Archive for November 29th, 2013

House filled with smoke in Northbrook 11-29-13

Nov 29

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Northbrook firefighters were called to a house this afternoon at 2135 Brentwood Road for a report of smoke in the building. Reportedly there was nothing showing on arrival by Tower 12 but within minutes there was thick smoke everywhere. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire, but after companies made entry, the source was determined to be the furnace.

Ann Madsen, shared some images from the scene as did Larry Shapiro.

Northbrook Firemen at 2135 Brentwood Road for a house filled with smoke

Ann Madsen photo

Larry Shapiro photo

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West Chicago house fire 11-27-13

Nov 29

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This from John Tulipano

West Chicago had a Special Alarm on 11/27/13 at around 06:05 fire in a 2Sty Frame under renovation fire on 2nd floor, partial defensive for a short time.

I’ve attached some images.

http://tulipano-firephotos.smugmug.com/FIRES/112713-West-Chicago-FPD

John

John Tulipano photo

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As seen around …

Nov 29

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This from Ryan Lee:

Found this picture from New Orleans just after hurricane Katrina. There was a rumor that this demo rig demo’d a house as a demo for a CFD chief. Anybody know what this is???? Did Ferarra ever sell one??

Ferrara Strong Arm Telescopic/Articulating Boom.

Ferrara Strong Arm for sale

Strong Arm at work

Istanbul orders 10 Strong Arm aerials

From the Ferrara web site:

Strong Arm fire and rescue vehicle: an articulating and telescopic extreme duty aerial device capable of flowing 1500 GPM and lifting 1,800 to 10,000 pounds. The Fifth Man Nozzle is made from hardened stainless steel. With 50 individual jets, the Fifth Man Nozzle is perfectly suited for aspirating foam and creating a superior blanket of protection. Additionally, the hardened stainless steel nozzle is capable of breaking through concrete walls and roofs, corrugated steel containers, burglar bars and other obstructions routinely encountered by fire fighters. The extreme lifting capacity make the Strong Arm a great tool for collapse or high angle rescue operations.

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