FIRE ON 7TH FLOOR OF THE OLD POST OFFICE ON WEST HARRISON ST, CHICAGO

    TUE NOV 22 2016 ~10:10 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Still in a High-Rise/Still and Box/2-11
    404 W Harrison St Chicago, IL



    Report of a fire in a high-rise building. Fire on multiple floors of the old post office.

    Rope-assisted search with heavy smoke on the 7th floor.

    Now reporting smoke on the 7th floor, but no heat; order for companies to search the 6th floor.

    Order to close off the expressway as firefighters are breaking glass into expressway traffic on Congress Parkway below.

    Two standpipes setting up. Primary search underway.

    Requesting Air Mask Truck 6-4-5 to the front of the building.

    5-7-1 requested east of the fire building.

    Primary search complete and negative throughout the entire building. All companies working by 10:56 a.m.

    Fire has been extinguished with a 2 1/2-inch line, visibility conditions are clear, all companies working by 11:04 a.m.

    One firefighter trans

    Striking out the 2-11 Alarm at 11:12 a.m. on orders of 2-1-10.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E42?     E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? T ?? TL5

    SQD1 CV271

    RIT: BC17 T8

    CHIEF(S): BC ??
    FORWARD FIRE COMMAND:
    FIRE ATTACK:

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

    STAGING:



    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 10:16 AM

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S):

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING:



    2-11 ALARM AT 10:16 AM

    ENGINE(S): E14

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-10    4-8-1

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING:

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