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Vintage Chicago 4-11 Alarm fire – November 1989

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 2, 2016
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Some shots from a 4-11 at Hastings and Wolcott in Chicago. It was a barrel works as I recall and the embers from this drifted a block away and burned out some rooms on the top floor of an occupied apartment building. I forget it’s exact location. We ran down there just as the companies arrived. It may have been a box or maybe they just grabbed units from the 4-11. Truck 1 was used here with their brand new E-One rig with the pre-piped waterway. This was November 1989.

Steve Redick

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

vintage Chicago fire scene photo

Steve Redick photo

Vintage Chicago fire scene

Posted by firescenesadmin on April 22, 2015
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I just returned from Arkansas. I brought back the rest of my dad’s fire collection and was surprised to find this. 5-11 and 4 Specials at 32nd Place & Bensen in Chicago. I remember dad took this in while I was at school, and I hadn’t seen this photo for many years. I believe the Snorkel setting up may have been SS-1. Most of the shots of this fire I have seen are black & white.

Steve Redick

massive historic fire in Chicago

5-11 and 4 Specials at 32nd and Bensen in Chicago. Warren Redick photo

Vintage Chicago fire scene from the 1950s

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 20, 2015
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These images were taken around 1950 by an aspiring photographer whose last name was Augustyn but I do not have a first name.

The fire was on the Northeast corner of Diversey and Pulaski on the same lot as the Walgreens that is next to Engine 91’s house.  The fire was in the Rainbo Lanes Bowling Alley.  The truck closest to the building is Truck 35 and the one with its aerial up looks like Truck 13 although it is hard to read.  The Water Tower is #2.  Hope you enjoy them.

Eric Haak

classic photo of Chicago firemen working circa 1950

photo by Augustyn

classic photo of large fire in Chicago circa 1950

Rainbo Bowling Alley fire in Chicago circa 1959. photo by Augustyn

classic photo of Chicago firemen working circa 1950

photo by Augustyn

antique fire truck in Chicago circa 1950

photo by Augustyn

Chicago FD classic water tower at fire scene

photo by Augustyn

classic photo of large fire in Chicago circa 1950

photo by Augustyn

classic photo of Chicago firemen working circa 1950

photo by Augustyn

classic photo of Chicago firemen working circa 1950

photo by Augustyn