More photos of the 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago with Haz Mat Level 1 and EMS Plan 1, 5-19-20
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video by Steve Redick and photos of the 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago with Haz Mat Level 1 and EMS Plan 1, 5-19-20
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0558: S&B corner of 79TH and Vincennes, all companies defensive, No injuries reported at this time, Human Services requested, update to follow 4-1-8.
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0629: 79TH & Vincennes upgraded to a 2-11. One (1) FF transport (Green) minor. 4-1-8.
0647: 2 11. 79 and Vincennes. Store with apts. Fire extending to second building.
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0733: Now a level 1 hazmat at the 2 11. Now an EMS plan 1. Precautionary
0738: Extreme smoke conditions. Two fire fighters injured. Not serious
0744 Now a 3 11. Corner 7900 Vincennes
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0835: Good progress on 3 11 on Vincennes. Fire began in store on first floor heavy bars slowed original entry by CFD. EMS plan 1 still in place as precaution. As well as level 1 hazmat response
Chicago Fire Department news
May 11
Excerpts from abc7chicago.com:
The Chicago Fire Department received a call just after 9:20 a.m. of smoke coming from a building near 67th Street and Cregier Avenue. While crews were looking for the fire, they pulled down on the ceiling and it fell on top of them. Three firefighters were transported to University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.
At around 3:30 p.m., the department said that two of the firefighters were released back to active duty. The third firefighter was put on medical leave.
Chicago Fire Department news
Sep 25
Excerpts from chicago.cbslocal.com:
A fire started around 11 p.m. Sunday night on the second floor of a two-story building near Lincoln and Foster in Ravenswood.
Two Chicago firefighters were searching the building when they ran low on air, and due to poor visibility inside, couldn’t find the exit. They sent out a mayday call, and other firefighters helped them get out safe. The firefighters were taken to the hospital in good condition.
Fire department officials said everyone who lives in the building got out safe, but one woman said she left her six cats behind when she escaped, and wasn’t sure what happened to them.
Excerpts from NBCchicago.com:
Three Chicago firefighters were taken to hospitals early Saturday for injuries after a fire broke out in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, and all three have been released.
Shortly after midnight,
emergency respondersfirefighters were called to Chris’s Bakery at 3000 W. 41st St. The three firefighters injured had been trapped in the building for roughly five minutes when they were evacuated and transported to area hospitals.
Images from Eric Haak of the Still & Box Alarm with an EMS Plan I at 4921 W. Potomac Avenue on Sunday where four CFD firefighters were injured and a Mayday Alert was issued.
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Excerpts from ABC7Chicago.com:
Three of the four Chicago firefighters injured Sunday afternoon while fighting a blaze in a West Side apartment building remain hospitalized, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The firefighters all suffered heat and smoke-related injuries, including first- and second-degree burns. One has been released and the others are in good condition.
A flash was seen on the second floor as the firefighters went inside the building. Two of the firefighters had to jump out a second story window when a rush of oxygen ignited a backdraft as they entered the home along with two others who entered through the kitchen.
Six people have been displaced by the fire. No other injuries were reported.
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Four firefighters were burned in a backdraft that erupted during a blaze Sunday afternoon in the 4900 block of West Potomac Avenue in the city’s Austin neighborhood on the West Side. They were taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions have stabilized, according to the fire department.
The four firefighters suffered first and second-degree burns after flames suddenly intensified, forcing some to jump from a second-story window.
Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Jose Santiago said firefighters tracked the source of the fire near a kitchen on the second floor. As they entered into that area, the heat and size of the fire surged forcing them to retreat.
“As the firefighters make entry, you may have a fire just sitting there, and the only thing it’s lacking is oxygen,” he said. “In order for firefighters to get in there, they’re going to open doors, and it will start feeding that fire. Sometimes, it’s like an explosion. They’re engulfed in fire. They all had their masks on. That’s why they’re alive right now,” Santiago said.
Santiago said some firefighters had trouble with their water supply as they were inside the building. It was not clear what caused the issue, but Santiago said that and the cause of the fire are under investigation.
“Anything can happen. A hose kinks, a hose can get stuck underneath a door,” he said. “They’ll take a look at all that and try to figure out why they had the problem.”
A mayday was called when the backdraft occurred as firefighters were searching for victims and putting out the fire on the second floor. An EMS Plan I, sending six ambulances to the scene, was also initiated.
The first calls of the blaze came in at 12:04 p.m., and the first responding firefighters got there at 12:08 p.m. The mayday was called at 12:20 p.m.
