Posts Tagged HME fire engine

Box Alarm in River Forest, 3-26-17

This from Steve Redick:

Lake and Park, a short block from the firehouse. I understand there was a fatality in this fire. Nothing to see when I arrived but got some nice rig shots. Fire was in the basement and well contained in short order.
River Forest FD Smeal quint at a fire scene

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River Forest FD fire engine

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River Forest fire trucks

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house fire scene

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River Forest FD quint at fire scene

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Forest park HME fire engine

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Cicero FD Truck 2

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North Riverside FD Engine 808

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Maywood Fire Department fire engine

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Oak Park FD HME fire engine

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As seen around … Leyden Township

This from Josh Boyajian:

Leyden Engine 131 – 1998 HME 1871-S/3D 1500/750

Leyden FPD Engine 131 - 1998 HME 1871-S/3D 1500/750

Leyden Township FPD Engine 131 – 1998 HME 1871-S/3D 1500/750. Josh Boyajian photo

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Where are they now … Alsip

This from Dennis Mcguire, Jr:

Here is a photo of a X-Alsip, Illinois now in South Fork, Colorado but will soon be sold and may go to a shipyard in Florida. The Alsip photo is mine and the photo of it in Colorado was taken by Garry Kadzielawski.

HME Luverne fire engine

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HME Luverne fire engine

Alsip Engine 2003 – 1993 HME/Luverne 1250/500 sn 10505. Dennis McGuire, Jr. photo

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Chicago Still & Box alarm fire 8-14-13

This from Eric Haak:

A few rig shots from the still & box alarm at the corner of Pershing Road and Wolcott on Wednesday.  Still time – 1108 hrs, box time – 1110 hrs, box struck 1127 hrs.  Engine 49 boxed the fire shortly after arrival when people were reportedly trapped on the second floor.  All residents self evacuated and were accounted for.  The majority of the fire was in the back porches and on the second floor.  All four engines on this fire had lines off.  49 & 39 were on Pershing, 50 had a hydrant down the block on Honore and 65 on Wolcott.  Just to give you an idea how quickly companies had things under control, it took only 12 minutes for me to arrive on scene and by then things were well in hand.

 

Chicago Fire Department Ladder Truck

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Chicago Fire Department Engine 39

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Chicago Fire Department Engine 50

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Chicago Fire Department Engine 49

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Chicago Fire Department Engine 65

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire 7-24-13

This from Eric Haak:

At approximately 4:40 on Wednesday afternoon, fire broke out in a large “s” shaped courtyard apartment building at the corner of Lunt and Bell.  It was boxed shortly after arrival and eventually was raised to a 2-11 alarm.  Engine 102 was first on the scene and reported fire on 2.  They are shown below getting ready to feed the Tower.  Truck 25 had their aerial up in sector one and Tower Ladder 21 was set up on the corner of Lunt and Bell.  The back porches were involved but were not visible due to the shape of the building.  By the time I got there at 5:15, most of the fire was on the top floor and the roof which was difficult to see due to the large trees that line the block.  Rehab Unit 572 was set up on Bell and is seen below.

 

Chicago Fire Department tower ladder

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Chicago FIre Department Engine 102 at fier scene

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Chicago firefighters at fire scene

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Chicago Fire Department rehab unit

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Editor’s note: How many fire scenes will have an HME engine and an HME tower ladder together …

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Dolton 3rd Alarm fire 7-20-13

This from Eric Haak:

At approximately 1450hrs on Saturday, the Dolton Fire Department responded to a fire in a large storage shed on a vacant industrial property at 142nd & Cottage Grove.  The photos in this gallery were taken about 1-hour into the incident.  Companies had long lead-outs as working hydrants were scarce on this stretch of road.  Calumet City Tower 309 and Lansing Tower 107 were both in use at the scene.  Riverdale Engine 836 had a hydrant at the corner of 142nd and Cottage Grove and fed Burnham Engine 2016.  South Holland Engine 669 was on Cottage Grove at the entrance to the complex with a hydrant as well.  Also pictured is Phoenix Engine 1708 in staging which is the old Engine 72 of Chicago.  The “72” is still clearly visible on the door.  There was also a request for HAZMAT advisers to the scene.  The incident was eventually raised to a 3rd alarm which actually occurred after I left the scene.

 

large fire in Doltoin Illinois 7-20-13

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Phoenix Fire Department

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large fire in Doltoin Illinois 7-20-13

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large fire in Doltoin Illinois 7-20-13

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Phoenix Fire Department

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Large fire in Dolton IL 7-20-13

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large fire in Doltoin Illinois 7-20-13

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13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13 (pt4)

Our thanks to Deputy Chief William Q. Rice for compiling this summary and sharing it:

echo lake foods fire in burlington wi

echo lake foods fire in burlington wi

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13-Alarm Fire in Burlington, WI 1-30-13 (pt2)

Here is a video and some images from Larry Shapiro from the 13-alarm fire in Burlington WI overnight.

Pierce fire engine drafting from lake

Big Bend, WI engine drafting from Echo Lake. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce fire engine drafting from lake

Another view of the Big Bend, WI engine drafting from Echo Lake. Larry Shapiro photo

 

Pierce engine pumping at winter fire

Wauconda engine pumping in-line. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce quint with elevated master stream

Wheatland, WI quint working in Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce tower ladder with elevated master stream

Lake Geneva tower ladder working in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE engine drafting from portable tank

Kansasville, WI engine drafting from a portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo

E-ONE engine drafting from portable tank

Lake Geneva tower ladder visible in the background being supplied by the Kansasville engine. Larry Shapiro photo

fire engines drafting from portable tanks

Kansasville and Burlington engines drafting in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

fire tanker dumping water into portable tank

A tanker dumping at the D Sector water supply. Larry Shapiro photo

large chemical storage tanks at industrial fire scene

Several of the chemical storage tanks that were threatened. Larry Shapiro photo

fire tender dumping water into portable tank

Another tanker working in Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tanker at fire scene

Lyons Township, WI tanker turning around to access the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

fire chief covered with ice

Kansasville Assistant Chief working Sector D. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce top-mount engine pumping at winter fire

A Burlington engine pumping in-line to supply a master stream. Larry Shapiro photo

HME fire engine drafting from portable tank

Town of Burlington engine drafting from the portable tanks along the southside of the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro has a gallery with images from the Echo Lake Foods fire

 

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