A few images from Larry Shapiro of the high-rise fire scene last week at Triumvera in unincorporated Cook County, covered by the Glenview Fire Department.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Chicago companies went to the old Post Office building on Van Buren last night for a fire on the roof. Radioman911.com has audio in two separate recordings of the radio traffic.
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The Schaumburg Fire Department received an automatic fire alarm before 6AM on Saturday which was follow by several 9-1-1 calls reporting smoke in the building at 1234 Valley Lake Drive. Engine 54 was first on the scene and connected to the standpipe system. Firefighters found residents in the lobby area and on upper floor balconies of the 7-story building. When they made the fire floor, they encountered heavy smoke and had to locate the unit that was on fire.
The 85-year old resident of the apartment that was on fire received burns to to her chest and was transported to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates before being transferred to the burn center at Loyola University Hospital.
Two lines were deployed and companies were able to confine the fire to the unit of origin. The alarm went to a 2-11 with a special call four five additional ambulances as a precaution. Schaumburg firefighters retrieved multiple residents that took refuge on their balconies to escape the smoke.
Larry Shapiro went to the scene and submitted several images.
Schaumburg Engine 52 was the second engine on the scene and took the front driveway with Ambulance 52, Battalion 5 and Truck 52. Larry Shapiro photo
Schaumburg firefighters bring additional equipment into the building at 1234 Valley Lake Drive. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire unit was n the rear (west side) of the building on the fourth floor. Larry Shapiro photo
Investigators examine the fire unit before firefighters complete the extensive overhaul. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters rest on a 7th floor balcony after completing a secondary search of the units. Larry Shapiro photo
Two firefighters are assigned to the command post with the incident commander. Firefighters from mutual aid companies await an assignment after arriving on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Schaumburg Engine 54 with lines charging the standpipe system. Larry Shapiro photo
The building suffered a broken water pipe which began flooding parts of both the interior and exterior areas near the pump room. Larry Shapiro photo
Schaumburg and mutual aid ambulances staged in a lot next to the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo
Mutual aid companies with trucks were Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Itasca, and Mount Prospect. Engines came from Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Palatine Rural, Buffalo Grove, Barrington, and Bloomingdale. Carol Stream was due with their two-piece squad company and ambulances on the scene were from Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Roselle, Bensenville, Wheeling, and Glenside. Chief officers responded from Arlington Heights, Palatine Rural, and Itasca.
Box alarm and 2nd alarm companies are staged on Valley Lake Drive. Larry Shapiro photo
The officer from Engine 51 returns a high-rise pack to the engine. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters from Schaumburg Truck 52 check their gear after coming out of the building. Larry Shapiro photo
The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.
One woman who suffered second-degree burns on her chest was taken to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates from the apartment where the fire started, Anderson said. The woman, age 85, was considered in critical condition and later transferred toLoyola University Medical Center for further treatment because of the severity of her injuries, said Schaumburg Battalion Chief John Steele.
Firefighters found heavy smoke on the fourth floor, but were able to keep the fire from spreading to the fifth floor, Anderson said. The fire started in the bedroom of to the injured woman’s apartment, and was largely confined to the apartment, but the fourth floor was damaged enough that residents in the 15 apartments there would not be able to return today, and were being helped with housing by the Red Cross, Anderson said.
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Radioman911.com St. Charles Feed Recording with Schaumburg FD Dispatch/Fireground only, also in two parts:
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that:
A woman died after getting stuck in an elevator during a high-rise apartment fire that also injured nine others in Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
Firefighters were called to the 21-story building on the 3100 block of North Lake Shore Drive about 2 a.m., said Fire Department Chief Joe Roccasalva, a department spokesman.
Firefighters found the woman in an elevator on the 12th floor. The doors were open.
The fire originated in a 12th-floor apartment separate from where the woman lived but hot fumes and smoke poured from the apartment into the hallway and the rest of the building because the unit’s door was open, Roccasalva said.
The complete article with photos and video can be found HERE.
Firegeezer.com has an article HERE.
ONE PERSON WAS KILLED AND NINE OTHERS injured, including two firefighters, in a Chicago high-rise fire. The alarm went out at 2:04 am Central this morning (Sunday) and brought 150 firefighters to the 21-story building.
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.
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
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
Dam McInerney took in the Still & Box/EMS Plan I in the high-rise at 4800 S. Lake Park yesterday. There was a fire in one apartment on the 9th floor of a 25-story building that measured 50×250. Engine 45 laid two lines to charge the standpipe system. One line off the interior standpipe was used to fight the fire.
Broken windows on the 9th floor of this 25-story building show the location of the fire unit. Dan McInerney photo
Engine 63 is a 2005 Spartan/Crimson engine staged at the scene. Dan McInerney photo
The high-rise hose packs from the engine consist of 50' lengths of 2-1/2" hose with a smoothbore nozzle at the end. The nozzle has a spin down attachment at the end of it where 1-3/4" hose can be attached. This is the same nozzle that they use on their leader lines. Dan McInerney photo
Engine 16 was on the scene with their 2002 Spartan/Luverne engine (D606). Dan McInerney photo
Truck 16 staged. This is a 2002 Pierce Dash 100' rear mount (E312). Dan McInerney photo
Detail of the graphics on Truck 30. Dan McInerney photo
The company of Tower 37 stands by their rig which is a 1996, HME/LTI 100' rear mount (EE281). Dan McInerney photo
Engine 45 laid two lines to charge the standpipe system of the building. Dan McInerney photo
The engineer from Engine 45 uses a hydrant pump to drain the water from the hydrant. Dan McInerney photo
Command Van 2-7-3 responded to the scene as the mobile command post. Dan McInerney photo
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