Archive for May 8th, 2013

Chicago FD house fire 5-7-13

This from Dan Shevlin:

Stiil & Box Alarm 5814 Roscoe
Still Time : Approx 1410 hrs
Engine 94 reported the fire facing westbound & dropped 2 lines.  Truck 53 had sector 1 .  Engine 7 (2nd engine) took the hydrant at the northwest corner of Newport & Menard & lead out to the rear through the alley.  Engine 68 backed down from the east on Roscoe and dropped a line as well .  The FAO recieved several calls for the gazebo on fire in the rear.  The fire quickly spread to the rear of the Chicago bungalow, through the attic and to the exposure to the west.  I arrived well after the fire was out.  Thanks Dan Shevlin
Chicago FD Engine 125

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Chicago FD Engine 7

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Chicago FD Truck 13

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Chicago FD Engine 94

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Chicago FD Engine 94

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Chicago FD Engine 68

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Chicago FD Engine 68

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Glenview firefighter with defibrillator …

An interesting video centering on the events surrounding a Glenview firefighter who had a cardiac event requiring the implant of a defibrillator  and his quest to return to work with the help of the Return to Work Lab at Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital in Texas.

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