Archive for December 31st, 2017

Ice rescue in Chicago, 12-31-17

Dec 31

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This from Tim Olk:

Woman Falls From Bridge At 35th And Racine Lands On Ice In Chicago

FD divers rescue a victim from a frozen river

Tim Olk photo

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Commercial building fire in Des Plaines, 12/29/17 (final)

Dec 31

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audio from the Commercial building fire in Des Plaines, 12/29/17

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Commercial building fire in Des Plaines, 12/29/17 (more)

Dec 31

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This from Steve Redick:

Took this job in on Friday…poor weather conditions..heavy overcast and snow with slippery road conditions. Not that much accumulation but occurred during the height of the snow squall. Apparently started as a car fire in the muffler shop. Very early collapse and storage of flammable gases created some severe hazards. I believe this was a bar joist type of truss construction. The collapse area seemed to be indicative of the bar joists distorting from the fire conditions. 3 tower ladders were set up. A class B foam operation with eductor appeared to be in use as well. The box alarm companies seemed to be primarily for relief purposes as the working fire response brings a large response. A nice assortment of apparatus could be seen here including both of Des Plaines new Pierce engines. All the images and video can be seen here:

Happy New Year

Steve Redick