Posts Tagged vintage fire scene photos

Chicago 4-11 Alarm fire, 1-2-62

Aug 3

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus, Historic Fire Photo, throwbackthursday | 7 Comments

This from Eric Haak:

January 2, 1962. Western at Harrison @ 8:30 am. Fire was in the 3-story Acorn Luggage factory and went to a 4-11. The first image is looking North towards the old Crane Junior College (high school still there but the building you see in the image is gone). You can also see the old Chicago Stadium off in the far distance. Second image looking across Western to the Southeast. Final image showing Snorkels working in the alley or what today would be called the “C” side. The truck company parked on Western looks to be 19 and I am only going off of what the number looks like on the door. Our staff historians will correct me if I’m wrong. If you look closely in the background, you can see the huge Phillips 66 neon sign that used to sit over the Eisenhower and the old Harris Bank Christmas billboard on top of one of the exposure buildings. Hope you enjoy this little throwback.

January 2, 1962. Western at Harrison @ 8:30 am. Fire was in the 3-story Acorn Luggage factory and went to a 4-11. Eric Haak collection

January 2, 1962. Western at Harrison @ 8:30 am. Fire was in the 3-story Acorn Luggage factory and went to a 4-11. Eric Haak collection

January 2, 1962. Western at Harrison @ 8:30 am. Fire was in the 3-story Acorn Luggage factory and went to a 4-11. Eric Haak collection

Tags: 4-11 alarm fire in Chicago 1/2/62, Chicago Fire Department history, Eric Haak, historic photos of Chicago fire, throw back thursday, throwbackthursday, vintage fire scene photos

Glencoe Public Safety Department history

Apr 28

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department History, Fire Scene photos, Historic fire apparatus | Comments off

This from Larry Shapiro:

While digging through some old images, I came across these three shots spanning thirty years or more of Glencoe engines at fire scenes.

American LaFrance 900 Series engine on scene

Glencoe Engine 87, a 900 Series American LaFrance at a fire scene with Winnetka’s mid-ship American LaFrance aerial. Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe Fire Department Public Safety Department fire engine at work

Glencoe Engine 30, a Pierce Saber on scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe Fire Department Engine 30 at a fire scene

Glencoe Engine 30, a Pierce Saber using a deck gun at a fire in 2013. Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe FD Engine 30, an E-ONE Typhoon at a fire scene in 2016. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: American LaFrance 900 series engine, classic fire scene photo, Glencoe Fire Department history, Glencoe {Public Safety Department history, Larry Shapiro, Pierce Saber fire engine, vintage fire scene photos, white fire engine

Vintage Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire – December 1989

Apr 15

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This from Steve Redick:

This was an interesting fire. December 1989, a 2-11 at 1705 N Talman. I happened on this in the early stages. Occupants still in the exposure building were just exiting out the back under heavy fire conditions. They lost water for some reason and the back end of the two dwellings really took off. I helped the engineer of 35 make another hydrant down the block after things went sour. After all was said and done I smelled something burning and discovered my knit hat was burning as was my hair from a flying ember!

Steve Redick

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Steve Redick photo

Tags: Chicago 2-11 Alarm fire, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago fire scene photos, Steve Redick, vintage fire scene photos

Chicago 2-11 and then 3-11 Alarm fires, 10-20-15 (part 4)

Oct 20

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Scene photos, Historic fire apparatus, Historic Fire Photo | 17 Comments

Images from Steve Redick of the fire at Harry’s Lumber October 19, 1990.

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Tags: Chicago FD Engine 119, Harry's Lumberyard fire, Steve Redick, vintage Chicago fire scene photo, vintage fire scene photos

Vintage Hawthorne Race Track fire of 1978

Aug 30

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department History, Historic fire apparatus, Historic Fire Photo | 1 Comment

This from Steve Redick:

I found some of my images from the Hawthorne Racetrack fire. The slides are stamped Nov 78. My buddy Hank and I were fanning at 84 truck 51 when the man on watch woke us up and told us to look out the 2nd floor window of the firehouse. Needless to say we went running for our cars. I recall the Cicero ALF tiller arrived about the same time we did and took a corner so fast we thought the tiller wheels were gonna come off. CFD had sent a few companies as well … 34, 364, 88, a turret wagon, and a buggy. This was a real old time classic suburban extravaganza!

Steve

Forest View Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

Steve Redick photo

Sticky Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

Steve Redick photo

Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Cicero Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Berwyn Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

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Chicago Fire Department at the Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978

Steve Redick photo

Excerpt from theChicagoTribune.com:

Another big fire, on Nov. 19, 1978, destroyed the grandstand and heavily damaged the clubhouse at Hawthorne Race Course in Stickney. The park was rebuilt and reopened in September, 1980.

Before they were destroyed, Hawthorne and Washington Park were considered extremely susceptible to fire because of extensive wooden structures. Hawthorne was built in 1891 and Washington Park in 1926, when building restrictions and fire codes were not as strict as today`s.

Tags: Berwyn Fire Department history, Cicero Fire Department history, classic fire scene photos, Forest View Fire Department history, Hawthorne Race Track grandstand fire of 1978, Hawthorne Racetrack fire, Steve Redick, Sticky Fire Department history, vintage fire scene photos