Archive for July 22nd, 2014

Northbrook water incident – 7-21-14

Jul 22

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Northbrook firefighters were called to the scene of a car in a pond near the intersection of Willow Road and Landwehr after midnight Monday morning. The requested area divers to assist with searching for victims in the car and the surrounding pond.

Tim Olk submitted several images from the scene.

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tags: car in the water, car in the water in Northbrook, car recovered from pond in Northbrook, Northbrook Fire Department divers, Tim Olk

Calumet Park house fire, 7-21-14

Jul 22

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

This from Eric Haak:

The Calumet Park Fire Department received a report of a structure on the 12400 block of South Honore at about 1920 hours on Monday evening (7-21-14). Response time for the first engine and truck was less than two minutes. Companies arrived to find the occupants outside and a fair amount of smoke pushing from the front door. Companies made entry and quickly found the seat of the fire to be in a back bedroom. Within three minutes of arrival, the Calumet Fire Department had the fire knocked down and held in check. The fire did not extend to any other rooms or the attic. Posen, Midlothian, Merrionette Park and Riverdale went auto-aid.

firemen enter a house with thick smoke coming out

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

smoke conversion as water hits a house fire

Eric Haak photo

firefighter climbing ladder with saw and other tools

Eric Haak photo

fireman on the roof of a house with an ax

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Tags: Calumet Park Fire Department, conversion of smoke after firemen use water, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, fireman climbs ladder with saw, firemen making entry to building, flames blow out bedroom window, heavy smoke from house fire, HME fire truck, Riverdale Fire Department, smoke pours out the front door as firemen go inside

Swimmer drowns in Grayslake 7-21-14

Jul 22

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This from Sam Borcia:

The Grayslake Fire Department and Quad 2 departments were dispatched initially to a reported water rescue on Third Lake near 202 Mainsail Drive in Third Lake on Monday, 7-21-14, at around 4:13 PM. Dispatch advised it was a 16 year old male who was swimming and did not surface. It was then upgraded to a MABAS 2nd Alarm on Dive Box #27-69, and then later, they requested an additional 2nd alarm on Box #27-67. At around 8:00 PM, they found the body. I’ve included some of the photos of apparatus as I couldn’t get close to the water to take pictures of the operations on the lake.

Thanks, Sam Borcia.

Sam Borcia photo

Sam Borcia photo

fire department vehicles at water recover site

Sam Borcia photo

fire department vehicles with boat trailers

Sam Borcia photo

Sam Borcia photo

Sam Borcia photo

Here is the full album on my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.684805498268350.1073741908.229793033769601&type=3

Tags: divers recover drowned swimmer, divers recover swimmer who drowned, Grayslake Fire Protection District, Sam Borcia, swimmer drowns in Grayslake

Chicago working fire, 7-20-14

Jul 22

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 2 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

A few images from a working fire at 117th and Michigan in Chicago on Sunday afternoon. Fire was already blowing out a sector B window on arrival even though Engine 75’s response distance was only 2 blocks. The fire on the first floor was quickly brought under control but had made it’s way into a confined space attic. All images of interior work being done without masks or packs were taken during the overhaul phase, well after the fire was declared out.