heavy fire in a two-story house « chicagoareafire.com

This from Dan Shevlin:

Still & Box Alarm 5142 S Wolcott, 3/27/13

Still Time : Approx 2310 hrs

Battalion 19 Boxed a 2 1/2 story frame fully involved with an exposure to the south. 4 or 5 hand lines. Tower Ladder 39 went to work also.

Chicago house fire 3-27-13 on south Wolcott

Dan Shevlin photo

firefighters in tower ladder with haeavy fire

Dan Shevlin photo

Dan Shevlin photo

Dan Shevlin photo

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Gordon J. Nord, Jr. was in Bedford Park yesterday when the neighboring Burbank Fire Department received a call reporting a house fire. Companies arrived on the scene and found heavy fire on the second floor of the single-family house. Firefighters made an interior attack and had to back out for a short time while the roof was ventilated. Then they were able to hit the fire again.

Bedford Park, Bridgeview, and Oak Lawn companies assisted Burbank.

Bedford Park Truck 709 is on the scene of the house fire in Burbank. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

A Bedford Park firefighter cuts a fence to gain access to the yard. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Firefighters get to the roof to ventilate as an engineer places a ground ladder to a window so the interior companies have a point of egress for an emergency exit. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Heavy smoke vents from the windows and eaves as a firefighter gets to the roof to ventilate. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

As fire escapes from a second floor window as firefighters begin to vent the roof. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Burbank Truck 206 is on a hydrant. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Another shot showing firefighters working on the roof with heavy fire on the second floor. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

As the first vent hole is made, heavy smoke pushes out of the roof. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Another shot shows smoke escaping from vent holes. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Oak Lawn Quint 3 responded and the company acted as the RIT. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

A firefighter works on a third vent hole in the roof. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Firefighters leave the roof after completing the ventilation as heavy fire consumes the second floor. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

Firefighters have left the roof and the interior companies had to retreat until the fire was knocked down so they could re-enter the house. Gordon J. Nord., JR photo

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