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Buffalo Grove 2nd Alarm Prairie Fire 7-8-12

Jul 8

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The Buffalo Grove Fire Department responded to calls reporting a fire in the prairie behind 441 Cedar Street. Fire companies found strong winds pushing the field fire into tall cattails and an easement for the electric company lines. The alarm was elevated to a Code 4 for the working fire and followed by a Box Alarm and then a 2nd Alarm for additional companies. The access for fire crews was vast and spread out over several blocks requiring many companies that setup in at least seven locations throughout the neighborhoods.

Buffalo Grove, Palatine, Prospect Heights, and the Countryside FPD all deployed engines with deck guns. Three aerials were positioned as well with the ability to place elevated master streams into operations if the need arose. Structure protection was put into place in several locations as the fires came within 50 feet of at least four different homes.

Departments assisting Buffalo Grove included Arlington Heights, Prospect Heights, Deerfield, Long Grove, Palatine, Countryside, Mundelein, Highwood, Lake Zurich, Grayslake, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Wheeling, Northfield, Highland Park, Barrington, Lake Forest, and Libertyville.

Larry Shapiro, Tim Olk, and Dan McInerney all took in the fire and will have images from the scene.

Large brush fire in Buffalo Grove 7-8-12

Tim Olk photo

Dan McInerney photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Countryside Fire Protection District, Dan McInerney, firefighting video, large brush fire, large brush fire in Buffalo Grove, Larry Shapiro, master streams used to protect homes from prairie fire in Buffalo Grove, prairie fire, prairie fire disrupts power in Buffalo Grove, Tim Olk, wildland fire in Buffalo Grove

Outside fire in Buffalo Grove 7-2-12 (update)

Jul 3

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Dan McInerney submitted several images of the apparatus on the scene at Buffalo Grove’s fire yesterday at 214 Navajo Trail.

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail Tower Ladder 25

Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was the still alarm company. Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail Lincolnshire Squad 51

Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51 was the RIT company. Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail Arlington Heights Engine 4

Arlington Heights Engine 4 was due on the Code 3 for the reported fire. Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail Quint 27

Buffalo Grove Quint 27 was due on the Code 4 upgrade. Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail Long Grove FPD

Long Grove Engine 55 came in on the Code 4 upgrade as well. Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail Long Grove Battalion 55

Long Grove Battalion 55 was also due on the Code 4 for the confirmed working fire. Dan McInerney photo

Buffalo Grove Fire Department 214 Navajo Trail

Buffalo Grove Engine 26 was running with a spare apparatus. Dan McInerney photo

After the fire, firefighters examine an air pack before replacing it on the tower. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: Arlington Heights Fire Department, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Buffalo Grove Quint 27, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, Dan McInerney, engine, Ferrara tower ladder, fire at 214 Navajo Trail in Buffalo Grove, KME engine, KME quint, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51, Long Grove, Long Grove Engine 55, Long Grove FPD Battalion 55, Pierce Quantum

River Forest garage fire 3-19-12

Mar 19

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River Forest Fire Department garage fire 111 Thatcher 3-1912

The garage as the first companies arrived. Dan McInerney photo

Dan McInerney submitted the following:

This came in at about 0945 this morning. I followed companies from quarters. A one-story wood-frame garage, 22×20, with a small fire in the ceiling area was knocked down with one 1.75” line, followed by some quick overhaul. Companies on-scene were RFOR E222, T221, ELPK E947, FOPK E402, OKPK T631 and C620, along with various chiefs from River Forest and Elmwood Park. River Forest T221 as you know is Oak Park’s old T631, and the 1981 Seagrave 100′ was modified by River Forest to hold a few hundred feet of 4-inch hose enabling them to forward lay a supply line to E222.

This first set shows the garage before the line was charged and the garage opened

The attack line is stretched. Dan McInerney photo

Firefighters check the windows and side door. Dan McInerney photo

A firefighter with a handline hits the fire as another vents. Dan McInerney photo

River Forest Truck 221 forward lay. Dan McInerney photo

Garage opened showing construction materials. Dan McInerney photo

Elmwood Park Engine 947. Dan McInerney photo

River Forest Truck 221 (X-Oak Park truck) modified to carry 4" hose. Dan McInerney photo

River Forest Fire Department Darley engine 222

River Forest Engine 222 is a 2002 Darley with a Spartan Gladiator chassis and enclosed pump panel. Dan McInerney photo

Forest Park Fire Department Engine 402 HME Ahrens Fox

Forest Park Engine 402 is a 2008 HME Ahrens Fox. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: Dan McInerney, Elmwood Park Fire Department, Forest Park Fire Department, garage fire in River Forest, Oak Park Fire Department, River Forest Fire Department

Chicago Chinatown house update

Dec 26

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Reader submission, updated listing | 2 Comments

Dan McInerney submitted images of Engine 8 and Truck 4’s house in Chinatown. The house has squared off doors, whereas the image currently on the web site shows the original arched doors.

