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How should families observe Fire Prevention Week? Masks, helmets and air tanks are just some of the firefighting equipment that will be on display during the Hinsdale Fire Department's annual Fire Prevention Week Open House Saturday, Oct. 12. Firefighter/paramedic Andy Smith, a 19-year veteran of the Hinsdale Fire Department, said the department works year-round to help prevent fires and to teach people what to do when a fire occurs. Fire Prevention Week is a chance to drive...
Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale Village Board 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5 Memorial Building, 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: amend liquor serving hours on Nov. 27, 2020-24 capital improvement plan, comprehensive annual financial report, stop and right-of-way intersections, property tax levy...
Hinsdale Fire - Hinsdale firefighter/paramedic Michael Lorusso helps Wyland Holmes learn proper fire extinguisher techniques. Hundreds of visitors spent time with police offices and firefighters during the Hinsdale Fire & Police open house Saturday. From visits to the police department's gun range to the chance to watch a fire spread in the burn house, the afternoon was filled with opportunities for children and their parents to learn safety techniques and get to know...
Fire Prevention Week is the longest running annual public health observance in this country. Since 1922, the National Fire Prevention Association has sponsored week, which is timed to commemorate of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on Oct. 8, 1871. The conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres of land. To help children, adults and teachers learn how to stay safe in the event of a...
Hinsdale Finance Commission special meeting 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. On the draft agenda: discussion of budget assumptions for the 2020 annual budget Hinsdale Firefighters Pension Board 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 Memorial Building 19 E. Chicago Ave. Hinsdale High School District 86 Board 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26 Hinsdale Central High School 55th and Grant streets...
Hinsdale firefighters responded to a utility pole fire Friday afternoon on Third Street between Washington and Lincoln streets. Firefighters had to wait about an hour for ComEd to arrive to shut the power off to the pole before they could extinguish the fire. When the power was turned off many businesses were affected. ComEd brought out a generator - the size of a semitrailer - to bring power to the businesses while repairs were made. Hinsdale firefighter/paramedics Kevin...
