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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-16-25 (more)

Some images from Steve Redick of the 2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 4-16-25

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Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

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• #1 by Mike Mc on April 23, 2025 - 9:43 PM

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  Bill, that was an excellent summary of Chicago’s complicated squad history.

• #2 by Craig Mack on April 19, 2025 - 6:44 AM

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  The only snorkel in service in the city

• #3 by Bill Post on April 18, 2025 - 10:25 PM

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  Actually it’s “Old home” week for Squad 7. 5039 W Lake street is actually in Squad 7’s original Still District.
  Squad 7 actually covered that area from December 24th 1919 until May 16th 1965 when they went out of service and were replaced by Snorkel Squad 3 which was also known as “SS 3” how they were taken out of service only 4 years later in May of 1969.
  The Original Squad 7 was always a “West Side company”. The last full year (1964) that they were service they were the busiest Squad in the City and they went on over 6000 runs that year.
  Chicago had High of 13 Squad companies and Squad 12 was the first to go out of service in July of 1964 when they were replaced by Truck 62. By 1970 all of the Original Squads had been taken our of service. A few of them were replaced by “Salvage Squads” but they were all out of service by 1973.
  For a few years Chicago had been running with several types of “Squads”simultaneously.
  Chicago ran with the Original Squads, 3 Rescue companies from 1929 until 1933, Snorkel Squads, Salvage Squads, Flying Manpower Squads, District Squads which replaced the Flying Manpower Squads and Snorkel Squad 1 from late 1980 until September 19th 1983 when the current ‘”Squad/Snorkel”companies were put in service.
  The only other city I know of that actually runs with Snorkel Squads is Memphis Tennessee.

• #4 by Wayne on April 18, 2025 - 8:49 PM

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  They have a small district around O’Hare in Chicago that they respond to. Also, any time a squad goes out of service the alarm office will move the other squads around to cover the city, so Squad 7 winds up in the city proper a decent amount. I’ve seen them catch fires in Englewood.

• #5 by E. C. Darroll on April 18, 2025 - 7:10 PM

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  They do all the time…especially on relocations to Squad 2 haha. They’ll also do a decent amount of out-of-city mutual aid. Their station isn’t “airside,” they have direct expressway access!

• #6 by Michael m on April 18, 2025 - 10:21 AM

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  Squad 7 went into the city? I did not think they did that?