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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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Fatal fire in Chicago, 2-4-19

Feb 4

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Excerpts from ABC7Chicago.com:

Forty-eight-year-old Kathleen Gomez, a Chicago Public Schools teacher died Monday morning after a house fire in the 1800-block of South Peoria Street. Firefighters responded at about 2 a.m. and were able to extinguish the fire inside the two-story home a short time later.

The fire started in a living room on the second floor, the cause of which is under investigation. There were no working smoke detectors in the home.

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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-31-19 (more)

Feb 3

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This from Steve Redick:

Took this job in Thursday afternoon, temps were still below zero after record setting cold the previous day. CFD was sending a 3rd engine to all working fires to help overcome the many frozen hydrants encountered. In this case it looked to me like the two closest hydrants were in good working order. They were just a few minutes away from going defensive when I arrived. The tower ladder was positioned late in the fire after moving the first-due truck and second engine who was hooked to a hydrant. Members took a beating from the severe cold.

All the images can be seen here:

heavy smoke and flames from Chicago bungalow fire

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Firefighters with hose line at winter fire

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Steve Redick photo

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Chicago firemen battle house fire in frigid temperatures, chicagoareafire.com, heavy fire from Chicago bungalow, Steve Redick, winter fire scene photos

Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-31-19 (more)

Feb 2

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A video of the Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-31-19 by Steve Redick

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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-31-19

Feb 1

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This from Eric Haak:

The Chicago Fire Department continued a busy two days of firefighting in sub-zero temperatures with this Still & Box Alarm at 2949 North Luna Avenue in the 7th Battalion. A working fire was confirmed just before 1:30pm on Thursday (1/31) and the alarm was elevated very shortly afterward. Companies were interior for over a half hour before going defensive and remained on the scene for nearly 4 hours.

fire engulfs a Chicago bungalow in frigid weather

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Firefighters battle fire as it engulfs a Chicago bungalow in frigid weather

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Firefighters with hose line in the winter

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Firefighters carry ladder covered with ice at winter fire scene

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Tags: Chicago FD Engine 68, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago firemen battle house fire in frigid temperatures, Eric Haak, Firefighters carry ground ladder coated with ice, heavy fire from Chicago bungalow, winter fire scene photos

2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-30-19

Jan 30

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This from Eric Haak:

Here are a few quick images from the 2-11 at 25th and Sacramento this afternoon in Chicago (1/30). Companies made an aggressive interior attack and went defensive as I was walking up. The first image was taken only a couple minutes after the companies evacuated the building and it appeared conditions deteriorated rapidly.

massive flames and smoke from roof of house on fire

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Firefighters battle fire in bitter cold conditions

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Chicago FD Snorkel and tower ladder at work

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Firefighter covered with ice after battling a fire

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Working fire in Chicago, 1-29-19

Jan 30

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Chicago firefighters at the scene of a working fire 1/29/19 at 1801 W. 19th Street.

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Working fire in Chicago, 1-13-19

Jan 24

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This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:

Here are some shots from a fire @ 6229 s Aberdeen on 1/13/19. E116 deck gunned it on arrival, knocking down the bulk of the fire. Two lines were dropped and T20 worked the roof.

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Chi-Town Fire Photos

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Chicago Fire Department news

Jan 7

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Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:

A Chicago firefighter was injured Saturday morning while working a blaze at a high rise construction site downtown. They were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition. The fire department responded at 5:54 a.m. for a call of a fire at the Vista Tower site at 363 E. Wacker Dr. The fire was contained to its basement office.

The building was unoccupied at the time, and the fire was extinguished by 7 a.m.

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Fatal fire in Chicago, 1-2-19

Jan 3

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Except from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Chicago firefighters responded Wednesday to a fire on Chicago’s northwest side at around 3:54 a.m. in the 6400 block of Belle Plaine Avenue, in the Dunning neighborhood. The blaze broke out on the fifth floor of the building and was contained to one apartment.

~~First responders~~ Firefighters rescued two people from the building who were taken to Community First Medical Center where the man, who was in his 80s, was pronounced dead. The woman was in serious-to-critical condition.

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