FACTORY FIRE ON N ROCKWELL ST NEAR ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~7:48 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FACTORY FIRE/2-11/STILL & BOX/WORKING FIRE
    3057 N ROCKWELL ST CHICAGO, IL


    REPORT OF A FACTORY FIRE.

    BC7 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 3-STORY FACTORY, 75X125 WITH SMOKE SHOWING.


    CV272 REPORTS A 3-STORY FACTORY, 100x200 WITH A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, FIREFIGHTERS IN DEFENSIVE MODE AT 7:58 PM.

    DIMENSIONS CORRECTED TO 50X150.


    FIREFIGHTERS CONNECTED A 4-INCH HOSE LINE TO THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING, WHICH SEEMED TO BE HELPING FIGHT THE FIRE BY ABOUT 8:27 PM.

    GROUND LADDERS ON SIDE D AND SIDE A. WATER FED TO TOWER LADDERS(S) AND SQUAD 2.  MOST BLOCK GLASS WINDOWS TAKEN OUT BY ABOUT 8:27 PM.

    FOUR LINES ON THE FIRE IN DEFENSIVE MODE AT 8:40 PM.

    RESERVE SNORKEL REQUESTED -- ASSIGNED TO COME IN FROM THE SOUTH ON ROCKWELL AT 8:50 PM (T19 CREW BRINGING THE SPARE SNORKEL 6-6-1).

    FOUR MASTER STREAMS (TWO TOWERS) AND ONE COMMAND POINT ADVANTAGE, AND STILL IN DEFENSIVE MODE AT 9:12 PM.

    AUTOMATIC ALARM ACTIVATED AT 3118 ROCKWELL -- FIREFIGHTERS BELIEVE ALARM IS ACTIVATED BY A WATER PRESSURE DROP.

    ALL GAS SHUT OFF, ONE HANDLINE POINT ADVANTAGE, 2 TOWERS WITH MASTER STREAMS, SQUAD 2 SNORKEL WITH A STREAM, AND POSITIONING SNORKEL AT 9:29 PM.

    2-11 ALARM STRUCK OUT AT 9:51 PM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-22. TWO SNORKELS AND TWO TOWER LADDERS STILL WORKING. ONE ENGINE AND ONE TRUCK WORKING WITH THE LIGHT WAGON.

    VIDEO: Warehouse fire on Rockwell Street near Barry Avenue between Elston Avenue and Belmont Avenue.


    STILL FRAME TIME-LAPSE: Wall collapse sequence at 3057 North Rockwell Street near Barry Avenue between Elston Avenue and Belmont Avenue in Chicago.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E106 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T13 TL21

    SQD2 CV272

    RIT: BC10 T38

    CHIEF(S): BC7

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


    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 07:50 PM

    ENGINE(S): E57

    TRUCK(S): T28

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-2-2     2-1-3A    4-4-5  2-1-22    4-1-11
    BC3 PLANS CHIEF

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: BELMONT AND CALIFORNIA

    2-11 ALARM AT 08:05 PM ON ORDERS OF  2-2-2

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S): T36  TL10

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-22    4-1-11   BC18
    BC9 SAFETY CHIEF

    SPECIAL: SPARE SNORKEL 6-6-1, LIGHT WAGON

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