Archive for September 30th, 2012

Chicago 5-11 Alarm 9-30-12

Chicago fought a 5-11 Alarm fire with a Haz Mat Level I on the north side overnight and into Sunday afternoon. Tim Olk, Steve Redick, and Larry Shapiro took in the warehouse fire and will have many images plus video footage to share tonight and tomorrow. Until the images and videos are ready, below is an excerpt from the Chicago Tribune along with two images when Steve Redick arrived at the scene.

An extra-alarm fire on the Northwest Side early Sunday morning destroyed much of a four-story brick building and brought more than 200 firefighters and paramedics to the scene, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Crews battled the 5-11 alarm blaze in the 2600 block of West Nelson Street in the Avondale neighborhood for hours until it was finally struck out about 9:30 a.m. Some crews are expected to stay on the scene for much fo the rest of the day.

It’s not clear what caused the fire, which started before 2 a.m. and had spread through the top three floors of the multi-use building and caused the north wall and some of the floors to collapse.The blaze also prompted a hazardous material response.

The Tribune article is HERE.

massive 5-11 alarm fire in the 2600 block of Nelson in Chicago 9-30-12

Steve Redick photo

massive 5-11 alarm fire in the 2600 block of Nelson in Chicago 9-30-12

Steve Redick photo

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Algonquin Box Alarm 9-29-12

From the Northwest Herald.

 Cole Ryals was working at Algonquin Sub Shop when a frantic man ran into the store Saturday and asked him to call 911.

The home at 5 Filip St. was engulfed in flames that produced heavy smoke.

“It’s the first time I ever had to call the police; I didn’t know what was happening,” Ryals, 18, said.

The two-story house was fully engulfed when firefighters from the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District arrived at 6:36 p.m. Flames were shooting through the roof, neighbors said.

Firefighters first went inside but were pulled out when crews feared the roof would collapse. They extinguished the blaze from the outside and were on the scene until about 9:30 p.m.

No one was home when the fire broke out. Two cats were found to be safe and were turned over to the residents when they arrived home.

There were no injuries.

Emergency crews from Crystal Lake, Cary, Huntley, Carpentersville, Huntley and McHenry County Animal Control assisted with the incident.

– Chelsea McDougall

thanks Scott

This is from Tyler Tobolt:

Algonquin FD was dispatched for a Possible Structure fire behind the Sub shop, When E141 arrived they had fire & smoke showing from the roof, within 10 mins of arriving BC130 requested a Box alarm
Algonquin house fire 9-29-12

Tyler Tobolt photo

Algonquin house fire 9-29-12

Tyler Tobolt photo

Algonquin house fire 9-29-12

Tyler Tobolt photo

Algonquin house fire 9-29-12

Tyler Tobolt photo

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CFD company patches added

Thanks to Josh Boyajian for submitting several CFD company patches that were missing from the site.

Here are 4 new CFD patches I have collected in the past month that are missing from the site! Also here is a picture of my Chicago patch collection that I have. Hope you like! Thanks,
Josh

The following patches have been added:

 

Chicago Fire Department company patch collection

Josh Boyajian’s collection of Chicago Fire Department company patches.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 89 company patch

one of the new company patches added to the site

 

 

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Chicago Ambulance 87 added to the site

Dennis McGuire, Jr. submitted an image of Chicago Ambulance 87

Chicago Fire Department Ambulance 87

Chicago BLS Ambulance 87 is a 2009 Ford F-350/Braun Type I carrying shop id #C140. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

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