APARTMENT FIRE ON W VAN BUREN ST NEAR KILPATRICK AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE OCT 04 2016 ~4:15 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Apartment/Working Fire/Still and Box
    4718 W Van Buren St Chicago, IL

    Report of an apartment fire.

    E113 on arrival reports a fire on the first and second floor by 4:18 a.m.

    TL14 Side A.

    BC18 reports A 2-story ordinary vacant residential, fire in the first and second floor rear porches, communication to side Delta "same dimensions, " occupied, Blitz Attack to Side C by E95, two 2 1/2-inch lines stretched, and checking the exposure building.

    BC18 reports 3 2 1/2-inch lines stretch, heavy fire on the first and second floor, porch fire knocked with the deck gun, dangerous front porch and avoiding interior entry from the front door -- may be going through the windows by 4:28 a.m.

    224 reports three lines led out, master stream TL14 on Side A, dangerous front porch, 100% defensive ops, vacant building, no exposure at Side B and Side D 4:34 a.m.

    E117 taking a hydrant across Cicero.

    No searches at 4:43 a.m.

    Minor exposure problem at the rear of 4714 Side D-Delta by 4:48 a.m.

    Partial collapse of the roof by 4:48 a.m.

    Still in defensive mode with master stream working, no extension at 5:03 a.m.

    Rehab setup at Side A-D near TL14.

    Master sream from TL14 on the roof, three hand lines -- two in Side D and one in exposure building Side D by 5:20 am.

    Making progress, roof is down, dangerous coping Side A, chimney leaning on Side B, cmpanies working and rehabing, still defensive mode at 5:32 a.m.

    Striking out the Still and Box on orders of 2-2-4, extensive washdown and releasing staging companies -- E96 and E48 at 5:40 a.m.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E113 E95

    TRUCK(S): T26 TL14

    SQD2 CV271

    RIT: BC14 T29

    CHIEF(S): BC18

    EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??

    STAGING: Cicero and Madison

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 4:20 AM

    ENGINE(S): E117

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 224
    BC17 Box Chief
    BC7 Plans Chief

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING:

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