Union, CT had this 2-alarm fire at 356 Stickney Hill Rd on 12/14/20 at 12:23. Union is the smallest town in Connecticut with a population of about 850 people. They get maybe one working fire a decade. This fire had mutual aid from both Conn. and Mass. departments as it was very near the state line. Patrick Dooley
Images from a working fire early Sunday morning (12/13). 722 West 71st Street in Chicago, IL. The fire was in a vacant, 25×40 2-story frame home. The bulk of the fire was in sector “C” and was on both floors and the attic. Engines 54 and 47 along with Trucks 20 and 30 worked for just over an hour before picking up.
Fox Lake firefighters responded to the 35000 block of N. Hunt in Ingleside, IL around 11 pm on 12/10/20. First-in companies were faced with heavy fire, multiple rescues, and water issues. Command went to a box for tenders, and manpower.
Tragically, 2 young girls perished in the fire, and 4 adults were transported to area hospitals in serious to critical condition. A GO Fund Me site has been set up to help. Evans Family Fire Fundraiser, if you want to give to a good cause, and help in this Holiday Season, Jeff R.
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Chicago firefighters battled a 4-11 Alarm fire at 4425 W. 16th Street in a warehouse 12/10/20.
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Chicago Engine Co. 38 landed with a fire in a vacant 3-sty “Red X” building at 1259 S Homan Ave. They had heavy fire throughout the rear of the building and extending up to the third floor. Battalion 14 requested a Still & Box and transitioned the companies to go defensive. Tower 14 & Squad 1 used their master streams and pretty much knocked most of the fire. Engine 23 fed Squad 1 from the rear, and Engine 44 fed Tower 14 from the front.
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Firefighters in Algonquin, IL battled a 2-alarm fire in a house at 81 Riverdale Drive East on 12/3/20. More photos can be found HERE
