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Archive for February 27th, 2015

Working fire in Palatine, 2/26/15

Feb 27

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | Comments off

022615 920 E Northwest Hwy

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Working fire in Park Ridge, 2/27/15

Feb 27

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 9 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

This am … temp at zero … basement fire that went defensive for a few minutes. The only significance of these images is the Niles tower ladder that just went in service a day or so ago and this is the first worker it has been to.

Steve

small house on fire in the winter

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Niles FD Tower Ladder 2 Pierce Dash CF PUC

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Park Ridge FD E-ONE fire engine

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Niles FD Tower Ladder 2 Pierce Dash CF PUC

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Morton Grove FD Squad 4

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small house fire in Park Ridge IL

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firemen at a winter house fire

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Niles FD Tower 2

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fire engine with hose off the rear

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fire hydrant buried by snow

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SpartanERV fire engine North Maine FPD

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fireman at hydrant buried by snow

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Grain elevator conflagration of 1939 (more)

Feb 27

Posted by Admin in Collectors of fire memorabilia, Fire Department History, Historic Fire Photo | 2 Comments

More from Steve Redick:

Here is the next installment. Details about FD dispatch and operations as well as a great two-page spread of the overall scene showing all the Ahrens Fox pumpers drafting. A one-of-a-kind historical event. … there’s still more to come

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

historic photo showing Chicago FD Ahrens Fox pumpers at a huge fire

Chicago FD Ahrens Fox engines pumping at the Grain Elevator Conflagration of 1939

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