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4-Alarm fire in Northlake, IL – February 15, 2014 (pt2)

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 16, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: 4-Alarm fire in Northlake, fire scene photos, fireman silhouette at fire scene, Franklin Park Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, massive fire in building filled with tires, Northlake Fire Department, Northlake Fire Protection District, Seagrave aerial working at fire scene, silhouette of firemen with large fire, winter fire scene. 1 comment

A sampling of my images from the tire warehouse fire in Northlake 2-15-14. The video is still to come.

fire department Hummer

Broadview FD command Humvee. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Chicago FD ARFF 6-5-3 applying foam to the building’s interior. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Water is applied to the building first. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Another shot of the ARFF working. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Foam being applied to the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Oshkosh ARFF works at building fire

Crash truck getting into position. Larry Shapiro photo

chief fire officers at fire scene

A Chicago battalion chief in charge of the foam task force confers with the suburban chiefs. Larry Shapiro photo

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firemen at night with hose line

Firemen protect an exposure behind the warehouse. Larry Shapiro photo

fire ball at night warehouse fire

Larry SHapiro photo

fire ball at night warehouse fire

Intense fire in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

fire ball at night warehouse fire

Fireball in the rear of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

Seagrave ladder truck at night fire scene

Franklin Park Seagrave aerial with a ladder pipe deployed. Larry Shapiro photo

A different selection of images is a chicagoareafire.com

A complete gallery is a shapirophotography.net

From Chicagoareafire.com:

Prior to receiving multiple cellphone calls, someone knocked on the door of the Leyden Township FPD (IL) station at the corner of Mannheim and Grand just before 6PM to report a fire four blocks down the road. Units found heavy smoke pushing from a one-story, commercial structure with a bow-string truss roof. The building was occupied by a tire business and was currently full of tires.

The fire, at 2200 N. Mannheim Road was in the Northlake Fire Protection District. (opposite sides of the intersection belong to either the Leyden Township FPD or the Northlake FPD). The Still Alarm was filled out and a Box Alarm, then a 2nd Alarm were requested within minutes, followed very shortly be the 3rd and 4th Alarms.

The roof collapsed early and sent flames several hundred feet into the air as companies setup elevated master streams from the Leyden quint, trucks from Northlake and Franklin Park, and then the Schiller Park tower ladder.

There were 16 engines, 8 trucks, 1 squad, and 5 ambulances at the scene.

silhouette of fireman on ladder with massive flames

Eric Haak photo

fire truck working at massive night fire scene

Eric Haak photo

fire storm at tire warehouse

Eric Haak photo

firemen at massive fire scene

Eric Haak photo

American LaFrance fire engine at night fire scene

Eric Haak photo

Pierce fire engine at night fire scene

Eric Haak photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

huge fire at tire warehouse

Steve Redick photo

massive fire ball from warehouse fire at night

Steve Redick photo

Hancock Ave. Fire Bridgeport, CT – February 9, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 16, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Bridgeport FD heavy rescue unit, Bridgeport Fire Department, dramatic photo of a firefighter, fire truck pictures, house fire in Bridgeport, Keith Muratori, Pierce heavy rescue squad, Pierce tower ladder at fire scene, winter fire scene images. Leave a Comment

At approximately 10:15am on February 9, 2014, the Bridgeport Fire Department was dispatched to 880 Hancock Avenue for a reported vacant house on fire. Companies reported seeing it as they were responding from Bridgeport Fire Headquarters and first-in units confirmed that with a report of heavy fire showing from the 2nd and 3rd floors of a vacant 3-story wood. The fire had already progressed to where it was communicating to the exposures on the B and D sides, and members had to help an elderly woman out of one of the exposure buildings. The fire melted siding on the exposures, but was stopped before fire could damage the inside of any of the adjacent homes. One firefighter sustained minor injuries after slipping out of Tower Ladder 5’s bucket into a nearby tree. He was quickly secured by close-by members and the mayday was cancelled. The fire is being investigated for arson after a dog from the State Fire Marshal’s Office sniffed out an accelerant at the scene.

Keith Muratori

winter house fire scene

Keith Muratori photo

Bridgeport CT Fire Department Rescue 5

Keith Muratori photo

Bridgeport CT Fire Department Rescue 5

Keith Muratori photo

Bridgeport CT Fire Department Rescue 5

Keith Muratori photo

aftermath of house fire

Keith Muratori photo

fireman works from tower ladder basket

Keith Muratori photo

dramatic photo of a fireman

Keith Muratori photo

winter house fire scene

Keith Muratori photo

winter house fire scene

Keith Muratori photo

dramatic photo of a fireman

Keith Muratori photo

More images can be found HERE.

