| Mobile Home Fire Near O'Hare Airport URL: http://www.arlingtoncards.com/newsflash SAT APR 07 2007 -- One mobile home a total loss and extension to a second trailer home near O'Hare International Airport. Elk Grove Township Fire Protection District calls for a Second Alarm Box at 400 West Touhy Avenue in Des Plaines, IL. Firefighter operations shown in this video. Also, a group of residents nearby helped firefighters by moving two vehicles away from the front curb of the fire scene. See http://www.arlingtoncards.com/gojak Four wheel jack devices, such as a GoJak Wheel Dolly or Vehicle Lift were used by placing the jacks underneath the tires of the vehicles and using a built-in foot ratchet to lift the cars enough to move them safely while their transmissions remained in park. You can see the second vehicle (a Ford Explorer) getting ratcheted up (1:03/3:10 or 2:07 remaining) and then pushed away (1:14/3:10 or 1:56 remaining). The fire scene was too tight with fire engines and hoses to allow a tow truck to come in and move the cars. Tags: fire trailer mobile home extra alarm firefighters |