Archive for February 15th, 2014

Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 2-14-14 (more)

Feb 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Scene photos | 6 Comments

This from Dan Shevlin:

The Fire Alarm Office received one call from a cell phone reporting a building on fire at 33rd Str & Keeler. A still was sent to this location. Eng99 found nothing. As it turns out the Cicero Fire Department was receiving the rest of the calls for 33rd Str & Kostner for a trucking company on fire. Cicero Fire Dispatch contacted us on IFERN & the location was corrected.

Dan Shevlin photo

Dan Shevlin photo

firefighter with hose at a winter fire scene at night

Dan Shevlin photo

Dan Shevlin photo

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Park Ridge house fire 2-15-14

Feb 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 11 Comments

This from Larry Shapiro:

Calls reporting a house fire at 102 S. Chester came in to the Park Ridge Fire Department shortly before 10AM on Saturday (2-15-14). After spotting a header while in route, units arrived at the house on the corner of Chester and Garden to find the back porch on fire and a worker with burn injuries. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. Engine 35 encountered a frozen hydrant at the corner, so firefighters hand jacked hose from the Tower 36 to another hydrant half a block south of the incident.

Companies made quick work of knocking down the main fire, and found that there was minimal communication to the second floor. The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire, apparently in the final stages of remodeling.

Units at the scene were Park Ridge Engine 35, Tower 36, both Park Ridge ambulances and Battalion 35. Rosemont and Niles responded with trucks, Morton Grove with a squad, Norwood Park and North Maine with engines, plus ambulances from Lincolnwood and Elk Grove Village.

I arrived well after the fire was out and have images of the scene.

Mutual aid companies on Chester. Larry Shapiro photo

Rear of the house as seen from Chester. Larry Shapiro photo

Norwood Park Engine 101. Larry Shapiro photo

Park Ridge Engine 35 at the corner after finding a frozen hydrant. Larry Shapiro photo

Tower Ladder 36 alongside the house on Chester.Larry Shapiro photo

Deputy Chief Jeff Sorensen giving a press briefing. Larry Shapiro photo

The hydrant in front of the house was froze. Larry Shapiro photo

Park Ridge Tower 36 had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

A Park Ridge firefighter picks up hose. Larry Shapiro photo

The fire was on the rear porch of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Supply hose stretched to a secondary hydrant after the first hydrant was frozen. Larry Shapiro photo

Norwood Park Engine 101. Larry Shapiro photo

More images can be viewed HERE.

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Chicago Fire Department history

Feb 15

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus | 12 Comments

This from Dan Jasina:

I toured the American LaFrance museum in North Charleston, SC on February 5, 2014. The first Chicago FD snorkel, a 1958 GMC/Pitman Mfg. was display. The apparatus was restored by Snorkel in 1988. This museum has the largest collection of fully restored American LaFrance apparatus in the country, hands-on interactive safety exhibits, and a children’s activity center.

Dan