Posts Tagged Mike Lopina

Working fire in Calumet Park, 6-7-22

Jun 8

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

This from Mike Lopina:

Just after 1300 hours on Tuesday, June 7th, Calumet Park and auto aid companies were toned out for a fire at 127th & Justine. Chief 2200 arrived with smoke coming from the rear of a 1-sty, 20×20 office/utility room attached to a 35×70, 3-sty, ordinary apts over store. Cal Park Truck 2224 arrived soon after, led out to the rear and put the main to the roof. Garden Homes, Marionette Park, Robbins, Alsip engines and a Posen ambulance assisted along with Riverdale’s acting chief and a Marionette Park deputy chief. Riverdale and Blue Island had to take passes.

With the mention of Garden Homes lately in another post, it was interesting to see them arrive second to this fire ahead of everyone else and go right to work.

This building had been rehabbed after a significant fire 6 or 7 years ago.

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Tags: Calumet Park Fire Department, fire scene photos, Garden Homes Volunteer Fire Department, Mike Lopina

Box Alarm fire in Lockport, 11-23-21

Nov 24

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News | 2 Comments

This from Mike Lopina:

Still alarm for a reported fire in a 3rd floor apartment at 1000 S State St in Lockport. Engine 1 arrived and found a fire in the wall on the 3rd floor D side and in the cockloft. The fire was upgraded to a full still and then to a Box alarm on Box 1H.

Still: E1, 2, 4, 5 T6 A5, 6 BN11

Full Still: E3 A3 Homer E32 Romeoville Eng 21 New Lenox TL61 NW Homer Amb 1714 Mokena Amb 93 Lemont BN 9, Homer DC 3001

Box: Darien Woodridge Eng 90 Plainfield Eng 1941 Bolingbrook Eng 5 Lemont TL 949 Manhattan Sqd 81 Bolingbrook Amb 2 Romeoville Amb 22 Orland BN 1 New Lenox BN61

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Tags: Bolingbrook Fire Department, commercial building fire in Lockport, Darien-Woodridge FPD Engine 90, fire scene photos, Lemont FPD tower ladder, Lockport Township Fire District, Mike Lopina, New Lenox FPD Tower 61

As seen around … Chicago

Oct 21

Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos | 5 Comments

This from Mike Lopina:

Downtown yesterday morning when I spotted these funny colored rigs a long way from home outside Eng 42’s house. At first I thought they were on a change but turns out they were doing a drill with 5-1-5 and Squad 1.

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Tags: Chicago FD Squad 7, Chicago FD Squad 7A, Mike Lopina

House fire in Lockport, 8-19-20

Aug 20

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

This from Mike Lopina:

Full Still for a working fire @ 1629 S Hamilton. 4th working fire in 4 days plus several smaller working fires handled by the still alarm companies. Eng 1 arrived to find a fire in the basement and BN 11 requested a full still. Homer, Lemont engines, East Joliet truck, and NW Homer ambo were mutual aid on the full still.

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Tags: fire scene photos, fire scene photos during a snowfall, Lockport Fire Protection District, Mike Lopina

Grain Bin Fire in Beecher, 8-11-20

Aug 12

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News | Comments off

This from Mike Lopina:

Tuesday, August 11th, Beecher FPD and auto aid companies responded to the 900 block of E Delite Inn Rd (Delite Inn Rd and Cottage Grove Av) for a reported grain bin fire. Deputy Chief 45 arrived with nothing showing but quickly determined there was a smouldering fire in the middle bin. Truck 44 led out up the main with an 1.75″ line to attack the fire. Tender 44 supplied initial water and was nurse fed from Grant Park Engine 110 and a Crete Township tender. Beecher was assisted by Grant Park, Monee, and Peotone engines; Manteno and Crete Twp tenders, and chiefs from Peotone and Crete Twp. Auto aid companies were quickly released and Beecher companies remained to make sure the fire was extinguished.

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Beecher FPD firefighters on the scene of a grain bin fire

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Tags: Beecher Fire Protection District, Beecher FPD Tender 44, Beecher FPD Truck 44, Crete Township Fire Protection District, grain bin fire in Beecher, Grant Park FPD Engine 110, Mike Lopina

New truck for Orland FPD (more)

Mar 22

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | 10 Comments

This from Mike Lopina:

Sorry they are not ideal pictures. Orland took delivery of their new E-ONE Cyclone quint for Truck 4. It is scheduled to go in service around 3/27.

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Tags: chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE fire truck so 141741, Mike Lopina, new truck for Orland FPD, Orland Fire District Truck 6054, Orland Fire Protection District, Orland FPD Truck 4

New ambulance for Romeoville FD (more)

Mar 10

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, New Delivery | 2 Comments

This from Mike Lopina:

As seen around Romeoville. Featured on the website a few weeks ago, I found it out at the local grocery store the other day.

Mike Lopina

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Tags: ambulance photos, chicagoareafire.com, Mike Lopina, New Romeoville FD ambulance by Osage Ambulance, Romeoville FD Ambulance 23, Romeoville Fire Department, Type III ambulance

Working fire in Lockport Heights, 6-21-18

Jun 21

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This from Mike Lopina:

Companies from Northwest Homer Fire District responded to a working house fire around 0630 Thursday morning at 16307 W 146th Pl in Lockport Heights. Crews arrived to find heavy fire throughout the 2nd floor and rear of the house. Auto aid brought a Lockport engine and Lemont tower ladder while the full still brought Orland and Homer engines, ambulances from Plainfield and Mokena, and a Lemont BC. Two lines on the fire and the TL worked the eaves.

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Tags: fire scene photos, house fire in Lockport Heights, Mike Lopina, Northwest Homer Fire District

As seen around … the Quinn Fire Academy

Apr 7

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Truck photos | 3 Comments

This from Mike Lopina:

While on a mission to introduce my youngest son to the tastes of Manny’s Deli, we took a ride past the academy to see what was there. Not sure what’s going on with E116 having their front suction line off. Are they getting a new rig? E104 and E126 new rigs are in!

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Tags: Chicago FD Air Mask Service Unit 645, Chicago FD Ambulance 28, Chicago FD Ambulance 43, Chicago FD Ambulance 65, Chicago FD Engine 116, Chicago FD Truck 19, Mike Lopina

As seen around … Lockport

Jun 10

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos | Comments off

This from Mike Lopina:

Photo of Argonne Ambulance 114 change of quarters to Lockport Station 1 Friday morning due to a full still house fire on Box 1-H located at 1001 Cove St in Lockport.

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