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 cleaning
Read moreHere's a rewritten version of the content in English: --- 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 Respo
Read moreFrom 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 rather tha
Read moreHey 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 olde
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Read moreI 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 success,
Read moreHi 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 Stil
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Read moreFrom 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. Interstate Emergency Vehicles photo Interstate
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