| New Skokie fire chief hails from Louisville |
2018-01-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 18, 2018, p. 11 |
Brandt, Jason,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Fire chief to step down after 32 years |
2017-07-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 20, 2017, p. 4 |
Skokie Fire Department,
Resignation,
Walters, Jim |
| Skokie Fire Dept. introduces new truck |
2016-12-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 22, 2016, p. 8 |
Wet Down Ceremony,
Fire Station 16,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Skokie Fire Department again achieves top rating |
2016-09-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 29, 2016, p. 9 |
Skokie Fire Department,
Van Dusen, George,
Walters, Jim,
Insurance Offices, Inc. (ISO) |
| Jim Walters sworn in as Skokie's fire chief |
2015-08-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 27, 2015, p.7 |
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Next in line |
2015-07-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 30, 2015, p. 1 |
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Deputy chief tapped for top spot |
2015-07-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 30, 2015, p.6 |
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Skokie's first engine puts out fire - once again |
2013-10-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 24, 2013 , p. 6 |
Rumsey Pumper,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Area firefighters blaze through their training |
2012-04-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 19, 2012 , p. 8 |
Larson, Mark,
O'Malley, Tim,
Netolisky, Brian,
Skokie Fire Department,
Moritz, Ron,
Walters, Jim,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| Police: Evidence could tie explosion to arson |
2012-01-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 12, 2012 , p. 5 |
Kushner, Mitch,
Explosions,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department,
Crime and criminals - Arson,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| Niles Township pantry collection a success |
2011-12-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 29, 2011 , p. 12 |
Volunteer work,
Niles Township Food Pantry,
Polgar, Kate,
Gartner, Cody,
Charities,
Lincoln Junior High School,
Public School District 69 - Student activities,
Walters, Jim |
| Trapped workers freed from collapsed trench |
2010-06-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 3, 2010 , p. 7 |
Construction,
Skokie Fire Department,
Accidents,
Walters, Jim |
| Hero saves driver from burning vehicle |
2010-05-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 13, 2010 , p. 11 |
Guske, Frank,
Citizen Lifesaving Award,
Hoeflich, Jeff,
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Walters, Jim,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| Thursday accident could have been much worse |
2009-05-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 28, 2009, p. 6 |
Traffic accidents,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department |
| One-vehicle crash claims driver's life |
2009-03-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 12, 2009, p. 8 |
Traffic accidents,
Skokie Fire Department,
Delgado, Juan,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department |
| Firefighters extinguish apartment blaze |
2009-02-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 12, 2009, p. 7 |
Stansland, Al,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Blaze engulfs Tripp home |
2008-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 2008, p. 6 |
Fires,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Fire claims house on Jerome Ave. |
2007-06-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 21, 2007, p. 5 |
Fires,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Local hero honored at Village Board meeting |
2007-04-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 12, 2007, p. 9 |
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Skokie Fire Department,
Policape, Jean,
Walters, Jim,
Czerwinski, Ralph |
| Neighbor saves man from burning house |
2006-12-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 28, 2006, p. 8 |
Fires,
Skokie Fire Department,
Policape, Jean,
Walters, Jim |
| Emergency planning changed by Sept. 11 |
2006-09-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 7, 2006, p. 5 |
Terrorism,
Multiple Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS),
Skokie Fire Department,
Emergency preparedness,
Walters, Jim |
| House blaze controlled by village firefighters |
2005-12-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 29, 2005, p. 5 |
Fires,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Accident prompts reminder from fire department |
2005-11-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 24, 2005, p. 11 |
Traffic accidents,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department |
| Minor fire ignites at Burger King |
2005-11-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 17, 2005, p. 6 |
Burger King,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
| Fire alarm law to protect apartment, condo dwellers |
2005-10-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 27, 2005, p. 8 |
Fire prevention,
Ordinances,
Housing - Apartment buildings,
Skokie Fire Department,
Housing - Condominiums,
Walters, Jim |
| Respected fire chief retires after 32 years |
2005-08-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 25, 2005, p. 5 |
Oscarson, Martin 'Marty',
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Rigoni, Al,
Edwards, James,
Retirement |
| Skokie fireman 'Big Tom' retires after 44-plus years |
2005-07-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 14, 2005, p. 8 |
Suerth, Tom,
Harms, Kurt,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Retirement |
| Woman pulled from fire, rescuer eyed for award |
2002-11-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 28, 2002, p. 6 |
Fires,
Traffic accidents,
Skokie Fire Department,
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Walters, Jim,
Pantazis, George |
| Station work to roll on despite fires, damage |
2002-09-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 19, 2002, p. 3 |
Fires,
Dempster Street Train Station,
Taxman, Seymour,
Skokie Fire Department,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Gendell, Scott,
Walters, Jim,
Historic buildings |
| Officials search for cause of second fire |
2002-09-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 19, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Taxman Corp.,
Fires,
Terraco Inc.,
Dempster Street Train Station,
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA),
Walters, Jim,
Historic buildings |
| Police, fire links grow since Sept. 11 attacks |
2002-09-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 5, 2002, p. 3 |
Lincolnwood,
Safety devices and measures,
Gooris, Dan,
Multiple Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS),
Hansen, Mike,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim,
Skokie Police Department,
Terrorism,
Halas, James,
Liss, Barry |
| Heavy rains flood school basement |
2002-08-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 29, 2002, p. 3 |
Skokie Public Works Department,
Floods,
Buildings,
Niles North High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Skokie Fire Department,
Overeem, Matt,
Walters, Jim |
| Analysis awaited in plant fire |
2002-07-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 25, 2002, p. 10 |
Fires,
Walters, Jim,
Tri-State Industrial Lubricants |
| Lincolnwood, Skokie crime rose in 2001 |
2002-07-11 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 11, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Crime and criminals,
Kruszynski, Paul,
Statistics,
Walters, Jim |
| Students' poem moves grieving firefighters |
2001-12-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 13, 2001, p. 3 |
Gill, Penny,
Oscarson, Martin 'Marty',
Public School District 73 1/2 - Student activities,
Margolis, Sue,
John Middleton Elementary School,
Authors,
Skokie Fire Department,
Walters, Jim |
