Posts Tagged Luverne

Chicago 2-11 Alarm Fire 2-18-11

Feb 18

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | 1 Comment

Chicago had a 2-11 Alarm fire this morning in a two-story commercial structure at 2100 W. Fulton Street. One caller reported a fire around 4:30 in the morning and firefighters found heavy fire upon arrival. The fire was upgraded to a 2-11 Alarm when fire burned through the roof and the building was determined to have a bow string truss roof. Two tower ladders and the Snorkel from Squad 1 had elevated master streams working in addition to two ground level multi-versals. A Level I Haz Mat was also called.

Chicago Fire Department 2-11 Alarm fire on Fulton Street

Tower Ladder 10 was working at the 2-11 Alarm fire this morning at 2100 W. Fulton Street. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 103 was on a hydrant at the corner of Carroll and Hoyne. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: 2-11 alarm fire, Chicago Engine 103, Chicago Engine 30, Chicago Engine 57, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Tower Ladder 10, Fulton Street, HazMat Level I, HME SFO, Larry Shapiro, Luverne, Pierce Dash

Chicago High-Rise Still & Box 12/7

Dec 8

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Reader submission | Comments off

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.

Chicago Fire 4800 S. Dolton house fire 2-11 140th street Park

Broken windows on the 9th floor of this 25-story building show the location of the fire unit. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 4800 S. Lake Park

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

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box at 4800 S Lake Park Engine 16

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

Chicago Fire Department standpipe connection

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

Chicago Fire Department command van 273 2-7-3

Command Van 2-7-3 responded to the scene as the mobile command post. Dan McInerney photo

Tags: 2-7-3, 273, Chicago Fire Department, Command Van 273, Dan McInerney, Dash, Engine 16, Engine 45, High-rise fire, HME, LTI, Luverne, Pierce, Spartan, standpipe, Still and Box, Tower 37, Truck 16

Chicago 2-11 on 12/7

Dec 8

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Reader submission | Comments off

Chicago had a 2-11 alarm fire yesterday on the near south side prior to the Leyden fire. Jeff Rudolph was at that scene which was over rather quickly. Before he went to the Leyden fire, he took several photos and submitted these. The fire was at 1500 33rd st.

Engine 39 on-scene at the 2-11 alarm yesterday. This is a 1999 HME Luverne engine. Jeff Rudolph photo

Squad 1 is shutting down their master stream as the fire is knocked on 33rd Street yesterday, In the background, a reserve tower ladder 's master stream is still in operation. Jeff Rudolph photo

Engine 8 was pumping at the fire as well. Their unit is a 2002 Spartan Luverne. Jeff Rudolph photo

Squad 1 uses their Snorkel unit for an elevated master stream. The 55' Snorkels have been a fixture with the Squad companies in Chicago for many years. Their fate is unknown as American LaFrance, the owner/manufacturer of the Snorkel, no longer offers the product. Jeff Rudolph photo

Of the 96 engine companies in Chicago, roughly 15 still still run with these HME SFO/Luverne engines that have a much shorter wheelbase. Here, Engines 39 (1999) and 28 (1997) are pumping side by side at the 2-11, which is somewhat of a rarity. Jeff Rudolph photo

Tags: 2-11 alarm, 33rd street, American LaFrance, Chicago Engine 39, Chicago Engine 8, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Squad 1, HME, Jeff Rudolph, Luverne, Snorkel, Spartan

Oak Forest is on the site

Nov 26

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Listing | Comments off

The Oak Forest Fire Department in MABAS Division 24 has been added to the site. Oak Forest has two fire stations with a 5.6 square mile district. The have 28 full-time and 31 paid-on-call personnel. Their fire suppression apparatus is mainly Pierce, but they also have an HME/Luverne engine. Rigs are pained black over red with the exception of two ambulances which are white. The newest ambulance, from Lifeline, is black over red to match the trucks.

Along with the station and apparatus photos, Karl Klotz provided closeup images of company decals from three of the rigs.

