1897 |
Volunteer Fire Department was established. |
1898 |
Mr. A.C. Schick was elected the first Chief to the department. |
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1925 |
H.C. Thurnau was elected Chief of the new department. |
1936 |
President H.W. Schnadt called the Board Meeting. |
1948 |
Chief Bull orders meeting to discuss purchasing six lots from Mr. H.W. Schnadt. |
1956 |
The Fire department and the village formally joined the Hanover-Wayne Fire Protection District. New equipment had been purchased. The department had become a strong modern fire fighting unit. |
1968 |
Elmer Hecht was appointed the first full-time Fire Marshal of Hanover-Wayne Fire Protection District. |
1969 |
Village of Streamwood decided to de-annexed from the district and became
a municipal fire department. |
1971 |
The name of the district was officially changed to "Bartlett and Countryside Fire Protection District". |
1974 |
A Cadet program for Firefighters was put into effect. |
1980 |
A second ambulance tax referendum was held and passed by 447 votes, giving the Trustees of the Fire District the mandate to provide the best ambulance service that money could buy. |
1989 |
The Trustees considered the hiring of seven full-time firefighters. |
1990 |
Trustees adopted an ordinance to establish a Fire Commission. The first Fire Commissioners appointed were Arthur Regal, Albert Mategrano, and Norman Weaver. |
1993 |
Fire Chief Hecht tendered his resignation as Chief Officer of the Fire District, effective January 1, 1994. His resignation culminated 42 years of service to his community. |
1994 |
Chief Steve Figved was selected and led department from 1994 to 2002. |
1996 |
Change of name to the Bartlett Fire Protection District. |
1997 |
John Whitmer was elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee
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1999 |
Art Pierscionek was elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee
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2001 |
The department launched its web site, bartlettfire.com |
2002 |
Chief William O'Boyle took charge of the department until May, 2005. |
2003 |
John Whitmer was re-elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee
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2004 |
The new and improved Squad 3 was put into service....with more room for personnel and equipment. |
2005 |
Kevin Heine was named Chief of the Bartlett Fire Protection District.
Art Pierscionek was re-elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee.
Don Wisniewski was elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee. |
2006 |
A referendum was approved by the residents of the Bartlett Fire Protection District to provide staffing for a new fire station. |
2007 |
| The Bartlett Fire Protection District was awarded a FEMA grant in the amount of $219,000.00 to update communications equipment. |
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| Jim McCarthy was elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee |
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| Broc Montgomery was elected to Bartlett Fire Protection District Trustee |
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| An Intergovernmental Agreement between the Bartlett Fire Protection District and the Village of Bartlett for the construction of a new fire station was revised and updated |
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Hired 6 additional fulltime personnel as a result of the 2006 referendum |
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| Promoted three Lieutenants to the position of Battalion Chief |
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| Promoted three additional firefighters to the position of Lieutenant |
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| Mike Falese was named Assistant Chief of the Bartlett Fire Protection District |
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| A new 2008 tower ladder and engine was approved for purchase with a delivery date in late 2008 for the new fire station |
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