This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT:
3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-23-06
Dec 21
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This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT:
3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-23-06
Tags: #TBT, 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago 11-23-06, Central States, Chicago FD Squad 2A at a fire scene, chicagoareafire.com, HME, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday
Jul 4
Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Fire Service News | 2 Comments
The Matteson Fire Department responded to a house fire late this morning at 946 Princeton. When the fire came in, companies were reportedly occupied on other calls and requested mutual aid right away. Upon arrival, they were met by heavy fire from the second floor of the two-story house. The fire was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm Box Alarm. Units at the fire were from Matteson, Frankfort, Tinley Park, Park Forest, Flossmoor, Richton Park, Crete FPD, Chicago Heights, Oak Forest, and Country Club Hills.
Karl Klotz got a good jump on the fire and submitted several images.
Karl has a 90-image gallery which can be viewed HERE.
Tags: Central States, Frankfort FPD, HME chassis, house fire, house fire on Princeton in Matteson, Karl Klotz, Matteson Fire Department, Park Forest Engine 56, Saulsbury engine, Tinley Park Fire Department, Tinley Park Tower 204
Feb 17
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The Oak Park Fire Department with River Forest Engine 222 responded to a reported house fire around 12:30PM yesterday at 1048 N. Elmwood. While enroute, OPPD advised units that officers on the scene arrived to find smoke showing from the second floor and that an invalid in a wheelchair was on the first floor.
First arriving companies got the woman out and led out a line to the second floor.
Upstairs they encountered a moderate smoke condiditon and fire in a second floor bedroom. The fire was extinguished and the house ventilated. All OPFD units responded and worked, River Forest E222 stood by as RIT.
Tags: Ahrens Fox, Central States, Dan McInerney, Darley, HEM, house fire, invalid rescued, Oak Park Fire Department, RIT, River Forest Fire Department, RK Aerials, Spartan
Jan 10
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There was a Level 1 Haz Mat at 204 N. Artesian (Artesian and Lake) today as well. People’s Gas was digging and struck a 4-inch medium-pressure gas line almost directly underneath the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Green Line running down Lake Street. Engine 26, Truck 7, Battalion 12, Squad 2, and 5-1-1 (Hazardous Incident Team) made the run. Engine 26 led out a 2.5″ as a precaution, and Battalion 12 had the CTA shut down the ‘EL’ as People’s Gas made a quick shut down of the leaking section of pipe.
Dan McInerney submitted the following images.
Tags: American LaFrance, Central States, Chicago Battalion 12, Chicago Engine 26, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Haz Mat 5-1-1, Chicago HIT 5-1-1, Chicago Squad 2, Chicago Transit Authority, Chicago Truck 7, CTA, CTA Green Line, Dan McInerney, Eagle, gas leak, HME, people's Gas, Rescue Master
Dec 30
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Karl Klotz took in a Still and Box Alarm fire this morning at 1315 S. Wabash in a commercial occupancy. He posted a few images HERE.
Tags: American LaFrance, Central States, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Squad 1, Chicago Tower Ladder 5, commercial fire, Eagle, HME, Karl Klotz, LTI, Snorkel, Still and Box
The first of two new HME Ahrens Fox engines received by Oak Park (MABAS Division 11) has been lettered for Engine 602 and is currently having the equipment mounted. Engine 603’s new rig will be lettered soon. These new engines will replace a pair of 2001, HME 1871 Penetrator/Central States engines which are going to an apparatus broker. Until the 2001 units leave, there are currently six rigs in Oak Park with HME chassis. (that would make a nice photograph)
Tags: Ahrens Fox, Central States, HME, HME 1871, HME 1871 Penetrator, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 11, Oak Park
Jul 7
Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery, Site News, updated listing | Comments off
There has been a little house keeping on the site between the Glenview stations. It cam e to our attention that some reserve vehicles were in the wrong locations and hopefully now the site is more accurate. The following changes/additions have been made:
Additionally, Battalion 6 has a new vehicle.
Another department in Division 24 has been added to the site thanks to Karl Klotz. Minus the brush rig, the entire Flossmoor fleet is now available to view HERE. Flossmoor was one of the first area departments to embrace the maximum height cab extensions beginning in 1990 with an early Pierce Lance followed in 1994 by an even larger cab from HME on a unit built by Luverne. Both of these units featured fully enclosed top mounted pump modules. Their newest engine also features a raised roof cab from HME although it is shorter and lower than the earlier model. This 2000 model year Central States engine also features a top mount pump panel but it is not enclosed within the cab. Rounding out their suppression fleet is a 1996 custom Sutphen 70′ mid-ship tower ladder. All of their apparatus are painted black over red.
Tags: Central, Central States, Division 24, Flossmoor, HME, Klotz, Lance, Luverne, Pierce, quint, Sutphen
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