Here’s a run-down of Saturday’s 4-11 Alarm fire at 2444 W. 21st Street compiled from several sources:
13:08 E23 looking for rubbish 2500 W. Cullerton St. / Full Still b/o Main FAO for 2444 W. 21st St.
- Engine 23 Engine 109 Truck 32 Truck 7 Battalion 4 Tower Ladder 5 Squad 1 Command Van 2-7-1 Battalion 14 Ambulance 34 Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-7
13:13 Still & Box Alarm b/o Batt 4 for 3-story, 200×100 smoke on 2nd fl and heavy smoke from several 1st fl windows
- Engine 18 Engine 26 Truck 8 Ambulance 33 Deputy District 1 Battalion 15 Battalion 2 Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-1
13:20 2-11 Alarm b/o 2-2-1 reports heavy fire throughout 3-story warehouse 200×150 – Companies go defensive – Batt 2 requests CTA Pink Line be shut down
- Engine 28 Engine 38 Engine 39 Engine 103 Truck 48 Tower Ladder 54 Truck 52 Battalion 12 Battalion 3 Battalion 19 Air Mask 6-4-4 Light Wagon 9-1-5 EMS Assistant Deputy Chief 4-4-11 Special Operations Battalion 5-1-5 Deputy Fire Commissioner 2-1-28
13:31 2-2-1 requests reserve snorkel – Corrected size-up by 2-2-1 is at least 300×150
- Engine 107 Engine 35 with 6-6-1 (Reserve Snorkel)
13:38 3-11 Alarm b/o 2-1-28 plus 2 additional TLs
- Engine 8 Engine 65 Engine 99 Engine 44 Tower Ladder 10 Tower Ladder 39
13:45 4-11 Alarm / EMS Plan 1 / Level 1 HazMat b/o 2-1-28
- Engine 5 Engine 57 Engine 14 Engine 113 Haz Mat 5-1-1 Ambulance 45 Ambulance 19 Ambulance 88 Ambulance 44 Ambulance 21 Ambulance 53 Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-4
13:58 2-7-1/Batt 4 4 master streams on West side of building making little progress
14:00 EMS Plan 1 secured b/o 2-1-28
14:04 2-1-3 in command / All officers switch to Ch 5 Command
14:30 2-7-1/2-1-3 11 master streams working, gas company digging in Sector 1 to shut off main, 1 line to sprinkler system in Sector 4
15:46 4-11 Alarm struck out b/o 2-1-3
*apparatus that is underlined was put to work (engines pumping, trucks extended)
thanks Dave, Scott, and Bill
The previous post was HERE.