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Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire, 12-10-14 (more)

Images by Gordon J. Nord, Jr. from the 2-11 Alarm fire at 14th & Michigan, the restaurant in the former quarters of Engine 104.

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Tags: 2-11 Alarm fire destroys former Chicago firehouse, Chicago Fire Departemnt, fire scene photos, Gordon J. Nord Jr.

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13 Comments

• #1 by Dan Shevlin on December 15, 2014 - 6:25 PM

  

  I might be wrong , but at the time of this fire Aerial Tower 1 was out of service and at fleet and a conventional truck in place.

• #2 by Sebastian on December 15, 2014 - 6:16 PM

  

  Guess my question would be… Why wouldn’t aerial tower 1 be used in this situation vs the reserve snorkel? I mean it does have an aerial pipe doesn’t it?

• #3 by Tom Foley on December 15, 2014 - 5:38 PM

  

  Height may be the answer to my question, but thought I’d ask…

  What is the advantage to calling in the reserve snorkel vs. calling in another snorkel from a squad?

  I know money doesn’t grow on trees, but for the amount of fires we’ve seen RS1 at in the last few years, it’s obvious the chiefs on the ground find it a useful piece. As such, I’d love to know if they would be looking to replace the unit at some point? (That’s probably the key… AT SOME POINT. There are a ton of other apparatus needs which arguably have a higher call volume.)

• #4 by Dennis on December 15, 2014 - 5:11 PM

  

  The Reserve Snorkel is a special apparatus that is housed at Engine 35 & Truck 28’s qtrs. The signature for the Reserve Snorkel is 6-6-1. It is not automatic on any alarm. Its only special called and then is manned by either engine 35 or truck 28 which ever company the driver assigned to it that day is on. The ” RS1 ” stands for Reserve Snorkel 1.
  6-1-1 is the hose wagon signature.

• #5 by Fred M on December 15, 2014 - 12:01 PM

  

  I almost thought the elevated photo’s were shot from a “drone” cam. I have seen videos of fire scenes with high quality results. Great shots Gordon, thanks for sharing

• #6 by Brian on December 15, 2014 - 11:41 AM

  

  The Snorkel is a reserve piece Jason (Reserve Snorkel 1) and you are correct that in the dispatch log it is listed as 6-1-1.

  I know it is not automatic on the 2-11 in the city and must be specialed in. I was just stating an observation that lately it seems like the reserve snorkel has been seen at a lot of 2-11’s

• #7 by David on December 15, 2014 - 2:28 AM

  

  I believe RS1 means Reserve Snkl 1, not Rescue Squad. As far as I know, the rig should be still a reserve.

• #8 by DMc77 on December 14, 2014 - 11:18 PM

  

  6-6-1 is the Reserve Snorkel and is not automatic on every 2-11. It is still a special call apparatus.

• #9 by Jason on December 14, 2014 - 10:42 PM

  

  I’m 99.99% sure it is. It’s not a reserve though. Though it says RS1 (Rescue Squad 1) that is old lettering and it is now truck 6-1-1. It just isn’t lettered that yet.

• #10 by Brian on December 14, 2014 - 6:51 PM

  

  Is it just me or does it seem that as of late the reserve snorkel has been almost automatic on a 2-11

• #11 by Big Moe on December 14, 2014 - 4:40 PM

  

  Nice work Lizard! Way to snake yourself up into those lofty positions.

• #12 by David on December 14, 2014 - 2:22 PM

  

  The aerial shots are great, nice to see the snorkels working together.

• #13 by Tom Foley on December 14, 2014 - 2:00 PM

  

  Great shots!

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