The Homewood Village Board approved the expansion of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) 24 master agreement on Jan. 14. MABAS has been around in Illinois since 1970 to allow mutual aid between villages when necessary for emergencies. The approval of this agreement will allow the villages of Matteson,[Read More…]
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National firefighter agility testing center opens in Homewood
Start with a 50-pound weight simulating a firefighter’s coat, pants, boots, gloves, airpack, mask and tools and an additional 25-pound airpack for high rise fires. Then try to climb 18 flights of stairs, carry a person weighing 165 pounds, extend a ladder, carry heavy tools, break through a door[Read More…]
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