This from Mike summa for #TBT:
For TBT- The Frankfort FPD’s Engine 721, a 1988 Spartan Gladiator/E-One 1500/750. Enjoy and comment.
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And from our files:
MORAINE VALLEY FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAM ENGINE 3 – 1988 SPARTAN – E-ONE 500-750 X-FRANKFORT FPD ENGINE 731. Bill Friedrich photo
Frankfort FPD Engine 711 – 1988 Spartan Gladiator / EONE 1500-750. Larry Shapiro photopumper. Larry Shapiro photo
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-The Orland FPD.’s Truck 6004, a 1987 Spartan/Darley 1500/0/55′. As seen just delivered and lettered.Mike Summa
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This from Jeff Rudolph:
… some shots from Fox Lake … 04/08/13 Fox Lake responded to a fire in the 38000 blk. of Hillandale in un-incorporated Spring Grove . Engine 223 arrived and found an elevated 1-story house well involved. Command called for an Antioch engine and a Spring Grove tender before pulling box 22-14 to the 2nd alarm for tenders and chiefs, as well as a special for squads from McHenry and Newport. Steep terain and limited access proved difficult for both firefighters and apparatus, as tenders had to back down several blocks of narrow winding gravel roads. Initial thoughts that the resident was still inside the burning house proved wrong, as he arrived from a trip to the store to find firefighters attempting to save his home. Crews worked into the night to extinguish and overhaul the remains. No injuries reported.
Fox Lake Tender 262 drafting from a portable tank. Jeff Rudolph photo
Antioch’e engine with lines off. Jeff Rudolph photo
A Fox Lake firefighter calls for additional hose. Jeff Rudolph photo
Antioch firefighters on a line. Jeff Rudolph photo
One of Fox Lake’s tenders. Jeff Rudolph photo
Another shot from the rear showing the difficulty in accessing the house. Jeff Rudolph photo
Heavy fire engulfs the upper level of the house. Jeff Rudolph photo
This from Martin Nowak:
More on the CFD engine companies over the years. Thanks to Squad546 for allowing me to show these images.
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Tim Olk submitted several images from the fire on Tuesday. Tim’s images show the earliest on-scene images as compared to the other contributors.
Chicago Engine 8 from Chinatown covered with ice. Tim Olk photo
A firefighter coated with ice from the spray of the master streams. Tim Olk photo
Chicago Engine 47 pumping at the scene of the 5-11 Alarm warehouse fire. Tim Olk photo
A battalion chief surveys the fire from the turntable of Truck 18. Tim Olk photo
Silhouette of a firefighter on Truck 18’s ladder. Tim Olk photo
A line is taken to the roof of an adjacent building. Tim Olk photo
Truck 18 on the Ashland Avenue overpass is setup to an exposure building. Tim Olk photo
Tower Ladder 39 surrounded by flying embers hits the fire with a master stream. Tim Olk photo
Phenomenal fire fully involving the entire structure. TIm Olk photo
Tim has a gallery with substantially more images.
Additionally, there are several images taken today (Wednesday) as companies remain on the scene.
Chicago reserve Snorkel on Ashland Avenue in front of the ice covered ruins of the 5-11 Alarm fire. Tim Olk photo
A tower ladder works at the ruins of the 5-11 alarm fire. Tim Olk photo
Another tower ladder working the day after the fire was detected. Tim Olk photo
Larry Shapiro has posted a video from the 5-11 +2 specials
Tim Olk visite the ruins today and submitted these images showing some of the ice sculpture at the scene.
Frozen box truck at the scene of the 5-11. Tim Olk photo
Another truck cab that was covered with ice and is located behind the fire building. Tim Olk photo
From Josh Boyajian:
Here are my pictures from last night!
Tower Ladder 5 was in a spare apparatus last night. They were at the corner of Sectors 1 and 4. Josh Boyajian photo
Sector 1 fully involved. Josh Boyajian photo
A deck gun in use from Engine 49. Josh Boyajian photo
A view looking at Sector 1 from the Ashland Avenue Frontage Road. Josh Boyajian photo
A multi-versal works by Engines 49 and 8, both of which are operating deck guns. Josh Boyajian photo
Engine 29 from deploys a deck gun at 36th Street and the west frontage road of Avenue. Josh Boyajian photo
A view from underneath the Ashland Avenue bridge looking down 38th Street after a portion of the fire building collapsed. Josh Boyajian photo
From Jeff Rudolph:
Some pics from last night, Jeff R
Huge fire seen in Sector 3 well after the interior collapsed. Jeff Rudolph photo
A firefighter from Engine 8 coated with ice. Jeff Rudolph photo
Squad 1A with a master stream in Sector 3. Jeff Rudolph photo
Truck 33 with an elevated master stream in Sector 3. Jeff Rudolph photo
Engine 8 icing up in Sector 1. Jeff Rudolph photo
Firefighters on Truck 33 in the rear. Jeff Rudolph photo
ABC Chicago has an article HERE.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesman said a southside warehouse that caught fire Tuesday night will be a total loss.
“Totally involved. … This is a major fire,” read a message posted to Twitter at about 9:50 p.m. Moments later there was a message that a portion of the structure had collapsed.
Firefighters were in “defensive mode” in attacking the fire in a building on the 3700 block of South Ashland Avenue, spokesman Larry Langford said.
But despite his initial, confident remark that the fire would be isolated, flames spread to at least one nearby building. The owner of a printing company, at 3801 S. Ashland Ave., was on the scene and expressed concerns about chemicals inside that could explode.
There will be several posts with information and images from multiple contributors depicting the 5-11 with 2 Special Alarms that occurred Tuesday night at 3757 S. Ashland Avenue.
In the meantime, here are a few images of the scene from Larry Shapiro.
The roof is in and heavy fire is seen throughout the building as viewed from the corner of Sectors 1 and 4. Larry Shapiro photo
Several deck guns work in Sector 1 from Engines 8 and 49. Larry Shapiro photo
Engine 16 was being fed by an in-line operation supplying water to companies working in Sector 3. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters monitor the elevated master stream working in Sector 3 off of Truck 33. Larry Shapiro photo
Squad 1A was working for several hours in Sector 3. Larry Shapiro photo
What would a winter fire in Chicago be without firefighters encased in ice. Larry Shapiro photo
6-7-6 was special called to the scene and put to work in Sector 1. Larry Shapiro photo
Images to come will be from Tim Olk, Steve Redick, Jeff Rudolph, Josh Boyajian, Dan McInerney and additional images from Larry Shapiro. Videos from Steve and Larry are also forthcoming.
In Will County, the Crete Fire Department has been added to the site. Crete has two stations with Pierce, Saulsbury, and Medtec apparatus.
Crete is changing the color of their units from white over lime green to black over red.
Crete Fire Station 2 is a t 3740 Melanie Lane. It was built in 1983. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo
Martin Nowak found X-Roberts Park Engine 304 HERE and HERE, now with the New Kensington Bureau of Fire in PA.
New Kensington Bureau of Fire (PA) Rescue 4 is X-Roberts Park FPD Engine 304. Ed Saliba, Jr. photo
For the finest department portraits and composites contact Tim Olk or Larry Shapiro.