Oak Forest Fire Department GMC Lifeline ambulance

The decal from Engine Company 983. Karl Klotz photo

Tags: decal, HME, Karl Klotz, Life Line, Lifeline, Luverne, MABAS Division 24, Oak Forest Fire Department, Pierce

Chicago 2-11 alarm fire in Rogers Park

Nov 7

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

Fire broke out in a three-story apartment building this afternoon around 1PM in Rogers Park. First arriving units reported flames through the roof. Shortly thereafter the 9th Battalion requested a Box Alarm and then a 2-11 as fire involved units on the second and third floors of the building at the corner of Newgard Avenue and Northshore Avenue. Tower 21, Truck 47, and Truck 25 had their aerials deployed in addition to multiple ground ladders. Engines 59, 70, 71, and 102 (running with a spare #D546) were all pumping.

Tower 21 in sector 1 had to fight with some trees to reach the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Truck 47 was setup on the corner of sectors 1 and 2. This is one of the oldest Pierce ladder trucks in the city. It was purchased along with Truck 52, and both were delivered in 2000. There were no orders for additional Pierce units at the time. Chicago also received nine E-ONE ladders and an American LaFrance/LTI tower ladder that year. Trucks 47 and 52 have the only Pierce ladders that were painted white. All of the subsequent purchases including the tower ladders were painted gray. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 59 was also in sector 1. They run with a 1998 HME SFO/Luverne engine. This series of engines are unique to Chicago in that their water tanks actually hold 535 gallons instead of the customary 500 gallons. Larry Shapiro photo

The north side of the fire building (sector 2) runs along Northshore Avenue. This access made it easier for companies to through multiple ground ladders without having to navigate a courtyard or gangway between two buildings. Larry Shapiro photo

One of the CFD chaplains is Rabbi Moshe Wolf. Rabbi Wolf is known throughout the CFD for having pockets full of candy which he hands out at fire scenes. Here he is performing his signature service. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago 2-11 fire Rogers Park Newgard

A small gallery of images that were taken after the 2-11 was struck out can be seen HERE.

Tags: 2-11 alarm, 6655 N. Newgard Avenue, 9th Battalion, American LaFrance, CFD, CFD chaplain, Chicago, Dash, E-ONE, Fire, HME SFO, Larry Shapiro, LTI, Luverne, Pierce, Rabbi Moshe Wolf, Rogers Park

Chicago apparatus on-scene

Nov 2

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Reader submission | 3 Comments

Steve Redick submitted several images from a 2-11 alarm fire on the 13th of October. His summary is:

1340 E 72nd St last night…traffic was horrendous so there was nothing for me by the time I arrived. The fire involved a large ornate vacant rectory, with what I think was a gable roof. The fire bldg was attached by a walkway on the first floor to the body of a very large traditional style church. It appeared to me that the fire was all top floor and attic so exposure risk was pretty minimal. In my shots of the rear you can see the debris pile from what I assume was the collapsed gable roof. Lots of spares at this job….

Chicago Fire Department Spartan Luverne pumper

This 2002 Spartan/Luverne engine is currently part of the spare apparatus. It is shop #D598 and was previously assigned to Engine 82 at 817 E. 91st Street. Steve Redick photo

Engine 126 from 7913 S. Kingston is running with a 2001 Spartan/Luverne, shop #D583. This 2001 model is almost indistinguishable from the engines delivered in 2002. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department engine 122 2009 Spartan Crimson engine

Engine 122 has one of the 2009 raised roof Spartan/Crimson pumpers, shop #D650. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department engine 72 Spartan Crimson

Engine 72 has a 2006 raised roof Spartan Crimson engine bearing shop #D633. This is virtually identical in design to the 2009 unit assigned to Engine 122. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Fire Department E-ONE tower ladder

Tower 34 was using this spare 1988 E-ONE Hurricane 95' tower ladder with shop #E265 that was previously assigned to them. Steve Redick photo

Tags: 2-11, CFD, Chicago, church fire, Crimson, E-ONE, EONE, Luverne, Redick, Spartan

MABAS Division 7 is added to the site

Oct 26

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Listing, Site News | Comments off

Just when we thought we had a large enough project to undertake … listing each department, each station and every piece of rolling stock in 19 MABAS Divisions … Karl Klotz begins submitting department profiles from a 20th Division, MABAS Division 7 in Kankakee County!

