FIRE AT THE OLD POST OFFICE ON W VAN BUREN ST, OVER CONGRESS PARKWAY, CHICAGO

MON JUL 04 2016 ~9:44 AM
Chicago Fire Department
Fire in High-Rise/Working Fire/Still and Box/EMS Plan 1
433 W Van Buren St Chicago, IL



There's a fire at old Chicago post office pic.twitter.com/v0sQ8oy8SE

— Jeff Carlson (@car_jaq) July 4, 2016



Report of a fire on the roof of the old post office over Congress Parkway.

E1 crew on arrival reports smoke coming from the roof from their view at Canal and Van Buren.

Fire Boat "not needed" about 9:55 am.

TL10 assigned to set up along the river by 9:48 am.

Crews locate fire at the Old Post Office in the 15th floor mechanical room.  Rubbish, pallet and some 2x4s were burning. Fire extinguished with hand pumps by 10:14 am.

STILL AND BOX/EMS PLAN 1 Struck Out and Secured on orders of 2-2-1 by 10:14 am.

DEVELOPING ...

UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S): E1  E13   E42

TRUCK(S): T6  T2   T ?? Aerial Tower 1

SQD ?? CV271

RIT: BC ?? T ??

CHIEF(S): BC4
BC1 Forward Fire Command
BC3 Fire Attack

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

SPECIAL: Helicopter 6-8-1

STAGING:

STILL AND BOX ALARM/EMS PLAN 1 AT 09:54 AM

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):  T3  TL10

RIT: BC17  T ??

EMS:   FC 457 BOX   A28  A42   A74  A65   A53 (RIT)

CHIEF(S):  2-1-23

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING:

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