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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 2-12-17

This from Eric Haak:

At approximately 0605 hrs on Sunday morning (2/12), the Englewood Fire Alarm Office received several calls for a fire at the intersection of 44th and Shields Ave. Engine 50 landed on the scene and confirmed a fire in a 2.5-story vacant frame with exposure to a 1.5-story occupied frame. Two minutes later, the 2nd Battalion reported he had heavy fire in the 2.5-story and requested a Box. The first image below was taken just before Engine 50 opened up with their deck gun which knocked down a lot of the visible fire in the front. There was a lot of fire extension into the occupied exposure and companies made an interior attack on that structure. Eventually Squad 5’s Snorkel and Tower Ladder 39 were brought down to mop up the remaining fire in the original building which was under rehab. In an October, 2015 Google Streets image, the building was a Red-X and appeared to have had a basement fire in it previously.

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Chicago FD Engine 50 at fire scene

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Firefighters battle house fire at night

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house engulfed in flames at night

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Firefighters battle house fire at night

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Chicago Firefighters on roof with flames

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Firefighters battle house fire

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Double Fatal fire in Chicago, 8-29-15

From CFD Media at 10AM this morning:

A Still and Box alarm 5205 S Lorel A Still and Box alarm 5205 S Lorel| E32 E127 E34 E88 T60 TL54 T52 TL39 BC16 BC6 BC15 BC14 224 274 SQD5 466 467 455 457 A21 A12 A54

scene of fatal house fire in Chicago 8-29-15

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scene of fatal house fire in Chicago 8-29-15

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scene of fatal house fire in Chicago 8-29-15

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scene of fatal house fire in Chicago 8-29-15

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Chicago Police Department arson detectives are investigating a suspicious fire in which two men died Saturday morning on the city’s Southwest Side. According to police, the fire broke out shortly before 10 a.m. at a structure on the 5200 block of South Lorel Avenue in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.

Chicago Fire Media said on Twitter that two people, both adult males were discovered unresponsive inside of the building and died in the fire.

 

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Chicago Still & Box alarm fire, 6-3-15 (more)

This from Code Photography:

Here is a video of the still & box house fire on Wallace last week:

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Chicago Still & Box alarm fire, 6-3-15

This from Code Photography:

Here are some photos from the Still & Box at 99th and Wallace on 6/3/15. Companies arrived to the house fully involved with exposure problems on both sides. No squad was available as squad 5 was still on Lowe.

More photos:

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Chicago bungalow gutted by fire at night

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Chicago bungalow gutted by fire at night

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Chicago bungalow gutted by fire at night

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Chicago bungalow gutted by fire at night

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Chicago bungalow gutted by fire at night

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Back to back Still & Box alarm fires in Chicago, 6-2-15

This from Josh Boyajian:

Tuesday night (6/2/15), the EFAO sent Truck 30 to a still @ 66th & Lowe. We started heading that way when Engine 54 arrived and had a 2-sty, wood frame with fire showing on the 2nd floor. Multiple lines were stretched and they put Squad 5 to work. While crews were in the overhaul stage of this fire, Engine 93 landed with a fully-involved 1.5-sty house @ 99th and Wallace, who then requested a box shortly after arrival. We left 66th street and headed down there. Here are some shots from both fires.

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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Chicago FD Snorkel at night fire scene

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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house full engulfed in fire at night

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Dolton house fire, 10-12-14

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr:

Box Alarm 14847 S. Grant Dolton, Illinois 10/12/2014

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house fully-engulfed in fire

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firemen overhaul house fire

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firemen overhaul house fire

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fire truck on hydrant at fire scene

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fire truck on hydrant at fire scene

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firemen overhaul house fire

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firemen overhaul house fire

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Chicago working fire, 10-13-14

This from Dennis McGuire, Jr.:

Shortly after midnight (Monday morning), a CPD patrol car radioed in a fire at 5757 S. Hermitage stating that fire was blowing out of the front window. Only being 4 blocks from the address Josh & I took in the fire. We arrived just ahead of Engine 116 to find fire blowing out of the 1st floor front room and extending up the front of the 2-1/2, 25×50 frame. Engine 116 lead out a line to the front and hit the main body of fire from the outside while Tower 39 went to the roof for ventilation. Engine 123 backed down to Tower 39 and was setup to use their deck gun, but that order was canceled.
Great job by companies in knocking down this fire fast. This area of Hermitage has homes butted up to each other on the sides and this could have gotten out of control quickly.
Dennis
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house on fire at night

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house on fire at night

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house on fire at night

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house on fire at night

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Flossmoor live-fire training

This from Tim Olk:

The culmination of several days of training in buildings on a property being cleared for a shopping center in Flossmoor.

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fire in house for training purposes

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fire in house for training purposes

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fire in house for training purposes

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fire in house for training purposes

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Box Alarm fire in Winnetka, 2-26-14 (more)

More on last night’s house fire in Winnetka. A video from Larry Shapiro and some images from Tim Olk at the scene this morning.

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ice on fire engine

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Box Alarm fire in Winnetka, 2-26-14

This from Larry Shapiro:

The Winnetka Fire Department was called to a house with smoke coming from the attic at 924 Pine Tree Lane just after 9PM on Wednesday evening. Prior to the fire department’s arrival, police units confirmed smoke from a house at the corrected address of 910 Pine Tree Lane.

The first engine turned down the street and was completely immersed in smoke with near zero visibility. They pulled past the house and the truck was able to back up to the driveway. Heavy smoke at the scene was the updated size up at a split level house that was being renovated. Companies attempted an interior attack as fire burned through the roof at the rear of the house. Northfield Truck 29 reported seeing heavy fire as they rounded the corner two blocks away.

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Winnetka Truck 28 at work as fire consumes the entire house. Larry Shapiro photo

The interior attack was abandoned shortly thereafter as the fire spread throughout the attic space. Fortunately the interior crews spotted a hole in the first floor before it could cause injury to any firefighters.

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Fire consumes the entire house. Larry Shapiro photo

house fully engulfed in fire at night

A Winnetka firefighter at the turntable operating the master stream from Truck 28. Larry Shapiro photo

The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm as an elevated master stream was put into operation from Winnetka Truck 28 in addition to multiple hand lines. As the fire progressed, Northfield Truck 29 also put an elevated master stream into service. The house backed up to Tower Road, and trucks from both Glenview and Skokie setup there but did not deploy master streams. Both ladders were put over the scene to provide illumination for firefighters.

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Another view from the driveway as Truck 28’s master stream works. Larry Shapiro photo

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Northfield Truck 29 and Winnetka Truck 28 working from the front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

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Heavy smoke blankets the scene and Northfield Truck 29 in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

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A firefighter pulls hose from Tower Road to the rear of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies at the scene included engines from Winnetka, Glencoe, Highland Park, Northbrook, Highwood, and Evanston. Trucks on-scene were from Winnetka, Northfield, Glenview, and Skokie. Other units included a squad from Morton Grove, an ambulance from Wilmette, the MESS Canteen, and multiple chief officers.

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A firefighter covered with a light coat of ice in Sector A. Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce fire truck at fire scene

Glenview Truck 14 had two lines off from Tower Road in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

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Three lines off Winnetka Engine 28 in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

A video from the scene will be posted soon.

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