More images from the 2-11 on 75th Street from Josh Boyajian:
here are some of my pictures from the 2-11 yesterday!
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Josh Boyajian photo
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Posts Tagged firefighters working at fire scene
This from Erik Haak:
At 1631hrs on Friday afternoon, the Englewood Fire Alarm Office dispatched a working fire response to 1650 W. 75th Place. At 1634hrs, Truck 50 confirmed a working fire in a 50×100 1-story ordinary commercial structure. Truck 50 reported a possible truss roof and almost immediately called for the Still & Box. Battalion 20 set up defensive operations with Engine 129 operating in sector 1 and Tower Ladder 39 setting up in a lot to the east of the fire building. Squad 5’s snorkle operated on the parkway to the east of the building as well. At 1656hrs, 2-2-5 pulled a 2-11. Tower Ladder 34 was set up to the west of the fire building at the end of Paulina Street. The first photo taken in my series was shot nearly an hour after the fire started. The 2-11 was struck out at 1821hrs and companies stayed on scene chasing hot spots until just before 2000hrs.
Erik Haak photo
Erik Haak photo
Erik Haak photo
Erik Haak photo
This from Dan Shevlin:
HelloMy name is Dan and I work in the Chicago Fire Alarm Office.Sunday March 10th 2013Still & Box 1223 S KildareStill Time : 1417 hrsBox Time : 1419 hrs by the MFAOEngine 38 reported a fire on the 2nd floor of 2 1/2 story ordinary constructed building. By the time I got there fire was blowing out the attic windows and dog houses. The order was given to back out and a defensive attack was set up.Thanks Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
photo by Dan Shevlin
More of Dan’s images can be viewed HERE.
This from Josh Boyajian:
Chicago had a working still at 2833 N. Spaulding. We were on our way home from Skokie and took it in. Engine 106 had heavy smoke O/A. Fire was reported to be on the 1st floor. Truck 13 made the roof and did a lot of work up there. Engine 106 had two lines lead out. Here are my pictures along with the new Explorer for Paramedic Field Chief 4-5-2.
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
Josh Boyajian photo
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More images of the 2-11 Alarm fire at 2733 E. 79th Street from Tim Olk.
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
These images from Tim Olk at the 2-11 Alarm fire at 2733 East 79th Street.
2-11 Alarm fire in the 2700 Block of 79th Street. Tim Olk photo
2-11 Alarm fire in the 2700 Block of 79th Street. Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk submitted several images from the fire on Tuesday. Tim’s images show the earliest on-scene images as compared to the other contributors.
Chicago Engine 8 from Chinatown covered with ice. Tim Olk photo
A firefighter coated with ice from the spray of the master streams. Tim Olk photo
Chicago Engine 47 pumping at the scene of the 5-11 Alarm warehouse fire. Tim Olk photo
A battalion chief surveys the fire from the turntable of Truck 18. Tim Olk photo
Silhouette of a firefighter on Truck 18’s ladder. Tim Olk photo
A line is taken to the roof of an adjacent building. Tim Olk photo
Truck 18 on the Ashland Avenue overpass is setup to an exposure building. Tim Olk photo
Tower Ladder 39 surrounded by flying embers hits the fire with a master stream. Tim Olk photo
Phenomenal fire fully involving the entire structure. TIm Olk photo
Tim has a gallery with substantially more images.
Additionally, there are several images taken today (Wednesday) as companies remain on the scene.
Chicago reserve Snorkel on Ashland Avenue in front of the ice covered ruins of the 5-11 Alarm fire. Tim Olk photo
A tower ladder works at the ruins of the 5-11 alarm fire. Tim Olk photo
Another tower ladder working the day after the fire was detected. Tim Olk photo
Media articles covering the 5-11 Alarm fire on 1-22-13:
From the Chicago Tribune:
Firefighters were still on the scene of a smoldering warehouse in Bridgeport this morning, pouring water on hot spots after a 5-11 alarm fire raced through the five-story building as a third of the department’s on-duty personnel fought it.
The blaze was spotted by a fire chief passing by the former Harris Marcus Group building at 3757 S. Ashland Ave. shortly after 9 p.m. Extra alarms were quickly called as the fire spread throughout the warehouse and the roof collapsed and the more than 200 firefighters contended with frozen hydrants and icy ladders. The fire was finally brought under control around 12:30 a.m.
