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Chicago Firefighter injured at fire scene, 2-21-18 (more)

Feb 22

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A captain with the Chicago Fire Department was taken to a hospital Wednesday afternoon when he was injured at a fire in the South Side Bronzeville neighborhood.

Firefighters responded about 1:15 p.m. to a blaze at a 3 1/2-story apartment building at 4327 S. King Drive. About 15 minutes after arriving, a mayday alert was called when the captain suffered injuries from smoke inhalation inside the building. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.

The captain has been with the fire department for more than 20 years.

thanks Dan

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Chicago Firefighter injured at fire scene, 2-21-18

Feb 21

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From Chicago Fire Department Media on Twitter:

Emergency mayday mayday 43 and king drive.

11:33 AM – 21 Feb 2018
4327 king drive MAYDAY

11:35 AM – 21 Feb 2018
Companies doing a PAR now. One member has been taken out and is being transported.

11:39 AM – 21 Feb 2018
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The May Day has been secured all members accounted for. One member had been transported. Condition not available yet (Langford)

11:50 AM – 21 Feb 2018
Media update/ the Injured Captain from 43 and King drive remains in serious condition. He has been admitted.

2:52 PM – 21 Feb 2018

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm with Mayday, 10-26-16

Oct 26

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Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:

A firefighter fell through a staircase while battling a house fire in the West Englewood neighborhood Wednesday evening on the South Side.

A mayday was called for the fire at a home in the 6900 block of South Paulina about 5:40 p.m., according to the Chicago Fire Department, meaning a firefighter had been reported lost or trapped.

The firefighter had been backing down the staircase as it collapsed, so he was able to slow his fall, fire officials said. He then climbed out and didn’t need medical treatment.

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From CFD Media on Twitter:

STILL AND BOX 6943 Paulina details to follow MAYDAY MAYDAY

Update. Mayday secure. Firefighter fell thru stairway. He is OK. No transport. All members are GOOD. LANGFORD

Update. One civilian not accounted for. May be a squatter. Searches underway. 6943 Pauline

Awaiting report of final search to account for possible missing squatter. EMS plan secure. Mayday secure. All FF are PAR

ff was backing out as a stairway collapsed. He Went down but was able to slow fall and climb out

Final search negative at 6943 Paulina no injuries !

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Fatal CFD Still & Box Alarm with Mayday injures firefighter, 4-1-16

Apr 1

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A CFD firefighter was injured tonight and a Mayday was issued during the Still & Box Alarm fire at 312 N. Central

From CFD Media:

312 N Central, S&B alarm multi unit 75×125. Fire is out. CFD ventilating chasing hot spots fire under investigation.

CFD Media photo

Fire at 312 north central now a fatal. Fire on second floor of SRO. Also 1 firefighter injured.

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CFD Still & Box Alarm fire with mayday injures four firefighters

Apr 13

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A fire this morning at 9401 Muskegan on Chicago’s southside began as a basement fire that travelled up two floors, eventually compromising an upper stairway which collapsed injuring four Chicago firefighters.

Four Chicago firefighters were injured when an upper stairway collapsed at this building at 9401 S. Muskegan. Tim Olk photo

Fire extended from the ground floor unit to the upper floors in this building where four Chicago firefighters were injured this morning. Tim Olk photo

From CFDMedia Operations:

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This from the Chicago Tribune:

Four Chicago firefighters were injured after a stairway collapsed while they were fighting a fire in a 3-story apartment building on the South Side in which officials had to call for an emergency response, officials said.

The fire was on the 9000 block of South Muskegan Avenue and reported at 8:43 a.m., according to Chicago fire department officials. About 200 firefighters responded, said Deputy Dist. Chief Lynda Turner.

The four firefighters sustained injures when they were on a stairwell connecting the second and third floors, said Turner.

None of the firefighters sustained broken bones, said Fire Department Comdr. Sean Flynn. At least two of the firefighters sustained minor smoke inhalation, said Flynn.

The “Mayday” response was called at about 9 a.m., said Turner.

Two of the firefighters sustained smoke inhalation and two firefighters minor injuries, according to Fire Department and police officials. All were in good condition and taken to Trinity Hospital, according to a fire department spokesman.

