- FRI FEB 17 2012 ~1829
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX; FIRE ON ROOF AND TENTH FLOOR
433 WEST VAN BUREN STREET, CHICAGO, IL
STILL AND BOX WITH A FIRE ON THE ROOF AND 10TH FLOOR OF THE OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING OVER CONGRESS PARKWAY. PROBLEM WITH STANDPIPES AND GETTING WATER TO UPPER FLOORS. FIRST FIRE FOUND WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH HAND EXTINGUISHERS. MORE FIRE FOUND, BUT STANDPIPES WERE NOT EFFECTIVE. TOWER LADDER FED WATER TO UPPER LEVEL. SQUAD 1 WASN'T AVAILABLE -- WORKING ON ELEVATOR RESCUE ON RANDOLPH. SQUAD 2 WAS REPLACEMENT. STAGING WAS AT CANAL AND VAN BUREN. EMS PLAN 1