Archive for February 25th, 2013

Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire 2-17-13

This from Dieterich Herndobler:

Sorry for the delay in getting the pics to you, but I was able to catch the knockdown of the Still & Box at 9160 S Green at about 0900 hrs. I chased the header coming home from shift. The bulk of the fire was in the rear of a large truss roof structure. I arrived as first water was put on the fire. The best view of the flames was from the west side on Vincennes, unfortunately I was without my DSLR and there was a chain link fence and a large setback from Vincennes to the building and it was backlit. Initial in companies reported water trouble. Once they got water on the fire, it was knocked quick.

 

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13. D. Herndobler photo

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13. D. Herndobler photo

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13. D. Herndobler photo

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13

Chicago Still & Box fire at 9160 S Green 2-17-13. D. Herndobler photo

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Palatine LODD Anniversary

This from John Tobin from Saturday’s memorial service on the 40th anniversary of the Ben Franklin Store fire in Palatine that claimed the lives of three firefighters.

Ben Franklin fire tribute………The fallen three Feb 23, 1973. 
Very nice to see the friends and family come out to pay their respects……..pictures Plote transporting the precious cargo…….two old war horses reunited after 25 years of being apart……honor guard……PFD rural pumper…..family of the fallen fire fighters…….the PFD memorial……. yours truly…….
Emotions still run deep after all these years!
Plote Contractor brings old fire truck home

John Tobin photo

Old Seagrave Snorkel on low boy trailer

John Tobin photo

old Seagrave fire engines

John Tobin photo

old Palatine FD Snorkel

John Tobin photo

 

fire department honor guard

John Tobin photo

Palatine FIre Department

John Tobin photo

old Seagrave engine Palatine Rural FPD

John Tobin photo

 

family members of heroic firefighters

John Tobin photo

Palatine Firefighter Memorial

John Tobin photo

Elgin Firefighter John Tobin

John Tobin

 

Firegeezer.com has an article HERE.

Stacey Page Online has an article HERE.

 

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Chicago FD Turret Wagon History (pt8)

This from Bill Friedrich:

In this series I will go through the history of each of the Turret Wagons starting with 6-7-1
Organized at 1244 N. Orleans on 12-14-61
(G-164)  1961 Willy’s Jeep. FD repair shops fabricated the body and installed a high pressure monitor
capable of flowing 2000-gpm
Disbanded on 2-25-77
Chicago FD Turret Wagon 6-7-1

Chicago FD Turret Wagon 6-7-1. Bill Friedrich photo

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Organized on 6-20-78 @ 55 W. Illinois St
(G-374)  1975 Chevy C20. In 1978 the CFD Shops fabricated and installed the body and twin Eastman HP monitors
capable of flowing 4000-gpm
Chicago FD Turret Wagon 6-7-1

Chicago FD Turret Wagon 6-7-1. Bill Friedrich photo

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Organized on 2-8-86
(G-366) 1975 Mack MB607T. In 1976 the CFD Shops fabricated and installed the body with twin stang hydraulic high pressure
deluge monitors capable of flowing 20,000-gpm
Chicago FD Turret Wagon 6-7-1

Chicago FD Turret Wagon 6-7-1. Bill Friedrich photo

 

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