Images from Steve Redick of the fire at Harry’s Lumber October 19, 1990.
Archive for October 20th, 2015
Larry Shapiro video from the 3-11 Alarm fire at Harry’s Lumber (10/20/15).
More from the 3-11 Alarm fire at 6220 N. Northwest Highway (10/20/15).
Steve Redick video
Scott Peterson videos
Here is the first of what will be several posts on the separate 2-11 and 3-11 alarm fires in Chicago’s 11th Battalion today, 10/20/15.
Chicago firefighters responded for reports of smoke just before 4AM to Harry’s Lumber at 6220 N. Northwest Highway, the site of a previous 5-11 Alarm fire in 1990. Companies found a fire in the warehouse building and upgraded to a Still & Box Alarm and then a 2-11 Alarm fire. Hand lines were used and the MVU 9-2-3 was put to work though lines were never charged to either tower ladder. The Alarm was struck out shortly before 5:30AM.
At roughly 6:50AM companies still on the scene asked for a Full Still and RIT response back to the scene. Within minutes it was upgraded to a Still & Box Alarm and then a 2-11 Alarm with instructions for elevated master streams.