Chicago working fire – February 14, 2014 (more)

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 15, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Chicago FD Engine 34, Chicago FD Snorkel at fire scene, Chicago FD Squad 1, Chicago Fire Department, Dan Shevlin, fire scene at dawn, warehouse fire in Chicago, winter fire scene photos. Leave a Comment

The Chicago Fire Alarm Office received one call from a cell phone reporting a building on fire at 33rd Str & Keeler. A still alarm was sent to this location. Engine 99 found nothing. As it turns out the Cicero Fire Department was receiving the rest of the calls for 33rd Str & Kostner for a trucking company on fire. Cicero Fire Dispatch contacted us on IFERN and the location was corrected.

Dan Shevlin

fire scene at dawn

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago fire department spare fire engine

Dan Shevlin photo

winter fire scene photo

Dan Shevlin photo

fire department tower ladder at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago FD Truck 48

Dan Shevlin photo

iceman with fire hose at fire scene

Dan Shevlin photo

Chicago working fire – February 14, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 15, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Chicago FD Engine 34, Chicago FD Snorkel at fire scene, Chicago FD Squad 1, Chicago Fire Department, fire scene at dawn, fire scene at daybreak, Gordon J. Nord Jr, Josh Boyajian, warehouse fire in Chicago, winter fire scene photos. 1 comment

Chicago had a Still & Box Alarm fire this morning at 3235 S. Kostner. Fire was through the roof and involved a corrugated one-story warehouse at a trucking company.

Here are some images from Gordon J. Nord, Jr. and Josh Boyajian.

firemen at winter fire scene

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

night fire scene photo

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

firemen with hose at fire scene

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

sunrise at fire scene

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago Snorkel 1

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

Chicago Spartan fire engine

Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

smoke from corrugated storage garage fire

Josh Boyajian photo

smoke from corrugated storage garage fire

Josh Boyajian photo

fire department tower ladder at fire scene

Josh Boyajian photo

5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL – June 1, 1987 (part 1)

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 14, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: Grumman AerialCat fire truck, heavy smoke from building fire, Hendrickson fire truck in old fire scene pictures, historic fire scene photos, Maywood Fire Department, Melrose Park Fire Department, old LTI ladder at fire scene, Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987, Steve Redick. 3 comments

Some recollections … June 1 1987, about 1930 hrs. I had shopped here many times … a large store/warehouse complex. They sold and warehoused carpet and appliances. This was a bunch of buildings cobbled together, and they even had a railroad siding inside for deliveries.

The fire was heavy in the carpet warehouse section when I arrived. I lived in a hi-rise apartment at the time near O’Hare and could see it from my balcony. I arrived in very short order and observed a lot of standing water in the front of the building. It seemed like a water main had broken, further complicating matters. I setup shop on the east side of the building and watched the fire march from front to back. The Melrose Park Grumman tower ladder and the Westchester Maxim/Hahn mid-mount aerial would setup and the fire would already have raced past them. What little water they had came out brown and sandy, due to the broken water main I guess.

This fire was a huge loss, and one of the largest I have ever attended. The day after photos give somewhat of an idea of the scope of the disaster. I shot this with my trusty Minolta X700 with a Sunpack “potato masher” flash on Ektachrome 400. The film has gotten a magenta cast over the years which I have color corrected. Compared to what I shoot now the grain looks like the size of footballs. It’s hard to believe this was over a quarter century ago….

Steve

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Melrose Park FD Duplex/Grumman AerialCat aerial at the Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987. Steve Redick photo

Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

Maywood FD Hendrickson/Pierce/LTI aerial at the Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987. Steve Redick photo

Fire in Bolton, CT – February 12, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 13, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Bolton Fire Department, fire in Bolton CT, fire in house from chimney, Patrick Dooley, Pierce Velocity aerial ladder, squadfirephotos.com, winter fire scene images. Leave a Comment

Bolton, Ct responded to 31 Clark Rd at 1211 hours on 2/12/14 for a possible structure fire. Members found fire in the wall behind the brickwork of the fireplace. The walls were opened and the fireplace was taken apart so the fire could be located and extinguished. Automatic mutual aid from Andover, Hebron and Manchester 8th district FD assisted at the scene.

Stay safe,

Patrick Dooley

winter fire scene photo

Patrick Dooley photo

winter fire scene photo

Patrick Dooley photo

winter fire scene photo

Patrick Dooley photo

fireman inspects chimney after fire

Patrick Dooley photo

firemen check chimney after fire

Patrick Dooley photo

Piece Velocity quint at fire scene

Patrick Dooley photo

Piece Velocity quint at fire scene

Patrick Dooley photo