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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire 11-26-12

Nov 28

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News | 3 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

Monday about 1500 hrs, 5000 Bl of West Winona. Fire in 2 occupied frame dwellings…1 victim with significant burns. Companies had knocked down the main body of outside fire when I arrived, but I was able to observe what appeared to be significant fire in both attics. Eventually TL23 was used to knock down fire in the main fire building. This was a dead end street so the first due truck, 23 pulled into the block first and 79 then backed down and led out. Eng 69 had 2 lines from the street to the south, through a vacant lot and had a great shot to the rear of the buildings. I believe 94 ran into some sort of hydrant issue, and I’m not sure if they ever really got water. It appeared another engine went several hundred feet to the next block in an attempt to supply them.This was an interesting fire due to limited acess and proximity and involvement of exposures. Unusual to see this much fire at such a busy time of day.

All the photos will be on my site

www.ksc711.smugmug.com

Steve

Chicago house fire 11-26-12 500 block of Winona

Steve Redick photo

Chicago house 11-26-12 500 block of Winona

Steve Redick photo

Tags: Chicago Engine 69, Chicago Engine 94, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Tower Ladder 23, fire in Chicago two-flat, firefighters working, Steve Redick, Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago

CFD apparatus photos updated

Aug 7

Posted by bgshap in Fire Truck photos, Site News, updated listing | 5 Comments

Dennis McGuire, Jr. submitted several photos of Chicago Fire Department apparatus that was missing from the site or that updates older images that were posted.

In the 5th District:

a photo of Battalion 19’s current buggy has been added to Engine 123‘s page

Chicago Fire Department Battalion Chief 19

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

In the 2nd District:

a posed image of Engine 68 replaces an image that was at a fire scene
a posed image of Engine 108 also replaces an on-scene image
the same goes for a shot of Tower Ladder 23
a new image was posted of 6-7-3 the deluge wagon

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

In the 1st District

an image of Engine 14 was posted showing their current unit
also at Engine 14’s house there is now an image of 5-2-2 the lumber truck (part of the collapse response)
a new image of 5-1-5, the Special Operations Battalion Chief is at Engine 5‘s house

Chicago Fire Department lumber truck Collapse Rescue Unit

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

More images have been added or updated recently representing the Chicago Fire Department HERE.

Tags: Chicago Battalion 19, Chicago Engine 108, Chicago Engine 14, Chicago Engine 68, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Fire Department apparatus photos, Chicago Fire Department deluge wagon 6-7-3, Chicago Fire Department lumber truck 5-2-2, Chicago fire engines, Chicago Special Operations Battalion Chief 5-1-5, Chicago Tower Ladder 23

CFD Still & Box Alarm on Irving Park Road 4-11-11

Apr 11

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

Chicago responded to a commercial structure fire this afternoon at 2543 W. irving Park Road, just west of Western Avenue. The former home of Illinois Battery Mfg. was ablaze emitting thick black smoke which could be seen for miles. The first floor commercial occupancy was vacant but a second floor apartment was occupied. The Chicago Tribune has a brief article HERE. There were no injuries and a Level I Haz Mat was initiated out of concern for the contents of the building. Tower Ladder 21 and Squad 2’s Snorkel were using elevated master streams and there was a special call for Tower Ladder 23 which was not deployed.

Tim Olk, Steve Redick and Larry Shapiro were at the scene after the bulk of the fire was knocked down. Tim has a gallery HERE, Steve has a gallery HERE, and Larry has a gallery HERE. .

Chicago Fire Department Still and Box Alarm Irving Park Road 4-11-11

Firefighters on the lower roof work to gain access to a fire above the 2nd floor apartment. Tim Olk photo

Chicago Fire Department Still and Box Alarm IrvinParkg Road 4-11-11

A firefighter climbs to the roof to assist the other members of his company in hitting the visible fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters in Squad 2's Snorkel work to gain access and ventilate the second floor. Tim Olk photo

Tower Ladder 23 sits ready to deploy in Sector 3 but was never put to work. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters in the platform of Tower Ladder 21 deploy their master stream into the building. Steve Redick photo

Engine 56 was one of four engines working at the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Tower Ladder 21 and Squad 2 both work from above to hit the fire. Steve Redick photo

A Fire fighter from Squad 2 steadies himself on a ladder while working in a second floor window with no visibility. Tim Olk photo

The firefighter from Squad 2 gets some air as water from above rains down. Larry Shapiro photo

A view from across the street shows firefighters and Squad 2 in Sector 1 as smoke pushes out of the second floor. Steve Redick photo

Squad 2, Tower 21 and Engine 112 work in Sector 1 on Irving Park Road. Larry Shapiro photo

A firefighter from Squad 2 is immersed in smoke escaping from the second floor. Steve Redick photo

Steve has a short video.

Tags: Chicago Engine 112, Chicago Engine 56, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Squad 2, Chicago Tower Ladder 21, Chicago Tower Ladder 23, Larry Shapiro, Level I Haz Mat, Steve Redick, Still and Box Alarm on Irving Park Road, Tim Olk

Chicago 2-11 on Milwaukee Ave 2-9-11

Feb 10

Posted by bgshap in Fire, Fire Department News | 2 Comments

Chicago firefighters responded to a fire at Andy’s Deli at 5442 N. Milwaukee Avenue Wednesday evening. First arriving companies found fire in the commercial occupancy and initially had trouble securing a water supply due to several frozen hydrants in the area. The fire attack went defensive partially due to concerns about the integrity of the roof and a 2-11 Alarm was requested. Two tower ladders and Squad 2’s Snorkel applied water from their buckets and Truck 55 had their main in the air with a master stream in place. A special call was made for the Mobile Ventilation Unit (9-2-3) from Engine 106’s quarters and it was put to work in Sector 1 to push the fire to the rear and through the roof to allow companies to get at it since much of the roof had remained intact.

Steve Redick took in the fire as did Larry Shapiro. A gallery of images by Larry Shapiro can be seen HERE.

A gallery link to images by Steve Redick is HERE.

Here are a few images from the scene.

The Chicago Tribune has a brief article HERE.

Chicago Fire Department 2-11 Andy's Deli 2-9-11

A view of Sector 1 shows smoke but no visible fire. Since much of the roof remained intact, space was cleared out to allow access for the Mobile Ventilation Unit. Larry Shapiro photo

Since the fire was in the center of the building and the roof was largely intact, the MVU 9-2-3 was setup in front of the building to fan the fire so that firefighters could attack it without entering the premises. Larry Shapiro photo

A view from the alley shows heavy smoke pushing out of the rear because of the MVU on the street in front. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 119 had a hydrant at one end of the alley where it meets Menard. Sewers were blocked and a large amount of water built up in the alley and down Menard. Larry Shapiro photo

Engine 83 brought Light Wagon 9-1-3 to the scene, as one is due at each 2-11 alarm fire in the city. Towards the end of the event, it was brought to Sector 1 and put to work offering firefighters greater visibility to direct handlines deep into the building from the sidewalk. Larry Shapiro photo

As companies began to break down their lines, most encountered hose with water that had frozen. They had to wrestle with the rigid hose to get it onto the engines and in some cases along the aerial bed of ladders for the trip back to quarters. There, companies repacked with new hose and dealt with the frozen hose in whatever manner they could. Larry Shapiro photo