Defensive operations were used as fire spread through a vacant apartment building in Chicago early Saturday.
Chicago firefighters were already working a fire less than two miles away when additional crews were dispatched to East 76th Street and South Kingston Avenue for a building fire.
Firefighters found flames coming from a boarded up, vacant four-story apartment building. Heavy smoke was visible from multiple levels of the structure.
A 2-11 (second alarm) was called and aerials were requested as command ordered all crews to use a defensive attack.
Two tower ladders and one Snorkel were used to bring the fire under control.
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.
