Posts Tagged Still and Box

Chicago Still & Box 5-17-11

May 18

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Reader submission | Comments off

Steve Redick took in a Still & Box Alarm last night at 3636 Grenshaw. The fire originated on the back porches of a three-story 6 flat unit which appeared to be vacant. Engine 107 was the second engine in and was ordered to the rear where they opened up with their deck gun to knock done the bulk of the fire before taking a hydrant at the end of the alley.

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box alarm fire Grenshaw 5-17-11

Truck 48 laddered the roof in the front of the building on Grenshaw. Steve Redick photo

The fire burned the deck area on one side of the back porches and traveled along the roof deck. Steve Redick photo

Engine 38 was the first due engine and took the front of the building. Steve Redick photo

Engine 107 hit the fire with the deck gun before securing a hydrant at the end of the alley. Steve Redick photo

Heavy charring can be seen from the upper deck. Steve Redick photo

Steve has a small gallery HERE.

Tags: apartment building fire, back porches, Chicago Engine 107, Chicago Engine 8, Chicago Fire Department, Steve Redick, Still and Box

Chicago Still and Box Alarm 12-30

Dec 30

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Karl Klotz took in a Still and Box Alarm fire this morning at 1315 S. Wabash in a commercial occupancy. He posted a few images HERE.

Chicago Fire Department Still and Box Alarm Wabash Avenue

Smoke escapes from the front windows of the Gastro Smokehouse Restaurant on Wabash Avenue this morning. Karl Klotz photo

Chicago Fire Department Still and Box Alarm Wabash Avenue Squad 1

Squad 1's Snorkel is parked near the Still and Box on Wabash. The fire was knocked down with hand lines and an interior attack. Karl Klotz photo

Tower Ladder 5 was located in Sector 1 in the event that the fire extended to the upper floors. Karl Klotz photo

Firefighters remove a ground ladder from the scene and return it to the truck. Karl Klotz photo

Tags: American LaFrance, Central States, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago Squad 1, Chicago Tower Ladder 5, commercial fire, Eagle, HME, Karl Klotz, LTI, Snorkel, Still and Box

Chicago Still and Box 12-18

Dec 19

Posted by bgshap in Fire | Comments off

Tim Olk sent in a few images from a Still & Box Alarm fire yesterday at 75th and Harvard. The 18th Battalion pulled up to a building which was one-story in the front and two-stories in the rear. The structure was fully involved upon arrival and companies encountered a frozen hydrant which delayed their attack.

Chicago Fire Department Still and Box at 75th and Harvard

Firefighters from Squad 5 address a burning mattress that was removed from the house at 75th and Harvard. Tim Olk photo

After the fire was knocked down, the structure required extensive overhaul due to the cluttered conditions inside. Tim Olk photo

A firefighter takes a break from wetting down hot spots and debris during the overhaul phase after the fire at 75th and Harvard. Tim Olk photo

Tags: 18th Battalion, Battalion 18, Chicago Fire Department, Squad 5, Still and Box, Tim Olk

Chicago High-Rise Still & Box 12/7

Dec 8

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Reader submission | Comments off

Dam McInerney took in the Still & Box/EMS Plan I in the high-rise at 4800 S. Lake Park yesterday. There was a fire in one apartment on the 9th floor of a 25-story building that measured 50×250. Engine 45 laid two lines to charge the standpipe system. One line off the interior standpipe was used to fight the fire.

Chicago Fire 4800 S. Dolton house fire 2-11 140th street Park

Broken windows on the 9th floor of this 25-story building show the location of the fire unit. Dan McInerney photo

Chicago Fire Department Still & Box 4800 S. Lake Park

Engine 63 is a 2005 Spartan/Crimson engine staged at the scene. Dan McInerney photo

The high-rise hose packs from the engine consist of 50' lengths of 2-1/2" hose with a smoothbore nozzle at the end. The nozzle has a spin down attachment at the end of it where 1-3/4" hose can be attached. This is the same nozzle that they use on their leader lines. Dan McInerney photo