Chicago Fire Cmsr. Jose Santiago said the fire was Chicago’s largest in seven years. “This was a very large fire, unbelievable fire load, a lot of wood, timber, old stuff, varnish,” Santiago said on the scene. “Once it caught, it caught and ran.
“Everything is wood inside these buildings, beautiful façades on the outside. They’ve been up for a long time. When they start burning like this, they start coming down,” Santiago said.
The commissioner said the freezing cold made the firefighters’ job tougher. “We run into a lot of problems, like the ice weight on the building and ladders,” Santiago said. “We had the Water Department to come out and steam off our ladders.”
The commander at the scene called for a 5-11 with two “special alarms” to bring in special equipment and more manpower as the massive five started spreading to other buildings.
Special alarms are rare. A 5-11 with two special alarms was called in 2006 when a fire gutted the historic Wirt Dexter Building in the South Loop. That fire broke out before 3 p.m. on a weekday, snarled downtown traffic and forced the CTA to stop service on Loop L tracks.
There was a 5-11 alarm fire in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side last year. That fire burned for hours and required about 200 firefighters, but no special alarms were called.
Alarms normally escalate one at a time beyond a normal fire response up to a fifth alarm, though the scene commander skipped a fourth alarm Tuesday night once the fire jumped to another building.
Press interview with Commissioner Santiago (obnoxious commercial precedes the footage)
Radioman911.com radio traffic:
1/22/13 Chicago 5-11 Alarm + 2 Specials
Warehouse Fire 3757 S. Ashland Ave.
with extension to 3737 and 3711 S. Ashland Ave.5-11 Order http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359905432
Fireground Radio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi5Bdd5sE_w
Photos/Video http://www.facebook.com/Radioman911
Warehouse Fire 3757 S. Ashland Ave.
with extension to 3737 and 3711 S. Ashland Ave.5-11 Order http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359905432
Fireground Radio http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pi5Bdd5sE_w
Photos/Video http://www.facebook.com/Radioman911
Real Time Recording
Part 1 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359874615
Part 2 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359872478
Part 3 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359871889
Part 4 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359870848
Part 5 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359870273
Part 6 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359869430
Part 7 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359868058
Part 8 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359867255
Tower 5’s Basket Frozen In Place
Part 9 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359865499
5-11 + 2 Specials Struck Out By Orders of 2-1-4
Part 10 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359864414
thanks Chris and Dave
Larry Shapiro has posted a video from the 5-11 +2 specials
Tim Olk visite the ruins today and submitted these images showing some of the ice sculpture at the scene.
Frozen box truck at the scene of the 5-11. Tim Olk photo
Another truck cab that was covered with ice and is located behind the fire building. Tim Olk photo
From Josh Boyajian:
Here are my pictures from last night!
Tower Ladder 5 was in a spare apparatus last night. They were at the corner of Sectors 1 and 4. Josh Boyajian photo
Sector 1 fully involved. Josh Boyajian photo
A deck gun in use from Engine 49. Josh Boyajian photo
A view looking at Sector 1 from the Ashland Avenue Frontage Road. Josh Boyajian photo
A multi-versal works by Engines 49 and 8, both of which are operating deck guns. Josh Boyajian photo
Engine 29 from deploys a deck gun at 36th Street and the west frontage road of Avenue. Josh Boyajian photo
A view from underneath the Ashland Avenue bridge looking down 38th Street after a portion of the fire building collapsed. Josh Boyajian photo
From Jeff Rudolph:
Some pics from last night, Jeff R
Huge fire seen in Sector 3 well after the interior collapsed. Jeff Rudolph photo
A firefighter from Engine 8 coated with ice. Jeff Rudolph photo
Squad 1A with a master stream in Sector 3. Jeff Rudolph photo
Truck 33 with an elevated master stream in Sector 3. Jeff Rudolph photo
Engine 8 icing up in Sector 1. Jeff Rudolph photo
Firefighters on Truck 33 in the rear. Jeff Rudolph photo
ABC Chicago has an article HERE.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesman said a southside warehouse that caught fire Tuesday night will be a total loss.
“Totally involved. … This is a major fire,” read a message posted to Twitter at about 9:50 p.m. Moments later there was a message that a portion of the structure had collapsed.
Firefighters were in “defensive mode” in attacking the fire in a building on the 3700 block of South Ashland Avenue, spokesman Larry Langford said.
But despite his initial, confident remark that the fire would be isolated, flames spread to at least one nearby building. The owner of a printing company, at 3801 S. Ashland Ave., was on the scene and expressed concerns about chemicals inside that could explode.
