TWO HOUSES BURN, MAN INJURED ON WOLCOTT AVE NEAR 62ND ST, CHICAGO -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    TUE DEC 26 2017 ~3:21 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Two House Fires/Still and Box/2-11 Alarm
    6151 South Wolcott Ave Chicago, IL

    Report of a house fire with "people trapped from the basement to the second floor" ... all accounted for, but one injured ... fire spreads to house next-door ... elevated to 2-11 Alarm.

    T41 Side A.

    BC6 reports a 1-1/2-story frame, 20x50 with a fire in the basement, one line led out by 3:27 p.m.

    E123 (Third Engine) assigned to Side A by 3:27 p.m.

    Homeowner reports everyone is out of the building, but entry difficult because of hoarder situation by 3:29 p.m.

    BC6 reports companies are going defensive, conducting a PAR at 3:37 p.m.

    Main fire building is a 2 1/2-story 25x50 frame with a fire in the basement and the first floor with a Side D exposure. All members pulled of the roof and out of the building by 3:43 p.m..

    The exposure building is 6153 South Wolcott Ave -- a 2-story ordinary about 25x75 to the south of the first fire building.

    2-2-1 reports five handlines on the 2 1/2-story frame and one line on an exposure to the south. Setting up the elevated master stream by 3:44 p.m.

    One patient Code Red being transported by A8 crew at about 3:51 p.m..

    Human Service needed for five adults.

    2-11 by about 3:58 p.m.

    275 reports operations are entirely defensive, PAR is complete with all companies accounted for, and the tower ladder is operating by 4:03 p.m.

    Looking for the warming bus at 4:25 p.m.

    CV275 reports there is no fire in the exposure building, and they're making progress at 4:42 p.m.

    CV275 reports 5 handlines are still working and two master streams. Companies are rotating in and out of the warming bus by 5:10 p.m.

    The exposure building is cleared by 5:10 p.m.

    2-11 STRUCK OUT AT 5:16 PM on orders of 2-1-27.

    Shutting down elevated master streams for re-positioning and currently working with 4 handlines by 5:25 p.m.



    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E101 E ?? E123 (Third Engine)

    TRUCK(S): T41 T ?? TL ??

    SQD5 CV275

    RIT: BC15 T51

    CHIEF(S): BC 6

    CHIEF(S): 2-2-1
    BC19 Box Chief
    BC20 Plans Chief

    EMS: A8 FC ?? STANDBY A ??

    STAGING: 60th and Damen

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING:

    2-11 ALARM AT 3:58 PM

    ENGINE(S): E39 E16

    TRUCK(S): TL54

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS: A49

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-3A 2-1-27
    BC4 Safety Chief
    BC21 Report to Incident Commander

    SPECIAL: Warming Bus

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: 60th and Damen

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