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1200 hrs today and just outside of Engine 109’s quarters. The 14th Battalion’s size-up was a 2-story ordinary furniture store, 25 x 80 with a fire on the 1st floor. The contents of the store were stacked floor to ceiling, front to back. Five minutes in, the box was requested. When I arrived, there was some fire on the second floor and companies were trying to unload the contents of the first. At 1255 hrs, the 2-11 was requested for manpower to assist the clearing out of the store. The alarm was struck out at 1330 hrs. Eric Haak

2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago
Eric Haak photo
heavy smoke from commercial fire in Chicago
Eric Haak photo
2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago
Eric Haak photo
Firefighter uses pet mask on a dog
Eric Haak photo
2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago
Eric Haak photo

Middletown, Ct 2-Alarm fire on 4/5/20 at 311 S. Main St. This vacant building was well-involved on arrival of the FD. The fire came in about 03:30.
Stay healthy, Patrick Dooley

Pierce ladder truck battles fire
Patrick Dooley photo
Pierce ladder truck battles fire
Patrick Dooley photo
Pierce ladder truck battles fire
Patrick Dooley photo
Pierce ladder truck battles fire
Patrick Dooley photo

South Windsor, CT 2nd alarm on 4/8/20 at 09:40. South Windsor, Ct had heavy fire showing from this commercial building at 410 Burham St. on 4/8/20 at 09:40. Mutual aid from East Hartford, Manchester, and Bradley Airport assisted at the scene. Patrick Dooley

2014 Sutphen fire engine at a fire scene
Patrick Dooley photo
heavy black smoke from commercial building fire
Patrick Dooley photo
heavy black smoke from commercial building fire
Patrick Dooley photo
South Windsor FD Engine 4
Patrick Dooley photo
2-Alarm commercial building fire in South Windsor CT
Patrick Dooley photo
2-Alarm commercial building fire in South Windsor CT
Patrick Dooley photo
massive flames at building fire
Patrick Dooley photo
massive smoke and flames from building fire
Patrick Dooley photo
South Windsor Firefighters at fire scene
Patrick Dooley photo
South Windsor Firefighters at fire scene
Patrick Dooley photo

Thanks to Steve Redick for submitting this: 6-22-53, 4-11 Alarm fire at 2349 Harrison Street in Chicago

Ahrens Fox fire engine at historic Chicago building fire
Vintage photo of a massive 4-11 Alarm fire at 2349 S Harrison in Chicago 6/22/53

A Cessna Skyhawk skidded off a runway after landing at the Chicago Executive Airport Thursday evening 4/2/20. Only the pilot was onboard and he was able to get out of the plane that came to rest about two feet of water in a drainage ditch alongside the runway.

plane skids off the runway at Chicago Executive Airport
Larry Shapiro photo
Freightliner/Horton Type I ambulance
Larry Shapiro photo
plane misses runway at Chicago Executive Airport
Larry Shapiro photo
Ford Police Intercepters
Larry Shapiro photo
Rosenbauer America IHC Timberwolf fire engine
Larry Shapiro photo
sunset photo of Rosenbauer America IHC Timberwolf 4x4 fire engine
Larry Shapiro photo