Archive for January 15th, 2016

Oak Park firefighter dies after shift (more)

 

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Chicago FD LODD Firefighter Daniel Capuano, 12-14-15 (more)

Excerpts from Chicago.cbslocal.com:

A blaze at a vacant South Side warehouse that left firefighter Daniel Capuano dead in December was set off by a construction worker using an arc welder that touched off insulation and deemed accidental, the Chicago Fire Department announced Wednesday.

Daniel Capuano, a 15-year veteran of the department, was killed while battling a blaze at a vacant warehouse at 9213 S. Baltimore Av. on Dec. 14.

Capuano, who was assigned to Tower Ladder 34, was searching through heavy smoke on the second floor when he fell down an elevator shaft and into the basement in the three-story warehouse.

The city’s Department of Buildings said after the blaze that unauthorized work was being performed at the warehouse. Work being conducted without a permit included complete removal of the elevator and other structural alterations, spokeswoman Mimi Simon said.

On Dec. 15, building inspectors dropped multiple code violations on the owner of the building and city attorneys moved to have the building torn down.

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Box Alarm fire in Niles, 1-15-16

Niles companies response to an apartment fire this morning at 9701 Dee Road. Arriving units found fire blowing out a 5th floor balcony and heavy smoke out a side window of a corner unit. The Alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire and then to a Box Alarm. As crews made searches and found multiple occupants in the building an EMS Box Alarm was struck as a precaution. The fire was contained in short order and was held to the unit of origin plus the hallway. Several residents that were unable to self evacuate were held in place within their apartments.

Three aerials were setup around the building and Niles Engine 2 had a line charging the standpipe system.

Park Ridge FD fire truck

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Des Plaines FD fire engine

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fireman on balcony with shielding resident from fire

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firefighter with dirty face after battling a fire

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apartment gutted by fire

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fire scene command post

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firefighter with dirty face after battling a fire

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firefighter with dirty face after battling a fire

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fireman rests after fighting a fire

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fireman rescues cat from fire

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firefighter with dirty face after battling a fire

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Niles fire truck at apartment fire

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apartment gutted by fire

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Pierce fire engine at fire scene

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firemen refill air bottles at scene

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Morton Grove Engine 5 Smeal Fire Apparatus

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Morton Grove FD fire engine

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Niles FD fire engine

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Glenview FD fire engine

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Glenview FD fire truck

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Northfield FD fire engine

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Lincolnwood FD fire truck

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North Maine FPD fire engine

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more photos are at shapirophotography.net

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Box Alarm in Cicero, 1-11-16 (more)

This from Steve Redick:

Monday, at 14th just east of Laramie. Extreme cold conditions as well as falling snow. A very large frame-dwelling with a good volume of fire on the 2nd floor when the companies arrived. Apparently this building has been remodeled several times over the years making for very difficult firefighting conditions as the fire had spread to concealed spaces and voids. I arrived just as they were attempting to complete vertical ventilation as the fire rapidly advanced in the attic space. Eventually three aerial pipes and several handlines were operated. This was a rough job under some tough conditions.

All of the images and video can be seen here:

firemen vent roof at fire with heavy smoke

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firemen descend aerial ladder from flames

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fire scene with heavy smoke

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fire scene with heavy smoke

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fire scene with heavy smoke

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firemen grab hose off engine

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fire engine at fire scene

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Seagrave fire truck at fire

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fire scene with heavy smoke

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And a brief video from Larry Shapiro

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