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Evanston Truck 22. Josh Boyajian photo
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As seen around … Evanston
Sep 18
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.
Images of today’s house fire in Lincolnwood from Tim Olk
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More photos can be seen HERE.
This from Steve Redick:
Took in a code 4 on the way home from the fao today…I arrived way late but got some nice rig shots. Fire building appeared to have a lot of stuff piled up inside..doesn’t look they were able to make much of an interior attack because of it. The location was the corner of Albion and Kilpatrick. It was nice to see the Evanston tiller set up..the Lincolnwood tower looks like it was positioned to be used, but not sure if it ever was utilized.
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The Evanston Fire Department recently took delivery of a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 100′ TDA for Truck 22. Several readers pointed us to a Pierce delivery photo that was posted this week to the Pierce Flickr site.
Evanston's new tillered aerial. Pierce photo
Larry Shapiro visited Evanston firefighters as they trained with the new unit this week. The new Truck 22 (312) is not yet in service.
Evanston Truck 22 at the city yards prior to being put into service. It is a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 100' TDA. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston firefighters take turns operating the aerial as part of their training on the new piece. Larry Shapiro photo
The design and layout of this unit is very different from the 1990 TDA that it is replacing. Larry Shapiro photo
The new TDA has H-Style jacks which extend out perpendicular from the body, where the older unit had swing-out jacks that nested under the turntable. Larry Shapiro photo
The new unit has high-side compartments with slide-out trays. The older truck had more compartment space though since it carried fewer ground ladders. Larry Shapiro photo
Truck 22 has the same configuration as Evanston Engine 23 with a raised-roof Arrow XT cab. Larry Shapiro photo
The new truck has job #24044 and work order #12603375. Larry Shapiro photo
The current Truck 22 is this 1990 Pierce Lance 105' TDA with a ladder made for Pierce by Smeal. Larry Shapiro photo
The outgoing truck carried Pierce #E-5511. Larry Shapiro photo
The old and new trucks siting side-by-side show some of the differences in the two units, and how fire apparatus has changed over the last 20+ years. Larry Shapiro photo
A group shot with firefighters from Truck 22, Engine 22, and Engine 21. Larry Shapiro photo
Evanston gets new TDA
Apr 21
Bill Friedrich informs us that Evanston received their new Pierce Arrow XT TDA last week carrying Pierce job #24044. Photos will be posted when they become available.
Tim Olk visited the Evanston fire scene on Oak Street the following morning and submitted several images depicting the scene in the daylight hours.
The aftermath of the devastating fire on Oak Street in Evanston as seen from the street. The upper floor and peaked roof areas combined with the setback from the street proved challenging for the elevated master stream deployed in the 'A Sector.' Tim Olk photo
The fire on Oak Street was in Evanston Truck 22's still district. They returned in the morning to assist with a rekindle inside the building. This truck is slated for replacement in the coming months by a new Pierce TDA. Tim Olk photo
Evanston Engine 24 was back at the scene in the morning. Tim Olk photo
This shot looking down at the fire building from the building next door shows the complexity of the architecture that firefighters had to overcome. Tim Olk photo
The fire building was extremely close to the exposure building located to the south which reduced the fire department's access to the fire scene by 25%. This also illustrates the avenue for smoke which infiltrated the building next door. To the rear of the fire building was scaffolding, which also hampered access for firefighters. Tim Olk photo
One more elevated view of the fire building shows the aftermath. Tim Olk photo
Evanston 3-11 on 3-15-11
Mar 19
Last week Evanston had a 2-11 alarm fire on Oak Street. The fire was in a victorian mansion that was currently undergoing rehab work. The building was to house a clock and stained glass museum. The TribLocal has a story HERE, the Tribune HERE, and a short video is HERE.
A link to the audio from the fire is HERE.
Evanston Truck 22, a Pierce TDA operates in the 'A' Sector at the fire on Oak Street. Steve Redick photo
Steve Redick submitted several images from the scene and has posted a gallery of images HERE.
Panoramic view of the fire scene at Evanston's 3-11 alarm on Oak Street. Steve Redick photo
This video posted on YouTube was taken by a neighbor.
Evanston Engine 23, the newest unit in their fleet, pumps in the alley behind the fire building. Steve Redick photo
Evanston Truck 23, also a Pierce TDA laddered the exposure building which was evacuated due to the heavy smoke from the fire. Steve Redick photo
A view from down the street shows the fire building next to the five-story building to the south. Engine 24 is pumping in the foreground. Steve Redick photo
The fire produced a tremendous amount of smoke which hampered visibility and created problems for the exposure building to the south. Steve Redick photo
Evanston Engine 22 had a hydrant at the end of the block. Steve Redick photo
Engine 22 is a 2003 Pierce Dash with a 1,500-GPM pump. Steve Redick photo
Glenview Engine 6 is staged down the block from the fire building. Steve Redick photo
Morton Grove Squad 4 was due on the Box Alarm. Steve Redick photo
Tower 81 from DesPlaines was also parked in the staging area while the company worked at the scene. Steve Redick photo
Winnetka Engine 28 was in staging as well. This unit recently returned from having some work done which included a new door seal, new graphics, and a new black paint job for the roof. Steve Redick photo
