From Steve Redick:
Still & Box 4500 Michigan – This was apparently a rekindle from an earlier still & box at the historic Swift mansion, now some kind of halfway house

Steve Redick photo
From Steve Redick:
Still & Box 4500 Michigan – This was apparently a rekindle from an earlier still & box at the historic Swift mansion, now some kind of halfway house

Steve Redick photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, Chicago FD Engine 19, Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, EONE, fire scene video, Steve Redick, Still and Box Alarm fire in Chicago
Nov 25
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This from Eric Haak:
Just before sunrise on Thanksgiving morning, a fire broke out in the former Wing Hoe restaurant located in Chicago’s 9th Battalion. The structure was built as a private residence in 1913 and had been the Wing Hoe since 1971. It was currently vacant and scheduled for demolition. Companies had been drilling in the structure as recently as the day before. The building was a 2.5-story brick with a basement where the fire appeared to originate. Engine Company 83 made a valiant effort to get a line on it before it advanced, but with holes in the floor and being heavily charged with smoke, the decision was made to transition to a defensive attack.
I arrived as the box was being pulled and found very heavy smoke emanating from the entire structure. Engine Company 59 made entry from a safe POV through a rear door that accessed the basement and made some headway there but the fire extension was already advanced. A Snorkel, tower ladder, two RAMs, and several hand lines were used to bring this job under control.

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo

Eric Haak photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, #rosenbaueramerica, 2-11 alarm fire in Chicago, ACP-55 55' articulating Cobra Platform, Chicago FD Engine 83, Chicago FD Squad 1A, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 21, Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE, EONE, Eric Haak, fire scene photos, former Wing Hoe restaurant fire, massive smoke from commercial building fire, Rosenbauer ACP-55 at work
Nov 23
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Images from the 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-21-23 from Chi-Town Fire Photos

Chi-Town Fire Photos

Chi-Town Fire Photos

Chi-Town Fire Photos
Tags: #Commander, #EONEStrength, #rosenbaueramerica, 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago 11-21-23, ACP-55 Cobra at work in Chicago, chi-town fire photos, Chicago FD Engine 69, Chicago FD Engine 7, Chicago FD Squad 2A at a fire scene, Chicago FD Squad 2A Rosenbauer Commaner, Chicago FD Tower Ladder 14, Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene, HME fire truck
Nov 16
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For #TBT from Larry Shapiro:

Larry Shapiro photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, #larryshapiro, #TBT, chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE, EONE, Larry Shapiro, Leyden Township FPD history, Leyden Township FPD Quint 133, shapirophotography.net, The All-Stars Gentlemen’s Club fire, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday
Nov 12
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From the Fire Service, Inc website:
Munster Fire Department
2023 E-ONE Typhoon HP75
- 2,000-GPM Hale QMAX pump
- 75′ ladder
- Williams ATP 150 foam system
- 5” oversized waterway rated @ 2,000-GPM
- Aluminum body
- Smart Power 8KW generator
- E-ONE heavy duty aerial ladder with short jacking capability

Fire Service, Inc. photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, 2023 E-ONE HP75’ Quint, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, Fire Service Inc., Munster FD Truck 2220, New aerial ladder truck for the Munster FD
Nov 2
Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, car fire, Crash scene photos, Fire Truck photos | 1 Comment
Firefighters from Buffalo Grove, Prospect Heights, and Wheeling along with police officers from Buffalo Grove and the Cook County Sheriff’s Police responded to a reported car fire Wednesday night near Dundee Road and Buffalo Grove Road. The police arrived first and reported a vehicle fully engulfed by fire on Buffalo Grove Road at East Park Place, which is almost a quarter of a mile south of Dundee Road in a small area of unincorporated Cook County that is within the Prospect Heights Fire District (PHFD).

