Skokie IL Box alarm 7661 Marmora Dec 10,2013

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Last night, 7661 Marmora...single digit temps. This was a campus that housed challenged adults at one time...I don't believe it has this use anymore. It is on a cul de sac and the hydrant near the building is on a dead end main I'm told. They had some long lead outs for additional water. The fire was through the roof on arrival, and they had some master streams working in short order. These are the first shots I was able to get of their new engine 17. Ice and extreme cold were definitely factors at this fire. This building appeared larger than some of the cottage types, leading me to believe it may have been used as some sort of admin center...I would also like to say bright blue mars lights on a rig ruin a lot of photos    did some black and white experimenting on some of those images

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I was delayed by some fences at my original position..finally made my way to the front

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pretty much the high point of the fire

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1st due engine and tower 16

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those blue lights drive me crazy!!

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kind of a neat shot...wish he would have looked up

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this rig was rebuilt in the last year or so

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brand new engine 17

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lotsa lines off

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around the rear

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I like the contrast in this image

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moving the line

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notice the ladder rack and scene light on this rig

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too bad the sign was in the way

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never did use the aerial...

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this is the black and white that rescued the ruined color image from the blue lights

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video is here:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k_OyXoclKM

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so that's about it...

Steve

[hank]

good photos!

 

tHANKs

[CFD Adv207]

Good photos, way to brave the cold!