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4th Alarm house fire in Wadsworth 4-30-13 (pt 4)

May 5

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4th Alarm house fire in Wadsworth 4-30-13 (pt 2)

May 2

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Scott Peterson was at Newport Township’s 4th Alarm fire on Monday in Wadsworth and has submitted many images which will incorporate several posts.

On Tuesday April 30,2013 the Newport FPD received calls of a fire @ 14541 Juniper Ct. Co’s arrived, found a very hvy volume of fire from the roof & interior of the home. The Zion ladder truck arrived and was immediately setup for water tower ops. Initially only one porta tank was available with most of the water going to the Zion truck. The alarm was quickly elevated from a the 2nd alarm on arrival to the 4th alarm. This brought numerous Eng’s & Tenders from MABAS Div 4 as well as MABAS Div 101 (Kenosha County WI). It appears Twin Lakes FD was the farthest Dept to respond. Eventually, 3 porta-tanks setup in series with a very successful continous flow of water with no loss. Considering the amount of fire conditions crews had on arrival and porta tanks and excellent job was done for knockdown. You’ll see in one photo the complete collapse/failure of a large section of the 2nd flr thru the C division window above the back deck.

Pics of the fire today, with apparatus and more overall scene shots to follow.

Zion ladder with master stream Scott Peterson photo

Fire consumes the second floor. Scott Peterson photo

View from the driveway, D side. Scott Peterson photo

C side floor collapse. Scott Peterson photo

D side. Scott Peterson photo

CD corner. Scott Peterson photo

Bristol company working the C sector. Scott Peterson photo

AB corner. Scott Peterson photo

Ladder pipe operations. Scott Peterson photo

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4th Alarm house fire in Wadsworth 4-30-13

Apr 30

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***9:20PM short video added – click SP-video link

This from Scott Peterson:

1st & 2nd Floor hvy involvement & thru roof on arrival.  No hydrants all porta-tanks. Once enough help got there large water supply   maintained. Homeowner was reportedly cooking on the back porch when something happened with the propane.

More to follow later in week.

Scott 

SP-video

Scott Peterson photo

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Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire 3-15-13 (pt 2)

Mar 16

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More images from the 2-11 on 75th Street from Josh Boyajian:

here are some of my pictures from the 2-11 yesterday!

fire engine pumping at Chicago FD 2-11 alarm fire

Josh Boyajian photo

Chicago Squad 5 Snorkel working at extra alarm fire

Josh Boyajian photo

Josh Boyajian photo

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Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire 3-15-13

Mar 15

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This from Erik Haak:

At 1631hrs on Friday afternoon, the Englewood Fire Alarm Office dispatched a working fire response to 1650 W. 75th Place. At 1634hrs, Truck 50 confirmed a working fire in a 50×100 1-story ordinary commercial structure. Truck 50 reported a possible truss roof and almost immediately called for the Still & Box. Battalion 20 set up defensive operations with Engine 129 operating in sector 1 and Tower Ladder 39 setting up in a lot to the east of the fire building. Squad 5’s snorkle operated on the parkway to the east of the building as well. At 1656hrs, 2-2-5 pulled a 2-11. Tower Ladder 34 was set up to the west of the fire building at the end of Paulina Street. The first photo taken in my series was shot nearly an hour after the fire started. The 2-11 was struck out at 1821hrs and companies stayed on scene chasing hot spots until just before 2000hrs.

Erik Haak photo

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13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13 (pt4)

Feb 5

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Our thanks to Deputy Chief William Q. Rice for compiling this summary and sharing it:

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13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13 (pt2)

Jan 31

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Here is a video and some images from Larry Shapiro from the 13-alarm fire in Burlington WI overnight.