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CFD mayday at Still & Box 2-1-13 (pt2)

Feb 9

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This from Steve Redick

Took in what I thought was just going to be a small job in the 5700 block of Newark, basically around the corner from Engine 119’s house. This wound up to be a mayday and 2-11 alarm. A large bungalow under rennovation, with fire reported to be on multiple floors. Operations were hampered by this fire ocurring in the midst of an ice and snow storm. Photos were near impossible to get, as the heavy snow ruined any flash photos, and the ambient light was not quite enough to get a decent shutter speed, so these photos are not anywhere near the usual quality I get. At any rate I was safely across the street watching routine operations when I heard some hollering about someone fell into the basement. The DDC declared a mayday and there was quite a bit of commotion, but they had secured the injured guy very quickly. I found out later that the stairway from the first to 2nd floor collapsed..maybe due to the renovations taking place. I saw them remove 2 members from the scene on boards with collars, and a couple of walking wounded. All companies were ordered out of the building and a “par” was taken..a regroup took place and the job was completed. I really couldn’t determine much from my vantage point..maybe someone on the list who was at the fire could give us more info. The video is here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPdpRw9hLZI&feature=share&list=UUQNVVA1yZrGs3x1_A-sC82w

Some photos are attached….I believe everyone is basically ok..I’m curious how this mayday went with all the new radios and channels…I think this may have been the first emergency since all the new radio stuff was implemented.

Steve

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mayday at Chicago house fire firefighters injured

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CFD mayday at Still & Box 2-7-13

Feb 8

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The Chicago Tribune has an article outlining a mayday that was called for firefighters that fell into a basement at on North Newark Avenue:

Four firefighters were injured fighting an extra-alarm blaze on the Far Northwest Side tonight.

The four were hurt in a stairway collapse while fighting the fire in the 5700 block of North Newark Avenue, according to Fire Media.

At 8:18 p.m. firefighters were called to the two-story brick house where the fire started on the first floor of the building, which is currently being rehabbed, Fire Commissioner Jose Santiago said.

“Lots of building supplies lying around,” Santiago said.

When five firefighters started to climb a staircase in the house, it gave way and they all fell. Four firefighters were injured and transported to Resurrection Medical Center in good condition.

The entire article is HERE.

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire 11-24-12 (part 3)

Nov 24

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More images from Tim Olk from the 3-11 Alarm fire at 2030 W. 111th Street. Previous posts are HERE and HERE.

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire at 2030 W. 111th Street 11-24-12

Tim Olk photo

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CFD 2-11 Mayday – 2 members injured

Nov 2

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The Chicago Tribune just posted the following article:

Staff report6:06 p.m. CDT, November 2, 2012

Two firefighters were seriously injured in a 2-11 alarm fire on the South Side that also brought an Emergency Medical Services Plan response from fire officials this evening.

Firefighters on the scene called a Mayday response for a trapped firefighter, but the firefighter was located, and the response secured, with two firefighters injured and taken to area hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman Meg Ahlheim said.

Firefighters were called to the scene at 5:15 p.m. for the fire on the 2300 block of West 50th Place. The building was a frame home, 2-1/2 stories tall and about 25 feet by 40 feet, Ahlheim said.
Four adults and four children were displaced by the house fire, she said.

The fire originally was in the attic when firefighters arrrived, and both firefighters were injured inside the building, said Ahlheim, who had no details about their injuries.

One firefighter was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn for treatment and the other was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, she said.

Check back for updates.

chicagobreaking@tribune.com

More coverage with photos HERE and HERE.

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Chicago fire with Mayday 1-22-12 injures 2

Jan 23

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The Chicago Tribune has an article about a fire that occurred on Saturday on the city’s south side at 7925 S. Colfax.

Two firefighters were injured during an extra-alarm fire that damaged three homes in the South Chicagoneighborhood early Sunday morning.

The fire department was notified of a fire on the 7900 block of South Colfax Avenue about 11:45 p.m., said Cmdr. Sean Flynn, a Chicago Fire Departmentspokesman.

… two firefighters briefly went unaccounted for.

“We noticed unsafe conditions and started to pull people out. A couple members got trapped upstairs, so we called mayday and pulled a 2-11,” Flynn said.

The 2-11 alarm and mayday alert brought more firefighters and equipment to the scene.

The two missing firefighters were accounted for a few minutes later after the firefighters regrouped, Flynn said.

An Emergency Medical Services Plan 1 was also called, bringing another five ambulances to the scene.

Chief Gordon J. Nord., Jr. went to the scene and submitted several images.

Chicago Fire Department 2-11 with Mayday 1-22-12

Firefighters work in the rear at a house fire on Chicago's south side Sunday morning where a mayday had been called and then secured. Gordon J. Nord., Jr. photo