Tuesday, May 8, 2012
The Orland Fire Protection District stopped an abandoned house fire Tuesday night without flames spreading to nearby trees.
Updated, 12:02 a.m. Wednesday, May 9 Orland firefighters faced an abandoned house fire Tuesday night, requiring 159th Street to be blocked east and west near Ravinia Avenue. Personnel from an Orland Fire Protection District company saw smoke around 159th Street west of Ravinia Avenue, and found an abandoned house in the 10100 block of West 159th Street was on fire around 9:20 p.m. "They were getting fuel nearby, saw something and headed to the house," Acting Chief Raymond Kay said from the scene. "The structure has been vacant for over 20 years. A lot of fire went through the roof so there was no possibility of safe entry." The house was unoccupied at the time and no one was injured, Kay said. The structure has not been maintained over the…
Friday, May 4, 2012
The district released their official summary of the last year, presented here in digital form.
The Orland Fire Protection District's official summation of 2011, including response times, call volume and types, and budget information. Looking for more fire stories? Want the news delivered? Sign up for our daily email newsletter. Like us on Facebook for a slightly different take.
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Orland Fire Protection District took down a kitchen fire with heavy smoke that caused the death of a pet, as well as smoke damage to the house.
Orland Firefighters tackled a kitchen fire that left a home with smoke damage and one less pet Thursday afternoon, though no people were hurt. The Orland Fire Protection District was called about a house fire in the 10500 block of Stone Hill Drive in the mid-afternoon, by the homeowner who found the house full of smoke, according to a release from the district. Fire crews started arriving within about five minutes and found flames in the kitchen, as well as heavy smoke and heat on the second floor, according to the release. No one was home at the time, and two dogs and a cat were removed before there were harmed, but a pet chinchilla died from smoke inhalation. Read on for more Orland Fire Protection District news. Firefighters kept the …
Sunday, April 29, 2012
We look back at a week of waiting for a fire chief, talks of residency, salon creativity, steak choices and resources for those suffering with drug and alcohol addiction.
MONDAY Where Should Your Firefighters Live? Orland Fire Protection District board president James Hickey believes all fire district staff should live within the district’s boundaries, but the other trustees say there are more important issues at hand. Comings & Goings: Orland Square Mall to Open Family Lounge Tinley Park expected to approve more than $3 million in bonds to bring Archer Wire International and 130 new jobs to the village. TUESDAY Orland Park Stylist Stays Independent in Creative Salon Nancy Hudson, one of 21 independent business owners working out of Sola Salons in Orland Park, brings individuality to her craft in a unique workspace. This Week’s Pet, An Affectionate Terrier-Pit Bull Mix Lana is a sweetheart of a dog in need …
Saturday, April 28, 2012
James Hickey pushed for all firefighters to live in town. Kathy Passafiume wants to connect drug addicts with those who can help. And John Carmody wants the mayor’s seat.
James Hickey, president of the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees, believes that requiring all Orland firefighters to live within the district’s boundaries will boost the local tax base, and make it easier to handle emergencies requiring a lot of back up. “It would help everything when you’re making everybody live within the district,” Hickey said. “We’ve brought it up, and we’ll bring it up in our union talks. Everyone thought it was a great idea.” Everyone? See what the other trustees had to say about the idea. Kathy Passafiume, the Orland Township Youth and Family Services clinical director, has seen that shame is a big reason why people don’t seek treatment for drug addictions. She and several other professionals are …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Orland Fire Protection District board also interviewed candidates to take the helm as chief during about four-and-a-half hours in closed session, but did not make a choice Tuesday night.
Residents in the Orland Fire Protection District eager to find out who will assume the fire chief role that has been up for grabs since summer 2011 will have to wait until May. While board trustees and attorneys spent about four-and-a-half hours in closed session interviewing candidates during the monthly board meeting Tuesday night, no final decisions were made. “They are planning to make an announcement of a final candidate at the next board meeting,” said OFPD spokesman Ray Hanania, though he declined to comment on any specifics of the interview process. Board members Chris Evoy, Blair Rhode and Martin McGill also declined to comment on the interviews. Acting Fire Chief Raymond Kay was among those interviewed for the position. Comments …
Monday, April 23, 2012
Orland Fire Protection District board president James Hickey believes all fire district staff should live within the district’s boundaries, but the other trustees say there are more important issues at hand.
While the Orland Fire Protection District trustees and firefighter representatives discuss the next firefighter contract terms, a residency requirement for all new hires may arise. But that will depend if there is greater interest in the idea than there appears to be now. Board president James Hickey presented the idea that all new hires would have to move within the district after no more than a year from starting their respective jobs during a recent closed session. The point would be to beef up the local tax base with a new crop of spenders moving into the area, and it would help in an emergency if extra people needed to be called in, Hickey said to reporters after Tuesday’s board meeting. “I believe that that would help our local …
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Sunday, April 22, 2012
We look back at a week of continuing court dates, honored teachers, arson charges, remodeling lives, touring the town and a question dispute.
MONDAY Last Public Hearing on Electricity Aggregation and More (Live Blog) Seeking out a cheaper electricity provider for the whole village was talked about during Monday night’s Orland Park Village Board meeting. We’ll have the live blog online for the latest updates. Court Watch: Arraignment Date Set for 'Orland Ghost Rider' In other courthouse news: Tinley Park animal cruelty trial to start over again, cell-phone kiddie porn and Frankfort home burglaries. TUESDAY DreamMaker's Borkowski Specializes in Home Remodeling, Mending Lives Glen Borkowski, president of DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen, wears many hats on his job. He is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist and helps homeowners prepare for their Golden Years. He also helps friends and …
Thursday, April 19, 2012
The single charge against the driver of a street sweeper that a witness said caused a three-vehicle crash in Orland Park, killing a mother, father and daughter from Tinley Park, is the traffic citation. The crash is still being investigated.
A witness to a three-vehicle accident in Orland Park Sunday night that caused the death of three Tinley Park family members told police a street sweeper ran a red light at an intersection, which led to the crash. The man driving the street sweeper has been cited with disobeying a traffic control device for running the red light, Orland Park Police Commander John Keating said Thursday. “One witness saw the whole accident in its entirety and clearly stated the street sweeper disobeyed the red light, making no attempt to stop,” Keating said. “We won’t be getting into specifics of where that witness was until the accident reconstruction is complete.” Police have held off from releasing the street sweeper driver’s name pending the crash’s …
Patricia Gira chided the Orland Fire Protection District board for not responding to questions submitted between meetings, though the board president claims they weren’t received.
Orland Park Village Trustee Patricia Gira gave the Orland Fire Protection District Board of Trustees an earful Tuesday night about citizen comments and interacting with residents at meetings. Gira first took the board to task for not getting a response to two questions she submitted in writing before Tuesday night’s meeting, per the district board’s preferred process. In June, the board put in a policy asking for at least a 48-hour notice on questions so trustees could prepare answers. “You speak of transparency in government, at the same time we have to submit questions in advance at least two days and you refuse any public conversation at a meeting,” Gira said during the meeting. “This is like attending a church service.” Gira had …
Alan Perkaus
2:43 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
I just saw another long empty home located off Wolf rd. just north of 179th on the west side of the street. It' all boarded up and the property is in disarray. I wonder how long that one will stand. Then again I am wondering just how the fire started and do we have a fire bug in our midst? Kudos again to our fire fighters they did a fantastic job more ›