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Evanston Fire Department history Part 61
From Phil Stenholm:
Another chapter in the history of the Evanston Fire Department.
NBFU '59
Back in 1959, the National Board of Fire Underwriters (NBFU) inspected the Evanston Fire Department for the first time since 1935. They gave the EFD a "Class 3" rating, which was the same grade we'd gotten back in '35. In the greater Chicago area, only the Chicago Fire Department managed a better Class 2 rating. By 1959, the Evanston FD and the Oak Park FD were the only suburban fire departments in the Chicago area to hold that Class 3 rating from the NBFU. However, by 1971, both the Skokie FD and the Winnetka FD had improved their ratings, with Skokie reaching Class 2 and Winnetka maintaining Class 3.
Among the recommendations made by the NBFU following their 1959 inspection were suggestions to add another engine company at Station #1 to replace the relocated Engine 25, restore pre-1957 staffing levels so that five men would be assigned to Station #1 and four men to the other four stations, require annual physical exams for all firefighters over 55, make mandatory retirement at age 62, and turn the chief fire marshal position into a civil service role instead of a political appointment.
While some of these recommendations were never acted upon, the EFD did implement one - the requirement for annual physical exams for firefighters over 55. As for adding another engine company at Station #1, Squad 21 was brought back into frontline service in 1963 and staffed as a company at Station #1. Despite having a 1,000 GPM pump, a 100-gallon water tank, and a booster line, it wasn't considered an engine company due to lacking a proper hose bed.
The classic Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph boxes, once found on many Evanston street corners and in front of schools and hospitals, were replaced in 1959 with 80 Western Electric police/fire emergency phones directly linked to the city's communication center. Although the Gamewell system had served Evanston well since 1895, the new phones allowed citizens to explain the exact nature of emergencies, ensuring quicker response times.
These emergency phones were housed in bright red boxes with reflective lettering. After implementation, EFD engine companies no longer had to respond to "check the box" situations. If someone picked up an emergency phone without speaking, the nearest police officer would be sent to investigate what was termed a "cold box." Firefighters would only respond if a citizen reported a fire or needed an inhalator. Additionally, these phones provided a way for officers to contact headquarters when radio communication wasn't possible.
In 1959, Captains Jim Wheeler (later chief) and Willard Thiel (EFD training officer) were promoted to assistant chiefs, while Firemen Dan Lorden and Ed Pettinger became captains. Assistant Chief Jim Mersch retired after 23 years of service, and Captain Joe Schumer resigned. New hires included Edward "Ted" Riley and LeRoy "Charlie" Rohrer (June 1958), Leonard Conrad (September 1958), and Ken Hatfield (March 1959). Leonard Conrad was promoted to captain in 1964 after just five years on the job and later became the EFD's first "medical officer."
In 1959, inhalators were assigned to all five EFD engine companies, ending Squad 21's status as the city-wide inhalator unit. It now primarily handled special rescue calls and fires when requested by a chief officer. Typically, a fire equipment mechanic operated Squad 21 when needed. The EFD averaged around 100 inhalator calls annually in the 1950s, roughly two per week. By 1965, this number increased to about one per day, and by 1976, when the EFD introduced its paramedic MICU ambulance service, the calls rose to two or three per day.
Both F-1 (Chief Geishecker's 1957 Ford station wagon) and F-2 (the platoon commander's 1956 Chevrolet station wagon) were equipped with stretchers and first aid kits in 1959, similar to police station-wagon patrol-ambulances. However, the EFD station wagons were strictly backup ambulances, dispatched only if no police ambulances were available. F-1 was replaced by a new Ford station wagon in 1962, and F-2 was swapped out for a new Plymouth station wagon in 1963.
The Scott Funeral Home offered to donate a Cadillac ambulance (formerly a hearse) to the Evanston Fire Department in 1959, but the city manager declined politely. With the police department already providing ambulance service backed up by two EFD-stretcher-equipped station wagons, adding a Cadillac ambulance would have required either hiring more firefighters (not happening anytime soon) or taking Truck Co. 23 out of service (considered unwise at the time). Disappointed, the funeral home donated the ambulance to the Skokie Fire Department instead.
In 1959, George and Effie Dye lost their lives in a house fire at 1803 Hartrey Avenue. Crews from Stations #1 and #5 arrived within four minutes but couldn't save the couple. This marked the first time more than one person died in the same fire in Evanston since 1905, when firefighters George Stiles and William Craig were killed at the Mark Manufacturing Company fire. The Dye residence on Hartrey was located farthest from an Evanston fire station but still met NBFU standards of the era.
In November 1959, a fire gutted the Davis Furniture store at 721 Main Street, causing $155,000 in damages. Three engine companies, two truck companies, Squad 21, and several cross-trained police officers responded quickly. Engine 25 and Truck 23 transferred to Station #1, and Engine 25 and Squad 22 (high-pressure/hose truck) joined the fight after it turned defensive. Off-duty firefighters manned the reserve engines, and those not staffing apparatus were shuttled to the scene via CD pickup trucks.
Fire Prevention Bureau Captain George Croll passed away after a long illness in January 1960, and Fireman Art Windelborn retired in 1961 after 33 years of service. Fireman William Lapworth was promoted to captain, and Bob Schwarz, Richard Beucus, and William Lemieux were hired. Bob Schwarz became a founding member of the EFD's elite arson squad (fire investigation unit) established in 1975.
In May 1961, an explosive blast severely damaged the North Shore Overall uniform store at 1818 Dempster Street. Fortunately, it wasn't a major fire, and no one was injured since the store was closed. The blast caused $107,000 worth of damage. At the time, the EFD's Fire Prevention Bureau lacked the expertise to investigate such incidents, so the Illinois State Fire Marshal took over the case.