The engine was taken out of service in 2015 when the fire department purchased a new one. The last time the village tried to sell a used engine of a similar vintage, a village memo and Fire Chief Marty Feld said it took three years to sell — and sold for scrap for less than $3,...
Posted by Chief Michael L. Kuk on 2nd Oct 2021 It goes without saying the Fire Replicas has once again produced a very authentic "Wooden Stick" aerial ladder for the serious collector. The remarkable detail is everywhere, and one never tires of seeing the rig over and over again in one'...
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‘U.P. Harris’ was organized. During the transition period from Volunteer to paid it was normal to have the the steamers and rigs with names. U.P. Harris was the Chief Engineer of the Town of Chicago Volunteer fire department which was organized in 1835. As the city grew, the ...
Chicago Fire Department Special Operations Chief Michael Fox said, when the crew above ground lost contact with Briceno, they called 911, and used an underwater camera to search. "When we got here, we found that the contractor was using a camera as part of their normal work, so we kept...
The agency said automatic fire conversion switches for handguns are not legal to use or possess. They allow users to pull and hold the trigger to fire as many rounds as possible. The devices can be ordered online or made by 3D printers, officials said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fir...
For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the nation must be startled; the...
Starks lay prone before being taken into custody, officers say Fitzgerald shot him with a rifle. Fitzgerald, the hearing-impaired property owner, did not drop his gun when so ordered by police. When the barrel of his rifle reportedly swung toward officers, police opened fire, killing Fitzgerald...
A fired Walmart employee crashed a car through the front door of the store and kept driving inside the building, according to police.
Screaming will alert others, that you're being attacked and hopefully they will help you, or call the police. Don't scream fire, because you will only confuse people. Scream for help and scream to have someone call for the police!