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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 2-9-19

Feb 10

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This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:

Battalion 19 and companies had a very busy day. This was their third fire of the day @ 207 E 71st Street. Fire throughout a 75×75 storefront. Four 2.5” landlines were dropped and Squad 5 was put to work. Shortly thereafter, BC19 pulled a box and put Tower 34 to work in the front of the building. I got in there about 30 min into the fire.

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Chicago Firefighters battle storefront fire at night

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Tags: chi-town fire photos, Chicago FD Engine 54, Chicago FD Squad 5A, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 34, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago firefighters battle commercial building fire, fire scene photos

Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-12-19

Jan 12

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This from Eric Haak:

Chicago Still & Box Alarm: The 19th Battalion landed with this job a little after 10 this morning (1/12). Images here were taken about 40 minutes in. Companies worked throughout a steady snowfall. After initial interior efforts, companies went defensive. Truck 20 was originally in front of the building but was moved in order to bring in Tower Ladder 39 to fight the remaining fire in the cockloft.

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Chicago FD Squad 5A Snorkel at work battling fire in a cockloft

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Tags: Chicago FD Engine 101, Chicago FD Engine 54, Chicago FD Squad 5A, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 39, Chicago Fifre Department, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, fire scene photos during a snowfall

2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 12/23/18

Dec 23

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This from Eric Haak:

At a little after 0300 Sunday morning (12/23), Engine 101 landed with a fire in a 1-story, 65×100 truss roof trucking company at 74th and Bell Avenue. Battalion 20 boxed the fire less than a minute later and it would eventually be raised to a 2-11 Alarm. The building was a total loss. Engines 101, 15, 123, and 54 were all pumping at this incident and Tower Ladders 39 and 54 along with Squad 5’s Snorkel were in use as well.

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massive fire burns through warehouse roof at night

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E-ONE tower ladder battles warehouse fire at night

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Tags: 2-11 alarm fire in Chicago, Chicago FD Engine 101, Chicago FD Engine 15, Chicago FD Engine 54, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 39, Chicago Fire Department, E-ONE tower ladder at Chicago fire scene, Eric Haak, fire scene photos

Working fire in Chicago, 6-24-18

Jun 24

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This from Eric Haak:

Chicago’s 19th Battalion had a working fire this morning (Sunday, 6/24) at 7241 S. Sangamon. The fire came in at 5:45 and Engine 54 landed a short time later with a fire on the first floor. I arrived just in time to catch companies washing down. While the rear attic window was being laddered, a mother pitbull and 5 of her puppies came charging out the back door. Thankfully, all were friendly and didn’t seem at all bothered by the work going on around them.

Firefighters wash down hot spots after a fire

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Tags: Chicago FD Engine 129, Chicago FD Engine 54, Chicago FD Truck 20, Chicago Fire Department, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, working fire in Chicago

2-11 Alarm fire with a Mayday alert in Chicago, 1-4-18

Jan 5

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | 4 Comments

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Excerpts from the Chicago.cbslocal.com:

Chicago firefighters responded to a fire in a two-story apartment building near 68th and Aberdeen in the Englewood neighborhood around 11:20 p.m. Thursday. Five people who live in the building got out unharmed before firefighters arrived.

About 20 minutes later, a mayday call went out when a firefighter fell through the floor. A short time later, he walked out of the building on his own. He not suffer any serious injuries.

“He was not transported. He was not injured. He was removed quickly by his company, and he continued to work, and he’s doing well,” Chicago Fire Deputy District Chief Rosalind Jones said.

Crews attacked the flames from the roof and the ground and the fire communicated to the building directly to the south.

Firefighters had the fire contained by about 1:45 a.m., but it rekindled around 6:15 a.m. while they were still on the scene to monitor hot spots.

thanks Dan

Tags: 2-11 Alarm and EMS Plan 1 for a mayday alert in Chicago, Chicago FD Engine 116, Chicago FD Engine 54, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 39, Chicago Fire Department, firefighter uninjured after falling through the floor, flames blowing out of windows at night, night fire scene photos

Chicago Fire Department history

Dec 14

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus | 11 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

These are some great shots taken in the 70s. I would guess 73 or so … gotta love the “monument” in the background of the engine shot. 54’s Seagrave engine was a great rig, and how could ‘ya not like the traditional Seagrave aerials as well. This was a real ghetto fire company during the years of heavy activity. I believe my dad took these images when he was in the “real” 12th battalion.

The other photos are the kind of stuff SS3 ran with most of the time. 1956 IH former pressure wagons with stuff just thrown in the hosebed. Not sure who took these images but they are dated August 1969. The scenery is typical of their district. All the fires they went to and the primitive tools they used.

Steve

Chicago FD Engine 54. Warren Redick photo

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Chicago FD SS3. photographer unknown

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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 12-6-17

Dec 6

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This from Josh Boyajian:

Took in this fire this afternoon (12/6/17). (2) 2.5 sty frames, heavy fire in the original fire building and fire up in the attic of the exposure to the north. Five hand lines and two master streams. The address was 6752 S. Lafayette.

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firefighter with hose line at house fire

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Tags: Chicago FD Engine 54, Chicago FD Squad 5A, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 34, Chicago Fire Department, firefighters at work, house fire in Chicago, Josh Boyajian, Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago

Working fire in Chicago, 7/9/17

Jul 12

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This from Eric Haak:

Just a few images from a working fire on Sunday morning (7/9). When I was a block away, there was still some fairly heavy smoke coming up from the home and I was coming from about 4 miles away. Needless to say, companies made quick work of this attic fire.