Archive for September 23rd, 2018

Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-22-18 (more)

This from Steve Redick:

This was about 0200 Saturday morning. A large warehouse stacked floor to ceiling with junky combustibles. The fire was in an outside rubbish/storage area beneath an overhang. For a bit it looked like the fire had gotten a hold in the building. Bar joist truss construction and initial heavy smoke and excessive stock inside made for a defensive operation for most of the fire. The MVU was used to clear the building once the fire was contained. This could have been a real dandy but fortunately everything worked out well.
Steve
 
All the images and video can be seen here:
smoke from warehouse fire

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Chicago fire truck at work

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Chicago fire truck at work

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Chicago firefighters at work

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Chicago firefighters at work

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Chicago FD Mobile Ventilation Unit 6-2-3

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New ambulance for Geneva

From the Foster Coach Sales Facebook page:

Brand new custom Horton conversion on a Ford F550 chassis.

New ambulance for the Geneva Fire Departmen

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New ambulance for the Geneva Fire Departmen

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New ambulance for the Geneva Fire Departmen

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new ambulance interior

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chevron striping on back of ambulance

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Fire service news

Excerpts from foxillinois.com:

Since January, more than 85 people in our state have died in house fires. A new study finds Illinois ranks fourth in the nation for states with the most fatal house fires. The study finds the biggest causes of fatal fires are smoking, cooking, and electrical malfunctions.

If you are a smoker, firefighters said to put cigarettes out in water or an ash tray.

Even though Illinois ranks high in the study, firefighters said their busy season, winter, hasn’t even hit. The biggest thing is to be prepared, so that if a fire happens in your home, you don’t lose your life.

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Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-22-18

This from Steve Redick:

 

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