So, we welcome the departments of Division 7 and have posted three of them to get things started.

The Grant Park Fire Protection District covers 62 square miles from two stations with 32 paid-on-call firefighters and officers. They have three E-ONE rigs, an engine from American LaFrance, plus ambulances from Horton and Road Rescue. They recently opened a new headquarters station which we mentioned HERE.

Grant Park Fire Department American LaFrance Eagle engine

The Limestone Township Fire Protection District covers a mere 36 square miles from one station with 40 part-time firefighters and officers. They are running with Pierce, Quality, and Ferrara apparatus and Road Rescue ambulances. Their newest piece is a Ferrara Inferno pumper squad that was mentioned HERE.The Limestone Township Fire Protection District station houses two ambulances, two engines, a pumper squad, a tanker, a brush unit and a pickup. Karl Klotz photo

In Momence, the fire department covers a whopping 92 square miles with a roster of 35 paid-on-call personnel from one station. They have three engines, a brush rig, two tankers, and a rescue squad. The apparatus was built by E-ONE, Pierce, and 4-Guys, plus one tanker that was built in 1964 by W.S.Darley and re-chassisied in 1989 on a Ford C8000 by Quality Manufacturing. Quality was purchased in 2003 by Spartan and now (with what was Luverne Fire Apparatus) have become what is known as Crimson.

Tags: 4-Guys, American LaFrance, brush unit, Crimson, Darley, E-ONE, Eagle, Ferrara, Ford, Grant Park, Horton, Inferno, Klotz, Limestone, Luverne, MABAS Division 7, Momence, Quality, re-chassisied, Road Rescue, WS Darley

Chicago apparatus updates

Jul 13

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery, updated listing | 2 Comments

Several Chicago rig photos have been updated, some with new units and others to present a nicer photo. Hank Sajovic, Jack Connors and Steve Redick are to thank for these images.

1st District: Aerial Tower 1 and Ambulance 41; OFI 468; Tower Ladder 21 and Ambulance 80; Truck 2; Truck 7
2nd District: Engine 89; Engine 119, Truck 55 and Battalion 11; Engine 69
4th District: Light Wagon 915
6th District: Ambulance 5; Ambulance 50

Tags: Braun, Chicago, Connors, Crimson, E-ONE, Ford, HME, Luverne, Pierce, Redick, Sajovic, Simon-LTI, Spartan

Glenview site updates

Jul 7

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery, Site News, updated listing | Comments off

There has been a little house keeping on the site between the Glenview stations. It cam e to our attention that some reserve vehicles were in the wrong locations and hopefully now the site is more accurate. The following changes/additions have been made:

Ambulance 6R was moved to Station 14
Engine 8R (the HME Sle/Central States) has been moved to Station 14
Engine 8R (the HME 1871/Luverne) has been placed at Station 8
An image of the MESS Canteen unit M-4 has been added to Station 13
A new image of Engine 7 with corrected specs has been added to Station 7

Additionally, Battalion 6 has a new vehicle.

Tags: Canteen, Central States, Glenview, HME, Luverne, MESS

Flossmoor is added to Division 24 departments

Jun 30

Posted by bgshap in Site News | Comments off

Another department in Division 24 has been added to the site thanks to Karl Klotz. Minus the brush rig, the entire Flossmoor fleet is now available to view HERE. Flossmoor was one of the first area departments to embrace the maximum height cab extensions beginning in 1990 with an early Pierce Lance followed in 1994 by an even larger cab from HME on a unit built by Luverne. Both of these units featured fully enclosed top mounted pump modules. Their newest engine also features a raised roof cab from HME although it is shorter and lower than the earlier model. This 2000 model year Central States engine also features a top mount pump panel but it is not enclosed within the cab. Rounding out their suppression fleet is a 1996 custom Sutphen 70′ mid-ship tower ladder. All of their apparatus are painted black over red.