More images from Sunday’s extra alarm fire in Zion, from Jeff Rudolph.
Additional images from Jeff can be found HERE.
Previous posts are HERE and HERE
Jun 18
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More images from Sunday’s extra alarm fire in Zion, from Jeff Rudolph.
Additional images from Jeff can be found HERE.
Previous posts are HERE and HERE
Tags: fire photographers working, Jeff Rudolph, large outdoor fire in Zion, Larry Shapiro, Maine Plastic company fire, Oshkosh T-3000 ARFF, photographing fire scenes, Quad 2 Foam Unit, recycling center fire, Tim Olk, Zion Fire Department
Jun 18
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More on the fire in Zion on Sunday at Maine Plastics.
The was in the outside yard of a recycling facility that bands various paper goods and material into large bundles for reuse by others. According to the company web site:
Maine Plastics is a buyer, seller, and recycler of plastics, metals, paper scrap, and uncommon materials. We also offer baling, grinding, material seperation, metal detection and removal services at our plants nationwide.
First arriving companies were on the scene around 7AM, and the alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm. They also requested the Quad 2 Foam Unit (a 1992 Oshkosh T-3000) out of Round Lake. Approximately an hour later, a 2nd Alarm was struck for additional companies. The Winthrop Harbor and Zion trucks were deployed with elevated master streams on the north side of the facility, and the Antioch tower ladder was setup to the south. When the ARFF arrived, the Zion truck was repositioned and the water supply for Winthrop harbor was re-directed to the ARFF.
A 3rd Alarm was struck an hour or so later, and subsequently a Haz Mat Box Alarm was requested for techs to advise on the hazards of the burning plastics and other products.
Units on the scene included the following:
After the 3rd Alarm was in, additional water was needed to supply a Round Lake tower ladder. The Newport Township hose tender (Engine 1413) dropped roughly 2,500′ of 5″ large diameter hose (LDH) to a nearby pond to initiate a drafting operation. Engines from Paris (WI) and Pleasant Prairie (WI) were placed in-line to boost the pressure for this long run.
Units at the fire scene represented five different MABAS Divisions (3,4,5,101, and 102) as well as five counties (Cook, Lake, McHenry, Kenosha, and Racine), and two states (IL & WI).
A large gallery of images can be fond HERE.
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Jun 17
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The Zion Fire Department along with mutual aid companies responded to a fire early this morning at 1817 Kenosha Road. Upon arrival, they found a substantial fire behind the large manufacturing facility located at that address. Thick black smoke filled the air from many tightly packed cardboard bales and containers filled with plastic pellets.
Contributors Tim Olk, Jeff Rudolph, and Larry Shapiro all went to the scene. Tim has submitted several images from rather early in the fire. Images and video will follow from Jeff and Larry.
Tim has more images HERE.
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