From Dan McInerney:
Northbrook is having work done on Station 10‘s appartus bay- they had the rigs parked about … E12 A10 A10r. E10 @ sta. 10
Northbrook E12 A10 A10r. E10 @ sta. 10. Dan McInerney photo
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Northbrook Fire Department
Sep 23
… and after being torn down
- E77 on September 9, 2012. Demo complete, views from both north and south. Notice condition of the house to the south at 1226 S. Komensky. House has been rehabbed and is currently occupied. Almost 90 year old firehouse to the north is gone.
- E77 is one of the last of it’s kind. The last single engine house was built in the early 50’s (E113- the ‘next company over” from 77). There are only a handful of single company firehouses in Chicago anymore, let alone single company houses with the history of actvity E77 saw during it’s heyday. For awhile, it had a reputation as a punishment house, on the outskirts of the city, where department brass “bansihed” firemen it disliked. But with many firehouses like it, Engine 77 consistently turned out experienced, seasoned firefighters that were promoted out of the house to pass on the lessons they learned.
- E77 on 10/24/07
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Journal 1 shows the company journal entry when me grandfather retired (mandatory after 35 years apparently).
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The other journal entry shows the company member information page. Notice there are only 2 company officers and engineers. This was back in the days of the two-platoon system. The info pages also list the dates of birth, entry into CFD and the date the member was assigned to the company.
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In this case, my grandfather John J. McInerney was transferred to E77 as an Engineer on March 16, 1935. He started out as a fireman at E103 when they were on Harrison Street in 1917. In the center of the picture it lists his date of birth as 8/15/1889. Next to the on the right, his “Former Occ” on the top right of the page it lists his former occupation as a Locomotive Fireman. Next to that, it lists his native country as “US”, followed by his badge number. The following page goes on to list his date of entry into the CFD (7/22/17), address and phone number. In his case, he lived at 1509 N. Luna, and his telephone number was Merrimac7-2510. This information about members was kept in company journals for many, many years.
My father, Donald McInerney, as a young boy used to visit his father at the firehouse. He used to call his dad “ball driver”. Shortly after John J. was promoted to Engineer, E77 had an Ahrens-Fox pumper assigned to it, and it had the distinctive chrome shpere on the front, hence the name “ball driver”.
Family lore has it that my grandfather met his future wife one day at E103’s firehouse. She saw him going down the street on an alarm, and came by the firehuose afterwards to complain that she didn’t like the way he was treating the horses.
E77’s last company patch. I’ll leave it to the viewers to report how they got the phrase “I Like It Here”
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I posted many more pics on my facebook page “facebook.com/dmcinerney1”. If blog viewers wish, they can go there and view pics from E77’s last day in service as well as other fire pics I have uploaded to my facebook page.
More from Dan McInerney about Engine 77’s house on the day it was closed. Descriptions for these images:
- several shots of the bunk room
- the officer’s room
- the locker room
- their last company patch
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More from Dan McInerney about Engine 77’s house on the day it was closed. Descriptions for these images:
- basement boiler area, (they had a sauna in the basement attached to the boiler)
- Watch desk
- board of weekly/daily house duties, cleaning schedule, general house information, go/no go buttons with box alarm bells
- the last day was 1/23/05 and they had had a few runs already, rig was dirty from being out. This view also shows how tight the fit was with a 1924-5-ish firehouse and a modern size rig
- E77 door #
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More from Dan McInerney about Engine 77’s house on the day it was closed. Descriptions for these images:
- Views from both officers/engineers sides again showing tight fit
- outside of firehouse on a cold January day, less than 16 hours to go
- 1984 E-One 1250/500. This pic was taken on a visit on a Saturday in the very late 80s or very early 90s. It shows the rig outside of quarters so the apparatus floor could be scrubbed out. While primarily taken as an apparatus pic, it also shows the the front of the house, with the sign “WE NEVER CLOSE”. There is a large medallion above the door with a small skull on top of it, probably a goat, which would befit the nature of this firehouse/company hanging on in the kind of neighborhood it served. Also, note the condition of the house next door to the south. It too was indicative of the neighborhood at that time. That will change in a few years.
- joker stand
- Next pictures are of my grandfather’s retirement badge when he retired as one of two engineers of E77 in 1952. Back then they were still on the two platoon system. He entered CFD in 1917, was promoted to Engineer at E77 in 1935 and retired in 1952.
