Archive for April 18th, 2013

MABAS 21 training

Apr 18

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This from Martin Nowak:

On Sunday, MABAS 21 and a few departments outside of Division 21 participated in training in Burbank, IL. I only knew about two locations and took some pictures from the training day. One location was at Reavis High School and another was a short distance away at 7809 S Linder Ave, also in Burbank. By the high school, there was a multiple car accident scene, and at the house on Linder, a garage collapse. Here are some of the photos showing the scenes.

Martin Nowak photo

Martin Nowak photo

Martin Nowak photo

Martin Nowak photo

Martin Nowak photo

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Berwyn Still Alarm 4-17-13

Apr 18

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos | 4 Comments

This from Drew Gresik:

This evening (4/17/13), the Berwyn Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at Stanley Avenue and Grove Avenue. First arriving units reported heavy smoke showing from the roof of a 2 story building. The building has businesses on the 1st floor and apartments on the 2nd. 900 took Grove Avenue Command and reported 2 lines were being stretched for an interior attack. Truck 904 had the roof, and Quint 901 was in position for a master stream, but it was not used. Note the new Expedition assigned to Incident Command 900, and the new red and white LED light bar on Engine 902. Here are a few of my photos.

Drew Gresik

Firefighters descend from the roof as a supply line is picked up. Drew Gresik photo

Berwyn Quint 901 laddered the roof. Drew Gresik photo

Berwyn truck to the roof. Drew Gresik photo

North Riverside tower ladder at the scene. Drew Gresik photo

New battalion chief buggy for Berwyn. Drew Gresik photo

Berwyn Engine 902 on a hydrant. Drew Gresik photo

Tags: aerial ladder to the roof, battalion chief, Berwyn Fire Department, commercial fire in Berwyn, Drew Gresik, fire engine photos, fire engine pictures, fire truck photos, incident command car, North Riverside Fire Department tower ladder, Pierce PUC quint at fire scene, Seagrave quint working at a fire scene

Countryside FPD house fire 4-17-13

Apr 18

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working, Firefighting Video | 1 Comment

This from Larry Shapiro:

Lightning is possibly to blame for starting a house on fire at 26770 Longmeadow Circle in unincorporated Mundelein. The Countryside FPD received calls reporting black smoke from the front of the house around 12:30PM on Wednesday at what was a lull between heavy thunderstorms on the area. First arriving units found the homeowners outside and confirmed a structure fire. The alarm was quickly elevated to a MABAS Box Alarm which brought tankers (tenders) to the scene in addition to engines and trucks. Within the next 10 minutes a 2nd Alarm was requested sending additional units to the scene. Two Countryside units had lines off and the tower ladder deployed a master stream. The tankers were precautionary and though Long Grove Tanker 55 dropped a supply to Countryside’s engine, none of the other tankers were utilized.

After the bulk of the fire was knocked down, the area was pelted with another severe thunderstorm. By 2:30 most mutual aid companies had been released from the scene though there was still quite a bit of overhaul and salvage work. Companies came from Mundelein, Long Grove, Wauconda, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Lake Villa, Buffalo Grove, Grayslake, Round Lake, Fox Lake, Wheeling, Gurnee, Knollwood, Lake Forest, and Lake Zurich.

Here are some images and a short video from the scene.