From Dave Weaver:
10/8/13 Chicago 2-11 Alarm Apartment Fire 3216 W. Wabansia Ave.Radio Traffic Recording w/ Fireground by Radioman911.com
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This from Eric Haak:
At 1830 hrs Friday evening, companies in the Chicago Fire Department’s 23rd Battalion responded to the 8000 block of South Marquette on a still alarm. Arriving companies reported they had a fire in the rear of a 24×50, 2-story ordinary. Still engines were 72, 46, and 126. Still trucks were Truck 49 and Tower Ladder 34. Engine 126 was on a rubbish nearby and that was the reason for the 3-engine response. Engine’s 126 and 72 (in a spare rig) both worked in sector 1 on Marquette as well as the tower ladder. Box time was 1837 hrs as the 23rd reported heavy fire in the rear porches and through the attic. I could see a header from 95th and Halsted at that time. At 1841 hrs the roof collapsed bringing a Mayday response along with a 2-11 and an EMS Plan I. Within 2 minutes, 72, 126, Truck 49 and Tower 34 had all taken a PAR and all members were accounted for. The Mayday was secured shortly after. As you view the pictures, keep in mind that this building had a pitch roof with attic dormers which were no longer visible once I arrived. I was at 95th and Ashland when the still was given and it took me a half hour to get to the incident.
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Images from Tim Olk of Chicago’s 2-11 Alarm fire on 8-17-13 in the 5400 block of South Kedzie.
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This from Eric Haak:
A few shots from this mornings 2-11 on the 5400 block of south Kedzie. Still time was 0547 hrs. Engines 88 & 123, Tower Ladder 39 & Truck 52, Battalion 20 RIT with Truck 41. Battalion 19 reported fire in a 1-story ordinary, 100 x 50 commercial strip mall that appeared to have started in the liquor store. Both still engines operated in sector 1 on Kedzie along with the Tower and Squad 5a. Box time was 0557 hrs bringing Engines 65 & 34. Engine 34 was positioned at the entrance to the alley of 54th place in sector 3. Tower Ladder 54 was positioned in sector 4 on 54th Place. 2-11 time was 0614 hrs and companies went defensive at this time. Battalion 4 was Safety Chief and watched progress from the roof of the adjoining building to the north. Engine 65 also worked a line from this vantage point. When I arrived, sector 3 was heavily charged with smoke and a discarded hand line was visible through the rear of one of the businesses. The 2-11 was struck around 0720 hrs.
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There was a 2-11 Alarm fire this morning at 5409 s. Kedzie. The following is from the CFD Media office:
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This from Eric Haak:
Here are a few shots of Tuesday’s 2-11 on the 7600 block of South Eggleston in Chicago. Still time – 1110 hrs, Box time – 1119 hrs, 2-11 time – 1139 hrs, my arrival time – 1149 hrs. I unfortunately hesitated on this one and arrived just in time for overhaul. The original fire building is the one with the red awnings. Engine 54 had fire in the back porches on arrival. Battalion 18 boxed the fire after it communicated to the home to the north. There was also a little fire in the home to the south. Truck 20 is still running in the spare they had last week. Squad 1 responded on the box as Squad 5 was out of service. Companies had some pretty heavy overgrowth in the backyards of each building to deal with along with downed wires. Just a few rig shots to give an overall perspective.
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This from Josh Boyajian:
Here are some of my shots in sector 3 from the 2-11 on Harrison.
Thanks
Josh
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This from Eric Haak:
Here are a few of my shots from the 2-11 at the corner of Harrison & Spaulding. Engine 107 was first due and is shown parked on Spaulding. The rear wall collapsed within the first 15 minutes of 107’s arrival. Also shown is Engine 44 which was feeding Tower Ladder 5 on Harrison just west of Spaulding. Also seen are 2 images of sector 1 of the auto detailing shop. There were two overhead doors in sector 1. In one image, there was a 1960’s vintage Cadillac parked right behind that door. The fourth image is just after a portion of the roof collapsed.
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Engine 107 was first due. Eric Haak photo
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This from Dan McInerney:
Some photos from this morning’s 2-11 at 1433 S. Kenneth. I got there late after the fire had been pretty much put out. Fire was in a 3sty, vacant apartment building, marked with the ominous red “X”. Fire was mostly throughout the 3rd floor. A tower ladder, 5-5-2’s Snorkel, a mulitversal and a few handlines were used. Both TL14 and E99 had mechanical issues – E117 coming in on the 2-11 was tasked with replacing E99, and TL5 was sent for TL14. Attached are a couple of scene shots and a few rig shots.The first 3 show the Snorkel and multiversal on the north side of the fire building
Chicago Squad 2A deployed in the alley. Dan McInerney photo
A view from the alley showing two sides of the building. Dan McInerney photo
Multi-versal being used on the north side of the building. Dan McInerney photo
Command Van 2-7-1. Dan McInerney photo
Air Mask Unit 6-4-5. Dan McInerney photo
Engine 38 was the Still Alarm engine to the fire. Dan McInerney photo
Chicago Engine 99. Dan McInerney photo
Truck 48 was the Still Alarm truck. Dan McInerney photo
Tower ladder with Snorkel in the background. Dan McInerney photo
Elevated master streams douse remaining hot spots on the third floor. Dan McInerney photo
View from the rear shows tower ladder and squad at work. Dan McInerney photo
Squad 2’s Snorkel at work/ Dan McInerney photo
Spare tower ladder at work. Dan McInerney photo
This from Drew Gresik:
Hey guys,I took in the 2-11 this morning at 1433 S Kenneth. I arrived roughly 50 minutes into the incident, and at the time, the incident was a Still and Box. After being on scene for about 10 minutes, 2-2-1 requested a 2-11 Alarm for the heavy fire pushing throughout. A lot of commissioners took this one in too, including 2-1-3, Commissioner Jose Santiago. This fire also occurred during shift change so there were a lot of firefighters switching into gear and moving rigs around. Another interesting note is that there was a LOT of spare rigs at this incident, companies with spares include: Towers 5 and 14, Trucks 26 and 36, and another Truck and Engine (I think Engine 109 and Truck 29). Thanks, enjoy the pics!Drew GresikmPS Tower 5 was using E252 and Tower 14 was using E248. (Tower 5 backed into the vacant lot in Sector 4 and took over master stream ops for Tower 14…Squad 2’s Snorkel was also used as a master stream). E279 was being used by Truck 26 and was also in the lot next to the towers.
Engine 38 with lines off. Drew Gresik photo
Engine 95 on a hydrant. Drew Gresik photo
Engine 113 on a hydrant. Drew Gresik photo
Engine 117 on a hydrant. Drew Gresik photo
Truck 26 was using this spare Seagrave ladder truck. Drew Gresik photo
Two spare E-ONE tower ladders were working the fire. Drew Gresik photo
A hand line is deployed to the 3rd floor. Drew Gresik photo
Tower Ladder 54. Drew Gresik photo
One of the spare E-ONE tower ladders working. Drew Gresik photo
