Archive for January 13th, 2015

Forbes announces firefighting is the most stressful job of 2015

Jan 13

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From Forbes.com

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire at 26 S. Pulaski, 1-12-15

Jan 13

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This from Drew Gresik:

Here are some shots from the Still & Box 1/12/15 in a Red X building @ #26 S Pulaski Road.

1/12/15- Around 1500 hours the 13th Battalion received a rundown for a working fire in a vacant Red-X structure at #26 S Pulaski. This 150×50, 2story ordinary, apartments over storefronts has been vacant for some years, and the structure was very suspect. As per Red-X protocol, crews stayed out of the building and dumped water from an exterior attack. Tower 14 and Snorkel Squad 2 worked elevated master streams. Four hand lines were stretched; two on Side A, one on Side C, and one on Side D. Engines 95, 38, 44, and 76 pumped at this fire. Companies on the Still & subsequent Working Fire were: E95 E38 T36 T48 BN13 BN12 (Safety) RIT BN14 T29 Sq 2 2-7-1 EMS 4-5-4 A23 A52. On the Still & Box: E44 E76 TL14 BN7 BN4 2-2-1 A10 4-6-6 4-6-8.

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firefighters operate hoseline at smokey fire

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more images are at Still & Box Alarm @ 26 S Pulaski Rd – CHI-TOWN FIRE PHOTOS

Additional photos from Josh Boyajian:

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Chicago firemen in Snorkel and tower ladder

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Box Alarm in Bartlett, 1-12-15

Jan 13

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This from John Tulipano:

At approximately 12:30 hours on Monday (1/12/15), the Bartlett FPD (IL) was dispatched to a reported house fire at 223 Buckingham Ct. Bartlett Engine 2 was first on-scene and reported heavy smoke and fire on the 1st and 2nd floors. An interior attack was started. I arrived at 12:53pm to heavy fire in the attic and companies were being ordered out of the building. Bartlett TL 3 was used to knock down the heavy fire in attic. The fire was under control in approximately one hour.