The brotherhood knows no boundaries—not even geological ones.
Following a three-alarm fire last October in which the department “lost everything,” the Washington Park (IL) Fire Department is celebrating an incredibly generous donation of two fire engines from a PA department.
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There were no injuries in the fire, but the village didn’t have insurance or the resources to replace the losses, reports bnd.com.
Then, earlier this month—on perhaps the worst day to hear good news, April Fool’s Day—department officials learned that the Elk Lake (PA) Volunteer Fire Company had plans to donate two fire trucks: a red 1987 Pierce pumper and a blue and white 1989 rescue, the report says.
The donation gives the department, which covers three communities comprising about 2,500-3,000 people, a four-truck fleet.
The PA department found its IL counterpart in a roundabout manner; Elk Lake originally looked to donate to a tornado-ravaged KY department but found no takers. Word got around and eventually the two departments connected, the report says.
Read more about the donation here.
Posted: Apr 15, 2022
Police officials are investigating after a man reportedly committed suicide at a Lawton fire station, reports kswo.com.
An incident report shows officers were called to Cache Road’s Station 4 around 8 a.m. Tuesday. A crew member told responding officers that a homeless man had been staying on the property in a storm shelter behind the station and was locked inside with someone.
First responders forced their way in and found the man dead inside, according to the report.
Police officials are investigating the incident.
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Posted: Apr 15, 2022
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Three Minquadale Fire Company crew members were injured after a tractor trailer crashed into their fire truck on I-295 Thursday evening.
The crash took place at around 7 p.m. on the northbound side of the highway near Landers Lane; the department was responding to a separate one-vehicle crash at the time.
The company said it took eight minutes to extricate the three firefighters from the apparatus—all were taken to Christiana Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
“Extrication began at 7:07 p.m. with the first firefighter able to self-extricate and the remaining two firefighters being removed at 7:15 p.m.,” the company writes on Facebook. “Command placed the situation under control at 7:17 p.m. All emergency units were cleared the area at 10:24 p.m.”
Police are investigating the cause of the crashes.
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