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Chicago FD 3-11 Alarm fire 7-13-13 (more)

Jul 14

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos, Firefighters working | Comments off

More from Steve Redick on the 3-11 Alarm fire at S. Union on Saturday:

We had a 3-11 today at 45th & Union..4 frame dwellings. Eng 50 boxed it on arrival. Fire appeared to be heaviest in the rear. Numerous handlines, snorkel and tower ladder were used. Fire was in full possesion of 3 buildings when I arrived and companies were still setting up. This is a congested area and many units stretched lines down gangways from the next block over (see 29 photo).

More images on my site:

www.ksc711.smugmug.com

The members did a lot of work here..this was a tough job.

Steve

3-11 Alarm fire on South Union in Chicago

Steve Redick photo

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Chicago FD 3-11 Alarm fire 7-13-13 (more)

Jul 13

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Some panoramic images and a video from Steve Redick showing Sector 1 of today’s 3-11 Alarm fire on S. Union

Panoramic image of Sector 1. Steve Redick photo

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Chicago FD 3-11 Alarm fire 7-13-13 (more)

Jul 13

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos | 1 Comment

This from Josh Boyajian:

Here are some shots from the 3-11 on Union this morning. I arrived about an hour into the fire. Very smokey conditions for taking pictures.

Josh Boyajian photo

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire 5-15-13

May 16

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos | 2 Comments

This from Drew Gresik:

Hey guys,

At about 11:30 AM on Wednesday, Engine 50/Truck 18 arrived on scene at 5039 S. Elizabeth and immediately requested a Still and Box for the 2.5 story frame very well involved. I arrived about a half hour after the primary searches, and about 15 minutes after 2-2-5 struck the Box. Here are my photos. Engine 84 (using D547) and Engine 49 were in Sector 1 along with Truck 18. 18 laddered the roof. Engine 50 was in the alley next to the exposure building (5041 S. Elizabeth). Other units on scene included Ambulances 1, 57; Truck 51; Engine 39; Command Van 2-7-3, and an Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner.

Drew Gresik

Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-8. Drew Gresik photo

Engine 49 with lines off. Drew Gresik photo

Truck 18 to the roof.Drew Gresik photo

Rare shot of Engine 39 with Tower Ladder 39, and both are on HME chassis. Drew Gresik photo

Engine 50 with lines off. Drew Gresik photo

The house after the fire was extinguished. Drew Gresik photo

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CFD Apparatus History – trucks with boosters

Mar 5

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 9 Comments

Some additional information about the aerials purchased by the Chicago Fire Department in the late 60s and early 70s . Some have inquired about the fact that several aerials were delivered with booster reels and 300-gallon water tanks. There were several types of aerials purchased by the CFD during this time frame.

These included:

(3) 1968 Mack CF/Pirsch 100-foot aerials (with a red cab face) (300-gallon tanks)
(1) 1968 Seagrave aerial with an FWD chassis featuring rear steering for Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport
(8) 1970 Seagrave rear-mounts (250-gallon tanks)
(5) 1970 Ward LaFrance/Grove units assigned to Truck 7, Truck 12, Truck 18, Truck 21, and Truck 34 (300-gallon tanks)
(3) 1972 Mack CF 700/Pirsch 100-foot aerials (with a silver cab face) (300-gallon tanks)

At some point in time, the shops drained the water tanks and removed the booster reels as seen in some of the photos posted HERE and below.

Future posts will show more of these aerials, but the photos here show a few examples.

Chicago Fire Department 1968 Seagrave Rear Admiral O'hare Airport

This is a 1968 Seagrave Rear Admiral 100′ aerial with a 500-gallon booster tank and twin booster reels. It features an FWD chassis with rear steering and was assigned to Truck 63 at O’Hare Airport. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago Fire Department Truck 5 1972 Mack CF Pirsch

Truck 5 was assigned one of three 1972 100-foot Pirsch rear-mount aerials mounted on a Mack CF chassis with a 500-gallon water tank and twin booster reels. Larry Shapiro photo

Previous posts in this series depicted CFD trucks with boosters from 1967 and CFD trucks with boosters from 1968.

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Chicago 5-11 Alarm + 2 specials 1-22-13 (pt 5)

Jan 23

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working | 12 Comments

Tim Olk submitted several images from the fire on Tuesday. Tim’s images show the earliest on-scene images as compared to the other contributors.

Chicago Engine 8 from Chinatown covered with ice. Tim Olk photo

A firefighter coated with ice from the spray of the master streams. Tim Olk photo

Chicago Engine 47 pumping at the scene of the 5-11 Alarm warehouse fire. Tim Olk photo

A battalion chief surveys the fire from the turntable of Truck 18. Tim Olk photo

Silhouette of a firefighter on Truck 18’s ladder. Tim Olk photo

A line is taken to the roof of an adjacent building. Tim Olk photo

Truck 18 on the Ashland Avenue overpass is setup to an exposure building. Tim Olk photo

fire department tower ladder at fire sene

Tower Ladder 39 surrounded by flying embers hits the fire with a master stream. Tim Olk photo

Phenomenal fire fully involving the entire structure. TIm Olk photo

Tim has a gallery with substantially more images.

Additionally, there are several images taken today (Wednesday) as companies remain on the scene.

Chicago reserve Snorkel on Ashland Avenue in front of the ice covered ruins of the 5-11 Alarm fire. Tim Olk photo

ruins of massive warehouse fire in Chicago

A tower ladder works at the ruins of the 5-11 alarm fire. Tim Olk photo

Another tower ladder working the day after the fire was detected. Tim Olk photo

There is a separate gallery with follow-up images.

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CFD Apparatus History – Ward LaFrance trucks (1970)

Mar 25

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | 7 Comments

Part 2 in the series on CFD Ward LaFrance apparatus in Chicago discusses the Grove aerials. Bill Friedrich submitted the following information:

There were a total of (5) WLF P80/Grove 100-foot rear-mount aerials ordered. Companies that received these were Truck 12 (E-183), Truck 34 (E-184), Truck 21 (E-185), Truck 18 (E-186), and Truck 7 (E-187). These were delivered with booster reels that were removed from Trucks 12 & 18.

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance/Grove 100' rear mount aerial.

Chicago Truck 18 shown here with their 1970 Ward LaFrance/Grove 100' rear mount aerial. Bill Friedrich photo

Chicago Fire Department Truck 12 1970 Ward LaFrance Grove aerial

Truck 12 also had one of the 100-foot Grove aerials with a Ward LaFrance Ambassador cab and chassis. As shown here, the booster reel has been removed. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago Fire Department Ward LaFrance Ambassador Grove aerial

Chicago Truck 7 at the fire academy when it was ready to go in service. The booster reel is visible above the ground ladders. Jack Connors photo

Truck 34 during a fire prevention week parade on State Street. Jack Connors photo

Truck 21's apparatus (E-185) was later assigned to Truck 39. Jack Connors photo

Truck 21’s unit was later reassigned to Truck 39, and Truck 7’s unit was reassigned to Truck 61.

Truck Company 61 was assigned the unit that was previously Truck 7. Jack Connors photo

This unit (Shop #E-185) was given to Truck 39 after it saw service as Truck 21. The booster reel as seen in the image of Truck 21 was removed prior to the re-assignment to Truck 39. Jack Connors photo

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