a controversial uniform allowance provided to Chicago firefighters. This allowance, amounting to $1,250 or $1,500 annually depending on the role, is ostensibly intended for maintaining and cle…
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I came across some interesting information on FireRescue1.com recently. According to their report, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) just released the 2016 Emergency …
From excerpts sourced on ChicagoSunTimes.com:
Inspector General Joe Ferguson released a report Wednesday criticizing the $5 million annual expenditure by Chicago taxpayers for a firefighter uniform allowance. Ferguson argues that this allowance functions more like an automatic cash bonus rathe…
Hey everyone,
This is Drew Gresik here. I just wanted to share some fresh photos I took of the Western Springs Fire Department’s vehicles. The first one is of Buggy 1781, which now has brand-new graphics that match the rest of their fleet. It looks awesome! You might want to replace the…
Many of our customers are eager to install LED Strip Lights in their homes, but they often find themselves stuck when deciding between 12V and 24V …
Many of our customers are looking to install LED Strip Lights in their homes, but they often find themselves stuck when deciding which voltage to c…
I just got this update from Tim Olk:
Saturday evening, on July 23, 2016, the Chicago Fire Department’s Tower Ladder 10 responded to a high-rise building on North Halsted after receiving a call about four people stuck inside an elevator. After attempting to reset the elevator without suc…
Hi everyone,
This message comes from Drew Gresik. He just sent out some details and photos from the fire he responded to this morning.
So here's what happened: Drew showed up at 1433 South Kenneth around 50 minutes after the initial call came in. When he got there, it was already labeled as a…
3-11 Alarm fire in the pallet yard at 456 N. Damen Avenue, 9-19-16
From the Interstate Emergency Vehicles Facebook page:
Crystal Lake Fire Department, Crystal Lake, IL. New U.S. Tanker built on a Kenworth T-800 chassis and a 3,000-gallon, elliptical poly-tank wrapped with mirror finished stainless steel.