Posts Tagged Chicago Engine 59

Chicago Still & Box alarm fire 8-14-13

Aug 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos | 1 Comment

This from Eric Haak:

A few rig shots from the still & box alarm at the corner of Pershing Road and Wolcott on Wednesday. Still time – 1108 hrs, box time – 1110 hrs, box struck 1127 hrs. Engine 49 boxed the fire shortly after arrival when people were reportedly trapped on the second floor. All residents self evacuated and were accounted for. The majority of the fire was in the back porches and on the second floor. All four engines on this fire had lines off. 49 & 39 were on Pershing, 50 had a hydrant down the block on Honore and 65 on Wolcott. Just to give you an idea how quickly companies had things under control, it took only 12 minutes for me to arrive on scene and by then things were well in hand.

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Tags: Chicago Engine 39, Chicago Engine 49, Chicago Engine 59, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Truck 33, Crimson fire engine pumping, Eric Haak, fire engine pumping at fire scene, HME fire engine, Luverne fire engine, Spartan fire engine pumping

Chicago Fire Department dive response

Jul 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Service Photos | 7 Comments

From a reader:

Was biking on the lakefront and followed Squad 1 and the reserve 1A down the bike path to a dive response at Hollywood and LSD. Thought I heard the squad get released pretty quick over one of the guys' portables. Here's a few shots of the rigs there.

Lifeguard in a row boat on the lake.

5-1-5 and 6-8-7 at the scene.

CFD 6-8-8 responding to the dive incident.

CFD Truck 47 at the scene.

Engine 59 and Truck 47 at the scene.

Squad 1A with a reserve piece.

Squad 1 and 1A (with a spare).

Tags: Chicago 6-8-7, Chicago 6-8-8, Chicago Engine 59, Chicago FD dive team, Chicago FD divers, Chicago Fire Boat 688, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department 6-8-8, Chicago Special Operations Battalion Chief 5-1-5, Chicago Squad 1, Chicago Truck 47

CFD – new station construction update

Jan 28

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Fire Station | 8 Comments

Construction has begun for the new house at 53 E. Pershing Road that will be home to Engine 16, Ambulance 35, EMS Field Division South, and 5-1-1. The site has been cleared of the former warehouse and basement. Foundation work is underway with preparations for the footings.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 16 new firehouse

The sign at the construction site for Engine 16's new firehouse that is underway. Hank Sajovic photo

This house has several notable differences in design than most of the other recent houses, although it appears to match the new house for Engine 109 at 2343 S. Kedzie Avenue.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 109 new construction

The sign at the construction site for Engine 109's new house depicts the same rendering as for Engine 16. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department fire station artist rendering

An artist's rendering illustrating the new houses for Engine 16 and Engine 109.

The shape of these two new houses is squared off with lots of glass. The roof of the apparatus bays is flat where the others have an angled awning type roof. There is also different brick trim along the top of the brick walls and glass along the interior of the house instead of it being all brick. This house has a squared hose tower, and although several of the other stations lack one, the hose tower is rounded where they have been built. The new stations also have both horizontal and vertical windows as opposed to all The shape is squared off where others have an angled awning above the apparatus bays and different brick trim along the top of the brick walls. This house will have a hose tower though some of the others do not.windows previously.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 18's house

Engine 18's house at 1360 S. Blue Island Avenue has much less glass in the design than the newer stations. This building also features the angled awning-like roof over the apparatus bays. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department Engine 84 fire station

This house at 21 W. 59th Street is home to Engine 84, Truck 51, Ambulance 36, and Deputy District 5. This building has a rounded hose tower which differs from the square design for Engine 16 and Engine 109. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department fire house Engine 59 Engine 70

This house in the 9th Battalion is known as the 'Full House' since it is home to Engine 59, Engine 70, Truck 47, Ambulance 13 and Battalion 9. Located at 6030 N. Clark Street, it has no hose tower and a much smaller footprint on the 'front' end when compared to Engine 18's house. Hank Sajovic photo

The stations that have a hose tower also have a conventional door built into the overhead door in the apparatus bay closest to the street.

Chicago Fire Department fire station Engine 63

Engine 63's house at 1440 E. 67th Street has the rounded hose tower like Engine 84's house. This design also has more glass above the apparatus bays when compared to the stations without the hose towers. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department fire station Engine 38

The house at 3949 W. 16th Street which is home to Engine 38, Truck 48, and Deputy District 2 matches in style to the other buildings with the hose tower and the awning roof. Hank Sajovic photo

Tags: Chicago Engine 109, Chicago Engine 16, Chicago Engine 18, Chicago Engine 38, Chicago Engine 59, Chicago Engine 63, Chicago Engine 70, Chicago Engine 84, Chicago Fire Department, fire station, Hank Sajovic, new fire station, new station