Dennis McGire, Jr. informs us that:
The Battalion 25 buggy being used in the show Chicago Fire is a 2003 Ford Explorer, shop #B-490. This was formerly assigned to the Fact Team, which was an EMS team that would go to special events.
Archive for March, 2012
Dolton Box Alarm 3-31-12
Mar 31
Dennis McGuire, Jr. submitted the following:
Dolton FD had a Box Alarm this morning around 0630-0700 at 300 Sibley Blvd. It was a large vacant building 200×200 with a bow string truss that had been used as an entertainment center. A Buds Ambulance crew noticed smoke coming from the building and called it in. A Dolton engine got on-scene and found fire thru the roof in the rear. Upon entry the crew went to the 2nd floor and found fire in a room and in the walls on the interior. This 2-story area was built inside the open area of the building. A good knock kept the fire from spreading to the rest of the heavy timber building.
MABAS 27 MVU was special called to vent the heavy smoke conditions in the open floor area in the center of the building.I got there after the fire was knocked. This building had been built as a Model City Food grocery store.
A view showing the A-D corner of the vacant building at 300 W. Sibley Boulevard in Dolton. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Damage is visible where the fire burned through the roof. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Riverdale Engine 834 was on a hydrant across the street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
The MABAS 27 MVU was special called from Crete Township. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
South Holland Tower 663 was setup on the 'D' side of the building. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Firefighters help to re-bed 1,000 feet of 5" hose. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
The Mobile Ventilation Unit at working clearing smoke from the large building. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Steve Redick submitted several additional images from the 2nd Alarm fire in Wood Dale Thursday night.
The Addison Tower was staged in front of the building but was not deployed. Steve Redick photo
Smoke escapes from the front of the building as firefighters work from the roof and parking lot. Steve Redick photo
Itasca Engine 823, a 2009 Spartan Marion had a hydrant at Irving Park and Ash. Steve Redick photo
Firefighters work hand lines in the rear. Steve Redick photo
These cars outside the rear door were among the multiple cars that were either damaged or destroyed. Steve Redick photo
Elk Grove Township Engine 11 on-scene prior to deploying the light tower. Steve Redick photo
Roselle Squad 541, a 1996 Spartan/Darley deployed a light tower for additional scene lighting. Steve Redick photo
- The Carpentersville Fire Department has a new ambulance on order. They purchased a Type I unit from Medtec on a Freightliner Business Class chassis.
- The Palatine Rural Fire Department has ordered a Type I Horton ambulance on an IHC Terra Star chassis.
- The Wauconda Fire District has a Type I Medtec on a Freightliner chassis coming in October.
thanks Smokey for the corrections
One of our readers found a link to an NBC article on the filming of Chicago Fire that includes a gallery of images from the Columbus Avenue scene this week. Looking at the photos will answer several reader questions that have been posed about the apparatus being used as Squad 3 with an unconventional … unique color scheme. Also there is a large blue stripe that has been added to the ambulance.
Tim Olk submitted images of the three suppression rigs being used for the show. Squad 3 is obviously the spare haz mat (G-492, 1989 Spartan Gladiator/Saulsbury) but the shop numbers have been removed from the engine (1995 Spartan/Luverne) and the truck 1995 or 1996 Seagrave). The Ambulance carries shop #C055 which is a 200 Ford/MedicMaster (American LaFrance) that had been assigned to Ambulance 47.
The CFD spare haz mat unit has acquired a unique paint scheme for inclusion in the TV show Chicago Fire. Shop # G-492, a 1989 Spartan/Saulsbury. Tim Olk photo
When Chicago received the Haz Mat unit in 1989, this is what it looked like. Larry Shapiro photo
Engine 51 on the tv show is using this 1995 Spartan/Luverne. Tim Olk photo
Truck 81 for the tv show is using this 1995 or 1996 Seagrave aerial. Tim Olk photo
Check it out the NBC5 article HERE.
Thanks Danny
This image of the filming that happened on Wednesday shows that the ambulance being used is shop #C055. This is a 2004 Ford/MedicMaster that was previously assigned to Ambulance 47. Tim Olk photo
A view of the filming on Columbus Drive showing the very unique Chicago Squad 3. NBC5 photo
Wood Dale companies responded to a commercial fire Thursday evening at an auto repair shop at 370 E. Irving Park Road.
The fire originated in the body shop. The roof was deemed unsafe after the fire was knocked down and a demolition company was brought in to consult with fire officials. Larry Shapiro photo
They found heavy fire with flames through the roof on arrival in a one-story brick building with buildings on either side. Engines from Itasca and Bensenville were on the initial alarm with Bensenville Battalion 17 and an Addison truck.
Itasca Engine 823 was on the still alarm and took a hydrant across Irving Park Road from the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo
Wood Dale Engine 1222, a 2004 Pierce Quantum, was on a hydrant off the alley on Ash Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies in the rear of the building use hand lines to hit the remaining fire from a defensive position as the structural integrity of the roof was compromised. Steve Redick photo
The adjoining building to the west of the fire building housed stacks of tires. Larry Shapiro photo
A Box Alarm was requested immediately which brought additional companies from Elk Grove Village, Roselle, and Elmhurst. Roughly a half hour into the fire a 2nd Alarm was requested bringing additional units from Schaumburg, Hanover Park, Elk Grove Township, and Bloomingdale.
