Chicago Fire Department Expressway Response Fully Involved Car Fire (I-57)

Chicago,IL Firefighters Make a Quick & Very Safe Knockdown of a Car on Fire on Interstate 57 & Wentworth Ave. Note-Small Explosion @ 1:25 is the rear window ...

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Comment by The Beast on April 27, 2011 at 12:35am: PPE fail.

Comment by Clay Reynolds on April 26, 2011 at 4:25pm: At least some of them had on their ANSI reflective vests, that keeps the toxic smoke away from them!!!

Comment by Rob Young on April 26, 2011 at 3:27pm: Apparently smoke isn't toxic and cars don't explode in Chicago. I would rip my guys for responding like this.

Comment by Firefighter Walther on April 26, 2011 at 8:10am: thats totally a safe vehicle fire knockdown! i would think that people would get the fact that cars can explode when hit with water, esp with the metals that they put in cars these days, but i guess im wrong

Comment by Daniel Stikeleather on April 26, 2011 at 2:33am: is it over? can i open my eyes now?? yall hit the nail on the head, SAFETY FIRST!!!

Comment by Derek Lacy on April 25, 2011 at 10:28pm: Safe???? Really, I would hate to see a unsafe knockdown. First Nozzleman no SCBA at all, second one might as well had saved the time to done it, last I checked you needed a mask to use it. And nice hose handling skills by the back up man (nozzleman #2).

Comment by 343NeverForget on April 25, 2011 at 12:40pm: "Safe Knockdown"... Really? I see 1 guy that had the forethought to actually donn a B/A, but then didn't complete that thought by actually donning his mask? The guy on the nozzle has no B/A? The safest thing about the entire operation is that traffic was controlled. Although the traffic closure can't be attributed to the fire department but rather the law enforcement personnel. Be Safer!