Third article about the 4-11 Alarm fire on Saturday at 2444 W. 21st Place in Chicago.
Images from Steve Redick who arrived on the scene very early into the incident. Previous posts are HERE and HERE.
More of Steve’s images can be found HERE.
Dec 30
Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working | Comments off
Third article about the 4-11 Alarm fire on Saturday at 2444 W. 21st Place in Chicago.
Images from Steve Redick who arrived on the scene very early into the incident. Previous posts are HERE and HERE.
More of Steve’s images can be found HERE.
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Dec 30
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Second article about the 4-11 Alarm fire on Saturday at 2444 W. 21st Place in Chicago.
Images from Larry Shapiro who arrived at the scene well after all of the other contributors in the first article.
Larry has a gallery of images HERE.
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Dec 30
Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working, Firefighting Video | 4 Comments
Commercial fire today at 2441 W. 21st Street came in after 1PM. First units found a three-story, brick, commercial factory/warehouse well involved. The alarms quickly escalated to a 4-11 with an EMS Plan I and a Haz Mat Level I. The building was bounded on the west by railroad tracks and on the north by the elevated CTA tracks which were shut down for several hours. The EMS Plan was secured quickly and the 4-11 wasn’t struck out until roughly 4PM. Some companies remained on the scene throughout the night.
Two Snorkels (Squad 1 and the reserve Snorkel) were working along with four tower ladders (5, 10, 39 & 54).
We have a large amount of coverage from multiple contributors which will be posted in several posts tonight and tomorrow.
This from Josh Boyajian:
Even though I’m not at the scene, thought I would share these pics from Laramie and Ogden in Cicero of the header!
This from Erick Haak:
Not much of a description needed other than the last photo is just as the wall collapsed. Photos credited to Eric Haak.
Hi my name is Dylan Konchan i got pics from the 4-11 alarm at 2441 W 21st there will be more to come by me
Hey everyone,I just took the ride into the City to check out the 4-11 with Level 1 Haz-Mat and EMS Plan 1 at 2444 W 21st Street. The header was huge, I saw it all the way in Berwyn on Ogden Avenue. When I got in the neighborhood of the fire, the Chicago Police had set a four block perimeter all around the fire building preventing any closeups of the scene. Staging is at 22nd and Western I believe. Traffic was really bad as one could have guessed. Here are some shots of the header and Engine 113 which was screaming down 22nd Street. Keep up the good work on the site guys!From,Drew Gresik
Chicago 2444 w 21st St today…Mill Constructed furniture warehouse…a quick photo and a link to my video with radio traffic. Lot’s more to come…stay tuned…..
This from Dave Weaver:
Anatomy of the 4-11: 13:08 E23 looking for rubbish 2500 W. Cullerton St. / Full Still b/o Main FAO for 2444 W. 21st St. » 13:13 Still & Box Alarm b/o Batt 4 for 3 story 200×100 smoke on 2nd fl and heavy smoke from several 1st fl windows » 13:20 2-11 Alarm b/o 2-2-1 reports heavy fire throughout 3 story warehouse 200×150 » Companies go defensive » Batt 2 requests CTA Pink Line be shut down » 13:31 2-2-1 requests additional TL and reserve snorkel » Corrected size-up by 2-2-1 is at least 300×150 » 13:38 3-11 Alarm b/o 2-1-28 plus 2 additional TLs » 13:45 4-11 Alarm / EMS Plan 1 / Level 1 HazMat b/o 2-1-28 » 13:58 2-7-1/Batt 4 4 master streams on West side of building making little progress » 14:00 EMS Plan 1 secured b/o 2-1-28 » 14:04 2-1-3 in command / All officers switch to Ch 5 Command » 14:30 2-7-1/2-1-3 11 master streams working, gas company digging in Sector 1 to shut off main, 1 line to sprinkler system in Sector 4
Radio traffic:
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Dec 29
Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Firefighting Video, Historic fire apparatus | 1 Comment
The Chicago Civil Defense Homepage posted this video recently about Chicago Fire Commissioner Robert J. Quinn and the introduction of the Snorkel to the fire service.
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Aug 10
Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History | 2 Comments
Part 3 of a commentary by Bill Post on the Chicago Fire Department history: Part 1 can be found HERE and Part 2 can be found HERE.
Tags: Bill Post, Chicago Fire Department apparatus history, Chicago Fire Department history, Chicago Snorkel Squad, Chicago Snorkel Squads, discussion on Chicago Snorkel Squad units, fire apparatus history, Snorkels in the Chicago Fire Department
Jun 5
Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | 24 Comments
More from Bill Post:
(In response to a comment from Martin)
I too like the idea of utilizing Pierce products and technology. Here is one of the reasons. As some of you may know, Pierce has recently acquired the marketing and servicing rights to the Bronto Skylift platforms. In other words, they are now Bronto’s North American representative. Currently Bronto/Pierce is marketing only three types or heights of platforms which are 100-foot, 114-foot and 134-foot Skylifts. However, the Bronto Corporation, which is based in Finland, actually manufactures aerial platforms that go from 55 to 367 feet. Their shorter models which go from 55 to 91 feet seem to be close to ideal. The Bronto actually is a type of Snorkel as it is an articulating boom with telescopic features (or vice versa). Their shorter model platforms, actually in practice have been mounted on squad-type trucks in the overseas fire service market. So, it can be done, and all that Pierce would need to do is have one of smaller Bronto platforms shipped to them. Then, they mount one on a Pierce chassis. Of course the platform would have to meet American standards, but in the long run, that shouldn’t be a problem.
Tags: Bill Post, Bronto 17M Skylift, Bronto 55-foot Skylift aerial, Bronto Skylift, Chicago Snorkel Squads, discussion on Chicago Snorkel Squad units, Memphis Fire Department Rescue 3
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