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. •• V PG. ^2 - PLAINDPALER - FRI. JAN. 10, 1969 ; --c r X Edward Justeri, chief of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, surrounded by phones, siren buttons and maps is checking a report of a recent fire. Complete and .authentic details must be available, of each fire for the Illinois Inspection Bureau who fix the rates for fire insurance on alL structures in the state. Plaindealer hotos A1 Phanneastill is shown here adjusting a mirror on one of the 6 engines,. Stationed at Company One of the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, after road testing it during weekly inspection. There are also 2 other stations, one located at Johnsburg and the other at Lake moor. Ready To Answer Your Alarm Lt. Bob Hansen and Capt. Gary Gough are shown inspecting the forms filled out by the man caring for the equipment for a particular month. Capt. Gough noted that the men donate over 40 man hours per month in caring for the equipment. FiremerNdo not always fight fires. The equipment must be ready to roll at all tinier On a paid fire department, when not-fighting fires, the firemen check over and put the equipment in shape, thereby filling in their time. On a volunteer department such as we- have in the McHenry Township Fire Protection District, the men donate their time to check through the equipment. The men also maintain the fire station by washing windows, floors, cutting grass etc. The equip-* ment housed at McHenry station one is valued at over $100,000.00 This dedication by this fine group of men has enabled the fire insurance; rates for this area to be the lowest possible. McHenry Township Fire Protection District is the largest in Illinois. •te Glenn Peterson, assistant chief, is shown checking the readiness of one of the engines that protect over 90 million dollars in property valuation. Hank Buch, a plumber b^. trade, is shown donating his time to make an adjustment on one of the engines stationed at McHenry. The volunteers are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.