2-Alarm fire in Evergreen Park

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A few more photos from the 2-Alarm fire in Evergreen Park, IL – September 24, 2016 from Matt Schumann

fire trucks at fire scene

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Snorkel working at building fire

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restaurant fire in Evergreen Park

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Snorkel working at building fire

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restaurant fire in Evergreen Park

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E-ONE fire truck at fire scene

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Had the chance to take in a job in an area I seldom ever get to. Evergreen Park, IL is a far southern suburb of Chicago. The fire was in a local landmark restaurant at 3701 W 95th St. Admittedly I got a late start but arrived as they were again going defensive. I was able to document some widely varying conditions as well as some apparatus I have never seen before. SS3, the Snorkel, once belonged to the North Shore suburb of Wilmette.

In my opinion the turning point of the fire was when they used the basket close to the ground and put the master stream into the front door where some heavy smoke conditions were present. I also observed an unusual operation using engines in-line and a three-way divider as you will see in the photos. I was able to play with video, fill in flash and available light settings with my new camera too. All in all a very interesting, but locally tragic, morning. All the images, many more than I have shared here and video can be seen on my site:

Enjoy the images

Steve

Evergreen Park FD ladder truck at worm

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Evergreen Park FD Snorkel at worm

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fire truck at fire scene

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restaurant fire

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restaurant fire

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fire hose with wye connector

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E-ONE quint at fire scene

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North Palos FD ladder truck at work

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Firefighters in Evergreen Park, IL battled a 2-Alarm fire that destroyed a restaurant during the early morning hours of 9/24/16 at 3701 W. 95th Street. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photos

heavy smoke from restaurant fire

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heavy smoke from restaurant fire

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fire trucks at fire scene

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firefighters at fire scene with hose line

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firefighters at fire scene with hose line

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