2nd fire on Friday, this one in Bloomingdale, IL … fire in an 3-story, occupied apt bldg, 50X75. Fire in a hot water heater flue in a void space started on the 1st floor and went up the void space. Fast knockdown with one line.
Just a few quick shots from Glen Ellyn’s (IL) box alarm yesterday at 503 Duane Street. Companies made a quick knock on the fire. This was one room on the 3rd floor in the rear of a 3-story, 50X100, mixed occupancy, commercial with apartments above. One civilian was transported to the Loyola Medical Center.
Digging through more archives, I found some of my first digital shots of this 3-11 alarm at 638 N. Milwaukee on 6/14/2003. At 03:28 Engine 14 and Truck 19 were stilled out for a fire at Milwaukee and Grand. They found a 1 1/2 story warehouse with heavy smoke and fire venting and exposure to a 4-story brick, 150X100, mixed occupancy with a restaurant supply on the 1st floor and apartments above. Exposure #3 was a newly built row of townhouses. They would eventually use 3 TLs, 3 ladder pipes, 1 Snorkel, 6 multi-versals, and 10 hand lines to bring the fire under control at 06:04 hours.
At approximately 11:15 today (5-1-14) DuComm dispatched Darien-Woodridge FPD to a possible apartment building fire at 7723 Woodward in Woodridge, IL. As companies went en-route DuComm reported several calls; one reporting a wire on the roof sparking, and another reporting flames. First arriving companies reported heavy smoke at 11:19. Battalion 89 requested a box alarm for heavy fire in the attic space of an apartment building at 11:26, and command requested a 2nd Alarm and reported heavy fire on the 3rd floor and in the attic space of a 3-story, 50X125, occupied apartment building.
Finally getting through some of the fires we took in during our trip to Detroit last October.Here are shots from a 2nd Alarm at 2728 – 2720 Fullerton on Oct 24th and a Box Alarm at 19433 John R on October 25th. . And the link to my video that was posted some time back.
For once I was in the right place at the right time…. but, turned out to be a small fire. At Approximately 08:50 on 4-18-14 Glenside FPD was dispatched to a reported dryer fire at 644 Burdette in Glendale Heights (I was at North Ave and Glen Ellyn Road 2 blocks away!). As I headed down the street looking for the address.. DuComm reported all persons out of the house and flames coming from the dryer. I passed the house saw the homeowner and kids out front as I parked the car Glendale Heights police were pulling up behind me. Engine 58 and Medic 59 arrived about 2 minutes later and stretched a 1-3/4 attack line and quickly knocked down the fire as the additional companies arrived. In my haste to get set up I forgot to check my ISO and shot all the pictures at 2500 (slightly over exposure thank god for RAW and lightroom!)
West Chicago Special Alarm at @ 923 Gates The call came in as a basement fire. Companies arrived to find fire in the basement. It traveled up a plumbing wall into the dormer on the second floor. Fire was under control in about 30 minutes using four handlines.
