A southbound Niles Fire Department fire truck responding to an emergency call. Niles Illinois USA. Early March 2009.

I was returning to My bus companys garage in Glenview Illinois after lunch one afternoon, in early March of 2009, when I spotted the lights and heard the sirens and air horn of an approaching fire truck responding to a local emergency call. I quickly grabbed My camera, and photographed this scene of a Niles Fire Department fire engine responding to an emergency call. The Niles Fire Department crew, was heading southbound on Harlem Avenue with their emergency lights and sirens activated, somewhere between Dempster and Oakton Streets in north suburban Niles Illinois.

First responders, such as Your local Police and Fire Deaprtments, have a very tough and physically demanding job. They are constantly on call at any given time, and must perform to the best of their abilities professionaly in all kinds of weather and dangerous situations. Many times they risk their own life and limbs helping others in need. The best part of all, is that many times ...they actually give something back to their local communitues with various public service and safety presentations, as well as charity work helping many less fortunate people.

A special thank You goes out here, to the many brave men and woman of the Niles Fire Department, and also the many other local emergency first response teams around the Greater Chicagoland Area for a job well done.

Thank You.
Eddie K.