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Working fire in Chicago, 4-17-14
Yesterday night, I had the chance to witness a rare and unusual fire call. There's a small piece of land that belongs to Chicago, located along Foster Avenue west of River Road, right next to O'Hare Airport. Even though it's closer to Rosemont and Schiller Park, it falls under the jurisdiction of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD). It’s not really a good area for either the airport companies or Engine 11, making it kind of a no-man’s land in terms of response coverage.
Smoke was reported in the area, and several departments responded — Rosemont, Schiller Park, Desplaines, and Park Ridge. CFD was also notified. When the first units arrived, they found a fully involved tour or party bus inside an industrial building. Park Ridge, which was on auto-aid, used a deck gun to tackle the main fire. Soon after, Chicago units arrived and worked together with all the suburban departments.
One unique part of this incident was the use of the Mobile Ventilation Unit (MVU 924), which is based at O'Hare Field. Most of us in the fire community have never seen it in action before. I also took a few photos of the different street signs at each end of the block — it was interesting to see how the suburban-style hydrants were used, but I think I heard that the sprinkler connections on the building were Chicago threads. A very rare occurrence, definitely one of those "once in a billion years" calls.