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Dan McInerney submitted several images from Engine 77’s house on the day it was closed. Some descriptions for the images:
- Hose tower pics from above and below
- closeup of bricks was from second floor looking up, the bricks have imbedded in them “W.E.D CO. Load Bearing”. Interesting, I suppose to support the weight of hose in the small area above the roofline that the hose tower extends to
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- View of apparatus floor from stairs going up
- one turnout coat left hanging in turnout gear “locker” (was really just sort of an open area in the apparatus floor area behind the rig)
- the watch bed
- Kitchen
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MABAS Division 11 Air Unit
Aug 14
This from Dan McInerney
MABAS Air 11 is housed at Oak Park Station 3 and will respond to alarms with OPFD E603. The E603 crew will leave the apparatus at the scene and return to quarters. Responses include all Division 11 hazmat and technical rescue boxes automatically, and to fire boxes as requested by the IC.
CFD apparatus photos updated
Aug 11
Additional apparatus has been added to the Chicago Fire Department listings with images by Karl Klotz, Bill Friedrich, and Dan McInerney:
1st District:
- Ambulance 45 has been added to Engine 26‘s house
- Battalion 14 has been added to Engine 109′s house
- Ambulance 83 has been added to Engine 44′s house
- Ambulance 15 has been added to Engine 117‘s house
2nd District:
- 4-5-2 and 2-7-2 have been added to Engine 112‘s house
- Ambulance 47 has been added to Engine 108‘s house
- Truck 53 has been added to Engine 125‘s house
- Truck 35 has been added to Engine 76‘s house
5th District:
This from Dan McInerney:
Ford F550, housed at North Riverside and responds with a crew of two from there
MABAS Division 11 Haz Mat Unit 1100 was built by Marion on a Ford F-550, 4-door chassis. It is married to a 24′ trailer built by Alum-Line. Dan McInerney photo
This unit is housed in North Riverside and responds with a crew of 2 personnel. Dan McInerney photo
The unit is featured HERE on the Marion site and they offer a PDF drawing of the truck HERE and the trailer HERE.
More on the large brush fire in Buffalo Grove yesterday.
Fire burns near the power lines west of Buffalo Grove Road near Aptakisic on Sunday. Larry Shapiro photo
Several power poles burn on the ComEd easement in Buffalo Grove. Larry Shapiro photo
The Daily Herald reports that a 20-year old male is responsible for causing the large brush fire in Buffalo Grove yesterday that threatened several homes and resulted in hundreds of area residents to lose power.
A 20-year-old Buffalo Grove man is accused of sparking a fast-moving brush fire that produced a 30-foot wall of flames threatening dozens of homes Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters from more than 20 departments helped battle the blaze, which spread to a number of power lines and ripped through 30 acres of dry brush, officials said.
The blaze, which fire officials said was fueled by dry conditions, burned down utility poles and torched multiple power lines causing about 2,400 ComEd customers to lose power.
An off-duty Morton Grove police officer in the area spotted four people running from the scene of the fire and was able to stop them before Buffalo Grove police arrived. Police said the group was lighting off illegal fireworks, which sparked the brush.
Officers arrested Gabriel R. Horwich, 20, and charged him with criminal damage to property by reckless means of fire, a felony carrying a sentence of up to 3 years in prison.
“We were very lucky no people were hurt and no homes were damaged,” Kristiansen said. “The fire department did an exceptional job.”
ComEd restored power to nearly all the homes by Sunday night, but the blaze caused about $150,000 in damages to the wires and poles, Kristiansen said.
Police said the three people with Horwich had not been charged as of Sunday night, but the investigation was ongoing.
Horwich is due in bond court Monday morning.
The entire article can be found HERE.
A master stream from a homeowner’s yard in the south sector of the fire is directed towards flames under the high tension power lines. Tim Olk photo
The incident command post was established near the intersection of Buffalo Grove Road and Aptakisic Road. Dan McInerney photo
Palatine Engine 82 deployed a deck gun from behind a house on Cedar Court. Dan McInerney photo
Smoke and flames are visible throughout the utility easement area. Larry Shapiro photo
Flames were reportedly in excess of 30-feet tall under the electric wires. Larry Shapiro photo
Prospect Heights Squad 9 and Highwood Truck 37 were positioned on Buffalo Grove Road to the east of the fire. Dan McInerney photo
Long Grove Squad 55 was protecting homes on Dover Court. Dan McInerney photo
Buffalo Grove Engine 26 deployed a master stream from a ball field on Buffalo Grove Road. Larry Shapiro photo
Arlington Heights Engine 4 was in the south sector on Coventry Lane protecting homes that were threatened. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove MobileComm provided communications support for emergency operations at the scene. Dan McInerney photo
As the fire was extinguished, the area of involvement became evident. Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling firefighters continue to wet down hotspots. Tim Olk photo
Buffalo Grove Engine 26 had all of their hose to be repacked. Dan McInerney photo
The fire jumped this bike path to the south and west and threatened the homes visible in the background. Larry Shapiro photo
