Posts Tagged Chicago Engine 22

Down memory lane …

Jul 7

Posted by Admin in Historic fire apparatus, Historic Fire Photo | 3 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

These are from a 3-11 alarm at 101 E Erie St Jan 5 1985. It was all the concrete forms of a high-rise under construction. Eng 22 caught fire after using the deck gun. Nice shot of 14 and in the overall shot the now extinct engine 20.

CFD firefighters attend to a fire on Engine 22. Steve Redick photo

Fire in a high-rise under construction in Chicago, January of 1985. Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

CFD firefighters attend to a fire on Engine 22. Steve Redick photo

Featured in the image from the 3-11 Alarm fire during January of 1985, is Engine 20’s American LaFrance Century Series engine. The company has been disbanded. Steve Redick photo

Chicago Engine 14 using their American LaFrance Century Series engine. Steve Redick photo

Tags: American LaFrance Century Series engine at Chicago fire scene, Chicago Engine 14, Chicago Engine 20, Chicago Engine 22, Chicago Fire Department, fire scene in Chicago in 1985, old Chicago 3-11 alarm fire, old fire engine catches fire, Steve Redick

CFD Haz Mat Support Unit

Jul 26

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, updated listing | 18 Comments

The site listing for Chicago Engine 22’s house has been missing an image of 5-1-11. Hank Sajovic submitted an image of this unit.

Chicago Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team Haz Mat Unit

CFD unit 5-1-11 is attached to the Hazardous Incident Team (HIT). It is quartered with Engine 22 and 5-1-1. This unit carries Shop Id#G-569 and is a 2007 Ford F-650 with a Supreme Truck Body. Hank Sajovic photo

Tags: CFD mobile lab for haz mat, Chicago Engine 22, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Haz Mat 5-1-1, Chicago Hazardous Incident Team, Chicago HIT, Hank Sajovic

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 5-29-12

May 29

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | 4 Comments

The Chicago Tribune has an article about Tuesday’s 3-11 Alarm commercial fire on the city’s North Side.

Fire crews were called to the furniture store about 3:20 p.m. A 3-11 alarm, bringing more than 110 firefighters to the scene, was called by about 3:45 p.m., sending extra equipment as the fire got close to the tracks. The fire was under control about 6:30 p.m., but firefighters still were pouring water on the north side of the building about 6:45 p.m., according to Deputy Fire Cmsr. Michael Callahan.

The fire was finally out by about 9:45 p.m., but the building was considered unstable and fire officials were awaiting an expert opinion on whether the building would have to be demolished, accordign to Fire Media Affairs.

The complete article is HERE.

Steve Redick was at the scene and submitted several images.

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 5-29-12 on Sheffield Avenue

Firefighters in Tower Ladder 21's bucket direct a master stream into a second floor window. Steve Redick photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 5-29-12 on Sheffield Avenue Chicago Engine 22

Engine 22 was on the initial alarm and had a hydrant on Sheffield at Fullerton. Steve Redick photo

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 5-29-12 on Sheffield Avenue Chicago Engine 55

Chicago Engine 55 was the first engine on the scene and took a hydrant across from the fire building. Steve Redick photo

The fire building was at the corner of Sheffield and Montana. This shot shows two multi-versals working as smoke pushes out of the first floor windows along Montana. Steve Redick photo

Tower Ladder 21 works the front of the building on Sheffield. Steve Redick photo

Overhead power lines and large trees forced Tower Ladder 21 to take a position that would allow them to get under the wires to hit the windows. Steve Redick photo

Squad 1, working from a spare apparatus, setup in the parking lot to deploy their Snorkel. Steve Redick photo

Engine 35 was on a hydrant around the corner. Steve Redick photo

Smoke pushes out of all windows on the first floor and the street is full of water as debris clogs the sewers. Steve Redick photo

Noxious brown smoke fills the streets around the fire building. Steve Redick photo

Against a dramatic backdrop of heavy smoke, Squad 1 uses a master stream from the Snorkel. Steve Redick photo

Except for the cab, the majority of Tower Ladder 10, also working with a spare, is concealed by heavy smoke and trees on this residential street. Steve Redick photo

More images can be viewed HERE.

Tags: Chicago 3-11 Alarm Fire 5-29-12, Chicago Engine 22, Chicago Engine 35, Chicago Engine 55, Chicago Snorkel works at commercial fire, Chicago Squad 1, Chicago Tower Ladder 21, Crimson Fire, elevated master stream used to fight fire, fire at Sheffield near Belmont in furniture store, firefighters use multi-versals at fire scene, Roy's FUrniture store fire, Spartan Gladiator Classic, Steve Redick

CFD apparatus history – Ward LaFrance (1970)

Mar 24

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus | 14 Comments

Bill Friedrich has initiated the first in a series of posts chronicling different types of apparatus that saw service in Chicago. The first post covers the Ward LaFrance engines from 1970.

