FIRE AT FOOD MART 75TH ST NEAR VERNON AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT NOV 29 2014 ~7:19 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STOREFRONT BASEMENT FIRE/STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
    416 E 75TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE IN A STOREFRONT.

    BC23 REPORTS A 1-STORY STOREFRONT, 25X75

    TWO 2 1/2 LINES WORKING OUTSIDE AND PUTTING THE SNORKEL TO WORK AT 7:35 PM.

    BASEMENT FIRE, COMPANIES GOING DEFENSIVE.


    2-1-5 IS INCIDENT COMMAND AT 7:42 PM.

    2-1-5 REPORTS 5 LINES ON THE FIRE IN A 30X75 BUILDING WHICH IS FULLY-INVOLVED; CHECKING FOR EXTENSIONS AT 7:50 PM.

    FIRE WALLS ON THE B AND D SIDES ARE HOLDING, HEAVY FIRE IN THE MAIN FIRE BUILDING; STILL CHECKING FOR EXTENSION AT 8:02 PM.

    COMED SHUTTING DOWN POWER TO STORES IN THE AREA AT ABOUT 8:10 PM.

    FIVE 2 1/2 LINES ON THE FIRE WITH THE SNORKEL AND A TOWER LADDER WORKING, FIRE WALLS ARE HOLDING ON A ONE-STORY ORDINARY -- 30X75 AT 8:13 PM.

    EXPOSURE BUILDINGS:
    SIDE B IS 75X125 (ONE STORY)
    SIDE D IS 75X125 (ONE STORY)

    MASTER STREAMS FROM THE TOWER AND THE SNORKEL WORKING. ONE 2 1/2 WORKING ON THE C SIDE, AND ONE 2 /12 WORKING ON THE A SIDE AT 8:52 PM.

    MAJORITY OF THE FIRE IS DOWN IN THE FIRE BUILDING. SMALL EXTENSION IN D SIDE OF THE EXPOSURE BUILDING. A HANDLINE WITH TWO COMPANIES GOING INSIDE THE BUILDING FOR INTERIOR KNOCKDOWN (EXPOSURE BUILDING?). TWO MASTER STREAMS -- 2 1/2 REAR AND FRONT AND A 1 3/4 LINE INTERIOR (EXPOSURE BUILDING?) AT 9:03 PM.

    FIRE CONTAINED IN THE EXPOSURE BUILDING CONTAINED BY 9:12 PM.

    STILL AND BOX ALARM STRUCK OUT AT 9:15 PM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-5.

    RUNDOWN ...

    ENGINE(S): E122   E47

    TRUCK(S): T30 T20

    SQD5 CV274

    RIT: BC18 T16

    CHIEF(S): BC23

    EMS: A14 FC458 STANDBY A ??

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 07:30 PM

    ENGINE(S): ??

    TRUCK(S): ??

    CHIEF(S): BC17 BOX CHIEF
    BC21 PLANS CHIEF
    2-2-6

    STAGING: 77TH AND KING DR

    STRUCK OUT AT 9:15 PM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-5.
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