Elk Grove Township Engine 11, a 2011 Spartan Metro Star/Marion, went in service two weeks ago and is seen here at it's maiden fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Roselle Squad 541 was also providing scene lighting from Irving Park Road. Larry Shapiro photo
Bensenville Battalion 17 had the rear sector along with Bensenville and Elk Grove Village firefighters. Larry Shapiro photo
For roughly the past year, DuComm has had this used command van and an SUV as mobile command units that respond to fires in Division 12. They are staffed by DuComm personnel. Larry Shapiro photo
More photos can be seen HERE.
A large house fire in Glen Ellyn went to three alarms Tuesday afternoon. The house had a long driveway and many trees which complicated access. Articles with photos can be found HERE and HERE.
John Tulipano sent in two images from the scene. He has more photos HERE. Tim Olk was also at the scene and submitted several images. He has a gallery HERE.
Unable to gain access for an aerial device near the house, firefighters work to extinguish the fire in Glen Ellyn on Tuesday with hand lines and a multi-versal. John Tulipano photo
The house sustained extensive damage after the fire was knocked down. John Tulipano photo.
Glen Ellyn Engine 27 was at the head of the driveway. Tim Olk photo
Several area chief officers work at the command post. Tim Olk photo
Firefighters deploy a hand line in the rear yard where the house had three floors. Tim Olk photo
Another view from the rear shows the difficulty with getting resources to attack the fire. Tim Olk photo
Firefighters inspect the interior from one of the many roof elevations of the house. TIm Olk photo
A firefighter overhauls the eaves from a ladder on a second floor balcony. Tim Olk photo
A fire that began in the garage extended into the house at 23170 N. Church in Barrington. Larry Shapiro photo
The Barrington Fire Department received a call from residents reporting fire in the garage of their home at 23170 N. Church around 9:30PM on Wednesday. When the first unit which was Barrington Engine 363 arrived on the scene, they found a well-involved garage fire attached to the house.
Lake Zurich Engine 2 dropped 400' of supply line from Barrington Engine 3 to the end of the street. Larry Shapiro photo
They were followed almost immediately by Lake Zurich Engine 2 who made a u-turn in the dead-end cul-de-sac and laid 400′ of 5-inch supply line to the corner. One of Barrington’s tankers dropped their portable tank and the water supply was established as companies went to work advancing two lines through separate doors of the house. The building was constructed on a hill with one-story in the front and two-stories on the side.
Lake Zurich Engine 2 drafts from a portable tank at Church and Main as Long Grove Tanker 55 refills the tank. Larry Shapiro photo
Barrington requested a MABAS Box Alarm later which brought tankers from Wauconda, Fox River Grove, and East Dundee to supplement the two Barrington tankers and Long Grove Tanker 55. Palatine responded with Truck 85 and engines came from Hoffman Estates, Palatine Rural, and Carpentersville. Rolling Meadows filled in for a company that was not able to respond with an ambulance, and Cary Squad 255 was on-scene implementing a light tower for scene lighting. Chief officers came from Long Grove, Wauconda, and Carpentersville.
Barrington Engine 3 was in the cul-de-sac and supplied three lines total. Larry Shapiro photo
The house was built into a hill leaving two floors on one side and only a first floor in the front. Larry Shapiro photo
A Carpentersville company hits hot spots in what is left of the garage that was totally destroyed. Larry Shapiro photo
The extensive damage to the rear of the house is not evident from the street. Larry Shapiro photo
Cary Squad 255 was in the street and deployed a light tower providing scene lighting. Larry Shapiro photo
Cary firefighters mop up along the outside of the garage foundation. Larry Shapiro photo
The outline of a firefighter is silhouetted in the smoke. Larry Shapiro photo
The family dog perished in the house but all residents evacuated safely.
The Box Alarm was struck out shortly after 10:30PM.
Larry Shapiro arrived at the scene after the fire was extinguished and submitted these images. More can be viewed HERE.
X-Addison squad going south
Mar 29
More from Bill Friedrich:
The Addison Squad was sold to the Cullom FPD in Livingston County,IL (about 90 miles south)
This 1994 Pierce Lance heavy rescue from Addison is now in Cullom, IL. Bill Friedrich photo
The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE about a crash involving 4-5-6 and a three vehicles about 9PM Wednesday night near 95th Street and Stony Island.
… driving to a fire call was struck and injured along with six others in a rollover crash tonight at a busy South Side intersection …
The unnamed chief was headed toward a fire in the 9200 block of Greenwood Avenue when he was struck by another vehicle as he traveled through the intersection at Stony Island, said Fire Department Chief Joseph Roccasalva.
The chief was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious-to-critical, but stable condition, Roccasalva said.
Four others were taken to nearby Advocate Trinity Hospital , while two other crash victims were taken to South Shore Hospital. All were listed in fair condition, but authorities said it appeared that no one was seriously hurt.