There were a total of (7) P80’s delivered in 1970, one for each district. Companies that received these were Engine 126 (D-372), Engine 73 (D-373), Engine 8 (D-374), Engine 106 (D-375), Engine 22 (D-376), Engine 113 (D-377) and Engine 49 (D-378). These units had 2,000-GPM pumps.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 113 1970 Ward LaFrance Ambassador

Chicago Engine 113 was one of 7 units built in 1970 by Ward LaFrance with the Ambassador chassis, a 2,000-GPM pump, and 500 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich photo

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador engine 22

This unit originally assigned to Engine 22 later went to Engine 99 and then to Engine 46 after a complete refurb. The CFD scramble on the door and the red unit number on the front were not part of the original graphics. This unit, damaged by a wall collapse, was rebuilt. Shown here after the rebuild, the cab is lacking the continuous hand rail at the canopy that extended up the sides and across the top. Additionally, the red section above the pump panel is not how this series was delivered to the city. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador engine 73

Engine 73 was assigned shop #D373 that was eventually scrapped. This was the only 1970 Ward LaFrance that was not later rebuilt. Jack Connors photo

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador engine 126

Engine 126's rig (shop #D-372), shows the full height polished metal behind the pump panel.. Jack Connors photo

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador engine 106

Engine 106 received one of the seven units built in 1970 by Ward LaFrance. The original graphics only included the Chicago Fire Department name above the windshield. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador engine 8

This photo of Engine 8 in Chinatown shows the unit when it went into service. Jack Connors photo

Chicago Fire Department 1970 Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador engine 49

Engine 49 is seen here on the fireground. Jack Connors photo

In 1990 (6) of the original 1970 P80’s were rebuilt by Able Fire Equipment Co. at their Frankfort, IL facility. The rebuild included a Ranger 4-door cab, a new aluminum Emergency One body, a 140-gallon foam tank, and other components of the original apparatus. The following companies received these vehicles; Engine 122 (x-Engine 126), Engine 69 (x-Engine 8), Engine 113 (x-Engine 106), Engine 46 (x-Engine 22), Engine 14 (x-Engine 113) and Engine 34 (x-Engine 49) All these vehicles were equipped with 5″ hose. One was assigned in each district of the city. Two of these, D-374 and D-375, were used in the movie Backdraft.

Chicago Fire Department Engine 113 Ward LaFrance Ranger

Engine 113 with a rebuilt 1970/1990 Ward LaFrance/Ranger/EONE engine. Bil Friedrich photo

Chicago Fire Department Ward LaFrance P80 Ambassador pumper Ranger cab

This unit (D-378) for Engine 34 was formerly assigned to Engine 49. Jack Connors photo

Chicago Fire Department Engine 14 Ward LaFrance

Chicago Engine 14 also received one of the rebuilt Ward LaFrance engines in 1990 that had an extended bumper with LDH. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 122 received one of the 1973/1990 Ranger/EONE/Ward LaFrance refurbished engines. Jack Connors photo

Engine 69 received shop #D-374 which was later used in the movie Backdraft. Jack Connors photo

This shot of Engine 46 working at a fire scene provides a look at the officer's side of the rebuilt units. Jack Connors photo

Tags: Bill Friedrich, Chicago Engine 106, Chicago Engine 113, Chicago Engine 122, Chicago Engine 126, Chicago Engine 14, Chicago Engine 22, Chicago Engine 34, Chicago Engine 46, Chicago Engine 49, Chicago Engine 69, Chicago Engine 73, Chicago Engine 8, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department apparatus, Chicago Fire Department history, Jack Connors, Larry Shapiro, Ranger cab mounted on Ward LaFrance engine, the movie Backdraft, Ward LaFrance in the CFD

Chicago 2-11 Alarm 9-16-11

Sep 17

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | 1 Comment

Chicago firefighters responded yesterday to a fire at 525 W. Armitage, less than a block from the quarters of Engine 22. Upon arrival, they found heavy fire on the 2nd and 3rd floors of a three-flat that was undergoing renovation. The alarm was escalated to a 2-11 for additional companies. During the course of the fire, the building suffered a catastrophic collapse. The Chicago Tribune has a brief story HERE.

Tim Olk arrived at the fire after the collapse and submitted several images.

Chicago building fire 525 W. Armitage Avenue 9-16-11

Firefighters work from the bucket of Squad 1 with a hand line and the master stream. Tim Olk photo

Firefighters use a hand line from an adjacent roof top. Tim Olk photo

Engine 22 sits in Sector 4 on Mohawk as fire continues to burn in the pile of debris. Tim Olk photo

Firefighters standby in the street with a hand line. Tim Olk photo

The front shell of the building facing Armitage remains standing after the rest of the building collapsed. Tim Olk photo

The building sat on the corner of Armitage and Mohawk, The collapse occurred on the Mohawk side of the structure. Tim Olk photo

A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.

Tags: 2-11 alarm fire, 2-11 alarm residential fire, building collapsed due to fire, building destroyed by fire in Chicago, Chicago Engine 22, Chicago Fire Department, Lincoln Park building gutted by fire, Tim Olk

Chicago Fire Department patch update

Mar 10

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News, Patch, Reader submission | Comments off

A couple of patches were added to companies in the 1st District. A patch for Engine 30 that matches the rig decal has now been added and another version of the HIT patch is on the page with Engine 22 and 5-1-1. These are also from Alexander Alexandrovski.

Engine Company 30

Engine Company 22, 5-1-1

Tags: Alexander Alexandrovski, CFD company patches, Chicago Engine 22, Chicago Engine 30, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department patches, Chicago Haz Mat 5-1-1

Chicago Fire Department patch update

Mar 4

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News, Patch, Reader submission, updated listing | Comments off

The last batch of patches added to the 1st District are in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Battalions. In some cases, more than one was added to a particular house, although they’re not all shown here. For example, following the link to Engine 22 will show patches added for 5-1-1 as well. The same goes for Truck 7 where a patch was also added for Engine 26. These patches were submitted from the collection of Alexander Alexandrovski.

Engine Company 19, Truck Company 11, Ambulance 4