2-Alarm fire in Evergreen Park, 9-24-16 (more)

This Steve Redick:

Had the chance to take in a job in an area I seldom ever get to … Evergreen Park. The fire was in a local landmark restaurant at 3701 W 95th St. Admittedly I got a late start but arrived as they were again going defensive. I was able to document some widely varying conditions as well as some apparatus I have never seen before. SS3, the snorkel, actually once belonged to Wilmette. In my opinion the turning point of the fire was when they used the basket close to the ground and put the master stream into the front door where some heavy smoke conditions were present. I also observed an unusual operation using engines in line and a 3 way divider as you will see in the photos. All the images can be seen on my site.

Steve

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Tags: 2-Alarm fire in Evergreen Park, Evergreen Park Fire Department, Evergreen Park Snorkel Squad 3, fire destroys Evergreen Park restaurant, Snorkel working at fire scene, Steve Redick

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3 Comments

#1 by Ron on October 17, 2016 - 3:21 PM

Check with the Orland Fire District, they have a 55′ Snorkel rumored to be put up for sale in the near future..
#2 by Chief202 on October 15, 2016 - 9:24 PM

Can viewers please keep an an eye open for a snorkel similar to Evergreen Park? Small, all volunteer, fire protection district is looking for single axle snorkel, that still can be put in service. Need single axle for maneuverability, but also would consider short tandem axle snorkel. Thanks for reading and looking
- #3 by Admin on December 16, 2016 - 8:12 PM
  
  Recently in the comments sections on Snorkels there was a fire chief that was looking for a used single axle Snorkel. Can’t seem to find his contact information. There is an older one on GovDeals.com that he might want to look at.
  
  https://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=8&acctid=8491 . thanks, Eugene Beard