Posts Tagged Chicago Fire Department

Fatal fire in Chicago, 4-29-19

Apr 30

Posted by Admin in Fatal fire | Comments off

A man was walking on 79th Street around 11:20 p.m. Monday when he noticed smoke and smelled burning. He knocked on the front door and heard a man inside, clearly in trouble.

Firefighters responded to the fire at a home in the 7800 block of South Rhodes in the Chatham neighborhood. 50-year-old Rawlin Brown was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators blame an electrical issue for starting the fire.

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, fatal fire in Chicago, Rawlin Brown

Of interest … CFD hi-rise response

Apr 30

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Reader submission | Comments off

Video by Jim McCall of a CFD hi-rise response to 116 W. Elm Street

Tags: Chicago FD hi-rise response video, Chicago Fire Department, Jim McCall

Working fire in Chicago, 4-27-19

Apr 29

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 2 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

Saturday (4/27/29) at 44th & Vincennes. It looked to me like the fire was on 2 floors in a concealed space. Not much to see but a few decent images of a typical operation. All of the trucks seemed to be in spares.

Steve

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Seagrave aerial ladder at work

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Firefighters raise ground ladder at fire

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD spare apparatus at fire scene

Steve Redick photo

Tags: Chicago FD Engine 45, Chicago FD spare apparatus, Chicago Fire Department, fire scene photos, Steve Redick

New dive rescue unit for Chicago (more)

Apr 24

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire truck being built | 13 Comments

Updated production photos of a new truck being built for the CFD Scuba Team 687 at E-ONE so#142284

E-ONE photo

thanks Danny and Josh

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE so#142284 dive squad being built for the Chicago FD, fire truck being built, new truck for the Chicago FD Scuba Team 687

Working fire in Chicago, 4-21-19

Apr 23

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

Photos from Gordon Nord of a working fire at 4010 w Adams 4/21/19

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Tags: Chicago FD Battalion 18, Chicago Fire Department, fire scene photos, Gordon J. Nord Jr., rear porches on fire in Chicago

Working fire in Chicago, 4-19-19

Apr 20

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene photos | 4 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

A windy day in Chicago on Friday (4/19/19) led to a primary power line coming down on top of garages in the 6200 block of West 64th St. The live wire ignited two garages and companies had to wait for power to be cut before going to work. The power was cut just as the roof began to get going and the fire was extinguished before it could extend to any other exposures. Engine 65 and 127 worked this incident because Engine 32 was committed on a prior incident.