CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
FACTORY FIRE/2-11/STILL & BOX/WORKING FIRE
3057 N ROCKWELL ST CHICAGO, IL
CFD battling fire in 3000 block of N. Rockwell. Reportedly a paper factory. pic.twitter.com/4vo70V09op
— Eric Horng (@EricHorngABC7) December 22, 2015
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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At the scene of a 2-11 fire at an industrial warehouse in 3000 block of N Rockwell. #Chicago pic.twitter.com/fbHytrKkKR
— Alex Chachkevitch (@chachkevitch) December 22, 2015