Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire 8-11-13

Here's what Steve Redick had to say:

Today, at 2386 Blue Island Avenue, there was a roof fire at a commercial building. It looks like the roofers were using torches while working on some kind of multi-ply roofing system. There was some moderate smoke for a short time, but the majority of the incident involved heavy roof work. A TL5 crew made around 7 or 8 vent holes in the roof. The building was equipped with sprinklers, and as you can see from the photos, the siamese connection was charged early on. Several handlines were used inside, based on what I could observe. It was an interesting call, and definitely a tough one for the crews involved.

The video will be available on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/NAWhWfwTVyg

Steve

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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Chicago Fire Department

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It’s always fascinating to see how firefighters handle these types of incidents, especially when they’re dealing with both fire and ongoing construction work. The coordination between the crews and the use of sprinklers really helped keep things under control. If you're interested, I recommend checking out the video link—there are some great shots of the operation in action. Let me know if you'd like more details about the response or any other aspects of the call.

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