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An unusual job at a records building/chapel in a large cemetery in Schiller Park, IL 4/25/18. There were roofers working on the building at the time and I imagine that related to the fire’s origin. The sole water supply was from a Schiller Park engine which supplied two 2-1/2 hand lines and a LDH, 4-inch. The fire consumed the entire roof and attic area and was ultimately contained by a tower ladder master stream from Norwood Park. The brand new Schiller Park E-one truck was utilized but I think they had some kind of issue with the waterway resulting in an unusual operation with a handline from the tip. Some unusual photos to be had with all the headstones and monuments around the fire building along with the ornate construction of the chapel itself. Here’s a link to all the images Steve Redick
![Schiller Park FD Truck 5](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1701-600x399.png)
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![fire engulfs roof of a chapel](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1735-600x397.png)
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![fire engulfs roof of a chapel](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1754-438x600.png)
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![fire engulfs roof of a chapel](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1762-535x600.png)
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![Norwood Park FPD Truck 104](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1788-600x399.png)
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![Norwood Park FPD Truck 104](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1814-600x399.png)
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![Schiller Park FD Truck 5](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1848-600x399.png)
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![master streams work during a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1890-600x399.png)
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![Schiller Park FD Truck Squad](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1926-600x400.png)
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Chicago firefighters battle a Still & Box Alarm fire at 7142 S. Vernon on the city’s south side 4/25/18.
![Chicago FD Squad 5A](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB7142sVernon_JBrs-4-600x400.png)
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![aerial ladder to the roof of fire building](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB7142sVernon_JBrs-5-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 122](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB7142sVernon_JBrs-6-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Squad 5A](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB7142sVernon_JBrs-7-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 47](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB7142sVernon_JBrs-8-600x400.png)
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More photos from the Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, IL – April 22, 2018
![Chicago Firefighters at house fire with ladder truck](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-2-400x600.png)
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![Firefighters vent peak roof with axe](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-3-400x600.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 84](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-600x400.png)
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![fire hydrant with hose attached](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-9-600x400.png)
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![heavy smoke from house fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-7-600x400.png)
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![fire trucks at fire scene with hose lines](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-6-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 116](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-5-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Squad 5A](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB_257w61st_4-22-18_JBrs-4-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1570-600x399.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 116](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1624-600x399.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 50](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1630-600x399.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 84](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1640-600x399.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 50](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1643-600x400.png)
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![Chicago FD Engine 84](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1644-2-600x399.png)
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![Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1649-400x600.png)
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![Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1660-600x399.png)
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![Chicago FD Squad 5A](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/A34A1542-600x399.png)
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The town of Saint Anne, Illinois had a 4th Alarm MABAS Box on Saturday afternoon (4/22). The call came in just before 3:30 pm with a report of flames seen from the closet. It was quickly obvious that this was a little more than that as the fire was boxed nearly on arrival and was escalated to a 2nd Alarm minutes later. Very low water pressure led to available resources being spread thin and thousands of feet of 5 inch being dropped across the neighborhood. Eventually a tanker operation was set up as well as a MABAS 27 Engine Task Force request.
![St Anne FPD Engine 11 on scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-1-600x428.png)
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![Firefighters battle building fire with heavy smoke](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-2-428x600.png)
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![Kankakee fire truck at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-4-428x600.png)
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![Firefighters battle building fire with heavy smoke](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-5-600x428.png)
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![Firefighters battle building fire with heavy smoke](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-3-600x428.png)
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![Firefighters operate multiple hose lines at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-6-600x428.png)
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![Aroma FPD fire truck at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-7-600x428.png)
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![fire department water tender dumps into portable tank](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-8-600x428.png)
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![Beaver FPD tanker at fire scene](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-9-600x428.png)
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![rusted fire hydrant with hose attached](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-21StAnne4th-10-428x600.png)
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Chicago firefighters were dispatched to a fire in a building @ 18th and Kedzie (1817 S Kedzie). The 14th Battalion landed with a 3-sty vacant, totally involved. Engine 107 deck gunned the rear on their arrival while Engine 109 lead out on side A. Shortly thereafter the 14th boxed it and was taking a defensive posture. In total, multiple hand lines, Tower 5, Squad 1, and a couple point advantages were used to knock down the fire.
![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-1-600x400.png)
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![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-2-400x600.png)
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![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-3-600x400.png)
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![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-4-400x600.png)
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![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-5-600x400.png)
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![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-6-600x400.png)
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![Chicago Firefighters battle a fire](https://firescenes.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JPEG_SB1817sKedzie_4-18-18_JBrs-7-600x400.png)
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