Barrington & Countryside FPD update

The Daily Herald has another article on the discussions between the Village of Barrington and the Barrington & Countryside FPD. Barrington officials have gone beyond their original request that the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District hire the village’s laid-off f

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New ladder truck for Huntley

This from Larry Shapiro: I visited the Spartan ERV aerial plant in Ephrata, PA on Monday. The new quint for Huntley was out back having the stress test performed on the aerial ladder. Here are several photos. The unit will be shipped to South Dakota any day now (if it hasn’t alr

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Lake Villa 2nd Alarm fire 4-20-14

This from Jeff Rudolph: some shots from Lake Villa. Jeff R 04/20/13  11:45  39717 Wittenburg. Lake Villa pulled box 24-61 to the 2nd alarm for tenders. They had a large metal garage/shop fully involved. Several antique cars undergoing restoration where stored inside. All was a to

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House fire in Lincolnwood 1-19-13 (pt 2)

This from Steve Redick: Took in a code 4 on the way home from the fao today…I arrived way late but got some nice rig shots. Fire building appeared to have a lot of stuff piled up inside..doesn’t look they were able to make much of an interior attack because of it. The loca

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Electric floor heating power consumption is really great?

Electric floor heating as a comfortable home equipment, not only heating effect, but also comfortable and environmentally friendly. Therefore, many users choose to warm electric heating. However, everyone has been worried about the power consumption problem of electric floor heating. Electric floor

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Why You Need To Upgrade Your Laundromat Equipment

If you’re trying to keep your laundromat running smoothly, you must always be ready to evolve and change your laundromat equipment based on the needs of your customers. If you own a laundromat, you need to make sure that you are staying ahead of the curve by investing in modern and efficient

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Air compressor safety valve fault detection and maintenance

In order to prevent accidents due to high pressure in the air compressor, the working pressure should not exceed the specified value, so a safety valve must be installed on the pipeline behind each stage of the air compressor. There are two types of safety valves commonly used on air compressors: s

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