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A Steve Redick production from yesterday morning’s 5-11 alarm at a warehouse at 2620 W. Nelson Street.
Pete Nickeas, Chicago Tribune:
It took more than 200 firefighters eight hours to put out the 5-11 alarm blaze in the 2600 block of West Nelson Street Sunday. Crews remained on the scene much of the day, putting out hot spots and tearing down unstable walls. No injuries were reported.
The fire started around 1:30 a.m. and spread through the top three floors of the building, causing the north wall and some of the floors to collapse. Firefighters wedged in between neighboring buildings and the wall were warned over their radios before the wall fell over.
Firefighters on a ladder near a west corner of the building yelled to a dozen firefighters below to watch for power lines, which shook violently but didn’t fall when the brick wall came crashing down.
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does that mean it was a 5th alarm and worked its way up to an 11th alarm
Not a single comment on a big city department using positive pressure.
Big surprise.
In Chicago, a 2-11 is a 2nd alarm, a 3-11 is a 3rd alarm, a 4-11 is a 4th alarm, a 5-11 is a 5th alarm – after that, “special calls” are used
CHICAGO fd doesnt have an extra alarm above a 5th alarm . CHICAGO uses postive pressure alot and have inspire most of the state of illnois to have access to mobile ventilation units for fire departments in the state .
Come on chris, we have heard over and over on this blog that PPV is a waste of time\does not work\dangerous\etc.
But a big city department uses it, dedicates a truck to it, performs studies on how it works with the oversight of UL and it doesn’t work.