Big Bend, WI engine drafting from Echo Lake. Larry Shapiro photo

Another view of the Big Bend, WI engine drafting from Echo Lake. Larry Shapiro photo

Wauconda engine pumping in-line. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce quint with elevated master stream

Wheatland, WI quint working in Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce tower ladder with elevated master stream

Lake Geneva tower ladder working in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE engine drafting from portable tank

Kansasville, WI engine drafting from a portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Geneva tower ladder visible in the background being supplied by the Kansasville engine. Larry Shapiro photo

fire engines drafting from portable tanks

Kansasville and Burlington engines drafting in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

fire tanker dumping water into portable tank

A tanker dumping at the D Sector water supply. Larry Shapiro photo

large chemical storage tanks at industrial fire scene

Several of the chemical storage tanks that were threatened. Larry Shapiro photo

fire tender dumping water into portable tank

Another tanker working in Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Lyons Township, WI tanker turning around to access the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

Kansasville Assistant Chief working Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce top-mount engine pumping at winter fire

A Burlington engine pumping in-line to supply a master stream. Larry Shapiro photo

HME fire engine drafting from portable tank

Town of Burlington engine drafting from the portable tanks along the southside of the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro has a gallery with images from the Echo Lake Foods fire

13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13

Jan 31

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A large fire broke out just after 6PM last night at the Echo Lake Foods facility at 33102 South Honey Lake Road in Burlington, WI.

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The fire building was one of a series of six buildings inter-connected at the facility that processes the following according to the company website:

We are passionate in our commitment to producing the best quality egg products and breakfast-style entrees.

•  PRECOOKED EGG ENTREES
•  FRENCH TOAST & PANCAKES
•  CREPES AND BLINTZES
•  PRECOOKED SCRAMBLED AND DICED EGGS
•  FROZEN LIQUID EGGS
•  WAFFLES
•  MINI PANCAKES

As such, the facility has large amount of ammonia and liquid oxygen. As of 5AM Friday, (11 hours into the incident), NBC TMJ4 reported the following:

BURLINGTON – An eight-alarm fire has gone into its 13th hour of burning out of control Thursday morning at the Echo Lake Foods processing plant in Burlington.

“There still is active fire. It is not contained at this point,” said Fire Chief Richard Lodle during a 5 a.m. news conference Thursday which aired live on TODAY’S TMJ4.

More than 80 fire departments and 200 firefighters have given their assistance to the Burlington Fire Department.

The Burlington Police Department evacuated 10 homes and an apartment building, assisting about 50 people.

The fire broke out just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, and is at 33102 N. Honey Lake Road in Burlington, the site of Echo Lake Foods.

“The fire department discovered a significant fire upon arrival,” said Miller.

“The plant was successfully evacuated. There were no injuries to employees or, so far, to any firefighters.”

Hazardous materials teams came on scene because of ammonia and liquid oxygen tanks.

Meanwhile, Burlington’s fire chief is rotating in hundreds of firefighters from around southeastern Wisconsin, as far away as Milwaukee County.

“That’s why the large number of departments that we have called in, the large number of personnel that we’ve had…We’re not rotating out and rotating back in. When you rotate out, you go home.”

He also said they have not have much opportunity to enter the building and fight the fire from inside.

“The majority has been on a defensive mode. At this point, we’re attempting to do an interior attack, if we can get crews in.”

The company, founded in 1941, produces eggs and egg products, as well as other breakfast products. The factory has a long history in the Burlington area.

“This will affect the city greatly. We will attempt to help them rebuild and re-open the plant as soon as possible,” said Miller during the news conference.

“One of the largest employers…it’s going to be a loss of 300 jobs for a while.”

The complete article with photos is HERE.

The fire went to a 5th Alarm (as high as MABAS Alarms are rated) and then 8 separate inter-divisional alarms were requested with strike teams or task forces requested from other MABAS Divisions in Wisconsin and Illinois. (some of the MABAS Divisions that responded include 101, 102, 106, 4, 5)

Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro went to the incident roughly four hours after the initial alarm and have a video and images from the scene that will be posted later. The size of the scene, the bitter cold weather, and the hazardous smoke restricted their access to two of the four sectors.

The incident is located in an area that required tankers to shuttle water to portable tanks, where engines drafted to feed the multiple master streams. Some of the streams had to shutdown fairly often as the three or four portable tanks that were inter-connected would be depleted before they could be refilled. There were at least three such water supply sectors being managed at the fire scene. Eventually, a drafting operation was setup from Echo Lake along Milwaukee Avenue. Two engines and a quint worked to complete this task for engines supplying a master stream in Sector D.

