Nov 14
Bill Friedrich informs us of the following units that are currently on order from Pierce for area departments.
Tim Olk submitted several images from the scene of this morning’s 2-11 and Haz Mat Level I for the house explosion and structure fires in the 6600 block of South Keating.
Firefighters sift through the rubble of what once was a Chicago style bungalow in the 6600 block os Keating this afternoon. Tim Olk photo
Firefighters hit hot spots from the window of a neighboring home which caught fire as a result of the explosion next door. Tim Olk photo
Firefighters using saws cut through the roof of a house which is only a few feet off the ground as the result of an explosion this morning which left several occupants injured. Tim Olk photo
The remnants of a destroyed home in the foreground and the destruction to a neighboring house next door are visible as firefighters await an assignment. Tim Olk photo
Firefighters perform overhaul on the second floor at one of several homes that were damaged this morning in the 6600 block of Keating. Tim Olk photo
An officer supervises the nozzle man as they work from the second floor of a house that was badly damaged by an early morning fire. Tim Olk photo
Tim has additional images in a gallery HERE.
The Chicago Fire Alarm Office received calls this morning reporting an explosion at a house in the 6600 block of South Keating. Companies arrived to find a bungalow that was leveled and fire in the adjacent buildings on either side. The alarm was escalated to a 2-11 and a Haz Mat Level I. Apparently there were two occupants in the house at the time of the explosion, both of whom were out of the rubble when firefighters arrived.
Tim Olk and Steve Redick were both at the scene and will have photos to share later in the day. In the meantime, the Chicago Tribune has an article HERE. They report that:
A man and a woman were taken to a hospital in critical condition after an apparent gas explosion leveled a Southwest Side house Sunday morning.
The 1½-story bungalow in the 6600 block of South Keating Avenue in the West Lawn neighborhood exploded about 6:30 a.m., according to police and fire authorities.
A woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s were inside the home at the time and suffered second-degree burns. They were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, according to Fire Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.
Though it is believed everyone inside the house is accounted for, firefighters are getting ready to enter the rubble to do a complete search. The roof of the exploded home was about 2½-feet off the ground. “A portion of it is still intact,” Langford said.
The homes next door were badly damaged by fire. An 80-year-old woman was inside one of them but she was not hurt, Langford said.
Nov 13
While on a visit to the Door County Maritime Museum, Drew Smith found a photo hanging on the wall depicting the Victor Schlaeger and the Joseph Medill side by side in dry dock. Drew took photos of the photo … and submitted them for all to see. While he was there, he met an older gentleman that worked on building both of the boats.
This photo from the Door County Maritime Museum shows the Chicago Fire Boat Victor Schlaeger in dry dock. In the background is the Joseph Medill. Image from the Door County Maritime Museum.
This photo from the Door County Maritime Museum shows both the Chicago Fire Boats Victor Schlaeger and Joseph Medill in dry dock. Image from the Door County Maritime Museum.
The placard describes the origin of the photo. From the Door County Maritime Museum
Pierce recently completed a 2011 Arrow XT engine for the Rutland-Dundee Fire Protection District in Division 2.
Thanks to Martin Nowak for spotting this on the Pierce Flickr site.
The Wheeling Fire Department received a call Thursday morning reporting a smoke smell in one unit of a three-unit townhouse on Kingswood Lane. Firefighters arrived at 303 Kingswood Lane to find a small fire in one wall. Workers had been sweating pipes in the unit. The fire began to spread up the wall in the adjacent unit and as the Wheeling tower ladder was deployed to the roof, the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. Buffalo Grove Tower 25, Northbroook Engine 10, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Ambulance 52 responded to assist Wheeling companies at the scene. Firefighters made a quick hit on the fire and stopped it before it spread further. Wheeling Tower42 went to the roof in the ‘A’ sector and completed ventilating the roof as Buffalo Grove Tower 25 made the roof from the ‘B-C’ corner on the adjacent street.
Buffalo Grove Tower 25 deployed to the roof at the B-C corner of the building. Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling Engine 42 was running as Engine 24 and backed down the court after the tower went to the south end of the structure. Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling Tower 42 put a company on the roof to ventilate. Larry Shapiro photo
The truck company cleared the attic vents and cut a ventilation hole. Larry Shapiro photo
Engine 42 had two lines off going into the building. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro has a gallery of images from the scene HERE.
Nov 10
The Oswego Fire Protection District took delivery of a Water Master tanker in July . Martin Nowak found a photo of the new unit on the E-ONE website.
E-ONE photo
Nov 9
The Waukegan Fire Department received a new engine from KME. Martin Nowak found a photo of the unit on the KME website.
KME photo
Martin Nowak found an article in the SouthtownStar about the Orland FPD. Excerpts include:
Orland Fire Protection District Board president Jim Hickey says the district’s preliminary 2011-12 budget won’t call for any layoffs or pay cuts for employees.
Board member Marty McGill, called it a “good, sound budget” but expressed displeasure that it would only allow hiring of three firefighters instead of 10.
The full article can be found HERE.
Bill Friedrich submitted images of the Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District apparatus that has been missing from the site. Included are the shift commander buggy, two utilities, and the long awaited 1993 X-Bartlett Seagrave with the new paint job. (it’s third life-time color scheme)
Engine 1821 is the front-line engine out of Station 3. Bill Friedrich photo
1993 Seagrave engine as painted for the Bartlett Fire District prior to being sold to the Fox River and Countryside Fire Rescue District. Larry Shapiro photo
When the Seagrave was repainted black over red to reflect a changeover in the apparatus fleet, it was in service as Engine 662. The new lettering no longer included "Countryside" as part of the district's name. Larry Shapiro photo
The Seagrave was originally Engine 612 when it was delivered in 1993. At that time, the entire Bartlett fleet was painted yellow and the lettering displayed Bartlett & Countryside Fire protection District. Larry Shapiro collection
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