Watch: Chicago Firefighters Battle Hoarder Home Fire

Chicago firefighters used elevated master streams to contain an early morning fire in vacant home.

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Steve Redick

Nov. 22, 2023

Chicago firefighters ended up using a defensive attack on an early morning house fire.

Crews called a still and box alarm for the fire in the 1 1/2-story home at 4512 N. Central.

Chicago fire officials issued a message on X that indicated the home was vacant.

Firefighters used multiple hoselines and aerial master stream to control the fire.

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Steve Redick worked as a Chicago Fire Department dispatcher for 35 years. Since the late 1970s, Redick has been a fire photographer, capturing the work done by firefighters in Chicago and surrounding communities. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Fire Museum, and he is a self-published author and owner of the historical FD website: ksc711.smugmug.com.