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Chicago Fire Department history

This fro Dan McInerney:

Chicago Fire Department
1554hrs: Special duty, : E50, 1559hrs: T18, E16, Bn18
Approx 51st Street
Norfolk Railroad Operations complex 3/2/97

This was a fire in a crane unit that moved intermodal containers around. E50 eventually needed to be supplied, so they used T18 (notice the outriggers ðŸ™‚ ) to run a line.

I can’t for the life of me remember how we drove into the yard, but we beat E50 in. We had full access to the incident, and several NS yard employees watched. Now days if you tried this, they’d send a SWAT team after you.

intermodal yard crane fire

Dan McInerney photo

intermodal yard crane fire

Dan McInerney photo

intermodal yard crane fire

Dan McInerney photo

Chicago FD Engine 50

Dan McInerney photo

Chicago FD Engine 16

Dan McInerney photo

Chicago FD Truck 18

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Chicago working fire 1-21-14

This from Josh Boyajian:

1-21-14 – Companies were dispatched to a working fire in the 6500 blk of south Green. I was sitting at 47th and Halsted when this came in. As soon as they dispatched the companies, you could see the header. Engine 47 arrived and lead out a line to the second floor. Truck Co. 18 had the main to the roof and cut a few holes. Fire was knocked pretty quick. Here are my pictures.

 

Pierce ladder truck at fire scene

Josh Boyajian photo

flames shoot out upper floor window

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen enter building with fire at upper window

Josh Boyajian photo

flames shoot out upper floor window

Josh Boyajian photo

firemen make entry at fire scene

Josh Boyajian photo

battalion chief in command of fire scene

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Chicago Fire Department: Truck Companies over the years. Part 3

Another set of Squad546 images from Martin Nowak:

More on the Truck companies over the years at CFD. Thanks to Squad546 for allowing me to post these.

Former Tower Ladder 10 -1985 Federal-E-One 95′
Former Truck 4, 1970 Seagrave (refurbished in 1991) headed out on a still alarm.
Truck 18 – 1995 Seagrave 100′ 
Former Truck 20 – 1969 Seagrave before removal of the booster pump & line.
Former Truck 35 – 1967 FWD/Seagrave, formerly Truck 9.
Former Truck 52’s 1975 Seagrave 100′ in the early 1980s
Chicago FD Tower Ladder 10

Former Tower Ladder 10 -1985 Federal-E-One 95′. photo by Squad546

Chicago FD Truck 4 Seagrave aerial

Former Truck 4, 1970 Seagrave (refurbished in 1991) headed out on a still alarm. photo by Squad546

Chicago FD Truck 18 Seagrave aerial

Truck 18 – 1995 Seagrave 100′ . photo by Squad546

Chicago FD Truck 20 Seagrave aerial

Former Truck 20 – 1969 Seagrave before removal of the booster pump & line. photo by Squad546

Chicago FD Truck 35 FWD Seagrave aerial

Former Truck 35 – 1967 FWD/Seagrave, formerly Truck 9. photo by Squad546

Chicago FD Truck 52 Seagrave aerial

Former Truck 52’s 1975 Seagrave 100′ in the early 1980s. photo by Squad546

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