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Park Ridge house fire 2-15-14

Feb 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 11 Comments

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.

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Box Alarm in Park Ridge 9-25-12

Sep 27

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | Comments off

This from Steve Redick:

100 block of N Wisner Tuesday evening … apparently there were workers on the roof and they were reporting the fire. As I arrived the horns were being sounded to evacuate , and it sounds like all the searches had been completed. Fire was showing from the rear attic area … but due to the setting sun and access problems it was difficult to shoot. The tower ladder was put to work as well as some exterior handlines, and the exposures were well covered. I was able to finally see the North Maine rebuild, and Desplaines had the E1 (which I think may be a spare) working a large diameter supply line to Park Ridge. It was over pretty quick but caused a lot of damage and a good part of the roof was burned through. I have posted the video here.

house fire on Wisner in Park Ridge 9-25-12

Steve Redick photo

house fire on Wisner in Park Ridge 9-25-12 Engine 35

Steve Redick photo

house fire on Wisner in Park Ridge 9-25-12 DesPlaines fire engine

Steve Redick photo

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Park Ridge Box Alarm 8-4-12

Aug 5

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | Comments off

Severe storms passed through the city and suburbs late in the afternoon on Saturday keeping many fire departments busy. Park Ridge and North Maine units were picking up from a storm related call shortly after 5PM when a call was received reporting smoke from a house next door to another home with a gas leak. North Maine Engine 1 was first on the scene at 110 N. Home Avenue and reported smoke showing from two sides of a large two-story modern home. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire shortly after the first units arrived.

house fire on Home Avenue in Park Ridge IL 8-4-12

Firefighters from Morton Grove Squad 4 work on the roof providing vertical ventilation. Larry Shapiro photo

Park Ridge Tower Ladder 36 with ladder to the roof as light smoke vents from the attic. Larry Shapiro photo

Units on the still alarm were Park Ridge with an engine, tower, two ambulances and the battalion chief, Niles Ambulance 3, plus North Maine Engine 1 and Battalion 1. The Code 4 brought Niles Truck 2, DesPlaines Engine 62, Glenview Engine 7, Lincolnwood Ambulance 15, tower 158 from Rosemont, plus Squad 4 from Morton Grove.

Park Ridge Fire Department house fire on Home Avenue 8-4-12

Fire burns briefly through a hole in the roof as firefighters in the bucket stand by. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters on the roof finish cutting several vent holes. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies entered the house and found clear conditions on the second floor until they opened the scuttle to the attic. They encountered high heat, heavy smoke, and active fire. Portions of the attic were finished with a plywood floor which hampered efforts to gain access to parts of the attic from some of the second floor rooms.

Fire was in the attic of this large two-story house at 110 N. Home Avenue in Park Ridge. Larry Shapiro photo

Two lines were used in the house and multiple holes were cut in the roof. The high humidity and extensive interior work necessitated an upgrade to a Box Alarm for relief companies. This brought engines from River Grove, Norwood Park, and Wheeling, a tower from Mt. Prospect, a squad from Skokie, an ambulance from Buffalo Grove, and Des Plaines Battalion 9. The fire was struck out around 6:30PM.