Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Two people -- a firefighter and a resident -- were taken to the hospital following a home fire in Bolingbrook Saturday.
A firefighter and resident hospitalized after a home fire in Bolingbrook Saturday remain in medical care. Sign up for our free, daily e-newsletter. Like Bolingbrook Patch on Facebook. A male resident who was trapped inside of the home on the 200 block of Lee Lane was taken to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital with "serious injuries," according to the Bolingbrook Reporter. "It is my understanding that the man that was rescued from the home is alert and conscious in the hospital," Bolingbrook Fire Chief Dave Litton wrote in an e-mail. The man is thought to be the father of the homeowner and not a resident of the home. A firefighter was also taken to the hospital with a rapid heartbeat. "Our firefighter is doing fine and was being held in …
Monday, April 15, 2013
The father of the homeowner and a Bolingbrook Fire Department Firefighter were both taken to the hospital.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
The father of the homeowner and a Bolingbrook Fire Department Firefighter were both taken to the hospital.
When firefighters arrived at the home in the 200 block of Lee Lane in Bolingbrook, they knew someone was trapped inside. "Neighbors were walking around and reported hearing someone yelling for help," Bolingbrook Fire Department Battalion Chief Dan Graff said. Firefighters got the man out of the building and he was taken to Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital. His name, age and condition were not available Saturday. In addition to the man, who is thought to be the father of the homeowner and not a resident of the home, a firefighter was also taken to the hospital with a rapid heartbeat. Further information on the firefighter was not available. The fire at the ranch home caused between $125,000 and $150,000 and left the home uninhabitable, Graff …
Sunday, March 3, 2013
The village of Bolingbrook has removed the position of fire chief from its budget, effective May 1.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
The village of Bolingbrook has removed the position of fire chief from its budget, effective May 1.
A traditional chief will no longer be at the helm of the Bolingbrook Fire Department come spring, when a reorganization is scheduled to go into effect. The village has cut the position from its Fiscal Year 2014 budget, which runs from May 1, 2013 to April 30, 2014, according to documents Patch received through a Freedom of Information Act request. Starting then, department personnel will no longer report to current Fire Chief Dave Litton. Instead, they'll answer to Bolingbrook Police Chief Kevin McCarthy, whose title is redefined as "public safety director" in the budget documents, which were the most updated reports available. A 27-year veteran of the department, McCarthy was sworn in as chief of police in September 2008. He and Litton …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The two new "jaws of life" will replace two older models used by the Bolingbrook Fire Department to extricate people from cars.
The village of Bolingbrook will purchase two new "jaws of life" for the Bolingbrook Fire Department using funds from a federal grant. READ MORE: The village recently received a federal grant for $44,141.60 from the Department of Homeland Security, according to the Chicago Tribune. The total cost for the equipment will be $55,176, according to village documents. The "jaws of life" are hydraulic rescue tools that Bolingbrook fire officials use to extricate people following car accidents. Fire Chief Dave Litton told the Trib that the older "jaws of life" can't always cut through the harder materials used in newer car models. With I-55 and I-355 running through town, the Bolingbrook Fire Department responds to four or five highway car …
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Salary and benefits information for employees of the Bolingbrook Police Department and the Bolingbrook Fire Department in 2012.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Salary and benefits information for employees of the Bolingbrook Police Department and the Bolingbrook Fire Department in 2012.
Below are the highest paid employees of the Bolingbrook Police Department and Bolingbrook Fire Department. This information comes from a Patch FOIA request for salary and benefit information for 2012. Editor's note: We post this information because we know it is of interest to our readers, the taxpayers, whose property taxes are a source of income for the village and its police and fire departments. The "Other" category can include contributions such as overtime, pension contributions, bereavement and company car and cell phones, among others. About 8 pecent of a Bolingbrook property tax bill goes to the village. The total village levy in 2012 was $16,346,000, according to village documents. READ MORE
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Three people were home at the time of the Jan. 20 fire, according to the Bolingbrook Fire Department.
Monday, January 21, 2013
Three people were home at the time of the Jan. 20 fire, according to the Bolingbrook Fire Department.
One person suffered minor injuries following a garage fire that spread through a Bolingbrook home Sunday morning, according to Bolingbrook Fire Department officials. The fire broke out around 10 a.m. Sunday in the 100 block of Grant Drive. A homeowner said the fire ignited when fuel leaked from a car onto a drop light, according to Bolingbrook Deputy Chief Trinedad Garza. When fire crews arrived to the ranch-style home, there was heavy fire in the front of the home and garage. Three people were home at the time of the fire, and all were outside when fire crews arrived. An adult burn victim refused medical treatment on the scene. The fire was deemed accidental. -------- Keep up with Bolingbrook news with our free daily e-newsletter …
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1:53 pm on Wednesday, April 17, 2013
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