This from Tim Olk:
house fire at 2554 Lawndale Avenue in Evanston around 11AM today (Tuesday 10/27/20)
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From the City of Evanston:
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Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:
Evanston firefighters were called at 9:09 p.m. for a fire in a the single-family home in the 2200 block of Sherman Avenue Sunday night.
Firefighters arrived to find the south side of the house engulfed in flames with heavy smoke throughout. They removed a confused resident from the front doorway and rescued the family cat from inside the home.
The fire was extinguished within an hour. The resident was taken to a hospital in good condition. Two firefighters were also taken to hospitals with minor soft tissue injuries.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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Excerpts from Evanstonnow.com:
Evanston Firefighters found smoke coming from the roof and windows of a residence at 1017 Mulford St. when they arrived on the scene about 4:25 p.m. Wednesday 11/20/19.
As the first crews arrived on scene, they determined that the fire was in the first floor kitchen and was already extending into the second floor through a void space. None of the residents were at home, but a dog perished due to smoke inhalation.
Evanston fire companies were assisted by neighboring communities in both handling the fire as well as providing fire and EMS coverage for the remainder of the city during the incident.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Evanston firefighters responded about 6:49 a.m. Monday to a single-family home in the 1100 block of South Boulevard and found heavy smoke and moderate fire conditions in the front of the building. Firefighters entered the home and put out the fire within 30 minutes. Three firefighters suffered minor injuries. Investigators say the fire was caused by candles used for Christmas decorations.
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Video and some additional images from Larry Shapiro of the 3-Alarm fire in Evanston, 1-4-18 at 2865 Sheridan Place.
Units at the scene were: all Evanston engines and both trucks plus Squad 21, two ambulances, the chief, deputy, battalion, and off-duty chiefs. Wilmette 2600 and Tower 26, Winnetka Engine 28, Northfield Engine 29, Park Ridge Engine 36, Niles Engine 2, Morton Grove Squad 4, Skokie Battalion and Tower 16, Des Plaines Tower 61, and Glenview Engine 13.
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Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:
At 12:27 a.m. on Tuesday, the Evanston firefighters were returning from an automatic fire alarm when they smelled something burning in the area of the 2300 block of Ridge Avenue.
The firefighters parked and walked around Ridge Avenue, finding a two-story, single-family home with activated smoke detectors that was full of smoke. The home was rehabbed and unoccupied.
Crews upgraded the alarm to a Box Alarm, and several other agencies helped extinguish the blaze within 24 minutes. An Evanston firefighter was treated and released from the hospital for heat exhaustion.
No other injuries were reported.
This from Steve Redick:
325 Sherman in Evanston. Pretty much done when I finally got in there. Looked like a good inside truck work job. Note the images of the Skokie tower … this is soon to be replaced by a new rig. The last image is a panorama.
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A short video clip from Jim McCall shows the conditions early into the 2-Alarm house fire at 2820 Harrison in Evanston (3/20/15) as firefighters leave the roof surrounded by heavy smoke.
Evanston Fire Department units responded to reports of smoke coming from the rear of a 3-story building at 1301 Judson Avenue around 2:15 this afternoon. When Evanston Battalion 21 turned down the street and saw the amount of smoke, he immediately upgraded the Code 3 response to a MABAS Box Alarm. The building, at the north east corner of Judson and Dempster, is a multi-unit, u-shaped, three-story building. Fire was in the attic and vented through the roof quickly. After making an interior attack, conditions worsened and all companies were ordered out of the building. A ladder pipe was put to work on the Dempster Street side of the building from Evanston Truck 22. Truck 23 was to the roof in front of the building on Judson. The alarm was upgraded to a 2nd alarm which brought additional companies.
After the attic and roof fire was knocked down, companies went back into the building to hit the remaining fire, conduct the secondary searches, and then begin to overhaul the interior.
In addition to five Evanston engines and their two trucks, mutual aid at the scene consisted of engines from Wilmette and Winnetka, a squad from Morton Grove, and trucks from Skokie and Northfield.
The fire was contained to one side of the structure and did not communicate to the second floor.
Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro were at the scene, both arriving after the fire had been knocked down. Some images and a video from Larry are in this email. Images from Tim should be forthcoming.
Evanston Battalion 21 was the operations chief. Larry Shapiro photo
Area where the fire vented through the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
A view of the structure looking east on Dempster. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston Engine 24 on a hydrant. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston Truck 23 in Sector A on Judson. Larry Shapiro photo
The building was on the northeast corner of Judson and Dempster. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston Truck 22 deployed the ladder pipe after the building was evacuated. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston Truck 22 alongside the building on Dempster. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston Engine 23 was on a hydrant near Truck 22. Larry Shapiro photo
View of the interior courtyard. Fire was on the left side in this picture and did not communicate across. Larry Shapiro photo
A view at the roof line showing where the fire burned through the attic. Larry Shapiro photo
A gallery of more images by Larry Shapiro is HERE.
