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Standby at O’Hare Airport, 1-7-20

This from Dan McInerney:

United Airlines (B772, N782UA, ORD-NRT) 1/7/20
This UA 772 made it to northern WI before turning around to come back with engine trouble. The Chicago Fire Department responded with a full ARFF assignment and escorted the plane back to the gate. As the plane turns you can see they had to shut the #2 engine down as evidenced by the lack of exhaust blur. Seen in the pictures is only a small part of the ARFF response; the Chicago Fire Department has the largest contingent of staffed ARFF vehicles and personnel of any airport in the world.
Oshkosh Striker 6x6 at O'Hare

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Oshkosh Striker 6x6 at O'Hare

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Oshkosh Striker 6x6 at O'Hare

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Oshkosh Striker 6x6 at O'Hare

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As seen around … O’Hare Airport

double decker airplane ARFF training prop

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double decker airplane ARFF training prop

New double decker training prop. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago FD ARFF units at O'Hare Airport

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ARFF FD annex at O'Hare Airport

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ARFF FD annex at O'Hare Airport

New annex at Rescue 1. Dan McInerney photo

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Chicago Fire Department news

Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:

O’Hare Airport will soon be home to one of the world’s most sophisticated firefighter training sites, thanks to a $7.4 million simulator that will prepare first-responders firefighters for rescues aboard superjumbo jets.

On Oct. 28, 2016, an engine fire broke out on an American Airlines Boeing 767 hurtling down an O’Hare runway at 154 m.p.h. just seconds before take-off … and forced 170 passengers and crew members to exit on inflatable slides as flames and smoke poured from the aircraft. One person was seriously injured; 20 suffered minor injuries.

Now, the city is taking steps to better prepare firefighters for those types of rescues aboard superjumbo jets, like the Airbus 380 that British Airways plans to debut next spring on its daily service to London.

The newly-signed contract bankrolled by airline revenues calls for Simulation Live Fire Training Solutions, Inc. to build a new triple-deck, large-frame aircraft simulator based on the Boeing 747 and Airbus A380. The simulator and accompanying software will include what City Hall calls the only rotating cabin in the world engineered to simulate a jet broken in pieces.

Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner Tim Sampey, who oversees fire rescue operations at O’Hare and Midway, said the rotating cabin feature was tailor-made to duplicate the July 1989 crash of a United Airlines jet in Sioux City, Iowa that killed 111 passengers and crew members, but miraculously left 185 survivors.

“The plane was broken into several pieces. … People who would normally be seated in the upright position were actually seated on an angle, which made rescue difficult,” Sampey said.

“This simulator give us the ability to put it at a 15-to-20 degree angle, which gives it almost a sidewards approach. … We have smoke generators being built into this as well as sound equipment that can simulate burning material, people screaming. We can put smoke where we’d like to put smoke, fire where we’d like to put fire. Different levels. It gives us … variables from the smallest scenario to the largest.”

Currently, Fire Department simulators at O’Hare are based off a narrow-body aircraft with only one aisle. The new, 70-foot-long simulator will better prepare firefighters for complicated rescues aboard two-aisle aircraft that are nearly as long as a football field.

Sampey noted that FAA regulations require the first fire department rescue unit to get to the mid-point of the farthest runway in three minutes or less.

thanks Dan & Dennis

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As seen around … O’Hare Airport

This from Dan McInerney:

?Monday afternoon, members of the 13th Battalion conducted a drill at the FedEx facility using TL63 and Squad 7A’s elevated master streams. Both apparatus were supplied by E12 (hidden in front of Squad 7A)

O'Hare Airport fire trucks

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O'Hare Airport fire trucks

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O'Hare Airport fire trucks

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O'Hare Airport fire trucks

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O'Hare Airport fire trucks

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O'Hare Airport fire trucks

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2-11 Alarm + EMS Plan II at O’Hare Airport, 10-28-16 (more)

More photos from the scene of the Still & Box + EMS Plan I at O’Hare Airport, 10-28-16 taken roughly 30 minutes after the fire

Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago Fire Department at O'Hare Airport

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As seen around … O’Hare

More photos from Nick Nezri of CFD apparatus at O’Hare

Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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fire trucks at O'Hare Airport

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fire trucks at O'Hare Airport

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ambulance at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD Haz Mat Unit 5-1-2

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Chicago FD Ford Expedition

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fire trucks at O'Hare Airport

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mobile communication van at O'Hare Airport

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E-ONE fire engine at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD reserve engine at O'Hare

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As seen around … O’Hare

This from Nick Nezri:

On 11-14-15, I was privileged to be able to go on an airfield tour of O’Hare Airport, which was set up by the ORD Airport Watch planespotting group. Lucky for me, nearly all of the ORD based CFD companies were conducting training at rescue station one, so our tour added a stop. I was able to photograph a variety of the rigs, and was even given the opportunity to go inside 6-5-8. I would like to extend a big thank you to everyone at the CFD for welcoming us to their station with no advance notice, moving the rigs for better photos, displaying their equipment, and answering all of our members questions! It was really appreciated!

-Nick Neziri

Oshkosh ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFF at O'Hare Airport

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Oshkosh Striker ARFFs at O'Hare Airport

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As seen around … O’Hare

Chicago Squad 7A

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Chicago FD Ford Explorer

Chicago Battalion 13. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago Comm Van 2-7-3

Chicago Comm Van 2-7-3. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago Comm Van 2-7-3

Chicago Comm Van 2-7-3. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

Chicago Squad 7. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

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As seen around … O’Hare Airport

8x8 Oshkosh Striker at O'Hare Airport

Chicago ARFF 6-5-10. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

8x8 Oshkosh Striker at O'Hare Airport

Chicago ARFF 6-5-10. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

8x8 Oshkosh Striker at O'Hare Airport

Chicago ARFF 6-5-5. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

8x8 Oshkosh Striker at O'Hare Airport

Chicago ARFF 6-5-5. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

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Chicago FD Squad 7

From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:

This unit recived the following upgrades, all in house at Fire Service Inc. New: LED Warning Lights, Complete new Paint and lettering, New ROM roll up doors, New DOT LED lights, Rebuilt engine, suspension, brakes, air system, electrical system (including all new electrical boards) upholstery, cab door panels, A/C systems, Generators and the entire body structure and under carriage support system. Thank you to the City of Chicago !

Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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Chicago FD Squad 7 at O'Hare Airport

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