The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.

ABC news has an article HERE.

MyRacineCounty.com has an article.

Fox6now.com has an article with video.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel online has an article with a great overhead image from this morning.

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Chicago 4-11 Alarm Fire 12-29-12 (pt 3)

Dec 30

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Third article about the 4-11 Alarm fire on Saturday at 2444 W. 21st Place in Chicago.

Images from Steve Redick who arrived on the scene very early into the incident. Previous posts are HERE and HERE.

Chicago 4-11 Alarm massive fire at commercial warehouse facility 12-29-12 at 2444 S. 21st Street

Massive fire blows out all windows in Sector 1. Steve Redick photo

Another image showing the intense fire that overtook the building. Steve Redick photo

Heavy fire burns through a loading dock in the alley behind the building. Steve Redick photo

Heavy fire seen throughout the building and through the roof from Sector 3 prior to companies operating on that side. Steve Redick photo

An officer directs companies into the gravel lot off Cullerton Street in Sector 3. Steve Redick photo

Chicago 4-11 Alarm massive fire at commercial warehouse facility 12-29-12 at 2444 S. 21st Street Snorkel

Heavy fire burns throughout the building as Squad 1A takes position in Sector 3. Steve Redick photo

A large diameter supply line is stretched to supply a master stream in Sector 3. Steve Redick photo

Squad 1 positions their Snorkel. Steve Redick photo

Firefighters elevate the basket of Tower Ladder 54 as they prepare to put the master stream to work. Steve Redick photo

As Tower Ladder 54 is readied for a master stream, Truck 7 sits on the corner before being moved to allow Tower Ladder 10 to setup. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Engine 26 secures a hydrant on 21st Street at Western Avenue. Steve Redick photo

The thick smoke and heavy fire seems to turn day into night along 21st Street. Steve Redick photo

Fire blows out of two sides of the three-story warehouse building. Steve Redick photo

Truck 32 was rigged for aerial pipe operations but a decision was made instead to special call two additional tower ladders to the scene. Steve Redick photo

A pair of Battalion buggies which will have to be repositioned as the fire spreads rapidly throughout the almost block-long building. Steve Redick photo

Tower Ladder 54 goes to work at the corner of Western Avenue and 21st Street. Steve Redick photo

More of Steve’s images can be found HERE.

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Chicago 4-11 Alarm Fire 12-29-12 (pt 2)

Dec 30

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Second article about the 4-11 Alarm fire on Saturday at 2444 W. 21st Place in Chicago.

Images from Larry Shapiro who arrived at the scene well after all of the other contributors in the first article.

4-11 alarm commercial building fire in Chicago 12-29-12 at 2444 W. 21st Street

After the roof and upper floors collapsed, heavy fire was concentrated in the ground floor. Larry Shapiro photo

4-11 alarm commercial building fire in Chicago 12-29-12 at 2444 W. 21st Street Chicago Tower Ladder 54

Engine 26 was at the corner of 21st Street and Western Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo

Thick black smoke clouds the sky as the fire burns a section of the roof at the east end of the fire building several hours into the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 28, a 1997 HME Luverne supplies Engine 103 from the 2300 block of Cullerton Street. Larry Shapiro photo

Engines 18 and 5 pump in-line to supply master streams from Sector 3 off Cullerton Street. Larry SHapiro photo

Engine 35 is feeding Tower Ladder 10 on Western Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters drag a line to put a multi-versal into operation in Sector 3. Larry Shapiro photo

Tower Ladder 39, in Sector 3, awaits water to put their master stream to work. Larry Shapiro photo

6-6-1, the reserve Snorkel housed with Engine 35, was special called to the scene almost immediately. Larry Shapiro photo

Command Van 2-7-1 is setup on Western Avenue. Larry Shapiro photo

The gas company brought a crew to the scene to dig under the street in order to shut down the gas to the building. Seen among the ruins in Sector 1, a gas fed fire burns freely. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry has a gallery of images HERE.

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