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Working fire in Gary, IN – July 25, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 28, 2015
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Here are some images of a working fire in Gary, Indiana on Saturday (7/25) afternoon.  The still came in around 1:45 pm and was out in ten minutes.  The image of Truck 1 was taken exactly 10 minutes after Engine 4 (marked 5) landed.

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fire truck at fire scene with heavy smoke

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heavy smoke from apartment fire

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heavy smoke from apartment fire

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firemen immersed in smoke at doorway

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firemen enter house fire engulfed in smoke

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firemen overhaul fire scene

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heavy smoke from apartment fire

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firemen overhaul fire scene

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fire scene in Gary Indiana

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fire engine at fire scene in Gary Indiana

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Commercial fire in Gary, Indiana – April 11, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 14, 2015
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Another busy weekend for the Gary Fire Department.  This was at the corner of 43rd and Georgia Street and was a one-story grocery store.  As you can see in the third image, water pressure became an issue at one point.  Lake Ridge was brought in as an additional engine company so that other Gary resources could remain in place.  While this was an active incident, Engine 8 had a brush fire on the opposite side of town.  Gary companies working this incident were Engines 9 and 5, Truck 2 and Squad 2.

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fire scene with heavy smoke

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firemen at fire scene

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fireman waits for water at building fire

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HME fire truck at fire scene

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fireman directs master stream from aerial ladder tip

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firemen at fire scene

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Sutphen fire truck at fire scene

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HME fire truck at fire scene

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A day in Gary, Indiana – March 15, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 19, 2015
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I spent Sunday (3/15/15) in Gary, Indiana and even though I didn’t catch the big one, the day was at least interesting as it usually is in Gary.  Companies were dispatched to a dwelling fire in the 2400 block of Colfax around 12:45.  I was on the other side of town and missed the address so by the time I arrived it was mostly out.  Turned out to be the same vacant dwelling that was burned a few weeks ago.

firemen at vacant house fire

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fireman at vacant house fire

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fireman after fighting fire

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Gary FD apparatus

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Gary FD apparatus

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Gary FD apparatus

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Gary FD apparatus

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Gary FD apparatus

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Truck 2 broke down while en route and had to be replaced with Truck 1 from the other side of town.  With decent light I took a few shots of the responding rigs.  Squad 2 is now responding in the Chevy 3500 that is pictured.  They responded with three in the rig.

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At about 2:00, a brush fire came in out in Miller (the far east side of town).  The fire was on a hill that was directly behind an apartment complex.  Engine 7 had to back into a position at the base of the hill to feed a line over a retention wall in order to gain access.  Nothing spectacular but better than nothing.

fireman fights brush fire

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fireman fights brush fire

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Sutphen fire engine in Gary

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Sutphen fire engine in Gary

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Working fire in Gary, IN – February 24, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 11, 2015
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Took in this fire in Gary (IN) on Tuesday (2/24/15) at 6th Avenue and Taney. I arrived well after the fire was out. Fire was in a one-sty frame, 25×40. First companies had heavy fire showing from the roof on arrival. Units on the still alarm were Engine’s 8, & 13, Truck 1, Squad 2, and Medic 404.

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Gary IN Ferrara fire engine

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charred remains of a house fire

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soaking wet fireman picks up hose

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soaking wet fireman picks up hose

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firemen pose after fighting a fire

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House fire in Gary, IN – January 31, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on February 2, 2015
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The Gary, Indiana Fire Department fought 6 fires within 12 hours on Saturday, January 31st.  This was the last of those fires which was dispatched just before noon and was at 24th and Colfax, just 2 blocks north of Station 13.  There was also a fire at 36th and Colfax in the early morning hours.

Like the other 5 buildings, this structure was vacant.  It was a 1-story, 35×50 frame with an attached garage.  It appeared that the main body of the fire was in the rear section that looked like an addition to the original home.  An initial interior attack was made which knocked down a good portion of the fire.  Companies then backed out and the fire in the rear addition was put out from the exterior.  Also pictured are Engines 8 and 13 as well as Truck 2.

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vacant house on fire

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firemen stretch hose at a fire

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firemen stretch hose at a fire

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fireman with a hose line battling a fire

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fireman with a hose line battling a fire

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fireman with a hose line battling a fire

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Gary Indiana fire truck

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Gary Indiana fire truck

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Gary Indiana fire truck

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