fire engines at night fire scene
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I was home for a family function this weekend, and, has been the custom over the past 50 years, I caught a job.
At 0345 Sunday, Fire Alarm was receiving multiple calls for a fire on Garfield St. in South Lawrence. Fire was in an unoccupied 3 decker, a three-story frame 25×75 probably 100 years old and of balloon-frame construction. Initial assignment 2E, Ladder 4 and Rescue = 12 personnel plus the deputy chief (Box 6111).
The 3rd engine was sent while companies were enroute. A 2nd alarm was quickly transmitted bringing the rest of Lawrence’s equipment ( 1 E and Ladder 5).Initially fire appeared to be on all floors including the basement and was in Sector C. Companies set up defensive and eventually the fire burned through the cockloft and roof and took the entire 3rd floor out.A 3rd alarm was pulled bringing Methuen and Andover pumps and a Lowell ladder to the scene. Station coverage was Dracut, Salem NH, and North Andover I think. Attached images show conditions on arrival; the extreme difficulty in placing ground ladders or even an aerial to get to the roof due to wires. Ultimately 3 ladder pipes ( including Lowell Ladder 2) were in operation plus 4 hand lines.
Jim Regan
I happened to be pretty close to this alarm the other night at 9th & Roosevelt. This looked like it had some potential but was well under control when I arrived just behind the box alarm companies. From what I could gather it was a basement fire that did spread upwards, but well controlled. Took a few rig shots, and the Hummer just doesn’t seem to fit on the fireground but is kinda cool anyway.
Steve Redick
more photos at chicagoareafire.com
Last night, 7661 Marmora, in Skokie, IL. Single digit temps. This was a campus that housed challenged adults at one time, I don’t believe it has this use anymore. It is on a cul-de-sac and the hydrant near the building is on a dead-end main I’m told. They had some long lead outs for additional water.
The fire was through the roof on arrival, and they had some master streams working in short order. These are the first shots I was able to get of their new Engine 17 (Pierce Dash CF). Ice and extreme cold were definitely factors at this fire.
This building appeared larger than some of the cottage types, leading me to believe it may have been used as some sort of admin center. I would also like to say bright blue Mars lights on a rig ruin a lot of photos 😉 did some black and white experimenting on some of those images
Steve
Additional photos have been posted to Chicagoareafire.com
All the photos will be on my site:
www.ksc711.smugmug.com
More newspaper images out of Steve Redick’s archives from the 1950s.