Posts Tagged classic fire scene photos

Historic 5-11 Alarm plane crash in Chicago, 11-24-59

Aug 24

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This from Eric Haak:

The following images are from the morning of November 24, 1959. TWA flight 595 experienced trouble on take off and attempted to return to Midway Airport. According to the official crash report, the pilot’s actions caused the Super Constellation to “gain an excessive rate of sink” on approach and it slammed into residences around 64th and Knox just after 5:30am (CFD records I have seen have the still time as 0524). The Chicago Fire Department’s response to this incident would eventually be raised to a 5-11. All 3 occupants of the cargo plane and 8 on the ground were killed. Firefighters working the fireground include members wearing helmets from Engines 127, 88, 97, 53, Squads 12 and 3 as well as Trucks 42 and 16. Also, Commissioner Quinn is shown standing amongst the rubble with his driver and a Chief Fire Marshall.

Firefighters work at an airplane crash site 11-24-59 in Chicago

Vintage photo from November 24, 1959 of a crash site near Midway Airport in Chicago of TWA flight 595. Eric Haak collection, photographer unknown

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Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Robert J Quinn

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Tags: Chicago Fire Commissionner Robert J Quinn, Chicago Fire Department history, classic fire scene photos, Eric Haak, plane crash in Chicago 11-24-59, throwbackthursday, TWA Flight 595, vintage fire scene photos

Working fire in Chicago, 7-24-17

Jul 26

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This from Steve Redick:

9737 Farragut. This is I believe technically Chicago, but Rosemont arrived initially. Seemed to be an auto fire inside a repair business. Chicago units were initially returned but then responded back to the scene.
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Steve

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firefighters at commercial building fire

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Tags: Chicago FD Truck 9, Chicago Fire Department, classic fire scene photos, Des Plaines Tower Ladder 61, fire scene photos, Pierce Quantum, Rosemont Engine 156, Rosemont Fire Department, Rosemont Public Safety Department

Vintage Chicago fire scene: 3-11 alarm in 1970

Jan 13

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More newspaper articles from Steve Redick of a fire in December of 1970, a 3-11 alarm at 316 N Michigan … lower level

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Vintage Chicago fire scenes from 1966

Dec 31

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This from Steve Redick:

Scanned in a couple of more incidents …

January 11, 1966 4-11 alarm 28 E Jackson

January 10, 1966 4-11 106th & Calumet River Grain Elevator

what a coupla days!!!

Steve

January 11, 1966 4-11 alarm 28 E Jackson. Warren Redick collection

January 10, 1966 a 4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago at 106th & Calumet River in a Grain Elevator. Warren Redick collection

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A request for assistance

Nov 12

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Historic Fire Photo, Reader submission | 4 Comments

This from John Lake:

I had two uncles who were both Chicago firemen and avid photographers. I just stumbled across your site and wonder if there is any chance that someone can identify the events in these photos.

Thanks.

?? - Chicago warehouse fire - Fire Boats in action

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Vintage Hawthorne Race Track fire of 1978

Aug 30

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This from Steve Redick:

I found some of my images from the Hawthorne Racetrack fire. The slides are stamped Nov 78. My buddy Hank and I were fanning at 84 truck 51 when the man on watch woke us up and told us to look out the 2nd floor window of the firehouse. Needless to say we went running for our cars. I recall the Cicero ALF tiller arrived about the same time we did and took a corner so fast we thought the tiller wheels were gonna come off. CFD had sent a few companies as well … 34, 364, 88, a turret wagon, and a buggy. This was a real old time classic suburban extravaganza!

Steve

Forest View Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Sticky Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Cicero Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Berwyn Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Chicago Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Excerpt from theChicagoTribune.com:

Another big fire, on Nov. 19, 1978, destroyed the grandstand and heavily damaged the clubhouse at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney. The park was rebuilt and reopened in September, 1980.

Before they were destroyed, Hawthorne and Washington Park were considered extremely susceptible to fire because of extensive wooden structures. Hawthorne was built in 1891 and Washington Park in 1926, when building restrictions and fire codes were not as strict as today`s.

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