As with most big cities, there are some companies that are busier and some that are slower than others. Of course this is the same situation here in Chicago and back in March, 2007, I was able to catch two of the harder companies to photograph working at the same fire. This was also one of those rare times that I caught a fire without hearing the call dispatched.
I happened to be coming down Pulaski when Engine 64 pulled out of their quarters a few blocks north of 79th street. I followed them as they turned east on 79th and arrived right behind them on the 7800 block of South Trumbull. Engine 15 had arrived just ahead of 64 and a column of smoke was wafting from a dormer window on the roof of a 1.5-story occupied frame home.
This is another one of those cases where there would have been nothing to see if I had not been right in the neighborhood. As a result of getting there so quick, I was able to catch some interesting shots in the few short minutes before they had this knocked out. I have caught both of these engine companies working since but have not caught them working at the same fire. An hour after leaving this incident I caught Engine 93 leading out on a fire at 106th and Sangamon.
Colleton County (SC) Fire-Rescue responded as mutual aid to the Town of Yemassee Fire Department Friday evening 22-November. At 23:08, Yemassee requested a tender to assist with a fire at the Dixie Poly Drum manufacturing facility located on Hill Road off of Yemassee Highway. The large plastics manufacturing facility was well involved.
Two, two-story buildings were fully involved and heavily damaged in the fire. Shortly after the initial dispatch, they called back and requested Fire-Rescue’s Haz-Mat Team and additional tenders. Firefighters and apparatus from Hampton, Beaufort and Jasper Counties also responded. Nine fire units from Colleton County were on the scene for four hours. The cause of the fire is being investigated by the State Police (SLED) Arson Unit.
Colleton units that responded were Engine 13, Tender 8, Tender 13, Tender 25, Tender 27, Medic 13, HazMat 19, Battalion 1 and Car 118.
Companies on Chicago’s West Side were dispatched to this one-room fire in the afternoon of February 5, 2008. The company using the spare rig is Engine 95 who hit this with their deck gun as it was already venting itself from the second floor window. If I had not been a few blocks away, there would not have been much to photograph because companies had this knocked out in about 5 minutes. The incident was on the 2900 block of West Madison.
Two people were killed and three others were injured Thursday morning in a suspicious Echo Park apartment fire [that] broke out around 12:15 a.m. in the 1000 block of N. Bonnie Brae Street, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The 11-unit building was completely engulfed when more than 100 firefighters arrived on scene to find residents jumping out of windows to escape the flames.
Firefighters were forced to use rotary saws to cut through security bars in order to rescue residents.
The blaze, which investigators believe was sparked in a rear unit, was extinguished in 53 minutes.
The bodies of a 20-year-old man and 90-year-old Rosa Aurora Fonsseca were later found inside, officials said.
The man suffered a broken leg after jumping from the second story of the building, while the girl was treated for smoke inhalation. The extent of the firefighter’s injuries was not released. Officials told KCAL9′s Dave Lopez a fourth person may have also been injured.
The cause of the fire was unknown, however, officials believe an accelerant may have been used.
Hello Larry. They got this one out very quickly and with the temps being what they were, I didn’t hang around to get too many additional shots.
Shortly before 1400hrs on Saturday afternoon, Chicago’s 17th Battalion Chief was dispatched to the report of a fire on the 5700 block of South Indiana. While en route, the Englewood Fire Alarm Office received reports that there were occupants trapped on the second floor and the fire response was elevated to a Still and Box.
The first due engine’s house was only 5 blocks away from the incident and Engine 84 was on-scene in less than 2 minutes reporting a fire on the second floor of a 3-story, 30×70 ordinary, occupied apartment building. If you weren’t within a couple miles of this one, there wasn’t much to see as the fire was contained to one unit of the 6-unit building.
I arrived as Truck 51 was just raising their main to the roof and within a few minutes, the fire was out. All searches proved to be negative. Seven adults and six children were displaced by the fire, but a family cat miraculously survived. As I was leaving, the soot and water drenched pet was returned to it’s grateful owner. It initially looked DOA, but then it started moving and seemed to be fine. Still companies were Engine 84, Engine 47, Truck 51, Truck 30. I believe the box engines were 50 and 16. I have included a shot of Engine 50 seeing that it is the oldest active engine in the fleet.
Last night, 7661 Marmora, in Skokie, IL. Single digit temps. This was a campus that housed challenged adults at one time, I don’t believe it has this use anymore. It is on a cul-de-sac and the hydrant near the building is on a dead-end main I’m told. They had some long lead outs for additional water.
The fire was through the roof on arrival, and they had some master streams working in short order. These are the first shots I was able to get of their new Engine 17 (Pierce Dash CF). Ice and extreme cold were definitely factors at this fire.
This building appeared larger than some of the cottage types, leading me to believe it may have been used as some sort of admin center. I would also like to say bright blue Mars lights on a rig ruin a lot of photos 😉 did some black and white experimenting on some of those images
