VACANT HOUSE FIRE NEAR BALTIMORE AVE AND 87 ST, CHICAGO

    THU MAR 13 2014 ~4:47 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
    8637 S BALTIMORE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    POLICE ON SCENE REPORT A VACANT BUILDING IS ON FIRE. E46 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS THEY'RE ON THE SCENE WITH A 2.5-STORY FRAME AND THEY HAVE A FIRE. BC23 REPORTS A TWO-STORY FRAME WITH FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND WORKING ON FORCED ENTRY FOR THE BUILDING THAT IS BOARDED UP. COMPANIES WORKING.

    TWO LINES ON THE FIRE, COMPANIES MAKING PROGRESS AT ABOUT 5:04 AM.

    ENGINE(S): E46 E126

    TRUCK(S): T17 T49

    SQD5 CV274

    RIT: T24 T42

    CHIEF(S): BC23

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 5:10 AM

    CHIEF(S):
    BC17 PLANS CHIEF
    2-1-10
    2-2-6

    TL34?

    2.5-STORY FRAME WITH A FIRE ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR. THREE LINES ON THE FIRE AND USING SQUAD 5.

    SEARCHES NEGATIVE SO FAR BUT DISCONTINUED AS COMPANIES GO DEFENSIVE AT ABOUT 5:38 AM.

    MAKING PROGRESS AT 5:45 AM.

    FIRE IS OUT AT 5:51 AM.

    STAGING: 87TH ST AND COMMERCIAL

    STRUCK OUT AT 5:51 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

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