Chicago, IL - 3-11 Alarm with many Special Call's - 8/27-28/14 *Pix/vid

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8/27/14  .... 2252 hours
Chicago Fire Dept.
Englewood Fire Alarm Office (EFAO)
3-11 alarm with many Special Call's
6308 S. Halsted St.
Chicago, IL

22:52 Still & Box Alarm - by orders of EFAO

23:04 Fireground traffic: "2 cuts were made in the floor and it's rolling in the basement"

23:04 3 story brick 100x200, vacant apartments over occupied commercial building. Basement fire, a couple lines led out, cutting hole in floor. Co.'s standing by until we find the seat of the fire.

23:12 2-11 Alarm - by orders of ? ? ?

23:12 Special Call for High-Expansion Foam Unit 6-3-1

23:18 DC 2-1-30 assuming command

23:23 Report from scene: Co.'s going defensive

23:30 2-7-4: Companies defensive. 3 story 100x150 apartments over commercial. Fire breached through floor.

23:31        ? ? ? is responding to the 2-11

23:34 DC 2-1-30 Special Call the Reserve Snorkel (1982 Seagrave) from E35

23:39 3-11 Alarm - by orders of ? ? ?

Time??      Special Call for Deluge Unit/Turret Wagon

23:50 Asking for the Deluge Gun to come in from the west on 63rd St. E104 has the message.

00:09 2-1-3 responding to the 3-11

Time??      Special Call for a Hose Wagon

00:39 Hose Wagon 6-1-2 responding

00:53 5 master streams, 5 multi-versals working and more (radio traffic covered by fireground)

00:57 Heavy fire through the roof

01:07 Red Cross responding with a Canteen

01:19 Tower Ladd. 39 reports fire through the roof, closer to Sector B. Not sure what the explosion was, but the fire intensified.

01:22 5 Master Streams, 6 Handlines operating. Companies are "holding their own"

03:08 3-11 struck out by orders of 2-1-6. Companies will be on scene for quite a while.
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STILL alarm:
E84, 116
T51, 18
B19 - Still Chief
RIT: T20, B18 
SQD. 5/5A
Cmnd. Van 2-7-4
ALS Ambulance
ALS Ambulance for RIT
ALS Ambulance to Standby
EMS Field Chief (4-5-x)

STILL & BOX:
E54, 123
TL39
B20 - Box Chief
B21 - Plans Chief
Dep. Dist. Chief 2-2-5 
OFI Car (4-6-x)

2-11:
E50, 101, 73, 129
T30, T ??
TL37 
B15
B ??
Dist. Chief 2-1-30
Special Ops. Batt. Chief 5-1-5
Mobile Battery Vehicle 6-3-9
Air Mask 6-4-4
Media Affairs Officer (4-1-10 to 4-1-14)
5-11 Club Canteen ? (4-0-1 or 4-0-2)
Special Call's:
E26 with Hi-Expansion Foam Unit 6-3-1
E28 with Light Wagon 9-1-5
E49 with Rehab. Unit 5-7-1
E35 with Reserve Snorkel 1 (6-6-1)

3-11:
E122, 60, 63, 121
Fire Commissioner 2-1-3 ...driver 2-1-3A
Deputy Fire Commissioner (2-1-5 to 2-1-8)
Assistant Deputy Fire Commissioner (2-1-9 to 2-1-12)
Special Call's:
E104 with Turret Wagon 6-7-6 (...6-7-3 from E108 is farther away)
Hose Wagon 6-1-2 ; unknown who brought it from E26's house (...unsure why 6-1-1 from E81 didn't respond, should be closer)
 
That looks like your old fashion snot slinging Chicago fire that no amount of fire department effort is going to stop.

Good photos and good work by the CFD
 
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