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Chicago Still & Box Alarm at 47th & Knox 6-27-12

This from reader Eric Haak:

Still & Box Alarm @ 47th and Knox on June 27th.  Engine 34 pulled up just before 1:45 pm to the Right Away Pallet Company and within 2 minutes called for the box.  The area involved was a 125 x 125 storage lot stacked tight with 10-foot tall columns of pallets.  Engine 34 fed Tower Ladder 54 inside the company’s yard while Truck 52 pulled into a lot to the west of the involved area and was fed by Engine 123.  Tower Ladder 39 set up in the empty parking lot to the south of the pallet yard and was fed by Engine 32.  A total of 5 lines were used to bring the blaze under control and 2-2-5 struck out the box @ 2:38.

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Heavy fire from the Right Away Pallet Company at 47th & Knox. Eric Haak photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 Engine 34

Engine 34 supplied Tower Ladder 54 at the Still & Box Alarm. Eric Haak photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire Tower Ladder 39

Tower Ladder 39 was deployed from an adjacent yard. Eric Haak photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Firefighters change the tip on the waterway of Truck 52 prior to raising the main. Eric Haak photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Engine 32 was supplying Tower Ladder 39. Eric Haak photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Truck 52 goes to work inside the pallet yard. Eric Haak photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

A battalion chief climbs Tower Ladder 39 to observe the operations. Eric Haak photo

Hank Sajovic also went to the scene and submitted a few images.

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Tower Ladder 54 working the fire. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department Command Van 2-7-3

Comm Van 2-7-3 was at the fire. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Stacks of charred pallets. Hank Sajovic photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box Alarm 47th & Knox 6-27-12 pallet fire

Companies staged on 47th Street. Hank Sajovic photo

 

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Chicago Still Alarm 57th and Normal

Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal

The 2-1/2 story frame at 57th and Normal after the fire had been knocked down. Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick took in a fire on Thursday morning and had the following to say about it:

One of the benefits of working the goofy hours I do is being on the street at off-peak times. On the way in last night I was able to make a quick stop at this working still…2-1/2 story frame, vacant, and well involved upon CFD arrival. An exposure problem with exposure two and they were setting up the Snorkel. I arrived in pretty good time but they had already given it a good whack. Squad 5 was positioned in the vacant lot, but from I could tell was not used as a master stream. They had just gotten off the roof, but it was nice to see truck 51’s new Crimson at work. I noticed Truck 18 was running with a lettered spare..but it was a Pierce in really good shape..kind’a surprising. I only had a coupl’a minutes so I had to shoot and run….
Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal

Squad 5's Snorkel sits in a vacant lot adjacent to the fire building. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal Chicago Truck 51 Crimson aerial

Chicago Truck 51 had the front of the building with their new Spartan/Crimson 103' aerial. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal Chicago Engine 84

Engine 84 was on a hydrant next door to the fire building. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal

Firefighters work on the second floor of the vacant dwelling hitting hot spots and performing overhaul. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal Chicago Truck 51 Crimson aerial

Truck 51 from the rear shows the jack spread and reflective striping. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Still Alarm fire 57th and Normal Chicago Engine 50

Engine 50 was the second engine on the scene. Steve Redick photo

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Chicago Still & Box 9-4-11

Dennis McGuire, Jr. took in a Still & Box Alarm last night. He submitted several images and a brief description:

Fire was thru the roof when Engine 121 arrived, appears to be some sort of explosion. The upper part of the 2nd floor exterior wall was blown out in Sector 4, and glass covered Western Ave.  The building is a 2 Sty Brick Restaurant.  The place is called Franconello’s.
The Chicago Tribune reports:
A suspected gas leak sparked an explosion that ripped through an Italian eatery in the West Beverly neighborhood on the city’s South Side, officials said this morning.
No injuries were reported in the blaze at Franconello Italian Restaurant, 10220 S. Western Ave. The blaze was called in about 11:57 p.m. Sunday and was struck out by fire crews within 20 minutes authorities said.
Chicago Still & Box Alarm 10220 S. Western Avenue 9-4-11

Truck 24 works at the Still & Box Alarm at 10220 S. Western Avenue. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Still & Box Alarm 10220 S. Western Avenue 9-4-11

Engine 120, running with their new rig (D-655) had a hydrant across the street. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Still & Box Alarm 10220 S. Western Avenue 9-4-11

