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From Dennis McGuire, Jr.
BIue Island Engine 2133 – 2007 HME SFO (Ahrens-Fox) 1500-500 Serial 20990 Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
BIue Island Tower 2104 – 1997 E-One Hurricane 1500-300 95′ TL so 18043. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
This from Tyler Tobolt:
Algonquin – Lake in the Hills FPD had a working house fire last evening around 7:45pm / 8:00pm – Prior to the arrival of ALITH FPD, Lake in the Hills PD rescued one victim from the house … unknown condition. Engine 142 arrived with smoke showing and lead out – Crystal Lake, Fox River Grove, and Huntley were automatic aid to the scene.
Tyler Tobolt photo
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This from Larry Shapiro:
Calls reporting a house fire at 102 S. Chester came in to the Park Ridge Fire Department shortly before 10AM on Saturday (2-15-14). After spotting a header while in route, units arrived at the house on the corner of Chester and Garden to find the back porch on fire and a worker with burn injuries. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. Engine 35 encountered a frozen hydrant at the corner, so firefighters hand jacked hose from the Tower 36 to another hydrant half a block south of the incident.
Companies made quick work of knocking down the main fire, and found that there was minimal communication to the second floor. The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire, apparently in the final stages of remodeling.
Units at the scene were Park Ridge Engine 35, Tower 36, both Park Ridge ambulances and Battalion 35. Rosemont and Niles responded with trucks, Morton Grove with a squad, Norwood Park and North Maine with engines, plus ambulances from Lincolnwood and Elk Grove Village.
I arrived well after the fire was out and have images of the scene.
Mutual aid companies on Chester. Larry Shapiro photo
Rear of the house as seen from Chester. Larry Shapiro photo
Norwood Park Engine 101. Larry Shapiro photo
Park Ridge Engine 35 at the corner after finding a frozen hydrant. Larry Shapiro photo
Tower Ladder 36 alongside the house on Chester.Larry Shapiro photo
Deputy Chief Jeff Sorensen giving a press briefing. Larry Shapiro photo
The hydrant in front of the house was froze. Larry Shapiro photo
Park Ridge Tower 36 had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo
A Park Ridge firefighter picks up hose. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire was on the rear porch of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Supply hose stretched to a secondary hydrant after the first hydrant was frozen. Larry Shapiro photo
Norwood Park Engine 101. Larry Shapiro photo
More images can be viewed HERE.
Chicago had a 2-11 Alarm fire overnight at 75th & King Drive.
The fire in the Dollar & Up store, at the southwest corner of East 75th Street and South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, was reported at 12:12 a.m., Chicago Fire Department District Chief Tim Sampey said. Firefighters found a “heavy volume of fire” in the store and elevated it to a 2-11 alarm as they worked to keep it from spreading to an adjacent business, Sampey said.
After learning that no one was believed to be inside, firefighters fought in defensive mode, attacking the fire from the outside of the building.
Firefighters kept the flames from spreading to the adjacent Cricket store and extinguished the blaze at 1:30 a.m.
Images from the scene are from Gordon J. Nord, Jr.
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo
thanks Dan
more images from this fire can be viewed at FireScenes.Net
Robbins FD apparatus
Sep 28
More images from Steve Redick, showcasing apparatus from the Robbins Fire Department.
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick photo
Tinley Park Fire Department
May 22
This from Martin Nowak:
Since Tinley Park had a new truck delivered recently, here’s a photo of a former tower,
Former Truck 291 – 1990 E-One 1500/200/95′Thanks to Squad546 for allowing me to use this image.
Tinley Park FD former Truck 291. Squad 546 photo
This from Martin Nowak:
I’ve talked with Squad546, who has allowed me to submit these pictures. I’ll have several posts within the next few months. For now I’d like to show some CFD truck companies over the years.
