Posts Tagged O’Hare Airport

O’Hare Airport Disaster Drill – update

Sep 19

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission, Training | Comments off

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. submitted several images depicting the Chicago Fire Department personnel at work during Saturday’s disaster drill at O’Hare.

Chicago Fire Department disaster drill at O'Hare Airport

The drill took place behind the International Terminal at O'Hare and included a portable aircraft training prop that was on fire along with several portable free standing burn devices. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

ARFF 6-5-3 works to extinguish the aircraft fire behind the International Terminal. The United Airlines plane in the background was also used in the drill scenario. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Firefighters and EMS personnel put together the triage area with portable tents and colored tarps corresponding to the injury classification assigned to each victim. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Firefighters carry a patient to the triage area as they walk among an area littered with additional victims. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Firefighters bring critically injured patients to the triage section for 'red' coded victims. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff looks in on EMS personnel at one of the triage tents with several victims. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Tags: airport disaster drill, CFD O'Hare Airport firefighting, Chicago 6-5-3, Chicago 6-5-3 ARFF, Chicago ARFF 653, Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport, Chicago O'Hare Airport ARFF, Chicago O'Hare Airport Fire Department, Gordon J. Nord Jr., medical tents, O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Airport Fire Department, O'Hare Airport firefighters, triage area

O’Hare Airport Disaster Drill

Sep 18

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | 7 Comments

The Chicago Fire Department conducted their annual disaster drill on Saturday at O’Hare Airport. The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. was on the field and submitted several images of specialized CFD apparatus.

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Chicago Fire Department 8-8-11 Oxygen Therapy Bus

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Chicago Fire Department 8-8-1 Mass Casualty Bus

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

Chicago Fire Department Mobile Ventilation Unit 9-2-4

photo by Gordon J. Nord, Jr.

A large gallery with CFD apparatus photos can be found HERE.

Tags: Chicago 5-3-1, Chicago 8-8-1, Chicago 8-8-11, Chicago 9-2-4, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport, Chicago MVU 9-2-4, Chicago O'Hare Airport Fire Department, Gordon J. Nord Jr., new mobile ventilation unit at O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Airport Fire Department, Tempest Mobile Ventilation Unit

Chicago haz mat 5-1-2 moves to O’Hare

Jan 7

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Patch | 10 Comments

The Chicago Fire Department issued an order today which relocates Haz Mat 5-1-2 from Engine 60’s house to Rescue 1 at O’Hare Airport effective January 13th 2011.

Chicago Fire Department Haz Mat 5-1-2 512 American LaFrance

Chicago Fire Department Haz Mat 512 patch

Tags: American LaFrance, Chicago Fire Department, Haz Mat 5-1-2, O'Hare Airport, patch, Rescue Station 1, RescueMaster

O’Hare ARFF deliveries

Nov 10

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, New Delivery, Reader submission | Comments off

Yesterday we posted photos of 6-5-3 and 6-5-5 being delivered to O’Hare. Evidently we missed one. Here’s a shot of 6-5-6 which also arrived at O’Hare for a total of three new 3,000-gallon Oshkosh Striker ARFFs.

Chicago Fire Department O'Hare Airport Oshkosh Striker 3000 ARFF

6-5-6 was the third of three new Oshkosh Striker 3000 ARFFs that was delivered last week to O'Hare Airport. This unit features an extendable and elevated piercing nozzle.

It appears since these three units were delivered over a week ago, two have gone back to Oshkosh to address a punch list of items that required attention.

Tags: ARFF, Chicago Fire Department, O'Hare Airport, Oshkosh, Striker 3000