Archive for November 16th, 2014

3-Alarm fire in Wadsworth, IL, 11-16-14

Nov 16

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This from Jeff Rudolph:

13585 Wadsworth Rd. Wadsworth , IL Alaniz Irrigation
Newport pulled box 14-48 to the 3rd alarm for a well-involved house that was also the office of a lawn sprinkler service. A tender shuttle supplied water to multiple handlines and then into Zion’s truck. Heavy fire consumed the house as crews where forced to fight from the outside. Jeff R

Countryside FPD water tender at fire scene

Countryside Tender. Jeff Rudolph photo

firefighters with hose line at house fire

Gurnee firefighters. Jeff Rudolph photo

Newport Township FPD. Jeff Rudolph photo

Pleasant Prairie FD (WI) chief. Jeff Rudolph photo

The rear of the house. Jeff Rudolph photo

Pierce aerial with master stream at fire scene

Zion quint. Jeff Rudolph photo

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Chicago working fire, 11-14-14 (more)

Nov 16

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This video from Steve Redick of the Chicago Still Alarm at 5701 N Newcastle

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Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire, 11-15-14

Nov 16

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This from Eric Haak:

Here are some more images from the 2-11 in Chicago on Saturday (11/15) morning. There was a fire in this same building back on February 15, 1999. The circumstances were very similar to this one. The 1999 fire was on a Sunday morning and started around 0700 hrs. Like this one, the fire was on the third floor of the building and had multiple people who jumped to escape. 15 were transported back then. Thankfully only 2 people were transported from this incident (that I was aware of). If you look in the first image, you will see a gentleman waiting patiently at his window to be rescued. His apartment was right next to the fire apartment but the woman who jumped was three windows to the south of the fire apartment. There was no smoke coming from her apartment at all. People tried to calm her down but she panicked and jumped 3 floors. Luckily, she landed on the muddy ground below and not on concrete. She was injured but conscious.