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Commercial building fire in Detroit, MI – November 17, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 24, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, Fire Scene Video, NEW. Tagged: 2nd Alarm fire in Detroit, Detroit Fire Department, Detroit fire engine at fire scene, Detroit firemen battle a commercial fire, firefighters escape from building fire, photos of commercial building fire in Detroit, Pierce fire engine in Detroit, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

Made a quick trip to Detroit early last week … extreme cold conditions with high winds. In three days we only made this one job. Commercial building, 8 mile rd & Stansbury. This appeared to be an occupied warehouse with some good fire in the rear. It took us about 15 minutes to make it in, just in time to see the fire begin to vent through the roof and the interior attack abandoned. The wind picked up as well. Two members crawled or staggered out of the building and collapsed right outside the door, apparently low on or out of air. They appeared to be in dire condition but once they got clear of the building and some fresh air they seemed to be ok, although I think they both went to the hospital later in the incident. I believe this was a very close call. I haven’t spoken to any DFD members but I would bet this was a case of conditions deteriorating rapidly and the members having difficulty climbing over debris and such to make their way out. At any rate, things seemed to have a good outcome. The fire became an exterior operation and they seemed to be plagued by water pressure issues as well as rig problems. As usual, the tenacity of the members prevailed and carried the day. I also have a video as well.

Steve Redick

commercial building fire at night

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commercial building fire at night

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commercial building fire at night

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commercial building fire at night

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commercial building fire at night

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commercial building fire at night

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firefighters escape from building fire

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firefighters escape from building fire

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commercial building fire at night

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commercial building fire at night

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heavy flames from a commercial building fire at night

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heavy flames from a commercial building fire at night

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heavy flames from a commercial building fire at night

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heavy flames from a commercial building fire at night

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heavy flames from a commercial building fire at night

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Detroit fire trucks at a commercial building fire at night

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Working fire in Chicago – November 14, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 19, 2014

Posted in: Fire Scene Video, NEW. Tagged: Chicago Fire Department, Chicago fire scene video, Dan Shevlin, fire scene video, Steve Redick, video of firefighting operations, video of firemen working. Leave a Comment

Chicago Fire Dept working fire at Hurlbut & Newcastle in Old Norwood Park

Dan Shevlin

Also from Steve Redick

Arrived about 15 minutes into this job and was greeted with fire venting from the roof. Companies made the attic and hit the fire from below in pretty short order. Some items of interest … note the positioning of truck 55, some call this beaching … seemed to work very well here. Also note the ground ladder placement covering all sides of the structure. The images of squad 7 are of the same rig used in the show Chicago Fire. The 7 on the door looks like a good tape job to me and makes me think they’re gonna have this rig for a while. An interesting job in a normally very quiet area.

Steve

firemen on a ladder with fire through the roof of a house

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fire through the roof of a house

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firemen on a ladder with fire through the roof of a house

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Chicago fire engine

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firemen on a ladder with fire through the roof of a house

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Chicago ladder truck at fire scene

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fire truck from the Chicago Fire TV show

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Chicago ladder truck at fire scene

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire, November 9, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 10, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, and flames, Chicago 3-11 alarm fire, fatal fire in Chicago, firemen on aerial ladder with heavy smoke, night fire scene photos, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

More photos from Steve Redick of the Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire, November 9, 2014

Chicago FD Engine 89 working at a afire scene

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night fire scene with fire engine and master stream

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Chicago FD Engine 89 working at a afire scene

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Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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night fire scene with fire engine and master stream

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night fire scene with fire engine and master stream

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire, November 9, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 10, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, and flames, Chicago 3-11 alarm fire, fatal fire in Chicago, firemen on aerial ladder with heavy smoke, night fire scene photos, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

Photos by Steve Redick to go along with the video of Chicago’s 3-11 Alarm fire at 5727 N. Kimball on 11-9-14 that claimed one life and injured several others.

Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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Chicago firefighters on aerial ladder with heavy fire and smoke

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire, November 9, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 9, 2014

Posted in: Fire Scene Video. Tagged: 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, fatal fire in Chicago, fire scene video, Steve Redick. 1 comment

Steve Redick video from a fatal 3-11 Alarm fire at 5727 N. Kimball Avenue 11-9-14.

Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire – October 26, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 30, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, Fire Scene Video, NEW. Tagged: Chicago Fire Department, fire scene photos, fire scene video, firefighter after battling a fire, Josh Boyajian, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

Sunday, at Jackson & Cicero,in Chicago. Fire involved 2 buildings, both seemed vacant from what I could see. Lots of truck work, fire in knee walls. Some decent shots of some k12 saw work on forcible entry. The rear shot shows what may be at or near the point of origin and you can see how fire was in both structures.

Steve Redick

smoke from roof of commercial building fire

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smoke from roof of commercial building fire

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Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

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back of building after fire

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firemen cut store gates at fire scene

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firemen cut store gates at fire scene

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Chicago Squad 2 at fire scene

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Chicago fire truck at fire scene

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Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

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All the images can be seen on my site: www.ksc711.smugmug.com

Here are some quick shots from the Still and Box today @ 312 s Cicero Ave. I arrived about 15 min into this fire. Not to many good fire shots due the the sun, but I got some nice action shots of some guys.

-Josh Boyajian

Chicago fire truck at fire scene

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Chicago fire truck at fire scene

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Chicago fireman after battling a fire

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Chicago fireman after battling a fire

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Chicago fireman after battling a fire

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Chicago fire with LODD – January, 1986

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 1, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: Chicago FD history, historic fire in Chicago, historic fire scene photos, LODD Chicago FD Lt Edmund Coglianese, Mark Twain Hotel fire in Chicago, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

This image is from January 1986 … a dark day in the CFD. This was the Mark Twain Hotel, 111 W Division, and Lt Edmund Coglianese of 98 was killed here. The fire ocurred on Super Bowl Sunday, when the Bears played New England. The real scope of this tragedy was overshadowed by the super bowl victory … a terrible situation made so much worse by the hooplah of the victory. This was a dumpy SRO with tiny cubicle-like rooms. I believe the the Lt either had a mask malfunction and or ran out of air. They had an aweful time getting him out of the building.

I can only imagine how bad conditions were in this case … maze-like interior, zero visibility, severe fire conditions, difficult searches, and a tough time getting a line down what must have been a long nasty hallway. I had recently met Edmund when he brought his son’s Boyscout troop up to the office for a tour. A nice man who left behind a wonderful family. I will never forget the fact that he was the one who answered me on the amplifier when I gave him what turned out to be his last run … this still stays with me 30 years later. I can only imagine the pain his family must still feel every day.

Steve Redick