At 4:45 Sunday afternoon (7/31), I followed Chicago Engine 65 and Truck 52 down Archer Avenue to this working fire at 36th and Rockwell. They knocked it down from the back door and then went inside and mopped it up. The fire appeared to be contained to the back porches and was essentially out in a few minutes. Engine 65 was in the spare rig and Engine 39 dropped a second line through the front door.
These images were taken on April 23rd at a house fire at 67th and Indiana in Chicago. It was a bedroom fire that was out before I could make it down the block, but I did get a few interesting shots that I thought I would share here. Eric Haak
The East Chicago Fire Department in Northwest Indiana responded to this structure fire at 1500 hrs on Monday (8/25) afternoon. The fire building was located at 14741 South Tod Avenue and appeared to be a vacant apartments over bar or restaurant. The building was about 100 feet deep and the fire eventually consumed most of the frame attic space. Images in this gallery are taken nearly 3 hours into the incident.
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I would also like to take this opportunity to formally launch my new web site. It is still a work in progress and I have a lot to add, but I am satisfied enough at this time to put it out there. Images from this fire and many other incidents can be seen at http://wcfs.smugmug.com/. Hope you enjoy.
