Posts Tagged Chicago MVU 9-2-4

Chicago orders new squads (more)

Feb 15

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 13 Comments

This from Niko Stefani:

2/14/17 Chicago (IL) Fire Department O’Hare International Airport Rescue Station 3. Squad Co. 7 transitions into new rigs. Special Ops Battalion Chief (5-1-5) was also at the house. Pictures of the new and old squad Co. 7 and 7A, Comm Van 273, and MVU 9-2-4. Enjoy!

Chicago FD Special Operations Battalion 5-1-5

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Chicago FD Comm Van 2-7-3 at O'Hare Airport

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Tags: Chicago FD Command Van 2-7-3, Chicago FD debuts new squad apparatus, Chicago FD Squad 7, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago MVU 9-2-4, Chicago Special Operations Battalion Chief 5-1-5, chicagoareafire.com, new Chicago FD Squad company built by Rosenbauer America, new squad apparatus for Chicago, Niko Stefani, Rosenbauer Commander chassis

Warehouse fire in Schiller Park, 1-23-17

Jan 23

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

Photos by Steve Redick of the scene at 381 Rose Street in Schiller Park Monday morning (1/23/17) for fire in a warehouse.

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fire departmetn connection at a warehouse with hose attached

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Chicago FD MVU 924 clearing a warehouse of smoke

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and a brief video of CFD 9-2-4 the MVU from O’Hare clearing the warehouse of smoke

Tags: Chicago MVU 9-2-4, Franklin park Fire Department, MVU clears smoke in large building, Schiller Park Fire Chief Pete Chiodo, Schiller Park Fire Department, Steve Redick

3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-29-16

May 1

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos | 14 Comments

This from Larry Shapiro:

Chicago had a 3-11 Alarm fire last night (4/29/16) at 3327 W. 48th Place. Companies had a four-story, 100×300 building filled with mattresses. I arrived at the tail end of the incident and thought I’d share a few apparatus shots. I know that several other contributors were there from the early stages, so here are some of the specialty pieces including the Mobile Battery Vehicle 6-3-9, Rehab Unit 5-7-1, 5-11 Club Canteen 4-0-2, Comm Van 2-7-4, and 9-2-4 the MVU from O’Hare which was special called, along with an all red buggy and another with blue lights.

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Chicago FD E-ONE Tower Ladder 39 at night

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Tags: 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 5-11 Club Canteen Service, blue lights on Chicago FD vehicles, Chciago FD Engine 34, Chicago FD 2-2-4, Chicago FD Battalion 14, Chicago FD battalion chief car without black top, Chicago FD Command Van 2-7-4, Chicago FD Engine 65, Chicago FD Mobile Battery Vehicle, Chicago FD Mobile Command Post, Chicago FD Rehab Unit 571, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 39, Chicago MVU 9-2-4, fire scene photos, Larry Shapiro, Tempest MVU-125 Lightweight Unit

3-11 alarm fire and EMS Plan I at Resurrection Hospital, 12-11-14

Dec 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 10 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

The string of 11th battalion workers continues. This one was at Resurrection Hospital, a major hospital complex about a block from my house. Came in as a “cold box” and companies reported a fire in the chapel area on the 2nd floor. The alarm eventually rose to a 3-11 and EMS plan 1 with a special call for the MVU from O’Hare Field. This brought the brand new Engine 9 as well.

Not much to see from the outside but it sounded like they had quite a bit of hidden fire that was difficult to expose, as well as difficulties ventilating the fire area. It also sounded like they relocated numerous patients within the building. A moderate amount of light smoke was visible at the roofline for a bit. A very unusual incident to say the least, and I’m sure there were issues and concerns that I could not see from the outside.

Steve

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Tags: Chicago 3-11 alarm fire, Chicago FD Engine 119, Chicago FD Engine 9, Chicago FD Mobile Command Post, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 21, Chicago FD Truck 55, Chicago FD Truck 56, Chicago FD Truck 57, Chicago FD Truck 9, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago fire trucks at fire scene, Chicago MVU 9-2-4, fire at Resurrection Hospital, Steve Redick

Working fire in Chicago, 4-17-14

Apr 18

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 7 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

I was able to attend an unusual incident last night. There is a small area that belongs to Chicago, that lies along Foster ave west of River rd, adjacent to O’Hare Field. This is much closer to Rosemont and Schiller Park, yet it belongs to CFD. It isn’t really a good run for either the airport companies nor engine 11. Sort of a no-man’s land. Rosemont responded to smoke in the area, as well as Schiller Park , Desplaines, and Park Ridge. CFD was notified as well. Arriving units found a well-involved tour/party type bus inside an industrial building. Park Ridge, due on auto-aide, used a deck gun to hit the bulk of the fire. Chicago companies arrived and worked in concert with all the suburban units. Another interesting aspect to this was that MVU (924) was used. This rig lives at O’Hare Field and most of us fire fan types have never actually had a chance to see the unit in operation. I also took a photo or two of the various municipality street signs at each end of the block. They used suburban style hydrants, but I think I heard the sprinkler connections on the fire building were Chicago threads. All in all a “once in a billion years” kinda deal.

Steve

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Tags: Chicago MVU 9-2-4, city and suburban fire departments work together, fire scene video, MVU clears smoke in large building, night fire scene photos, night fire scene with fire trucks, Rosemont Fire Department, Schiller Park Fire Department, Steve Redick, Tempest Mobile Ventilation Unit

O’Hare Airport Disaster Drill

Sep 18

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | 7 Comments

The Chicago Fire Department conducted their annual disaster drill on Saturday at O’Hare Airport. The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. was on the field and submitted several images of specialized CFD apparatus.

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Chicago Fire Department 8-8-11 Oxygen Therapy Bus

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Chicago Fire Department 8-8-1 Mass Casualty Bus

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Chicago Fire Department Mobile Ventilation Unit 9-2-4

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

A large gallery with CFD apparatus photos can be found HERE.

Tags: Chicago 5-3-1, Chicago 8-8-1, Chicago 8-8-11, Chicago 9-2-4, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport, Chicago MVU 9-2-4, Chicago O'Hare Airport Fire Department, Gordon J. Nord Jr., new mobile ventilation unit at O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Airport Fire Department, Tempest Mobile Ventilation Unit

O’Hare gets MVU

Aug 31

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, New Delivery | 1 Comment

A new piece of apparatus is on the roster at O’Hare Airport. 9-2-4, though not yet in service, is a Tempest mobile ventilation unit with similarities to 9-2-3 at Engine 106’s house. 9-2-4 has a fan unit with a smaller volume and is mounted on a Ford F-250 chassis with a small body. Whereas the 9-2-3 has the Tempest MVU-60 (60″ fan), 9-2-4 has the Tempest MVU-125 lightweight model.

Tags: Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport, Chicago MVU 9-2-3, Chicago MVU 9-2-4, new mobile ventilation unit at O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Airport Fire Department, Tempest Mobile Ventilation Unit