Archive for December 22nd, 2016

CFD history – Chicago Stockyards Fire

Dec 22

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This from Steve Redick:

I found another treasure. The original newspaper clippings for the Stockyards fire from Sunday, May 20, 1934. Some of the pagers were in rough shape but some parts yielded surprisingly good results. I particularly like the summary of all the suburban companies that responded and the interview with the chief fire alarm operator at that time. My grandfather was at this fire as a member of the patrol.

Steve

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Hoffman Estates Fire Department news

Dec 22

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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Craig A. Roller, 63 years old, of the 600 block of Mohave Street was pronounced dead at 2:34 a.m. Thursday at St. Alexius Medical Center after he died in a Hoffman Estates house fire. He was the homeowner and sole occupant, fire officials said.

The fire was reported by a neighbor across the street at 1:35 a.m., Hoffman Estates Fire Chief Jeff Jorian said.

Firefighters extinguished flames in the rear of the single-story ranch home and found Roller in a bedroom. The house was found to have working smoke detectors, but was not equippped with a sprinkler system.

The fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to the home, and is being jointly investigated by the State Fire Marshal and Hoffman Estates’ fire and police departments.

Hoffman Estates had 22 firefighters at the scene in addition to mutual aid from the Schaumburg and Streamwood.

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