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Lake County MABAS Division 4 is divided into four quadrants. The Zion Fire Department is located in Quad 1. A short distance from the Wisconsin border, Zion has two stations which cover just over eight...
View ArticleVacant house fire in Zion 5-21-12
Zion firefighters were assisted by Newport Township, Beach Park and Winthrop Harbor this afternoon when they responded to a house fire at 2408 Ezra Avenue. The vacant house was well involved and has...
View ArticleZion 3rd Alarm Fire and Haz Mat Box 6-17-12
The Zion Fire Department along with mutual aid companies responded to a fire early this morning at 1817 Kenosha Road. Upon arrival, they found a substantial fire behind the large manufacturing facility...
View ArticleZion 3rd Alarm Fire & Haz Mat Box 6-17-12 (update)
More on the fire in Zion on Sunday at Maine Plastics. The was in the outside yard of a recycling facility that bands various paper goods and material into large bundles for reuse by others. According...
View ArticleZion 3rd Alarm Fire & Haz Mat Box 6-17-12 (update)
More images from Sunday’s extra alarm fire in Zion, from Jeff Rudolph. The Quad 2 Foam Unit stages outside the fence before being put to work. Jeff Rudolph photo Firefighters deploy a hand line on...
View ArticleZion 3rd Alarm Fire & Haz Mat Box 6-17-12 (update)
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View ArticleNew ambulances in Lake County
Beach Park and Zion both have new Type I ambulances from AEV. From Martin Nowak: Beach Park new unit for 1243 replaces 1999 Ford E-450 Alexis photo TYPE I AMBULANCE #A162 – Beach Park Fire Protection...
View ArticleSuburban web site updates
Several suburban departments have been updated on the web site: MABAS Division 1 Schaumburg Truck 52 has been added MABAS Division 3 Skokie Engine 17 has been added Glenview Ambulance 6 and Truck 14...
View Article4th Alarm house fire in Wadsworth 4-30-13 (pt 2)
Scott Peterson was at Newport Township’s 4th Alarm fire on Monday in Wadsworth and has submitted many images which will incorporate several posts. On Tuesday April 30,2013 the Newport FPD received...
View Article4th Alarm house fire in Wadsworth 4-30-13 (pt 4)
More from Scott Peterson: Not an inclusive photo gallery but many of the apparatus at Newports 4th alarm. Beach Park FPD Tender 1265. Scott Peterson photo Bristol, WI Tender 5214. Scott Peterson photo...
View Article3-Alarm fire in Wadsworth, IL, 11-16-14 (more)
This from Niko Stefani: Here are some photos I took at Wadsworth’s 3RD Level Box yesterday . I was down the street with a friend when we saw the smoke. I didn’t have a radio on me to see what was going...
View ArticleArea ambulances from AEV
This from Josh Boyajian: From the Alexis website – New Ambos North Chicago FD McHenry Fire Dist Long Grove FD Elk Grove Township FD Beech Park FD Zion FD Bloomingdale FD Bloomingdale Fire District...
View ArticleFor American LaFrance collectors
This from John Tobin: ALF 1000 series restoration. Reportedly it was a brand new rig in the 1970s belonging to the South Chicago Heights, IL FD. In the mid 1990s the cab was purchased by the Zion, IL...
View ArticleZion ambulance strikes pedestrian
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com: A Beach Park man who apparently ran out in front of an ambulance early Sunday morning is in serious condition at a Libertyville hospital. The Lake County sheriff’s...
View ArticleTownhouse fire in Zion, 5-2-16
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com: Zion firefighters arrived in the 2100 block of Hebron Avenue about 8 a.m. (Monday) and found flames blowing through a first-floor window, Zion Fire Department...
View ArticleZion Fire Department news
Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com: Gurnee has signed off on a five-year deal to provide emergency dispatching services to Zion, a move expected to be financially beneficial to both towns. Dispatching...
View ArticleNew engine for Zion
Production photos of a new engine being built by E-ONE for Zion so 141337 E-ONE photo E-ONE photo
View ArticleNew engine for Zion (more)
Updated production photos of a new engine being built by E-ONE for Zion so 141337 E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo E-ONE photo
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From the E-ONE Hamburg Facebook page: Check out Zion Fire & Rescue Dept’s (IL) New E-ONE Stainless Steel Side Mount Rescue Pumper! The details: Typhoon X medium cab with 58? CA and 12? Vista,...
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From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page: Congratulations and thank you to the Zion, Illinois Fire Department on their recent purchase! Fire Service, Inc. photo
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