Posts Tagged Chicago Fire Departemnt

New aerials for CFD

Feb 13

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | 24 Comments

Martin Nowak and Dennis McGuire Jr. found this link on the SpartanERV website for two new aerials in production for Chicago

Chicago Fire Department, IL (213115-02)

Series: Aerial

Model: 103′ Rearmount Ladder

Chassis: Spartan Gladiator

Dealer: Equipment Management Company (EMC)

Specifications:

Rear Mount Platform

Stainless Steel Body

Roll Up Doors

SpartanErv photo

Tags: Chicago Fire Departemnt, Chicago Spartan ERV aerial, new aerial for Chicago

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 1-3-14

Jan 3

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Images from Josh Boyajian from the 3-11 Alarm fire on Latrobe:

Here are my shots!

http://chi-townfirephotos.smugmug.com/Chicago-Working-fires/2014-Chicago-Fires/311-Alarm-1945-n-LaTrobe

Chicago firemen battle frigid 3-11 alarm warehouse fire 1-3-14.

Josh Boyajian photo

Tags: Chicago Fire Departemnt, Chicago Fire Department Snorkel, Chicago firemen battle 3-11 alarm warehouse fire in frigid temperatures, Chicago firemen battle frigid 3-11 alarm warehouse fire 1-3-14., Chicago Snorkel working at fire scene, Chicago Snorkel works at commercial fire, Josh Boyajian, Snorkel fire truck at big fire

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 1-3-14

Jan 3

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Scene photos | 3 Comments

Images from Tim Olk from today’s 3-11 Alarm fire on Latrobe.

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo hydrant

Tags: Chicago Fire Departemnt, Chicago Fire Department Snorkel, Chicago firemen battle 3-11 alarm warehouse fire in frigid temperatures, Chicago Snorkel working at fire scene, Chicago Snorkel works at commercial fire, Snorkel fire truck at big fire, Tim Olk

Chicago working fire, 12-31-13

Dec 31

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One more from Eric Haak before the New Year arrives:

Around 1130 hrs, a fire was reported in a large u-shaped courtyard apartment building on the 5600 block of South Kenwood near the University of Chicago campus. Engine 60 reported they had a fire on the second floor. Companies were working in a dead end cul-de-sac and the hydrant in front of the building was frozen. Engine 63 backed down on 60 and had to supply them with water from a hydrant all the way down on the corner of 56th Street. To give you an idea of how quickly these companies work, I arrived four minutes after 60 reported on-scene and this was knocked before I could make my way around to the front of the building (parking was at a premium). Since I don’t get over that far too often, I decided to get some shots of rigs I don’t get to very often.

Chicago firemen at winter fire scene at courtyard building

Eric Haak photo

Smoke from apartment building fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

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Eric Haak photo

Chicago fire trucks at winter fire scene

Eric Haak photo

Tags: apartment building fire in Berwyn, Chicago FD Engine 60, Chicago FD Engine 63, Chicago Fire Departemnt, Chicago fire engine at fire scene, Chicago Spartan fire engine, Eric Haak, fire in courtyard, winter fire scene photos

Chicago FD sells surplus trailer

Dec 14

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Department News | Comments off

This from Ian Feldman:

CFD Decon Trailer for auction on PublicSurplus.com:

Ian

Tags: Chicago FD sells surplus trailer, Chicago Fire Departemnt, Ian Feldman, PublicSurplus.com

Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire 12-7-13

Dec 13

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 3 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

They got this one out very quickly and with the temps being what they were, I didn’t hang around to get too many additional shots.

Shortly before 1400hrs on Saturday afternoon, Chicago’s 17th Battalion Chief was dispatched to the report of a fire on the 5700 block of South Indiana. While en route, the Englewood Fire Alarm Office received reports that there were occupants trapped on the second floor and the fire response was elevated to a Still and Box. The first due engine’s house was only 5 blocks away from the incident and Engine 84 was on scene in less than 2 minutes reporting a fire on the second floor of a 3-story, 30×70 ordinary, occupied apartment building. If you weren’t within a couple miles of this one, there wasn’t much to see as the fire was contained to one unit of the six-unit building.

I arrived as Truck 51 was just raising their main to the roof and within a few minutes, the fire was out. All searches proved to be negative. Seven adults and six children were displaced by the fire but a family cat miraculously survived. As I was leaving, the soot and water drenched pet was returned to it’s grateful owner. It initially looked DOA but then it started moving and seemed to be fine. Still companies were Engine 84, Engine 47, Truck 51, Truck 30. I believe the box engines were 50 and 16. I have included a shot of Engine 50 seeing that it is the oldest active engine in the fleet.