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4 | May 9, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie news
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A house fire and explosion
in nearby Orland Hills
reportedly left a woman
suffering from multiple
burns, but the Orland Fire
Protection District was
able to rescue two family
dogs from the residence.
Orland Fire received
multiple 911 calls April
28 in response to the fire
and explosion in the 16700
block of 93rd Avenue in
Orland Hills, according to
a press release issued the
same day by Orland Fire.
Crews reportedly arrived
to find a single-story frame
home with a fire in the
front living room, as well
as a 60-year-old woman,
conscious but suffering
from multiple burns, lying
on the front lawn of the
residence. She reportedly
was transferred to Silver
Cross Hospital and later
Loyola Medicine’s Burn
Center.
dedication
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Among them was Orland
Park resident and Granat
family friend Ben Mitchel.
“I’ve known Art [Jr.]
since I was a little kid,”
Mitchel said. “I call him
Uncle Art. It’s a phenomenal
dedication, and he
most definitely deserves
it.”
The department also
dedicated a new ambulance
to Donald Piscitello,
who served Orland Fire
from 1994-2011. He died
in 2016.
“Don was one of the
best paramedics I’ve ever
worked with,” Schofield
said during the ceremony.
“He had tremendous compassion.
We’re dedicating
Pictured is the aftermath of a fire and explosion at a
residence in the 16700 block of 93rd Avenue in Orland
Hills. Photo courtesy of Orland Fire Protection District
Orland Fire crews
worked to control the fire,
conduct search and rescue,
and treat the injured,
including two other patients:
the husband of the
burn victim and a neighbor
who assisted at the home,
according to the press release.
Both reportedly refused
services.
Fire crews rescued
two family dogs from the
home, which were given
oxygen masks and transported
to PAWS for further
evaluation, according to
district spokesperson Ray
Hanania.
The cause of the fire is
under investigation. The
home was left uninhabitable,
according to Orland
Fire.
an ambulance to him because
of his compassion
for people and because of
his ability on the ambulance,
which he shared.”
Kathleen Piscitello,
Donald Piscitello’s widow,
traveled from Indiana to
accept the honor.
“I’m honored that he’s
being remembered,” she
said. “Everything the chief
said, he got right.”
Finally, Orland Fire
dedicated its new Legacy
Lane, a wall within the
administrative building
that features images of
all of the retired OFPD
firefighters. The wall was
dedicated to the two retired
firefighters who made
it possible: Dan Schloegel
and Dan Smith.
“We wanted every firefighter
who ever worked
full-time in Orland that’s
retired to be honored,”
Schofield said during the
ceremony. “So, we got together
and came up with a
plan to honor every firefighter,
chief, dispatcher
— whoever worked here
and has retired.”
Embracing its history,
Orland Fire is to continue
the celebration of its anniversary
with an open
house on July 20.
“We’re going to try
to bring back volunteer
firefighters that are still
around,” Schofield said.
The open house is to be
held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
at the Orland Fire Protection
District Training
Academy, 10728 W. 163rd
Place in Orland Park.