Archive for June 28th, 2015

Box Alarm in South Chicago Heights, 6-28-15

Jun 28

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This from Eric Hack:

At approximately 14:45 hrs on Sunday (6/28) afternoon, the South Chicago Heights Fire Department was toned out to the report of a fully-involved structure at 3210 East End Avenue. PD was reportedly on the scene confirming a working incident and the first arriving company immediately requested a MABAS Box. I arrived 30 minutes after the initial call. Departments on the scene included South Chicago Heights, Steger Estates, Steger, Park Forest, University Park, Chicago Heights, Crete, Matteson, Beecher, Richton Park, Flossmor, Homewood and Monee. There may have been more that I did not see. Box # was 7611 for the fire. There was also a HAZMAT Box 7699 for advisors only and a 2nd Alarm Investigator’s Box.

firemen battle a commercial building fire

Eric Haak photo

flames through the roof of an auto body shop

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Tags: building fire in South Chicago Heights, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, fire trucks at fire scene, South Chicago Heights Fire Department

Prospect Heights FD training

Jun 28

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This from Larry Shapiro:

The Prospect Heights Fire District conducted training in a vacant house at 207 South Parkway during the week of June 22nd. I stopped by on Friday, 6/26 to take some photos. Here are a few along with a brief video. More photos are at shapirophotography.net

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fire engine drafting water from portable tank

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: 1954 video about the fire service, fire department live fire training, fire engine drafting from portable tank, fire scene video, firefighter training, fireman silhouette at fire scene, firemen burn house for training, Larry Shapiro, Prospect Heights Fire Department, Prospect Heights Fire District, shapirophotography.net

Working fire in the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, 6/27/15

Jun 28

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos, Fire Truck photos | 8 Comments

The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD responded to a report of smoke in the townhouse at 407 Catbird Lane in an unincorporated section of their district. First arriving units encountered smoke and upgraded the alarm to the Code 4 for the working fire. They made quick work of extinguishing the the fire above one of the 2nd floor bedrooms.

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods units at the scene included Engines 51 and 52, Truck 53, Battalion 51, and Ambulance 52. Mutual aid at the scene was from Wheeling (T24), Buffalo Grove (BN 4 and E26), Prospect Heights (S9), a Lake Zurich ambulance plus chiefs from Long Grove and Countryside.