Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire, 9-20-14 (more)

This from Eric Haak on the 2-11 Alarm fire at 444. N. Lamon in Chicago

There were a total of 7 engines pumping at Saturday afternoon’s 2-11 church fire in Chicago. I thought I would send in images of each with the location they were working at.

Engine 95 – B side on Lamon

Engine 117 – A side on Ferdinand

Engine 68 – On Lamon just north of Ferdinand

Engine 113 – Center of the 4800 block of Hubbard

Engine 44 – Center of the 4900 block of Hubbard

Engine 96 – Center of the 4800 block of Ferdinand

Engine 38 – Corner of Race and Lamon

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Chicago FD fire engine pumping at a fire

Eric Haak photo

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7 Comments

#1 by Bill Post on September 22, 2014 - 9:47 AM

Those are tremendous shots Eric and thanks for the information about the Engine companies that were pumping on the scene.
#2 by Chuck on September 21, 2014 - 7:48 PM

Peter, that’s been around forever. The reasoning is is that if you have too many rigs on the same hydrant grid at a fire, that the multiple pumps will pull more water than is available causing the soft suctions to collapse and the pumps to go into vacuum, impeding the pumping operations. It is standard CFD procedure that any company hooking to a hydrant on a 2-11or above MUST hook up with the hard suctions.
#3 by Drew Smith on September 21, 2014 - 2:35 PM

CFD companies carry hard suction that can be pressurized even at the low pressures as mentioned. The black hose has helix wire reinforcement. If suburban companies that carry the more modern and lightweight somewhat transparent hard suction that hose generally cannot be pressurize without the risk of rupture. Also, most suburban water systems are not of the low pressure high volume design that Chicago has.
#4 by Jim on September 21, 2014 - 12:13 PM

Peter it is the most efficient way of getting water out of a hydrant.
#5 by Mike on September 21, 2014 - 11:44 AM

Hydrants are low pressure high volume. If you’re using a lot of water you can run the risk of collapsing your hydrant line. With the hard sleeve you don’t run that risk.
#6 by Crabby Milton on September 21, 2014 - 11:43 AM

I’m liking 44 and 113. Thanks for the eye candy.
#7 by Peter on September 21, 2014 - 8:45 AM

Can somebody please explain why the CFD uses their hard suction hose as as supply line on multiple alarm fires? I’ve never seen that anywhere else.