Chicago FD Audio 3-11 Alarm

Jackson & Hamlin
8/25/90

[@RogerFarrell-oc5pe]

I was at this fire at Jackson and Hamlin. It was my first fire acting up as engineer on 95. Chief O'Donnell wrote 95 up for doing a great job as well as everyone that was there. What a privilege to work for that man. I learned a lot working in the 13th.

[@Dirkdersoldat]

Thank you for your service. My grandfather and his brother were on the job from the 60s all the way up to 1999. I’m now a fireman out in the Chicago suburbs.

[@aidankateri]

My father was on Tower 5 when it was brand new in 1988.

[@firemantoney]

Love all the Old 13th Battalion radio traffic, what a guy Tommy was, I met him as a young fan riding the Squad, he was very kind and welcoming to us even invited us to come and ride with him. They don't make them like him anymore.

[@RogerFarrell-oc5pe]

That call came in around 9am on a Saturday morning. This apartment building has a concrete roof, no vertical ventilation from the roof. The smoke just spread horizontally and then banked down to the lower floors.

[@RogerFarrell-oc5pe]

Tony Rodriguez of truck 26 broke the head off his axe on the first swing. You have to a pretty good swing to break the axe. Tony was the smartest firefighter I ever worked with. He started his career at engine 67 at Fulton and kilpatrick, a WPA built firehouse. I learned something from everybody out there in the 13th. Very professional and mature guys!

[@MYROADTRIPS99]

Incredible

[@happyjack880]

Is it just me or did Chicago only have one fire dispatcher from the 70s to the 90s? This HAS to be the same guy from the Flight 191 crash. I can just hear him repeating "Toohey Avenue, Toohey Avenue!".

[@7089540230]

Nice job Steve

[@seangcar1951]

God rest Chief O’Donnell soul. I also used to ride with the Chief. at E-95 quarters.

[@poppy4400]

DJ (ES) dave spinning the hits

[@MidWestCatcher]

Chief Tom O'Donnell Battalion 13 God Bless him

[@sonofman8262]

3800w 300 s by the old folks home