Former Tower Ladder 5 – 1988 Federal/E-One 95′Former Tower Ladder 14 -1996 HME/LTI 102′Former Truck (Aerial Tower) 1 – 1988 Federal/E-One 135′Former Truck 2 – 1988 Federal/E-One 110′Former Truck 33 – 1993 Seagrave 100′Former Truck 34 – 1970 Ward LaFrance Grove 100′Former Truck 62, then Truck 8 after the 1994 rehab. Pictured as a spare. 1978 Seagrave 100′
Former Tower Ladder 5 – 1988 Federal/E-One 95′. Squad546 photo
Former Tower Ladder 14 -1996 HME/LTI 102′. Squad546 photo
Former Truck (Aerial Tower) 1 – 1988 Federal/E-One 135′. Squad546 photo
Former Truck 2 – 1988 Federal/E-One 110′. Squad546 photo
Former Truck 33 – 1993 Seagrave 100′. Squad546 photo
Former Truck 34 – 1970 Ward LaFrance Grove 100′. Squad 546 photo
Former Truck 62, then Truck 8 after the 1994 rehab. Pictured as a spare. 1978 Seagrave 100′. Squad546 photo
An impressive header was visible for miles as the Cicero Fire Department and several neighboring departments battled a fire in an industrial building on 54th Avenue. Tuesday evening. Josh Boyajian photo
Thick black smoke and flames burned freely through the roof of the building as Cicero upgraded the alarm for additional help in battling the blaze. Cicero Engine 2 seen through the fence has a positin in the next yard over. Josh Boyaian photo
Cicero companies responded to an industrial fire near Roosevelt and Laramie around 7PM and found a large, well involved building. Chicago companies also responded to a reported fire in the area and returned when it was confirmed that the fire was in Cicero. A header from the fire could be seen as far north as Morton Grove.
Josh Boyajian went to the fire and submitted several images and a description:
Cicero was toned out at around 7pm for a possible factory fire. While enroute there was a huge header visible for miles. Enigne 1 was was first on scene and requested a BOX. About 10 minutes later it was upgraded to a 2-11. Cicero Eng 1 was the first engine and Cicero Trk 2 was the first truck.Stickney Engine 1201 was the box engine and was suppling Engine 1. Stickney dropped their bed of 1,000 feet of 4″ to a Chicago hydrant on Roosevelt
The engineer of Cicero Engine 1 connects a large diameter supply line from Stickney Engine 1201. Josh Boyajian photo
Stickney Engine 1201 had a hydrant down the block and was supplying water to Cicero Engine 1. Josh Boyajian photo
Cicero Truck 2 had an elevated master stream in operation. Cicero Tower 1 in the background was also working. Josh Boyajian photo
Cicero Tower 1 was supplied by Engine 3 in a parking lot down the road from Truck 2's position. Josh Boyajian photo
Cicero Truck 2 was the first truck on the scene and was spotted close to the main body of fire. Josh Boyajian photo
Cicero Engine 1 and Truck 2 looking down 54th Avenue. Josh Boyajian photo
Looking along the ladder of Truck 2 as the master stream targets the seat of the fire at dusk. Josh Boyajian photo
A brief article in the Tribune can be found HERE.
Apparatus photos dating back to 1958 representing the Wilmette Fire Department have been assembled into a gallery which is accessible through the ‘Historic Photos’ button on the pages depicting the Wilmette stations. Images to date are from Bill Friedrich, Karl Klotz, and Larry Shapiro plus several from the collection of Jeff Schielke.
In years past the fleet consisted of Seagrave apparatus and then beginning in the 1980s the department started to move the fleet to include units built by E-ONE. Today, as in years past, Wilmette staffs two stations, though the manner in which they run apparatus has changed. The west station, Station 2 runs an engine plus an ambulance and is home to the spare engine. The headquarters station has a battalion chief, an ambulance, and a tower ladder. On any given day if they are at full manning, the squad will be put into service to chase the ambulance. In reserve at this station is another tower ladder which insures that they will always have a tower in service regardless of maintenance or other issues that require taking the frontline piece out of service.
Throughout the 70s and into the mid-80s Wilmette had two trucks on the roster like they do today. They ran a 1962 Seagrave mid-mount ladder truck and a 1975 Seagrave 55′ Snorkel.
Sadly, we don’t as of yet have images of the Cadillac ambulances.
