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Chicago Still & Box Alarm, 12-31-13

This from Eric Haak:

Here are some photographs of a Still & Box Alarm fire on the 6600 Block of South Oakley in Chicago.  This still went out at 0936 hrs and was boxed for the report of people trapped inside.  Engine 101 confirmed a fire in the basement of a one-story single-family residence.  An elderly woman was removed from the home but I do not know if it was fire department personnel or civilians who carried her out.  She was transported to the hospital and was alert on the scene.  It took me ten minutes to get on-scene from the time the fire was dispatched, to give you a time frame.  I included an image of Engine 123 with the memorial decal to Captain Johnson affixed below the driver’s side windshield.
Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago firemen battle smokey house fire at year's end

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Chicago working fire, 12-25-13

This from Eric Haak:

Christmas morning was a busy one for fire companies in Chicago’s 18th Battalion as they battled 2 still & box alarm fires within hours of each other.  The first was in the 6900 block of South Throop and occurred at about 0730 hrs.  The second occurred less than a mile from the first, on the 6500 block of South Marshfield.  The second fire was dispatched at 1010 hrs.  I arrived about 25 minutes in and smoke was still pouring fairly heavily from the roof.  The 18th Battalion Chief boxed this fire shortly after arrival, reporting a fire in the basement with fire on the first and moving to the second.  The building was a 25 x 60, occupied 2-flat.  4 lines were used, all from Engine 116 which was the only engine flowing water.  The box was struck at 1105 hrs.  10 residents were displaced by this incident.

 

Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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Chicago firefighters battle fire on Christmas day

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