active incident with the alleged offender still on scene. Shortly after, the alleged offender was
apprehended without incident. The manner in which this incident was handled shows dedication
to the ACDC Mission and demonstrates the ability to work as a team, the ability to communicate,
and provide responder safety.
Member Eckhoff returned to the meeting at 9:04am.
From the September monthly report, Chair Schwarze began by sharing an email from Fire Chief
Schultze of Carol Stream. The first fire radios were deployed to the Carol Stream Fire
Protection District on Thursday, August 21.
On August 25, Chief Schultze wrote, Good Morning Linda & Eve, I wanted to give you a report
that we had a very significant house fire on Saturday (August 23) morning involving all of our
companies and multiple mutual aid agencies AND………… All of our portables worked great
with no issues. This incident involved changing channels, volumes up & down throughout the
incident and prolonged period of time that the radios were on. No problems! Thank you again.
Rob Schultz, Fire Chief, Carol Stream, Fire District.
Chair Schwarze said he attended that distribution and our ETSB staff did an outstanding job
getting those radios deployed. He said he thought there were about 60 radios and ETSB was
there maybe an hour and a half, maybe two hours and that the deployment went super smooth.
He thanked ETSB staff for their service and transitioned into the next recognition for ETSB
Senior Network Analyst Jerry Fermanski.
Chair Schwarze congratulated Mr. Furmanski on his incredible 15 years of service to the
organization. He said, Jerry's dedication and unwavering commitment, professionalism and
positive attitude continue to make a profound impact. ETSB is grateful to have you on our team
and we look forward to many more years with you as an integral part of the ETSB organization.
Chair Schwarze welcomed Mr. Furmanski to say a few words if he would like. Mr. Furmanski
said thank you very much for recognizing my 15 years with the ETSB. It's a pleasure to serve
with the organization and hopefully I will survive few more years.
Chair Schwarze then recognized ACDC TC Sean Milnes who received a Thank You letter from
Elmhurst Police Chief McLean for his professionalism during a search warrant he assisted as the
Metro SWAT Dispatcher. Chief McLean commended TC Milnes for his dedication and
teamwork that ultimately led to the successful apprehension of an armed and dangerous offender
and transported to DuPage County Jail.
Chair Schwarze continued with the recognition of TC Hawkins who dispatched Addison PD to a
vacant building on Swift Rd for multiple burglary alarm activations. Upon arrival, officers found
broken glass, and simultaneously a witness reported 4-5 subjects inside. A perimeter was
established, 15 minutes later, three subjects were taken into custody after exiting the building,
two more remained inside. At shift change, TC Bukovic assumed control of the channel and
continued managing the situation with composure. The Patrol Sgt requested a live stream from
his body camera, TC Bukovic had the stream running in less than 15 seconds. The Sgt placed his
camera into the ceiling, where TC Bukovic observed two suspects hiding. TC Bukovic provided
detailed descriptions of the suspects and updates on their movements, leading to the safe
apprehension of the final two subjects. Through effective teamwork and skillful use of
technology, the incident concluded safely with all five subjects taken into custody which
compliments on both Telecommunicator’s dedication to the ACDC Mission, and their abilities to
multitask, communicate, and work as a team.
