Last night the Central Stickney Fire Protection District responded to a structure fire at Frankie and Johnnie’s Roadhouse located at 5009 S. Central Avenue. First arriving companies were met with heavy fire at the rear of the building and requested a box alarm for additional companies. A successful attack kept the bulk of the fire at the rear of the building and prevented it from extending to an exposure less than fifteen feet away.
Among the departments that responded were Roberts Park with their new Pierce Arrow XT aluminum ladder and Bedford Park with their new Pierce Impel pumper. Other units on the scene included engines from Summit, McCook, Lyons, and Bridgeview; squads from Burbank and Oak Lawn; trucks from Bedford Park and Stickney; medic units from Bedford Park and Summit.
The 2008 Pierce Arrow XT rear mount aerial recently purchased by Roberts Park that was one of the units featured in the "Rescue Me" tv show. Larry Shapiro photo
Bedford Park's 2010 Pierce Impel pumper on the scene at the Central Stickney box alarm on Central Avenue last night. Larry Shapiro photo
There is a small gallery with images from the scene including the apparatus HERE.
#1 by Jim on April 10, 2012 - 11:51 AM
Where can I find the video?
#2 by bob on April 9, 2012 - 6:31 PM
just saw a video of that fire… tactics . tactics. tactics..
Central Stickney was there 1st but it looks like summit had 1st water. where is this and how far is Summit from Central stickney
#3 by Used to go there years ago on November 1, 2010 - 10:45 AM
Who did it is the question and why?
#4 by teri on October 24, 2010 - 9:37 AM
Its nice to have new trucks but when there is no water in the fire hydant you can’t get the fire out. Pretty scary that they had to run a block to Chicago to get water.