This is from Steve Redick:
Here's a classic story that I recently came across, and it's one of those memories that brings back a flood of emotions.The fire happened in January 1981 at the Pavilion Apartments, located at 5431 N. East River Road. At the time, I had been on the job for less than a year, and I lived in the building—two floors above where the fire started. I was still pretty much into firefighting back then, and I was riding on Schaumburg Truck 1 that day. Around dinner time, one of my crew members asked me, “Hey, don’t you live in that high-rise on East River Road? The city has a 2-11 going on, 5431, I think.â€I had spent so much time in different firehouses over the years that I knew how the “fan†could be a target for jokes. So I just smiled and said, “Yeah, right.†But he wasn’t joking—he said, “I’m serious, it’s a bad fire in your building.†I responded with something like, “You think I was born yesterday?!†He said, “Okay, suit yourself,†and I went back to eating. I didn’t think much more about it.We were all sitting around the table, eating and watching the news when I saw it on TV: flames blowing out from two floors below my apartment, even reaching my balcony! Holy cow! I almost choked on my pork chop. The same member who had told me earlier said, “I told you so, stubborn German *$#%&*!!!†It was a lesson learned. The next morning, I returned home (you didn’t think I’d miss a night at the station, did you?). My poor cat was completely shocked, and my whole apartment was covered in soot. I even found some boot prints on my door from the search team. In the end, it was a big cleanup, but everything turned out okay.A few notes about the voices on the tape. The fire alarm operator during most of the incident was Al Andersen. We started on the job together, and he’s since retired. You’ll also hear Dick Hyland’s deep voice—he was an old boss and senior firefighter back then, and he passed away a while ago. Phil McMahon, the assistant chief, is also heard briefly, and he’s no longer with us either. You can even catch the voice of Louis Galante, who would later become fire commissioner. He was giving orders as 2112. Louis passed away recently too.This fire took place under the leadership of William Blair, a controversial figure who was brought in from Los Angeles. He was involved in an accident on the way to the scene, and I don’t think he or his driver ever actually arrived at the fire.It was nice to find this memory again, but it made me realize I’ve gotten a bit too old for all the modern fire department stuff these days.Steve
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