Riverwoods house fire 1-27-12
A Riverwoods resident called the fire department before 5AM on Friday to report a neighbor’s house on fire. The house near Robinwood and Duffy Lanes had heavy smoke coming from one of the garages....
View ArticleThe color of fire trucks (part 4)
The next installment in this series about Chicago area fire trucks looks into departments in MABAS Division 3 that over the years have changed over to red fire apparatus. Also highlighted is a...
View ArticleDeerfield Ambulance 19 updated
Thanks to Brad Hytoff for submitting an image of Deerfield Ambulance 19 which was missing from the site. Deerfield Ambulance 19 is a 2011 Medtec Type III on a 2009 Ford E-450 chassis. Brad Hytoff photo...
View ArticleHigh angle rescue in Deerfield
The Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District received a call around 1:30PM today reporting a window washer stranded near the top of a seven-story building at 520 Lake-Cook Road. An immediate...
View ArticleHigh angle rescue in Deerfield – (part 2)
More images from yesterday’s high angle rescue in Deerfield. Pat Dinsmore photo Pat Dinsmore photo Pat Dinsmore photo Pat Dinsmore photo Pat Dinsmore photo Share/Save
View ArticleWhere are they now … NIPSTA
Jeff Rudolph submitted images of two units that are part of the training fleet at the Northeastern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy (NIPSTA) NIPSTA Engine 2 is a 1991 Pierce Arrow 1250/750 that...
View ArticleDeerfield-Bannockburn FPD Centennial
The Chicago Tribune has an article about the Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD celebrating their centennial: One hundred years ago, volunteer firefighters in Deerfield had two ways of hauling their “fire cart”...
View ArticleNew area ambulances on order
Martin Nowak shares the following: Some of the IL departments that have recently ordered from Horton: Highland Park Skokie Bennet EMS Service Northbrook Durant Deerfield-Bannocburn Wheaton Arlington...
View ArticleWorking fire in Riverwoods, 5-11-14
This from Larry Shapiro: Shortly before 11AM Sunday, a motorist reported a vehicle fire up against a garage at the corner of Riverwoods Road and half Day Road (Route 22) in Lincolnshire. Companies...
View ArticleDeerfield Bannockburn FPD apparatus updates
The Deerfield Bannockburn FPD has sold Squad 20 to the Somonauk (IL) Fire Department who is replacing a 1984 piece. Somonauk Fire Department Squad 390, 1984 Pemfab/Ranger, X-Toms River, NJ. Somonauk FD...
View ArticleDeerfield firefighters and friends say goodbye to one of their own
This from Larry Shapiro: I was one of over hundred people that said goodbye to a friend today, Deerfield-Bannckburn Firefighter Brad Hytoff. Known to many in the fire service, Brad was also a lifelong...
View ArticleWorking house fire in Lake Forest, 1-27-15
This from Niko Stefani: I went to Lake Forest’s working fire Tuesday evening. They had the full working fire response and they also requested an investigators Box Alarm There are no pictures of the...
View ArticleNew apparatus orders
The Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD has placed an order for a Pierce Dash CF PUC rescue pumper. Among the features of the new unit will be a light tower, cascade system, extrication equipment, and other...
View ArticleHouse fire in Deerfield, 5-22-15
This from Larry Shapiro: Deerfield-Bannockburn firefighters were called for a house fire around noon on Friday (5/22/15) at 818 Forest Avenue. The alarm was upgraded by RED Center prior to companies...
View ArticleNew pumper/squad for Deerfield-Bannockburn
New pumper/squad for Deerfield Engine 19. Pierce composite thanks Asher Share/Save
View ArticleFive hurt on Tri-state tollway near Bannockburn, 1/3/16
Deerfield Battalion 20 requested five ambulances for a one-car crash on the Tri-state tollway this afternoon at Route 22. The ambulances at the scene were Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Ambulances 19 &...
View ArticleWet-Down for new squad in Deerfield
On Monday, January 11, 2016, the Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD had a wet-down to place their new Squad 19 into service. As the inclement, frigid temperatures were an obstacle to using the water outside,...
View ArticleNew pumper/squad for Deerfield-Bannockburn (more)
This from Larry Shapiro: Here are shots of the new 2015 Pierce Dash CF PUC 1250/750/40 (so 28838) for Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Squad 19. Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD Squad 19, a 2015 Pierce Dash CF PUC...
View ArticleMVA with truck fire on I94; Deerfield-Bannockburn FPD, 3-3-16
This from Tim Olk: Deerfield-Bannockbun firefighters were called to the Tri-State Tollway this afternoon (3/3/16) for a crash at the 23.5 mm southbound. Units arrived to find a tractor-trailer that had...
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