3-11 ALARM FOR MULTIPLE HOUSES BURNING ON S UNION AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT JUL 13 2013 ~10:05 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    3-11 ALARM/MULTIPLE HOUSES
    4425 SOUTH UNION AVE CHICAGO, IL

    MULTIPLE FRAMES 2.5-STORY 25X60 BURNING (CLOSE SPACING).


    VIDEO: Squad 5A snorkel operations and ladder operation by Tower 39 and Truck 18 on South Union Avenue in Chicago (SRResquire).

    BC 15 RIT CHIEF
    BC 15 BECOMES BOX CHIEF
    BC 18 BECOMES RIT CHIEF
    TRK 15 RIT TRK

    ENG 29, TRK 33

    29 TAKE THE REAR

    WORKING FIRE AT 10:05 AM.

    STILL AND BOX AT 10:06 AM
    2-2-5 AND 2-7-3 ON THE STILL AND BOX






    2.5 STORY 25X60 WITH 3 OF RESIDENCES BURNING INITIALLY

    2-11 AT ABOUT 10:09 AM.

    ENG 49 BACK DOWN FROM 44TH ST AND DROP TWO LINES

    ENG 16 BACK DOWN FROM 45TH STREET AND DROP TWO LINES -- CHANGED TO 44TH ST.

    BC 17 TO THE 2-11 AND 2-1-23 TO THE 2-11.

    2-7-10 TO THE 2-11.

    BC 14 TO THE 2-11. 417 TO THE 2-11.

    STAGING 43RD AND UNION PER BC 19.

    BC 3 IS THE SAFETY CHIEF.

    SQD 5A ACCESS 44TH PLACE FROM 43RD.

    2-2-5 FOUR FRAME THREE LINES IN THE REAR AND TWO LINES IN THE FRONT. TWR 39 AT SECTOR 1. EXPOSURES ARE COVERED.

    ENG 19 AS A 2-11 ENGINE ASSIGNED TO DROP A LINE IN THE REAR.

    8 LINES IN SECTOR 1 AND 3 LINES IN SECTOR 3. ADDRESS INVOLVED 4425,4427,4423 WITH SQD 5 AND TWR 1 SET UP AT SECTOR 1.

    4425 IS ORIGINAL FIRE BUILDING.

    3-11 ON ORDERS OF 2-1-23 AT ABOUT 10:36 AM.

    ENG 8 TO THE 3-11.

    2-1-10 REQUESTS THREE ADDITIONAL TRUCKS AT ABOUT 10:49 AM. TRK 4 IS ONE OF THOSE TRUCKS. TRK 30 ALSO TAKING IN THE 2-11 AS SOON AS THEY FINISH HELPING AMB 19 ON ANOTHER CALL. TRK 50 ALSO ON THE CALL FOR THREE EXTRA TRUCKS.

    6-4-19 AND 2-1-3 AT THE 3-11.

    MAKING PROGRESS AT ABOUT 10:56 AM.

    STRUCK OUT ABOUT 11:21 AM.

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