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House fire in Niles – 5/12/15

May 12

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

Niles firefighters were called to 8115 Ottawa Avenue Tuesday around 1:30PM (5/12/15). The first arriving units reported heavy fire and smoke from the rear of the two-story residence and upgraded to the Code 4 (working fire). There was a report of a person trapped on the second floor, though it turned out that with the assistance of neighbors on the ground, the occupant jumped from the second floor window with minor injuries.

Access to the rear of the house was excellent via a commercial parking lot off Milwaukee Avenue right behind the house. As Niles units prepared to make entry from the front, Morton Grove Engine 5 (supplied by North Maine Engine 1) deployed their deck gun from the rear.

The fire was contained within 15 minutes. Mutual aid units on the scene included: Glenview Ambulance 7 and Truck 14, Des Plaines Truck 61, Morton Grove Battalion 4, Engine 5, and Squad 4, Lincolnwood Ambulance 15, Engine 1 and Ambulance 1 from North Maine, in addition to Niles companies (Engine 2, Engine 3, Truck 2, Battalion 2, Ambulance 2, and Ambulance 3).

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Chicago Still & Box Fire 8-6-13 with Red-X

Aug 6

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos, Firefighters working | 4 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

At 1620 hrs on Tuesday afternoon, companies in Chicago’s 18th Battalion responded to the report of a fire in a building on the corner of 73rd and Yale. On arrival, Truck 20 reported a 4-story, 75 x 100 “Red X” apartment building with the top floor fully involved. Within a few minutes the fire was boxed and companies went completely defensive. Aerial operations were initiated with the following companies; Engine 122 was positioned on Yale just north of the intersection and fed Truck 20, Engine 47 was positioned on Yale to the south of the fire building and fed Squad 5 in sector 1. Tower Ladder 34 was set up on 73rd Street on the sector 1/4 corner while Engine 73 took a hydrant about a half block north on Yale and fed them.

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There are a few unique things about this fire. First off, this address was in Engine 54’s still district but they never responded. 54 went on an ambulance assist at 1600 hrs that resulted in a DOA. It took over a half hour for a beat car to arrive and relieve them. Another thing to note is that Truck 20 is using a spare but have the magnetic numerals on the doors. As far as I know, Truck 20 is the only one that has them. I noticed they had them a few months back.