Chicago Still & Box Alarm, 2-15-15
This from Eric Haak: The Chicago Fire Department responded to this fire in the 1900 Block of West Devon at 0330 on Sunday morning (2/15/15). It was eventually elevated to a still and box alarm and...
View ArticleWorking fire in Chicago, 3-1-15 (more)
This from Eric Haak: Here are a few of my images from Sunday morning’s fire at the Church’s Chicken at 87th and King Dr. Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo...
View ArticleWorking fire in Chicago, 3-14-15
This from Eric Haak: I was close to this fire at 6643 S. Racine on Saturday morning and arrived just before the smoke began to dissipate. The fire was venting from the “B” side and appeared to be on...
View ArticleAs seen around … Gary, Indiana
This from Eric Haak: I spent Sunday (3/15/15) in Gary, Indiana and even though I didn’t catch the big one, the day was at least interesting as it usually is in Gary. Companies were dispatched to a...
View ArticleChicago 3-11 Alarm fire and Haz Mat Level I – 3/19/15 (more)
A few images from Eric Haak from Thursday night’s 3-11 Alarm fire at 3800 38th Street. Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo Eric Haak photo Share/Save
View ArticleStill & Box Alarm fire – 3/22/15
This from Eric Haak: I took in this Still & Box at 8106 S. Ada Sunday morning (3/22/15). The very first image in the set was taken 3 minutes after the Box was requested. I was about a quarter...
View ArticleChicago Still & Box Alarm – 3/29/15
This from Eric Haak: About 1610 hrs on Sunday afternoon (3/29) the Englewood Fire Alarm Office put out the report of a fire at Garfield and Damen. The office boxed the incident very shortly afterward....
View ArticleChicago 2-11 Alarm fire, 4-6-15
This from Eric Haak: Here are some images of the 2-11 in Chicago at 1915 S. Carpenter on Monday morning (4/6). First calls came in just before 9:00. Typical of the Pilsen neighborhood, the old...
View ArticleWorking fire in Gary, IN 4/11/15
This from Eric Haak: Another busy weekend for the Gary Fire Department. This was at the corner of 43rd and Georgia Street and was a one-story grocery store. As you can see in the third image, water...
View Article2-11 Alarm fire with EMS Plan I, 4-12-15
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com: Quinn Ford, Chicago Tribune Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in a three-story residential building on the corner of West 21st Street and South Wolcott...
View Article2-11 Alarm fire and EMS Plan I, 4-12-15 (more)
This from Eric Haak: Fire early Sunday morning (4/12) in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood. At approximately 0143, a Still & Box Alarm was given by the Main Fire Alarm Office for the report of people...
View ArticleChicago 5-11 at 1531 S. Michigan, April 7, 1971
This from Eric Haak: Here are a few more images of the 5-11+ that Steve Redick posted earlier this week. The last image appears to be from a day or so later or during a re-kindle. With these images,...
View Article2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 5/25/15
This from Eric Haak: Here are some images from a quickly elevated 2-11 alarm fire Sunday morning in Chicago. The incident occurred on the 6700 block of Union Avenue. Battalion 18 was given a working...
View ArticleHistoric 5-11 Alarm fire with 4 Specials at the Continental Grain Co in 1966
This from Eric Haak: With things being fairly slow lately, I thought I would share some images of a historical nature. This would be one of the more memorable fires of the past 50 years. The...
View ArticleAttic fire in Merrillville, IN – 6/7/15
This from Eric Haak: Heavy weather moved across northwest Indiana Sunday afternoon resulting in this attic fire caused by a lightning strike. The fire was called in by the neighbor across the street...
View ArticleChicago Fire Department Haz Mat Level I, 6-14-15
This from Eric Haak: The outbound lanes of the Bishop Ford Freeway (I94) were closed at 137th Street for nearly three hours due to a semi that crashed into the median and damaged the saddle tank. One...
View ArticleBox Alarm in South Chicago Heights, 6-28-15
This from Eric Hack: At approximately 14:45 hrs on Sunday (6/28) afternoon, the South Chicago Heights Fire Department was toned out to the report of a fully-involved structure at 3210 East End Avenue....
View ArticleChicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 7-2-15
This from Eric Haak: Here are some images from a Still & Box Alarm in Chicago that came in shortly after 4:00 pm on Thursday (7/2). The structure was on the 500 block of South Millard and was a...
View ArticleCommercial fire in Kankakee, 7-11-15
This from Eric Haak: Kankakee had a Box Alarm for a fire in a Family Dollar Store on Saturday (7/11). It was out by the time I arrived, but I took the opportunity to shoot some rigs I don’t ever get...
View ArticleWorking fire in Chicago, 7-20-15
This from Eric Haak: Chicago had a still and box Monday in an auto repair shop at 31st and Kostner. It was putting up a lot of heavy black smoke but was under control fairly quick. The first image...
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