This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:
12-9-2020
Chicago Engine Co. 38 landed with a fire in a vacant 3-sty “Red X” building at 1259 s Homan Ave. They had heavy fire throughout the rear of the building and extending up to the third floor. Battalion 14 requested a Still & Box and transitioned the companies to go defensive. Tower 14 & Squad 1 used their master streams and pretty much knocked most of the fire. Engine 23 fed Squad 1 from the rear, and Engine 44 fed Tower 14 from the front.
Chi-Town Fire Photos
#1 by Bill Post on December 11, 2020 - 4:10 AM
Thanks for the information Chris. I would have probably sent Tower Ladder 54 as the 3rd Tower Ladder to that fire at 5820 S Ashland as they are closer to the scene then Tower Ladder 5 was. Unless Tower Ladder 5 was on a change of quarters to one of the company’s already at the fire.
#2 by chris on December 10, 2020 - 8:11 PM
@ 0506 TL 5 was a 3rd Tower requested to the 2-11 and was to setup on 58th St
#3 by Jim Mitidiero on December 9, 2020 - 4:57 PM
I think tower 5 may have been at the earlier 2-11 at 58 & Ashland
#4 by Bill Post on December 9, 2020 - 3:45 PM
Tower Ladder 5 is normally the first due tower ladder on the Still and Box to that location. I wonder if they were out of service at the time or if Tower Ladder 14 happened to be nearby? Even Engine 23, Tower 5’s house mate was working at the fire.