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Historic Chicago fire scenes

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 29, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: 5-11 Alarm fire with 2 Specials at 524 S. Peoria in Chicago, 5-11 Alarm fire with 4 Specials, Chicago Fire Department history, historic fire scene photos, massive fire at the International Harvester McCormick Works, Steve Redick, Wabash Grain Elevator fire in Chicago. Leave a Comment

More images from Steve Redick:

historic fire photo from Chicago

January 20, 1949, a 5-11 Alarm fire with 2 Specials at 524 S. Peoria in Chicago. Photographer unknown

historic fire photo from Chicago

May 25, 1966 a 5-11 Alarm fire with 4 Specials in Chicago at 1400 W. 32nd Place, the Wabash Grain Elevator. Photographer unknown

historic fire photo from Chicago

July 13, 1961 a 5-11 Alarm fire with 4 Specials at 2609 S. Leavitt at the International Harvester McCormick Works in Chicago. Photographer unknown

5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL – June 1, 1987 (part 4)

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 20, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: Grumman AerialCat fire truck, heavy smoke from building fire, historic fire scene photos, massive warehouse fire, Maxim mid-mount aerial ladder, Melrose Park Fire Department, night fire scene photos, Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987, Steve Redick, Westchester Fire Department. Leave a Comment

Final installment of images by Steve Redick from the 5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL that occurred June 1, 1987.

massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL – June 1, 1987 (part 3)

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 19, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: Grumman AerialCat fire truck, heavy smoke from building fire, historic fire scene photos, massive warehouse fire, Melrose Park Fire Department, Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

More images by Steve Redick from the 5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL that occurred June 1, 1987.

massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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massive warehouse fire

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part 2 in the series is HERE

5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL – June 1, 1987 (part 2)

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 13, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: Grumman AerialCat fire truck, heavy smoke from building fire, historic fire scene photos, massive warehouse fire, Melrose Park Fire Department, Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987, Steve Redick. Leave a Comment

More images by Steve Redick from the 5-Alarm fire in Melrose Park, IL that occurred June 1, 1987.

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

massive warehouse fire

Steve Redick photo

Chicago, IL 3-11 at Cullerton and Morgan – October 9th, 1988

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 7, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: American LaFrance Century Series fire engine, Chicago American LaFrance fire engine, Chicago FD Engine 14, Chicago FD Snorkel at fire scene, Chicago FD Snorkel at massive fire, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago firefighters battle massive blaze, Chicago tower ladder at fire scene, historic fire scene photos, John Tulipano, massive building fire in Chicago, massive column of smoke from warehouse fire. Leave a Comment

Chicago, IL 3-11 at Cullerton and Morgan October 9th, 1988

I took this fire in from Hoffman Estates as soon as I heard the still and box. (thank God there was no traffic on the Kennedy Expressway). This was a vacant 6-story factory, 200×150, and they had heavy fire on the 5th and 6th floors when I arrived.

There were several special calls that eventually brought ALL six tower ladders to the scene and all six were set-up and working simultaneously. They would use 6-TLs, 2-ladder pipes and 1 Snorkel along with several handlines to bring this fire under control. TL39 and TL21 were on Morgan street. TL14 was in the rear off Morgan next to Trk 4. Squad 1 was at the corner of Cullerton and Morgan. TL10, TL62, and TL23 were set-up along Morgan Street.

I was lucky enough that the shot with the nose of Squad 1 in the foreground and the corner of the building with heavy fire was on the cover of Firehouse Magazine in May of 1989.

These were all shot on Kodachrome 200, they were scanned and run through Lightroom 5 to adjust the exposures.

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Chicago Squad 1 about to put their Snorkel to work. John Tulipano photo

Chicago Squad 1 about to put their Snorkel to work. John Tulipano photo

Heavy fire consumes the upper floors. John Tulipano photo

Heavy fire consumes the upper floors. John Tulipano photo

The massive fire seen from a block away. John Tulipano photo

The massive fire seen from a block away. John Tulipano photo

One of Chicago's Snorkel Squads working. John Tulipano photo

One of Chicago’s Snorkel Squads working. John Tulipano photo

Chicaog American LaFrance fire engine pumping

Engine 14 was running this American LaFrance Century Series. John Tulipano photo

Two tower ladders,a ladder pipe and a Snorkel are setup on this street. John Tulipano photo

Two tower ladders,a ladder pipe and a Snorkel are setup on this street. John Tulipano photo

run down of historic Chicago fire

5-11 rundown.

The link to my smugmug site is below.

http://tulipano-firephotos.smugmug.com/Other-1/1091988-3-11-Alarm-Cullerton/i-T6qQTGb

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

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Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

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Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

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Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

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Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

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Polk Brothers warehouse fire 1987

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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

Chicago 5-11 Alarm fire – June 1, 1984

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 6, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, HISTORIC FIRES. Tagged: Chicago American LaFrance fire engine, Chicago FD engines at fire sene, Chicago FD fire engines on Ford C-8000 chassis, Chicago FD history, Chicago FD turret wagon at fire scene, Chicago Fire Department, Chicago fire trucks at fire scene, Chicago Mack MB fire engine, historic fire scene photos, John Tulipano, old fire scene photos. 1 comment

More from my archives:

Chicago, IL 5-11 Alarm at 1522 W. Lawrence Avenue, June 1st, 1984. This was the Southport Lumber Company, a 1-sty 75X150. There was some exposure to a roller rink on Clark Street. The fire was well under control when I arrived. Also take note of the lack of crowd control back in those days.

I have also included a picture from my scrap book of a shot from the Chicago Tribune.

Time line

13:15 Still and Box
13:25 2-11
13:33 3-11
13:58 4-11
14:09 5-11
14:31 Struck out

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old newspaper photo of 5-11 alarm fire in Chicago

old Chicago fire engines at fire scene

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Chicago fd turret wagon at old fire scene

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old Chicago fire engines at fire scene

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old 5-11 alarm fire scene in Chicago

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More photos at http://tulipano-firephotos.smugmug.com/Other-1/611984-Chicago-5-11-Alarm-1522/i-VVBN32d