Chicago 5-11 alarm = Spcials 37th & Ashland 1/22/12

[Guest]

Conditions as I arrived..right after the 3-11 units





More will follow tomorrow

[BFD190]

what a job this was ..

[FDNY1810]

Wow...

[Fire28]

I'll ask now (Can I get a rundown, I was half listening to it while sleeping.)

[Guest]

Here is the radio traffic from the orignal call of 5-1-5 happening on the fire..http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/359874615

[Guest]

Finally got the video done...more photos tomorrowhttp://youtu.be/Q7IzrkuRMBw

[Guest]

This is as I walked up to the scene......

[Guest]

Steve, 5-1-5 is that a Haz Mat  District chief?  I didnt see his signature on the new signature sheet that just came out.

[hank]

Good photos & video!

 

tHANKs

[rfletch06457]

_{WOW   Great video--- good coverage--all hands working smooth---well planed attack}

[Guest]

I made a 5 image pano..had to really downsize it but full res it looks pretty cool....

[Fire28]

5-1-5 Is the Speical Operations Battalion Chief IIRC.

[Guest]

Nice Shots the Panorama is Great

[BFD190]

It looks excellent ... awesome stuff..

[Guest]

 This fire was discovered by special ops chief

515..no 911 calls for the original alarm were ever received..strictly a

"verbal" from 515. I understand this place was vacant but was of mill

construction and had housed a funiture and lamp company in days gone by.

An unusual overpass is in place in the front of the building on Ashland

ave..that is the highway like structure in many of the photos. Units

were positioned on this overpass, although due to collapse potential had

to remain clear of the front of the fire building. Master streams were

the order of the day. The first batch of

images was shot on the Ashland side of the complex and shows rapidly

spreading heavy fire on the upper floors. TL5 was in a nice little

alcove next to the overpass, and this is where the first collapses

occurred...on the south side of the complex. Note the temps were in the

single digits and wind chill at or below zero for the duration of the

job.

[Guest]

these guys were waiting on the water dept to get this frozen hydrant working for them...

[Guest]

TL5 in their "alcove"...

[Guest]

protecting the exposure.

[Guest]

I really like this shot..probably my favorite so far

[Guest]

the fire was really boiling out those windows