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Chicago 4-11 Alarm fire, 1-2-62
This from Eric Haak: January 2, 1962. Western at Harrison @ 8:30 am. Fire was in the 3-story Acorn Luggage factory and went to a 4-11. The first image is looking North towards the old Crane Junior...
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5-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 2-26-72
This from Eric Haak: Just after 6:00pm Saturday evening, February 26, 1972. The address was 2825 N. Central Avenue with a fire in the 2-story Polk Brothers carpet store. It would be elevated to a 5-11...
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Fire calendar features local photographers
Quarto Publishing has released their 2018 calendar Fire Trucks in Action which once again features area fire scenes from local photographers mixed in with shots from throughout the country. Chicago,...
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4-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 2-14-62
This from Eric Haak: The images below show the scene from Valentine’s Day, 1962. The 4-11 Alarm fire at 1365-75 East 70th Street broke out around 11:15 in the morning. About and hour and a half later,...
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Historic 5-11 Alarm plane crash in Chicago, 11-24-59
This from Eric Haak: The following images are from the morning of November 24, 1959. TWA flight 595 experienced trouble on take off and attempted to return to Midway Airport. According to the official...
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Vintage 5-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 6-26-91
This from Eric Haak: This week’s blast from the past is a 5-11 from June 26, 1961. The address was 2600 S. State Street with the fire breaking out on the top floor of the 7-story, Douglas Hotel around...
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Vintage Chicago 5-11 Alarm fire, 6-24-66
This from Eric Haak: The following images were taken just after noon on June 24, 1966. The fire was in the Western Lumber Company yard at 2732 W. Madison Street and was a 5-11 +2 specials. One of the...
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Historic Chicago fire photos
This from Eric Haak: This week I thought I would share one image from four different incidents. The first is a 5-11 at 29th and LaSalle Streets on 8/26/59. The building was going to be demolished for...
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Vintage 5-11 Alarm fire +1 special, 4-4-64
This from Eric Haak: Here are some more images from the 5-11 +1 special at 3610-3620 South Iron Street. The fire was in the old Central Bag Manufacturing Company building which was being used at the...
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Vintage 5-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 1-28-65
This from Eric Haak: This week I am sharing these images from a 5-11 alarm on January 28, 1965. This was an abandoned grain mill at 2203-09 South Lumber Street. For those who are familiar with this...
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Vintage 5-11 +1 Special in Chicago, 10-10-71
This from Eric Haak: Below are images taken at a 5-11 +1 Special on October 10, 1971. This fire broke out at 11:15 am @ 430 N. Damen. It looks like a structure along with some kind of a yard like...
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Vintage Chicago fire scene photos with Snorkels at work
This from Eric Haak: For this week I thought I would offer a bunch of Snorkel images and one Autocar. Image 1 is from a 2-11 at 4440 W. Madison on September 23, 1959. The building to the right is still...
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Vintage Chicago fire scene photos
This from Eric Haak: The first image is showing Engine 48’s house on the far right side with a massive 5-11 fire burning just on the opposite side of the elevated tracks. The second image is a close-up...
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Still & Box Alarm in Chicago, 12-3-17
This from Eric Haak: Thought I would share a few images from a still and box alarm in the 16th Battalion on Sunday morning (12/3) at 5658 S. Sayre Avenue. Engine 32 (in the spare rig) pulled a box...
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4-Alarm fire in Calumet Park, 12-8-17
This from Eric Haak: I arrived at this incident in Calumet Park just short of an hour and a half after the first in engine. The rear of the building was brought under control about 10 minutes after I...
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Still & Box Alarm fire in Chicago, 12/9/17
This from Eric Haak: Here are a few images from the still and box alarm at 4555 S. Champlain. Literally around the corner and down the block from Engine 45’s house. 45 had heavy smoke from the third...
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Working fire in Chicago, 12-24-17
This from Eric Haak: Here are a few quick images from an alley garage fire at 5955 S. Throop this morning (12/24). Engine 84 used their deck gun which knocked most of it out. A line was then stretched...
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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 12-25-17
This from Eric Haak: A quick moving fire in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood awoke residents just before 6:30 Christmas morning. The fire at 104th Place and State Street quickly consumed the attic and...
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Garage fire in Robbins, 12-27-17
This from Eric Haak: I made it down to Robbins for a full still garage fire on 12/27. The garage was a larger 20×40 of brick construction and appeared to have had quite a bit of stuff stored inside....
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House fire in Bridgeview, 12-28-17
This from Eric Haak: The Bridgeview Fire Department had a box alarm at 8356 S. 78th Ave on 12/28. Companies landed on scene around 10:20 in the morning and had fire and smoke showing. Companies went...
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