Pages

VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE: 5-11 ALARM ON S KOSTNER AVE NEAR 26TH ST, CHICAGO

SAT NOV 05 2016 ~2:02 AM
Chicago Fire Department
Commercial Building Fire/Working Fire/Still and Box/2-11 Alarm/3-11 Alarm/4-11 Alarm/5-11 Alarm
2559 S Kostner Ave Chicago, IL



Report of a vacant commercial building fire.

BC14 reports a 3-story ordinary, 100x200, with a fire in the rear.

SQD1 assigned to put the snorkel to work.

Side Note: About 40 cars reported to be involved in street racing nearby on Loomis between 25th St and Cermak.

Second RIT Chief and Truck requested for the rear of the building -- BC6 and T7 assigned.

Third Tower Ladder for the 3-11 requested by 2:30 a.m.

Firefighting is defensive with all firefighters "safe".

Rear wall collapse by 3:36 a.m.

Requesting at 2:45 a.m. the spare snorkel to come from the west to C Sector, also the Deluge unit to come to the scene.

Hose wagon requested at 2:46 a.m.

Four elevated streams -- two on the B-Side and two on the D-Side.

CV274 reporting there was a collapse involving the building and requests an immediate response of the building department at 3:44 a.m.

9 master streams; 5 are elevated at 3:59 a.m.

Going to interior attack at 5:01 a.m.
UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S): E38 E107

TRUCK(S): T ?? T32 TL ??

SQD1? CV274

RIT: BC18 T26

CHIEF(S): BC14

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

STAGING:

STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 02:05 AM

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S):
BC15 Box Chief
BC4 Plans Chief

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING: 26th and Keeler


Large vacant industrial complex..numerous tower ladders, snorkel and turret wagon in operation ... early collapse captured ... dispatch audio and some fireground traffic added (VIDEO CREDIT: Steve Redick).


2-11 ALARM AT 02:10 AM on orders of BC14.

ENGINE(S): E95

TRUCK(S): T52 TL5

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S): BC2 & BC17 are 2-11 Chiefs
BC6 Safety Chief -- re-assigned to second RIT.

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING:

3-11 ALARM AT 02:22 AM on orders of 2-2-4.

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S):

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING:

4-11 ALARM AT 02:39 AM on orders of 2-1-8

ENGINE(S): E34

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S):

SPECIAL:

STAGING: Changed to 26th and Kostner -- incorrect; staging remains at 26th and Keeler


5-11 ALARM AT 02:57 AM on orders of 2-1-8

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S):

EMS:

CHIEF(S):

SPECIAL:

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING:

LIVE TRAFFIC MAP …
http://maps.google.com/?q=2559+s+kostner+ave+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17&layer=t

Get updates in your Facebook feed
facebook.com/CardinalEmergencies







Chicago, IL MAP
google.com/maps/place/Chicago,+IL

GOOGLE SEARCH INCIDENT ADDRESS
google.com/search?q=2559+S+Kostner+Ave+Chicago,+IL

GOOGLE SEARCH Chicago Fire Department
google.com/search?q=Chicago+Fire+Department+Illinois

Chicago Fire Department NEWS
google.com/search?q=Chicago+Fire+Department+ILLINOIS&tbm=nws

Chicago, IL NEWS
google.com/search?q=Chicago,+IL+ILLINOIS&tbm=nws

SEARCH YOUR OWN with PRE-DEFINED SEARCHES
search.chicagofiremap.net