A current of Engine 8 and Truck 4's house in Chinatown with the new doors. Dan McInerney photo

The original doors on Engine 8 and Truck 4's house on 18th Cermak in Chinatown. Hank Sajovic photo

Tags: Chicago Chinatown firehouse, Chicago Engine 8, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Truck 4, Dan McInerney, Hank Sajovic

Urbana engine boasts U of I pride

Nov 17

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Dan McInerney was in Urbana and photographed Engine 24. As the home of the University of Illinois, the engine sports the Illini logo prominently on either side of the cab.

Urbana Fire Department Pierce Dash engine

Urbana Engine 24 is a 2002 Pierce Dash with a 1,250-GPM pump and a 500-gallon water tank. It carries Pierce job # 13523. Dan McInerney photo

Urbana Fire Department University of Illinois Illini graphics

Engine 24 sports Illini graphics as the engine closest to the University of Illinois campus in Urbana. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: Dan McInerney, Pierce Dash, Urbana Fire Department

Chicago 2-11 Alarm 9-11-11

Sep 12

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Chicago had a commercial fire Sunday morning at 5614 W. Grand Avenue.

Steve Redick and Dan McInerney both took in the fire and submitted images.

Chicago Fire Department commercial building fire 9-11-01

Heavy fire burns through the auto body shop on Grand Avenue. Steve Redick photo

Firefighters use street level deluge guns in a defensive mode to fight the fire Sunday morning. Steve Redick photo

Steve provided the following information:

This morning about 0600 a 2-11 alarm at 5614 Grand ave. A 1 sty commercial attached to a truss roof auto repair garage. I arrived a few minutes after the 2-11 was pulled…and some of the box alarm companies were still going to work. Squad 2 had no snorkel and both tower ladders (14 and 23) were in spares too. The fire was through the roof just before the first images and 2 separate collapses occurred while I was there…I didn’t get them on video or stills but notice just the roof came in..no other outward collapses of the parapets or bearing walls seem to have occurred. I wonder if there were fire cuts on the truss ends. Also got some shots of 43 stretching up a ground ladder to the roof of exposure 2 for a point of vantage operation. All in all an interesting fire…shift change was taking place at the same time so that’s why you see members in various states of dress. I am enclosing a link to a short video with radio traffic I shot as well…

Two tower ladders worked in addition to multiple hand lines and multi-versals. Steve Redick photo

Engine 68 was the first due engine and had a deck gun and several hand lines flowing. Steve Redick photo

This image from later in the incident shows the tremendous amount of water that was used to hit the fire. Dan McInerney photo

Dan had the following comments:

This was a one story truss roof auto body shop. It looked 75×100, fire throughout. Exposure in sector 2 was a one story 25×100 with fire throughout as well.

These are of E117 and T35. E117 had 2 lines off I believe to the roof of the building driectly to the west of the exposure building operating from a point of vantage. T35 had their main to that roof as well.

Shot from the rear shows heavy fire burning through the roof. Steve Redick photo

Firefighters from Engine 117 hoist a hose up a ground ladder to use the roof of a building in Sector 2 to hit the fire. Steve Redick photo

The 2-story house to the west had two 2-1/2s operating on the roof plus a 2-1/2 and a 1-3/4 out the second floor windows. Dan McInerney photo

Video links, photo galleries and more images will be posted in a follow-up article.

Tags: 2-11 alarm fire, bow-string truss roof collapse, Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire, Chicago Engine 117, Chicago Fire Department, commercial fire, commercial fire with bow string truss roof, Dan McInerney, Steve Redick

Chicago Still & Box Alarm 8-19-11

Aug 20

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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

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

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

Truck 12 was staged on Sheridan Road. Dan McInerney photo

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

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

Stowing a ladder on T12. Dan McInerney photo

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

Truck 25 returning from the fire scene. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: Chicago Air Mask Unit 6-4-6, Chicago Battalion 9, Chicago Engine 70, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Still & Box, Chicago Truck 25, Chicago Truck 47, Dan McInerney, fire at 5747 N. Sheridan Road, hi-rise fire, High-rise fire

Maywood 3-11 alarm fire 8-10-11

Aug 11

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Maywood 3 alarm fire 8-10-11 at 326 Randolph

The header as seen from a high-rise building in Oak Park. Dan McInerney photo

Firefighters prepare to put the Melrose Park Bronto Skylift into operation as the attack went defensive. Dan McInerney photo

The center of the courtyard off of Pine Street provided a vantage point for multiple hand lines directed into the upper floors of the fire building. Dan McInerney photo

The Maywood Fire Department received a call around 9AM this morning from contractors renovating a four-story vacant building. Preliminary reports indicate an accident involving a torch from a worker near the cockloft of one building of this five-building complex. A 2nd alarm was requested from Maywood companies shortly after arrival and the fire was eventually elevated to a third alarm. The structure was brick with concrete floors and the fire ran the length of the attic space burning off much of the roof before it collapsed in sections.

