More historic Chicago Fire Department images
Archive for June, 2012
Vintage CFD Fire Photos
Jun 30
More images from the Fire Buffs of Illinois and 5-11 Club muster at the Quinn Fire Academy on June 16th.
Apparatus lined up for display outside the Quinn Fire Academy. Bill Friedrich photo
Command Van 2-7-1,a 2007 Ford F-650/Road Rescue (G-559) was on display at the muster. Bill Friedrich photo
This 1977 Century Series American LaFrance engine (1,500/500) which is owned by John Carter is X-Loudonville. Bill Friedrich photo
Owned by Gary Jensen, this 1961 FWD (750/750) engine from the Sauk Fire District in Wisconsin was on display. Bill Friedrich photo
Hillside brought Engine 402, a 2001 American LaFrance Eagle/3D (1,500/750). Bill Friedrich photo
X-Hillside Engine 405, a 1975 American LaFrance Century Series (1,500/750) which is privately owned was also at the muster. Bill Friedrich photo
Both Hillside engines sat side by side showing the different generations of American LaFrance engines. Bill Friedrich photo
This Ahrens Fox from the Fire Museum of Greater Chicago was center stage. Bill Friedrich photo
Not shown in photos but also on display were the replica of LA County Squad 51 and a Chicago Ridge engine.
This from D. Herndobler:
A couple weeks back, I paid a visit to West Chicago Station 8, and was able to get a couple photos of Squad 8.
- 2008, Rosenbauer, Panther 1500.
- 1,500-gallon water tank
- 200 gallons of foam
- 500 lbs of dry chem
- 1,850-GPM pump
- Rhino Low-Attack bumper turret
- FLIR
West Chicago Fire Protection District ARFF Squad 8, D. Herndobler photo
The West Chicago Fire Protection District ARFF is a 2008 Rosenbauer Panther 1500. D. Herndobler photo
This from Josh Boyajian:
Oak Park had a fire tonight in the rear of a 50×100 bow string truss building, they made a quick knock. Here are some pictures.
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
This from reader Eric Haak:
Still & Box Alarm @ 47th and Knox on June 27th. Engine 34 pulled up just before 1:45 pm to the Right Away Pallet Company and within 2 minutes called for the box. The area involved was a 125 x 125 storage lot stacked tight with 10-foot tall columns of pallets. Engine 34 fed Tower Ladder 54 inside the company’s yard while Truck 52 pulled into a lot to the west of the involved area and was fed by Engine 123. Tower Ladder 39 set up in the empty parking lot to the south of the pallet yard and was fed by Engine 32. A total of 5 lines were used to bring the blaze under control and 2-2-5 struck out the box @ 2:38.
Heavy fire from the Right Away Pallet Company at 47th & Knox. Eric Haak photo
Engine 34 supplied Tower Ladder 54 at the Still & Box Alarm. Eric Haak photo
Tower Ladder 39 was deployed from an adjacent yard. Eric Haak photo
Firefighters change the tip on the waterway of Truck 52 prior to raising the main. Eric Haak photo
Engine 32 was supplying Tower Ladder 39. Eric Haak photo
Truck 52 goes to work inside the pallet yard. Eric Haak photo
A battalion chief climbs Tower Ladder 39 to observe the operations. Eric Haak photo
Hank Sajovic also went to the scene and submitted a few images.
Tower Ladder 54 working the fire. Hank Sajovic photo
Comm Van 2-7-3 was at the fire. Hank Sajovic photo
Stacks of charred pallets. Hank Sajovic photo
Companies staged on 47th Street. Hank Sajovic photo
Plainfield Box Alarm 6-27-12
Jun 28
This from Jim Skrabel:
Thought you may want a few photos of the fire in Plainfield on Rolf road. The address was 23648 Rolf Road. One house totally destroyed and there was heavy damage to another.
Jim Skrabel photo
Jim Skrabel photo
Jim Skrabel photo
Tanker operations. Jim Skrabel photo
Tanker operations. Jim Skrabel photo
The Herald News Sun has an article that states:
Fire destroyed one house and damaged another Wednesday night in the 23600 block of Rolf Road.
No one was injured in the fire, which Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton said was reported at 5:41 p.m.
“Crews arrived to find the front of the two-story house on fire, the car on the driveway had started on fire and there were flames on the wall of the house next door from the heavy winds,” Stratton said.
The entire article can be found HERE.
Firegeezer.com has an article about the Gardner Fire Protection District in Grundy County being shutdown by a judge.
THE GARDNER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT in Gardner, Illinois, is no more after a Grundy County judge ordered them to cease operations. The Gardner Fire Protection District is responsible for providing fire and ems services to a large area and had been contracting fire and ambulance service to the GVFD to cover the town and immediate area.
Last week the judge ordered the sheriff to seize all the property of the VFD and return it to the FPD. On Monday a moving crew showed up at the firehouse and removed all the property including the emergency vehicles, furnishings, fire equipment, running gear, etc. Everything except the real estate was transferred over to the FPD.
Despite the volunteer’s claim that it will now take ten minutes for a fire engine to arrive, the fire protection district had already prepared to maintain coverage in the town by transferring fire apparatus and an ambulance from other areas into a temporary facility set up at the town hall. Many of the Gardner volunteers have been accepted onto the rolls of the district.
Read the entire article HERE which includes a video from WBBM-TV Ch. 2 Chicago.
Dave Statter from Statter911.com posted this video clip of a rescue being made at the 3-11 Alarm fire yesterday at 714 E. 82nd Street.
RAW VIDEO: RESCUE FROM CHICAGO’S ‘HOLY SHIT’ FIRE.
CFD Swap Meet and Muster
Jun 27
The swap meet and fire muster was co-sponsored by the 5-11 Club and Fire Buffs of Illinois on Saturday, June 16th at the Quinn Fire Academy. Here are a few images from the event.
Several CFD companies came by including 5-1-1. Larry Shapiro photo
Radioman’s Dave Weaver brought his CFD Dodge Monaco for Division 7. Larry Shapiro photo
The new CFD (8-8-12) was open and on display in the yard. Bill Friedrich photo
An Ahrens Fox was pumping in the street. Carl Misek photo
Where there are fire trucks posed, there will be photographers snapping photos. Larry Shapiro photo
The new engine for the training academy was positioned for photos. Larry Shapiro photo
A view showing the rear of the new training academy engine. Larry Shapiro photo
The Wadsworth Ohio Ward LaFrance Ambassador P80 engine belonging to Doug Reno (of Wadsworth, IL) was one of several on display. Larry Shapiro photo
The Chicago City Council is proposing an ordinance to identify and brand dangerous buildings with a scarlet ‘X’. The Chicago Tribune reports that:
Firefighters, cops and paramedics arriving at dangerous, vacant buildings would be warned by emergency dispatchers and bright reflective signs under new city efforts to avoid another disaster like the December 2010 roof collapse that claimed the lives of two firefighters.
Earlier this year, the city began compiling a list of dangerous buildings for 911 dispatchers, who will warn first responders en route to those sites. And the City Council Zoning Committee on Monday endorsed a measure to put 2-foot by 2-foot reflective signs, each with a large red “X,” on those buildings.
The entire article can be found HERE.
thanks Chris
