VACANT FACTORY FIRE AT 54TH AVE AND 16TH ST, CICERO -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    TUE JAN 21 2014 ~6:15 PM
    CICERO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ABANDONED FACTORY FIRE/BOX ALARM
    1600 54TH AVE CICERO, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 11 BOX ALARM ON BOX #101 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (ABANDONED FACTORY). 160X550 FACTORY.

    VIDEO: Cicero vacant warehouse fire elevated to a Box Alarm to the 5th level.

    ENGINE(S): BERWYN, NORTH RIVERSIDE (EXCHANGE FOR STICKNEY TRUCK) FOREST PARK

    TRUCK(S): NORTH RIVERSIDE (UNAVAILABLE, ENGINE INSTEAD), OAK PARK, BEDFORD PARK SNORKEL, STICKNEY TRUCK (INSTEAD OF ENGINE ON CARD)

    SQUAD(S): LYONS

    CHIEF(S): OFF-DUTY CICERO CHIEFS, BERWYN 900, LYONS 1301. ALL DIVISION 11 CHIEFS

    SPECIAL: BERWYN REHAB

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: RIVERSIDE ENGINE

    STAGING AT 16TH AND 54TH



    2ND ALARM AT 06:26 PM

    ENGINE(S): RIVER FOREST, LYONS (UNAVAILABLE), RIVERSIDE TO SCENE FROM CHANGE, BROOKFIELD (REPLACES LYONS)

    TRUCK(S): BROADVIEW

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: FOREST VIEW ENGINE

    3RD ALARM AT 06:44 PM 

    ENGINE(S): FOREST VIEW (FROM CHANGE),   BROOKFIELD , PLEASANT VIEW

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: LAGRANGE PARK

    4TH ALARM AT 06:52 PM 

    ENGINE(S): LAGRANGE PARK (FROM CHANGE)  ELMWOOD PARK

    TRUCK(S): CHICAGO

    CHIEF(S): HINSDALE (NOT AVAILABLE)

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: SUMMIT ENGINE

    SPECIAL: CHICAGO HOSE WAGON 6-1-2 AND ENG 26 CONNECTING TO A CHICAGO HYDRANT AT ROOSEVELT AND 54TH ST.

    STRIKE FORCE AT 8:27 PM
    MABAS 11: MABAS STRIKE FORCE REQUEST FOR FIVE ENGINES AND FIVE LADDER TRUCKS FROM MABAS 20 AT 8:27 PM. STAGING AT 16TH STREET AND LARAMIE. RESPONSE WAS LIMITED TO THREE ENGINES AND THREE LADDER TRUCKS.

    MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM ON BOX #101  FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE

    ENGINE(S): BENSENVILLE, MELROSE PARK, NORWOOD PARK

    TRUCK(S): NORTHLAKE, BELLWOOD, HILLSIDE

    MEETING AREA AT BROADVIEW STATION.

    STAGING FOR MABAS DIVISION 20 AT 16TH STREET AND LARAMIE

    FOURTH ALARM OR 4-11 STRUCK OUT AT 1:14 AM.
    FIRE WAS STRUCK OUT WITH EXPECTATIONS OF RE-KINDLES.

    SECOND ALARM FOR RE-KINDLE AT ABOUT 4:00 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT TRK 48 OPERATING A LADDER PIPE, WHILE CICERO FIREFIGHTERS AND MUTUAL AID FIREFIGHTERS WERE WORKING A SECOND 2-11 FIRE (3:59 AM) FOR AN APARTMENT FIRE AT 50TH CT NEAR 14TH ST. 

    CICERO WEATHER CONDITIONS AT TIME OF THE BEGINNING OF THE FIRE:
    Overcast
    9°F
    -13°C
    Humidity52%
    Wind Speed NW 9 mph
    Barometer 30.23 in (1026.2 mb)
    Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
    Visibility 10.00 mi
    Wind Chill -4°F (-20°C)
    Last Update on 21 Jan 5:51 pm CST

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