MULTIPLE APARTMENT HOUSE FIRES ON SOUTH WOOD ST NEAR 53RD ST, CHICAGO

      MON JUL 09 2018 ~2:33 AM
      Chicago Fire Department
      Working Fire/Still and Box/2-11 Alarm
      5336 South Wood St Chicago, IL

      Report of multiple apartment houses on fire.

      Crew on arrival reports a 2-1/2-story ordinary, hitting it with a deck gun, possibly 5328 South Wood ... with a little communication to the south structure by 2:35 a.m. Upgraded to Still and Box at 2:35 a.m. and 2:11 Alarm by 2:46 a.m.     

      Third engine  (E39) assigned to the rear) at 2:41 a.m. 

      Fourth engine (E50) assigned to feed E123.

      BC6 reports water problems and requests at 2-11 Alarm by 2:46 a.m.

      BC6 reports three 2 1/2 lines on Side B, and a line on the exposure to Side B.

      E84 assigned to feed the tower at 53rd St and Wood by 7:49 a.m.

      E101 crew assigned to Side B in the rear by 2:51 a.m.

      2-2-1 in command at 2:57 a.m.

      CV274 summary (3 buildings on fire)

      2-story ordinary heavy construction 25x100, vacant, direct defensive;

      1 1/2-story, 25 x 50 occupied with lines in the attic;

      2 1/2-story vacant, 25x75 frame, vacant, also defensive

      TL39 hitting the main fire building with a partial collapse and all defensive. E49, E116, T18, SQD5 and BC4 are in the 2 1/2-story making progress by 3:12 a.m.

      The 5324 address to the north is being evacuated -- going defensive by 3:18 a.m. E49, T18, BC4 are PAR by 3:20 a.m.

      Tower ladder working the south exposure, main fire building 1 3/4 attack, handlines on the C and D side all exterior attack on the northern exposure by 3:29 a.m.

      Going defensive and PAR while the chimney is knocked down at the 1 1/2-story frame at 3:39 a.m.

      Making progress and striking out the 2-11 by 3:42 a.m. on oders of 2-1-27.

      FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

      ENGINE(S): E ??  E123 

      TRUCK(S): T ??   T ??  TL ?? 

      SQD5  CV274 

      RIT: BC5  T41 

      CHIEF(S): BC6 

      EMS: A ??  FC ??  STANDBY A ?? 

      STAGING:



      STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 2:35 AM on orders of TL39

      ENGINE(S): E49  E50

      TRUCK(S):

      SQUAD(S):

      EMS:

      CHIEF(S): 2-2-1    2-1-27
      BC15 Box Chief
      BC19 Plans Chief

      SPECIAL:

      CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

      STAGING: 55th and Wood



      2-11 ALARM AT 02:46 AM on orders of BC6

      ENGINE(S): E101 E84  E29  E129

      TRUCK(S):  TL54

      SQUAD(S):

      EMS:

      CHIEF(S): 2-2-1    2-1-27
      BC2 Safety Chief
      BC4 and BC20 report to Incident Commander

      SPECIAL:

      CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

      STAGING:

      STRUCK OUT AT 3:42 AM on orders of 2-1-27

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