Commercial fire today at 2441 W. 21st Street came in after 1PM. First units found a three-story, brick, commercial factory/warehouse well involved. The alarms quickly escalated to a 4-11 with an EMS Plan I and a Haz Mat Level I. The building was bounded on the west by railroad tracks and on the north by the elevated CTA tracks which were shut down for several hours. The EMS Plan was secured quickly and the 4-11 wasn’t struck out until roughly 4PM. Some companies remained on the scene throughout the night.
Two Snorkels (Squad 1 and the reserve Snorkel) were working along with four tower ladders (5, 10, 39 & 54).
We have a large amount of coverage from multiple contributors which will be posted in several posts tonight and tomorrow.
This from Josh Boyajian:
Even though I’m not at the scene, thought I would share these pics from Laramie and Ogden in Cicero of the header!
The header as seen from Cicero. Josh Boyajian photo
Chicago 4-11 Alarm fire at 2444 W. 21st Street 12-29-12 as seen from Cicero, IL. Josh Boyajian photo
This from Erick Haak:
Not much of a description needed other than the last photo is just as the wall collapsed. Photos credited to Eric Haak.
Chicago Tower Ladder 54 working on 21st Street with a master Stream. Eric Haak photo
Phenomenal fire in Sector 1 at the Chicago 4-11 Alarm fire at 2444 W. 21st Street 12-29-12. Eric Haak photo
The wall collapse in Sector 1 as seen from the west end of 21st Street. Eric Haak photo
The front wall collapses onto 21st Street at the 4-11 Alarm fire 12-29-12. Eric Haak photo
Hi my name is Dylan Konchan i got pics from the 4-11 alarm at 2441 W 21st there will be more to come by me
The west end of the structure as fire burns through the roof as seen from the north (Sector 3). Dylan Konchan photo
The reserve Snorkel enters the lot behind the building in Sector 3 as heavy fire burns through the roof. Dylan Konchan photo
The reserve Snorkel (6-6-1) moves into position to go to work. Dylan Konchan photo
The reserve Snorkel is ready to work as an elevated master stream in Sector 3. Dylan Konchan photo
A glimpse of the heavy fire and thick smoke in Sector 3. Dylan Konchan photo
Hey everyone,I just took the ride into the City to check out the 4-11 with Level 1 Haz-Mat and EMS Plan 1 at 2444 W 21st Street. The header was huge, I saw it all the way in Berwyn on Ogden Avenue. When I got in the neighborhood of the fire, the Chicago Police had set a four block perimeter all around the fire building preventing any closeups of the scene. Staging is at 22nd and Western I believe. Traffic was really bad as one could have guessed. Here are some shots of the header and Engine 113 which was screaming down 22nd Street. Keep up the good work on the site guys!From,Drew Gresik
The header as seen from Berwyn. Drew Gresik photo
Heavy smoke seen from nearby. Drew Gresik photo
Large header as seen while driving to the fire. Drew Gresik photo
Engine 113 nearing the scene of the 4-11 Alarm fire on Deember 29, 2012. Drew Gresik photo
Flames and heavy smoke seen from several blocks away. Drew Gresik photo
Chicago 2444 w 21st St today…Mill Constructed furniture warehouse…a quick photo and a link to my video with radio traffic. Lot’s more to come…stay tuned…..
Firestorm conditions with heavy wind, intense flames and thick smoke in Sector 1 of the 4-11 Alarm fire at 2444 W. 21st Street in Chicago. Steve Redick photo
This from Dave Weaver:
Anatomy of the 4-11: 13:08 E23 looking for rubbish 2500 W. Cullerton St. / Full Still b/o Main FAO for 2444 W. 21st St. » 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 » 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 » 13:31 2-2-1 requests additional TL and reserve snorkel » Corrected size-up by 2-2-1 is at least 300×150 » 13:38 3-11 Alarm b/o 2-1-28 plus 2 additional TLs » 13:45 4-11 Alarm / EMS Plan 1 / Level 1 HazMat b/o 2-1-28 » 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
Radio traffic:
#1 by Hank Howard on January 1, 2013 - 9:38 PM
Response to 4-11 dont have change of quarters
Saturday – 12-29 – 13:05
CHICAGO IL: 4-11 Alarm Fire, EMS Plan I and Level I Haz-Mat at 2444 W 21st Street. 3 story warehouse 300×150 fully involved. 2 snorkels, 4 tower ladders, 5 multi-versals, 4 lines on the fire. Box time 13:13, 2-11 time 13:20 by 2-2-1, 3-11 time 13:39 by 2-1-28, 4-11 time 13:45 by 2-1-28, struck out at 15:47. Plan I time 13:45, secured at 14:00. Level I time 13:45, secured at 15:47. Box Companies: Engines 23, 109, 107. 35 Trucks 32, 8 Tower 5 Batts 4, 2, 15 Squad 1 Ambulance 33 2-2-1 2-7-1 4-5-4 RIT: Truck 7 Batt 14 Ambulance 34 4-5-1 2-11 Companies: Engines 39, 18, 107, 8 Trucks 52, 48, 28 Towers 54 Batts 13, 1, 12 2-1-28 2-1-30 2-1-3 4-1-1 5-1-5 6-4-3 6-6-1 3-11 Companies: Engines 99, 18, 29, 65 Towers 10,39 2-1-6 4-1-7 6-4-4 4-11 Companies: Engines 5, 57, 103, 26 Ambulances 19, 28, 41, 15, 10, 85 4-4-11 5-1-1 OFI: 4-6-2 4-6-4
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#2 by David on December 30, 2012 - 7:52 AM
Incredible photos! Really huge fire after a long time, I’m just wondering that the old Mack MB deluge wagon would be quite handy at this one. Thanks for uploading the pics!
#3 by Chuck on December 30, 2012 - 12:40 AM
Nice shots, everybody. Haven’t seen that much pure fire in a structure in a long, long time. If anybody has the rundowns of the extra alarms and /or the Changes of Quarters and could post it for information sake, it would be appreciated.