Engine 121, working with a spare piece, also had a hydrant at the fire. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Still & Box Alarm 10220 S. Western Avenue 9-4-11

Tower Ladder 39 was also at the Still and Box. Engine 120 had two lines off. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Still & Box Alarm 10220 S. Western Avenue 9-4-11

As firefighters work on the roof of the building, a section of wall that was blown out by the explosion can be seen to the right of the frame. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Chicago Still & Box Alarm 10220 S. Western Avenue 9-4-11

Chicago Truck 40, an E-ONE like Truck24 was also at the Still & Box Alarm. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

The full Tribune article can be found HERE.

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm 8-19-11

Dan McInerney took in the Still and Box Alarm yesterday on Sheridan Road and submitted several images from the scene with the following comments:

At around 1445 on Friday afternoon, the 9th Battalion was given a still alarm for a fire at 5757 N. Sheridan (corrected address 5747 N. Sheridan). The FAO made it a working fire, then upgraded it to a still in the high rise. The 9th then asked for a still and box alarm when he made the corner on Sheridan from Hollywood. There he found heavy fire and smoke from the third floor of a 3-story townhome, 75×125. The unit on fire directly exposed a 30-story hi-rise to the south. Engine 70 dropped their leader line and made quick work of the fire while Truck 47 laddered the building from the lot to the south. The still in the high rise response was held in to ensure that the stairwells of the hi-rise were not affected and that the building did not become an exposure. The staging area was Hollywood and Sheridan which is the northern exit for Lake Shore Drive (LSD), which made for quite a traffic backup on LSD on a Friday afternoon with the air show winding down.

 

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Command Van 2-7-2 setup at down the street. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Truck 47 laddered the roof of the fire building from a parking lot to the south. Dan McInerney photo

 

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Engine 70 was the Still Alarm engine in front of the building and had one leader line off to knock-dwon the fire. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11 Air Mask Unit

Air Mask unit 6-4-6. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Truck 12 was staged on Sheridan Road. Dan McInerney photo

 

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Ambulance 40 and 4-4-11 had the RIT assignment and remained on the scene until companies began to pick up. Dan McInerney photo

 

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Members of E70 trying to relieve pressure on the hydrant in order to remove supply hose off the rig. The stem broke when they went to close the hydrant and the water dept had to be called to shut down the water in order to free them up. Dan McInerney photo

 

Chicago Fire Department hi-rise fire 5748 SHeridan Road 8-19-11

Stowing a ladder on T12. Dan McInerney photo

 

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House decals on the 9th Battalion's buggy. Dan McInerney photo

 

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Truck 25 returning from the fire scene. Dan McInerney photo

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CFD Still & Box 7-8-11

On Friday, Chicago companies fought a fire in a bugalow at 948 N. Homan on the city’s west side. Dan McInerney was in the city at the time and took in the fire. He arrived after the fire had been knocked down and submitted several images and the following description.

Seconds after the Main Fao dispatched Bn12 on the air to the still, 4-4-11 pulled up and requested an emergency still and box for people trapped in a 1.5 story house with heavy fire throughout and fire exposing a similar house in sector 4. First due E44 arrived and dropped a leader line into the first floor as Truck 36 performed a primary and roof ventilation. The search was negative, the house turned out to be vacant. Second due E95 went west on Augusta and brought their leader line to the rear. Second due TL14 did a search of the exposure and roof ventilation of same. 3rd due engine E76 brought a line into the exposure building

 

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Battalion 7 Chief Maria DeCaussin (RIT) stands next to BN13 (still) Chief Sean O'Driscoll in front of the building after the fire was knocked. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Truck 36 main being bedded as firefighters rest and rehydrate. Temperatures were in the upper 80s. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Engine 44 was the first engine on the scene and had one line off. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

The rear of Truck 36 showing the 40 and 50-foot bangor ladders. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

West Side station t-shiret. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Comm Van 2-7-1 parked down the block. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Engine 76 engineer and FF break down the hydrant showing CFD hydrant gate valve placed on the unused port of the hydrant so another engine can hookup. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Engine 76 on a hydrant at the corner was the 3rd engine on the fire. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Second due Engine 95 took a hydrant on Augusta, Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 924 Homan 7-8-11

Firefighters repack hose onto Engine 44. Dan McInerney photo


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