Chicago FD Engine 72

All posts tagged Chicago FD Engine 72

The city had been buffeted by sustained high winds for a full day at the time of this job, and still high wind gusts throughout the event as well as miserably cold conditions. Two buildings were involved with some minor communication to a 3rd larger building. I believe the original fire building may have been a pizza joint. Rumor had it that high winds caused arcing power lines which ignited the siding, though I’m not sure how accurate this is. The streets in this area were raised so from street level they appear to be single-story buildings but in the rear they are two stories, a unique situation in this area. All the photos and video can be seen here:
Steve Redick

Chicago FD Truck 17 working at a fire
Steve Redick photo
Chicago FD Squad 5A working at a fire
Steve Redick photo
heavy smoke from commercial building fire
Steve Redick photo
Firefighters operate hose line at smokey fire scene
Steve Redick photo
heavy smoke from commercial building fire
Steve Redick photo
Chicago FD Squad 5A working at a fire
Steve Redick photo
heavy smoke from commercial building fire
Steve Redick photo

Sunday (2/25) was an intensely windy day in the Chicago area which made for difficult firefighting conditions. The second 2-11 alarm for Chicago on this day was at 88th Street and Commercial Avenue and started in a pizza parlor that had occupied that address since the 1950’s. The fire was reported to have started in the rear of the structure and heavy winds blowing across from the west quickly escalated the incident. Eric Haak

massive smoke and flames from commercial building fire in Chicago
Eric Haak photo
smoke and flames from commercial building fire in Chicago
Mike Fox photo
smoke and flames from commercial building fire in Chicago
Mike Fox photo
Mike Fox photo
Chicago FD Engine 72 flows deck gun
Eric Haak photo
commercial building fire with smoke and flames
Eric Haak photo
Chicago FD Squad 5A
Mike Fox photo
smoke and flames from commercial building fire in Chicago
Mike Fox photo
Chicago FD Squad 5A
Eric Haak photo
Chicago FD Squad 5A
Eric Haak photo
smoke and flames from commercial building fire in Chicago
Mike Fox photo
dual Chicago FD tower ladder buckets with master streams
Eric Haak photo

more photos at Chicagoareafire.com

Chicago firefighters made one rescue while battling fire in a two-story commercial building with apartments above at 7130 S. South Chicago Avenue 2/12/18. Steve Redick

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 122 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 72 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 63 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Squad 5A at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Squad 5A at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 37 at work

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Engine 47 at work

Steve Redick photo

Here are a few shots of Saturday’s working fire in Chicago at 7814 S. Phillips (9/19/15). The fire started on the second floor of a three-story, occupied apartment building and extended to the third floor.

Eric Haak

Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

Eric Haak photo

firefighter washing down after fighting a fire

Eric Haak photo

firefighter overhauling after fighting a fire

Eric Haak photo

firefighter overhauling after fighting a fire

Eric Haak photo

Images from Eric Haak of another huge fire in Chicago that occurred September 24, 2007.

At about 1630hrs on September 24th, 2007, companies in the 23rd Battalion on Chicago’s southeast side responded to 91st and South Commercial Avenue for the report of a structure fire.  First companies reported smoke from the roof of a 125 x 100 truss roof commercial clothing store.  The store was open at the time, but all patrons were able to self evacuate without any issues.

The fire was started by roofers.  The building was an oddly built structure as it was one story in sector 1 but dropped below ground level in sector 3 for a height of about 3 stories.  I remember that this fire spread quickly and that Battalion 23 ordered a frantic emergency evacuation from the roof just before I got on scene.  This fire featured one of my favorite rig shots I’ve ever captured as Engine 81 was parked right on the corner and had their deck gun working a heavily involved storefront.

3-11 Alarm Fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

Eventually the roof did collapse and part of the wall in sector 1 fell into the street.  The second photo shows then Commissioner Raymond Orozco at the command post.  He is also seen descending Tower Ladder 37 after getting an aerial vantage point of the incident’s progress.

3-11 Alarm Fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

3-11 Alarm Fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

 

Tower Ladder 37, Engine 72 and Squad 5a were set up in sector 2.  Engine 81 and Tower Ladder 34 were set up in the intersection at the sector 1/2 corner.  Truck 49 worked a line from their area further north on Commercial in Sector 1, and Engine 46 worked their deck gun slightly north of that position in sector 1.  Engine 47 worked their deck gun from the alley off the sector 3/4 corner.

3-11 Alarm Fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

3-11 Alarm Fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo

3-11 Alarm Fire in Chicago

Eric Haak photo