Aerial master streams from the Maywood and Melrose Park aerials along with a hand line from the ground go to work on the east side of the fire building shortly after companies were pulled out of the building. Dan McInerney photo

Heavy smoke is venting through the roof of the fire building as seen from 4th Avenue looking to the north east. Larry Shapiro photo

Maywood firefighters working off the tip of Truck 502's aerial work to gain access to the cockloft so they can reach the seat of the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Maywood Truck 502, a Spartan/Darley/Nova-Quintech was setup on 3rd Street on the east side of the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Looking south on 3rd Avenue from Randolph the fire building is seen as part of a larger complex of buildings. The fire was contained to the building of origin. Larry Shapiro photo

Maywood firefighters operate a hand line directed into the top floor. John Tulipano photo

A wider shot shows one hand line, the Maywood truck, and the stream from the Melrose Park aerial working on the east side of the fire building. John Tulipano photo

Fire breaks through the roof above where firefighters from Maywood are working to reach the cockloft. Larry Shapiro photo

Before they can continue their ventilation work, the Maywood firefighters standby as lines from the ground and the Melrose Park tower are directed at the flames. Larry Shapiro photo

As fire travels from the north to the south along the roof and cockloft, firefighters direct their streams to the southern end. The roof on the north end has collapsed. Dan McInerney photo

Maywood responded to the scene with a truck, three engine, and an ambulance. Mutual aid came from Melrose Park, Westchester, and Forest Park with trucks, North Riverside and River Grove with ambulances and engines from Broadview, Berkely, Bellwood, Stone Park, Elmwood Park, Hillside, and River Forest. The Maywood, Westchester, and Melrose Park trucks had master streams working, and engines supplying water were from Stone Park, River Forest, Bellwood, Berkely, plus two from Maywood.

Larry Shapiro, John Tulipano, and Dan McInerney were at the fire and submitted several images.

Maywood firefighters work to gain access to the hidden fire behind the mansard roof as the fire continues to vent through the roof. John Tulipano photo

As fire breaks through a new section of the roof, the master streams are re0directed. John Tulipano photo

Fire has reached the south end of the roof as seen from Pine Street and 3rd Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies worked inside the building until the fire took control of the roof and firefighters were notified by the contractors that there were several propane tanks plus two Bobcat Skid-Steer loaders inside.

Maywood 3 alarm fire 8-10-11 at 326 Randolph Hillside Fire Department Pierce Arrow XT PUC

Hillside Engine 405 was parked in staging and was not used for pumping, The manpower worked at the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Maywood's 3rd engine at the scene, Engine 505, was parked down the street from the fire building. John Tulipano photo

Engines from River Forest and Stone Park laid hose to 5th Avenue and were on hydrants at Pine and Randolph respectively. Larry Shapiro photo

The 3-11 was struck out before noon.

John has a gallery of images HERE and Larry has a gallery HERE.

Another view showing fire burning through the roof with both master streams working. John Tulipano photo

An article about the fire can be found HERE.

Tags: 3-11 alarm fire, construction accident causes fire, Dan McInerney, defensive fire operations, E-ONE Bronto Sky-Lift, elevated master stream, John Tulipano, Larry Shapiro, Maywood Fire Department, Melrose Park Fire Department, Nova-Quintech aerial, Spartan Chassis, vacant four-story building fire in Maywood, WS Darley

Oak Park building collapse 8-10-11

Aug 10

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The Oak Park Fire Department received a call reporting a partial building collapse this afternoon in the 200 block of Harrison covering approximately 201-211 at the southwest corner of Harrison Street and Lombard Avenue.

Dan McInerney was at the scene and submitted several images and a description of the event:

Oak Park responded with three engines, two ambulances, a command van, and the Mabas Division 11 Techincal Rescue Vehicle to a report of a building collapse at Lombard and Harrison at 1350 hrs. Upon arrival companies found a one story, L-shaped, commercial building, approx 150 feet wide by 100 feet deep. The brick facade along approx 100 feet along Harrison street collapsed onto the sidewalk. There were no injuries to any poeple in this normally busy commercial district, although two cars parked in front of the collapse zone were slightly damaged by falling bricks.The east portion of the building has been under renovaton for some time. Firefighters conducted a search of the brick pile along the sidewalk for potential victims. Companies were on the scene for approx 90 minutes securing the buildings and utilities before turning the building over to the building department.

Articles are available HERE, HERE, and HERE.

Tags: brick collapse on Harrison Street in Oak Park, building collapse, Dan McInerney, MABAS Division 11 TRT squad, Oak Park Fire Department

CFD Still & Box 7-8-11

Jul 10

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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

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

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

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

West Side station t-shiret. Dan McInerney photo

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

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