passerby photo
The area which is without hydrants, is served through an agreement between the PHFD and Buffalo Grove. The initial response included Prospect Heights Battalion 9 with Ambulance 9 along with Buffalo Grove Tower 25. While en route, Battalion 9 requested a second engine after the report of a well-involved car fire and Wheeling Engine 24 was added to the response. A Buffalo Grove ambulance was sent at the request of Tower 25 upon their arrival and the discovery of a two-vehicle crash. Prospect Heights Tanker 9 was added to the response in lieu of using a several block supply line as it became evident that the tank water from both the tower and the engine was not going to be sufficient.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo
The car’s occupant self extricated and it appeared that the driver of the pickup truck may have fled the scene before the police arrived. One person was transported to the hospital and several others signed releases at the scene.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, #larryshapiro, Buffalo Grove FD Tower 25, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, car engulfed in fire, car fire at night, chicagoareafire.com, Cyclone, E-ONE, E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene, EONE, HP100, Prospect Heights Fire District, shapirophotography.net, two-car crash with car fire near Buffalo Grove, Wheeling Fire Department
Oct 22
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From the Fire Service, Inc. Facebook page:
Congratulations to Grant Park Fire District on receiving their new E-ONE 2023 E-ONE HP75’ Quint.• E-ONE Typhoon Severe Duty Cab• E-ONE Aluminum Extruded Pump Module & Body• E-ONE 75’ HD Aluminum Ladder• Cummins L9 450 HP• Allison EVS 3000 Transmission• Hale Q Max 1500 GPM Fire Pump• Federal Signal LED Lighting Package• Black Chrome Federal Q-Siren• Firetech Brow & Side LED Scene Lights• Galvanized Frame & Liner• Amdor Rollup Door• FSI-Black Out Package• FSI-Custom Tool & Storage Compartments

Fire Service Inc photo

Fire Service Inc photo

Fire Service Inc photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, 2023 E-ONE HP75’ Quint, chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE, Fire Service Inc., Grant Park Fire Protection District, Grant Park FPD Ladder 117, HP75, New truck for the Grant Park FPD, Typhoon
Aug 24
Posted by Admin in Fire Truck photos, throwbackthursday | 7 Comments
This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT:
Going all the way back to 2020, these 7 E-ONE pumpers were delivered to Chicago during the early Covid era when the streets were empty.

Seven new E-ONE pumpers for Chicago in 2020. Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Engine 127 – 2020 E-ONE Cylcone pumper. Larry Shapiro photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, #larryshapiro, #TBT, Chicago FD Engine 127, Chicago Fire Department, chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE fire engines in Chicago, Field Museum of Chicago, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, new fire engines in Chicago, shapirophotography.net, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday
Jul 31
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Buffalo Grove police officers and firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of Dundee Road and Arlington Heights Road Monday evening (7/31/23) for a child on a bicycle that was trapped underneath a van. Once on scene the incident was upgraded to an entrapment response for additional personnel. Firefighters from Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights raised the van from the victim’s leg and removed the child who was conscious.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo
Tags: #EONEStrength, #larryshapiro, Arlington Heights Fire Department, Buffalo Grove Battalion 4, Buffalo Grove FD Ambulance 26, Buffalo Grove FD Engine 26, Buffalo Grove FD Tower 25, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, Buffalo Grove olice Department, Buffalo Grove police car, chicagoareafire.com, child trapped under a van, E-ONE, EONE, Firefighters free child from beneath a van, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, shapirophotography.net
May 31
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This from Daniel Hynd:
Photos from Warrenville’s special alarm house fire at 2S430 Cherice Dr on 5-29-23
Tags: #EONEStrength, chicagoareafire.com, Daniel Hynd, E-ONE, Enforcer, EONE, Fermilab FD Engine 702, fire scene photos, Naperville FD Engine 4, North Aurora FPD Truck 503, Pierce, Special Alarm in Warrenville 5-29-23, Warrenville Fire Protection District, West Chicago FPD fire trucks, Winfield Fire Protection District

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