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Working fire in Chicago – July 6, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 7, 2014
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Took in this working fire on the 6100 block of South Washtenaw in Chicago on Saturday.  I arrived less than 10 minutes in and the fire was already well under control.  I included a close up of the spare tower ladder that TL39 was running with.  Over the weekend, they were running out of spare tower ladders and both TL34 and TL54 were running as trucks at one point or another.  As you can see, the body wear on these old E-One’s is very evident but it seems like they are in service more than the front line rigs.  It should also be noted that Squad 5 was running with the old air mask rig as their box.  Shop # G-487.  Engines on this were 88 and 101 with Truck 41 and Tower Ladder 39.

Eric Haak

Chicago firemen venting the roof of a house

Eric Haak photo

Chicago firemen venting the roof of a house

Eric Haak photo

house fire scene in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

29 year old E-ONE tower ladder in service in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

Chicago Spartan fire engine #101

Eric Haak photo

fireman with dirty face

Eric Haak photo

House fire in Kitchener, Ontario – June 24, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 6, 2014
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Kitchener Ontario Fire received numerous 911 calls for a house on fire at 243 Clark Ave at 3 pm, June 24, 2014. A standard first-alarm was dispatched; two pumpers, a rescue, an aerial, and platoon chief. This was a hot windy day with a severe thunderstorm watch in effect. P1 arrived on-scene and reported a fully-involved house with extension into the house next door. P1 picked up a hydrant, as did P4 on the way in. P6 was added to the call, they picked up a third hydrant on arrival. Numerous 2.5” and 1.5” lines were pulled from all three pumpers. P3 was dispatched as the fourth pumper for additional manpower. The fire started in a car port and spread up into the house of origin and into the attic next door. Crews knocked down the main body of fire quickly just as a thunderstorm rolled through the area. Two motorcycles and two cars were lost in the fire in addition to both homes sustaining heavy fire damage. Damage was pegged at $300,000. The fire started in the car port, cause under investigation.

All photos

 Gary Dinkel

Box 690

fire scene during a heavy rain

Gary Dinkel, Box 690 photo

fire scene during a heavy rain

Gary Dinkel, Box 690 photo

fire scene during a heavy rain

Gary Dinkel, Box 690 photo

fire scene during a heavy rain

Gary Dinkel, Box 690 photo

Kitchener Ontario fire trucks

Gary Dinkel, Box 690 photo

fire scene during a heavy rain

Gary Dinkel, Box 690 photo

House fire in Long Grove, IL – July 4, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 5, 2014
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On July 4th, firefighters in Long Grove, IL and neighboring departments responded to a call for fire on the roof of a large house at 5421 Tall Oaks Drive in an unincorporated portion of the district. First arriving units found heavy fire along the peak of a three-story house and made a quick external attack before taking lines inside. After knocking down the bulk of the fire, they chased spot fires inside and along the peak as they had trouble accessing the affected area from the inside. The area was without hydrants. A 3,000-gallon tanker nursed the attack engine and a supply line was dropped over a the distance of a long block to the main road where two portable tanks were setup initiating a tanker shuttle to supply additional water.

fire department tanker nursing an engine

Long Grove Squad 55 gets water for the initial attack from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman carries ladder at night

A ladder brought to the rear would assist firefighters in gaining access to the rear peak that was burning Larry Shapiro photo

large house at night with roof fire

A small flame at the roof peak is visible from the side of the house as firefighters deal with trying to access the area. Larry Shapiro photo

small fire at roof peak

Small flames persisted at a hard to access roof peak. Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tanker nursing an engine

Long Grove Tanker 55 nursing Squad 55. Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tanker on IHC chassis

Long Grove Tanker 56 working at it’s maiden fire. Larry Shapiro photo

rural water supply operation at fire scene

Prospect Heights Tanker 9 drafting from a portable tank on Route 22 at Tall Oaks Drive. Larry Shapiro photo

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Chicago Still And Box Alarm fire – July 4, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 5, 2014
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Still And Box Alarm at 4547 S. Wolcott in Chicago on July 4th

flames through the roof after firemen vent the roof

Tim Olk photo

flames through the roof after firemen vent the roof

Tim Olk photo

flames through the roof after firemen vent the roof

Tim Olk photo

flames through the roof after firemen vent the roof

Tim Olk photo

flames burn through the roof of a house

Tim Olk photo

flames burn through the roof of a house

Tim Olk photo

firemen overhauls after battling fire

Tim Olk photo

Chicago FD SS1 – a retrospective

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 4, 2014
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This day started with the primary (Hendrickson) rig going into “the shops”. RS-1 was driven … then it broke down. Someone in the shops had a sense of humor because the final pictures show the replacement was a really old rig that had to follow SS-1A … the engine had no working siren!  When SS-1 was called, 1A, the old engine, and the 625 responded. Then the engine quit working!

(Lt Sutherland’s shift)

Fred McCahey

Chicago FD SS1 Lt Sutherland

Lt Sutherland with SS1. Fred McCahey photo

vintage Chicago FD Mack pumper

Fred McCahey photo

Chicago FD SS1 Lt Sutherland

Lt Sutherland and friends. Fred McCahey photo

Frederick County Fire & Rescue – July 2, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 4, 2014
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Frederick County Fire & Rescue/Frederick City units were toned out for the ’smoke in the house’ Wednesday, July 2nd around 12:00 hours.  Engine 12 (Independent), 23 (Junior), Tower 1 (Independent) and Amb 29 (Junior) responded.  Fumes and light smoke were located in a malfunctioning HVAC unit.  Units were placed in service shortly after arriving.  Here are some apparatus shots.

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Trevor James

green and white fire engine from Frederick MD

Trevor James photo

green and white fire engine from Frederick MD

Trevor James photo

firemen with stretcher

Trevor James photo

fire engine with hose dangling

Trevor James photo

fireman at work

Trevor James photo

green and white fire truck from Frederick MD

Trevor James photo

green and white fire engine from Frederick MD

Trevor James photo

Working fire in Glastonbury, CT – July 2, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 3, 2014
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Glastonbury, CT. had this well involved house at 408 Thompson St. on 7/2/14 @2235 hours. Need to be careful of rattlesnakes when buffing a job in this area. More pictures at www.squadfirephotos.com

Stay safe,

Patrick Dooley

house fully-engulfed in fire at night

Patrick Dooley photo

house fully-engulfed in fire at night

Patrick Dooley photo

house fully-engulfed in fire at night

Patrick Dooley photo

house fully-engulfed in fire at night

Patrick Dooley photo