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2-11 3320 N. Halsted 2/27/09

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Squad 1 fireman Jay Lopez' chapeau... note little fireman on the right side of the dome.
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Squad 1 fireman Jay Lopez' chapeau... note little fireman on the right side of the dome.

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  • Battalion Chief Keith Witt on the ladder
  • Squad 1 fireman Bob McCrea
  • Squad 1 fireman Mike Chesak
  • The guys in these "baskets" often "take a beating" from smoke, water and the elements, in winter ice, and cold. I asked one of them, red eyed and ice covered, when it was over "you took a beating up there huh? He just laughed and said it was fun.
  • Truck 44 1st shift... need name.
  • Squad 1 fireman Jay Lopez' chapeau... note little fireman on the right side of the dome.
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  • Coordination of the various ariels, these two plus one more, is always something to behold. Fighting fire is like combat in that it is variable, confused, and full of surprises. Yet they prevail in all but a few instances. It is really quite remarkable..
  • A tower ladder is raised and then extended as much as eight stories.
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