EXTRA ALARM 2-11 HOUSE FIRE WITH EXPOSURES ON SOUTH ESCANABA AVE, CHICAGO

    MON OCT 29 2012 ~4:21 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    8847 S ESCANABA CHICAGO, IL

    UPDGRADED TO 2-11 AT 4:39 AM. BN 17 RIT, TRK 15 RIT  3-STORY FRAME FULLY-INVOLVED WITH FIRE COMMUNICATING TO THE NORTH.   TRK 17 AT SECTOR 1. WORKING FIRE IMMEDIATELY UPGRADED TO STILL & BOX. TRK 49 TO THE BOX.  BN 24 BOX CHIEF. BN 18 PLANS CHIEF. STAGING IS 88TH ST AND COMMERCIAL. TWR 34 SETTING UP TOWER OPERATION. BN 23 REPORTS: EXPOSURES ON BOTH SIDES. THREE LINES ON THE FIRE. THEN 4 LINES ON FIRE BUILDING AND EXPOSURES.

    TWO MASTER STREAMS AND 5 LINES ON THE FIRE. SECTOR 2 APPEARS VACANT; SECTOR 4 IS OCCUPIED -- BOTH INVOLVED WITH FIRE. PRIMARY BUILDING INITIALLY NOT SEARCHED BECAUSE OF FULL INVOLVEMENT. SEARCHES UNDERWAY IN THE TWO EXPOSURE BUILDINGS.


    EMS STAGING AT 89TH AND MUSKEGON AVE. ONE VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO TRINITY WITH SMOKE INHALATION.

    AIR MASK TRUCK 6-4-4 REQUESTED AT 5:21AM. MAKING PROGRESS AT 5:33 AM. THE 2-11 WAS STRUCK OUT ABOUT 5:48 AM.


    Get updates in your Facebook feed

Blog Archive