Pingree Grove Fire Protection District

Accident with Extrication

This morning at 6:16 am Pingree Grove & Countryside responded for an Accident with Extrication, on Rt 72 West of Thurnau Rd. On arrival personnel found a single vehicle off the road, on its roof and one patient. The patient needed Extrication and the Vehicle was in the culvert about 8 feet down from the roadway with a guardrail between the Vehicle and roadway. 1402 took Command and requested a Medical Helicopter dispatched to the scene. The Extrication took about 20 minutes. The patient was transported to a level One Trauma Center by Helicopter. The Accident is under investigation. Rt 72 was closed for an undetermined time.

Responding from Pingree Grove:
-Engine 1213
-Engine 1214
-Ambulance 1253
-Ambulance 1253
-Ambulance 1251
-Chief 1201
-Chief 1202

Assisting Pingree Grove:
-Hampshire Chief 1402
-Hampshire Engine 1411
-Superior AirMed One
-Pingree Grove Police
-Hampshire Police
-Kane County Office of Emergency Management

https://www.pgfpd.com/news/1627/Accident-with-Extrication

Crash w/Entrapment (Hampshire) Pingree Grove Fire District on scene of a single vehicle crash off the roadway in the area of 43W550 Route 72. Route 72 is shut down between Brier Hill Rd and Thurnau Rd. Fire crews are working to extricate the driver, who reportedly swerved and crashed while trying to avoid an animal. A medical helicopter is landing at the scene.

Route 72 between 47 & Brier Hill is closed for a vehicle accident.

Public Edication

Monday Pingree Grove & Countryside Personnel were at Cambridge Lakes School doing Fire Safety Talks.

https://www.pgfpd.com/news/1626/Public-Edication

Officer Development Training

As part of our Officer Development Program, all of our full-time officers, acting officers and any part-time firefighters who wanted to participate were given a project in May. The project entailed becoming a Fire Chief of the XYZ Fire Department; they were given numerous issues that had to be resolved, and they had to build a budget. These projects have been presented to Training Officer Herrmann the last couple of weeks. All presentations were very good with every firefighter putting a great deal of time and effort to the project.

https://www.pgfpd.com/news/1625/Officer-Development-Training

October Anniversaries

Congratulations to the Pingree Grove & Countryside Members Celebrating their Anniversaries in October.

LT Heinz: 22 Years
T/O Herrmann 1 Year
F/F Carlini 6 Years
F/F Keyes 6 Years
F/F Cwik 5 Years
F/F McKillip 5 Years
F/F Andre 4 Years
F/F Guerrero 2 Years

https://www.pgfpd.com/news/1624/October-Anniversaries

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to the Pingree Grove & Countryside Personnel Celebrating their Birthdays in October.

T/O Herrmann
F/F Greene
F/F Clausen
F/F Wascher

https://www.pgfpd.com/news/1623/Happy-Birthday