Fair and 55 degrees F at Salem-Leckrone, IL
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Winds are South at 8 MPH. The pressure is 29.86" and the humidity is 41%.
The wind chill is 53.
Last Updated on May 17, 1:43 am CDT.
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Another Oil Field Firefigher class is scheduled for Saturday Oct 20th, 2007. Please send an email to Steve Murphy at smurphy.sfpd@gmail.com if you plan to attend or send a group from your department.
Several area Fire Departments attended training on Oil Field and Oil Well fires. About 30 firefighters attended including members from Salem, Sandoval, Kell, Patoka, Fairfield, Hoffman, and Centralia Fire Protection District. The training consisted of 4 hours of classroom and 4 hours of hands-on live-burns. The training was held on Saturday April 28th at the O.K. Squibb Training Site on Selmaville Rd with instructors from the Illinois Fire Service Institue. Firefighters practiced controlling several fires using water from a fog nozzle, foam and dry powder extinguishers. The training is funded by the Illinois Petroleum Resources Board. (www.iprb.org) Another class has been held at Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) in Harrisburg, Illinois.
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About the SFPD
The Salem Fire Protection District was initially created as the Salem Fire Department for the City of Salem in 1892 and later transformed into a Fire Protection District in 1955 providing its services to 10,000 plus residents covering approximately 124 square miles. Salem is located in Marion County in Southern Illinois. More About the SFPD.
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To the Fire Fighters who responded to the ambulance accident. Thanks for all your help, we really appreciate it! You guys make our job 10 times easier. Also...thanks for bringing the extra stretcher back into town (Although I would like to have known how you managed that!).
Carl Dunn : Salem Area Supervisor-Paramedic |
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Dear Sir & or Ma’am
First please allow me to take this opportunity to apologize for the of a professional email, this is due to the fact I send so many email’s. It takes so much time to type in a professional header. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you for your kind understanding.
Second allow me to take this time to introduce myself, my name is Raymond Brown and I am a private collector of Fire Department, EMS & Life Flight Shoulder patches. I became very interested in acquiring patches in 1991 when a friend of mine asked me to help with a Christmas project for a young man, who was diagnosed with Cancer who lives in Virginia and at that time could not go with the other Fire Fighters to the National Fire Fighter Academy in Baltimore, Maryland.
To date I have acquired quite a few and looking to increase my collection to over a 1200 by the end of 2007. Unfortunately for me I am not associated with any Emergency Services so I have no patches to trade, the fact I have sent patches out for trade in the past and got nothing in return, has left me in this position. Ahhh life’s lessons.
I am not disheartened though. I am sending you this request for a shoulder patch from your Department. In perhaps you might be able to help me in my pursuit to reach a goal of 1200 by the end of 2007. I would like to take this time to say some day I would be very proud to display yours in my home along side my others.
I would like to take this time to say thank you, for taking time out of what I’m sure is a very busy schedule to read this letter and helping me with my quest, if you have any further questions please respond via address, phone, fax or e-mail thank you.
Sincerely.
Raymond |
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Just wanted to let you know that a 1960 International B-170 fire truck that was your departments from 1960 to 1988 is currently up for sale on Ebay. Ebay item number 270099408078 and I was wondering if you have any original photos of this truck or any other information on it?
Thanks,
Tony |
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Quick Update: Coming upon the first anniversary of Katrina. Kenner is aprox 1 to 2 years from being 100% rebuilt, New Orleans may never be the same. It still looks the same in most areas as it did just weeks after.
If someone can contact Chief Mann and have him email me, I would appreciate it.
Brian McKnight
Kenner Fire Dept. |
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I wanted to let those of you who still come the website know that I have a different email address now ( jreed@princetonfireterritory.com ). A lot of you know this but those that don't, I got on Princeton Fire Territory in April the weekend of Matt & Tarrah's wedding. Things are done a lot different on this department as it's ran more like the bigger cities. I have great chances of getting on full time so I am siked about that. My first fire with them was a fairly large apt. bulding and they knocked it out in an hours time. These boys know how to fight fire that's for sure!! Not bad considering they don't do weekly drills, they only do a meeting once a month. We have two full time stations and two other stations that sit with trucks. The family is doing great. Kids are getting big and Misty is busy working with her printing business from home. As much as we miss family and friends moving here was a good move for us. Things are different but it's a great town and we are happy with it. Don't forget to check out Megan's website now and then. Misty keeps it updated all the time ( www.babyhomepages.net/babyreed/ ) with pictures and stories. I gotta run now but I hope to hear from you guys soon. We'll stop in the station next time we are in town and say HEY. |
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Hello everyone.
Just want to let you know that we are back in the states and we will be heading HOME soon. I want to thank everyone for all their support and I look forward to seeing you all real soon. |
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Hello SFPD, It's been a long time since I have talked to any one there. I am deply sorry to learn of the passing of Capt. Strong he was a great man. The web sight looks great. Hope every one there is doing good. Hopefully SPC. Duncan is doing good and is safe. I hope to get that way soon to see some of you. We are planning on getting a new brush truck and I was telling them about yours. We would like to get some photo's if we could. We good luck in the new year and always stay safe. Later Michael Pruden |
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Hey everyone! Just wanted to let you know that Misty and I are all settled now in Princeton. I've got a great job with weekends off to be with my family and we have a wonderful new house. Things couldn't be better with us. Megan is one now and is growing like a weed. Please keep in touch with us! My email is daddy2004@excite.com and you can always visit Megan at her website www.babyhomepages.net/babyreed and remember to sign her guestbook and let us know you were visiting. I really enjoyed being a part of the SFPD for my five years there and look forward to serving on our new towns fire dept. in the spring when the threat of icy roads is gone. See ya later, Josh |
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Roger and crew,
Better late than never to express our gratitude and thanks for your participation in helping our city recover from Hurricane Katrina. Although the excitement factor ranked a 4 on a scale of 1 through 10, we still needed to have you here for the unknown of what could have happened. As we saw just a few miles away, no one could have predicted that outcome when it came to the chaos and civil unrest in New Orleans proper.
I am inserting a few links to film clips about Katrina that you may find interesting. Once again, thanks for being here for us when it really counted.
District Fire Chief Brian McKnight
Kenner Fire Department
Hurricane Katrina Tribute : August 29, 2005
Katrina Video: A few weeks after, and still like this in many areas
Another Crazy Katrina Video: During and just after
Map of the flood water after the levees broke in New Orleans
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Hello Salem Fire Protection District.
Just checkin in, haven't heard from anyone in awhile, Just wanted to let everyone know that we are fine and I am still tryin to study as much as I can so when I get home I can take my test. I would like to send thanks to Mark Lee for sending the pictures of the trucks so I can study, And I would also like to thank everyone that is looking after Tarrah for me. It really means alot to me to know that I have so many great people there for me. And for those of you who don't know, “TARRAH IS PREGNANT” we are very excited. www.babyhomepages.net/babyprosise Visit our website to see more details....and please sign the guestbook. Well I had better go for now. Talk to you all soon and see you all as soon as they let us out of here..
Matt Prosise....SFPD Rookie |
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