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Another installment about the History of the Evanston Fire Department
FOSTER, TRAINING, AND FIRE PREVENTION
On a Tuesday evening in late October 1958, a fire broke out at Foster Elementary School located at 2010 Dewey Avenue. Engine Company 23 was the first to arrive and deployed a 1-1/2 inch pre-connected hose line. Engine 25 set up a supply line for Engine 23 and also laid a dry 2-1/2 inch line as backup before connecting to a hydrant. Engine 25 also took another 1-1/2 inch pre-connect from Engine 23, while Truck Company 23 helped locate the origin of the blaze. Cross-trained police officers assisted in positioning ladders to the second floor, dragged hoses, and prepared to operate Engine 25’s backup 2-1/2 inch hand-line.
The fire was located in the attic of the older section of the school. Crews from Engine 23, Engine 25, and Truck 23 tried unsuccessfully to extinguish the flames from below. A second alarm was called by F-2, followed shortly by a third alarm. Engine 21, Truck 21, and Squad 21 (driven by the mechanic) responded to the second alarm, and Engine 24 and Truck 22 responded to the third alarm. Engine 22 relocated to Station #1.
Engine 21 and Truck 21 positioned themselves in the west alley. Engine 24 laid a supply line for Engine 21 and a dry 2-1/2 inch line as backup before securing a hydrant. Crews from Engine 21 and Engine 24 pulled hand lines off Engine 21 on the west side (rear) of the school. Truck Company 22 supported Engine 21 and Engine 24 and performed some salvage work. Truck 21's main line was immediately extended to the roof, and the company began vertical ventilation.
At that time, Dewey Avenue was a thoroughfare, so Squad 21 was stationed on Dewey north of Foster. The mechanic prepared the squad’s four "night sun" floodlights for use. Chief Geishecker (F-1) arrived from home and immediately called a full Code 10 (recall of both off-duty platoons). Once the first reserve engine was in place, Engine 22 was ordered to the fire to supply an elevated master stream onto Truck 21 on the west side of the school. Squad 22 was driven to the scene in case its high-pressure turret was needed.
Eventually, all three reserve engines were put into service. Two pumpers were sent to Station #1 to cover the rest of the city, while Engine 27 (formerly Engine 23) responded directly from Station #3 and supplied Truck 23’s elevated master stream on the east side of the school. Additional firefighters arriving from home were picked up at their respective stations and transported to the scene in the CD pickup truck. Approximately 90 men were eventually involved in fighting the fire, allowing crews to rotate shifts regularly.
By the time Chief Geishecker arrived, the flames had spread significantly. To avoid a repeat of the 1927 Boltwood School fire disaster, he requested mutual aid from the Chicago Fire Department. However, there might have been a misunderstanding, as six Chicago FD engine companies and the Chicago Civil Defense Fire & Rescue Service were dispatched, only to discover upon arrival that they were requested as a precaution and not immediately needed. The Chicago FD units returned to quarters, but the CCDFRS teams stayed on site for some time.
Foster School suffered substantial fire damage to its roof and attic, some fire and smoke damage on the second floor, and extensive water damage on the first floor and basement, but it wasn't completely destroyed. This fire was NOT another Boltwood School tragedy! Students were temporarily relocated to other Evanston elementary schools for the remainder of the school year, but repairs were completed in time for the next academic year. However, the $325,000 loss from this fire ranked as the second-highest fire-related financial loss in Evanston’s history up to that point, just behind the Northwestern University Technological Institute fire in 1940.
The Foster School fire marked the last time the Chicago FD responded to a mutual-aid request in Evanston. From then on, the EFD would call on suburban departments like Wilmette and/or Skokie for assistance. Wilmette became a fully professional fire department in 1958, and new Skokie FD Chief Raymond Redick, who came from the Chicago Fire Insurance Patrol in 1959, transformed what had been a somewhat disorganized department into a top-tier force. The Skokie Civil Defense Fire & Rescue corps (using the radio call-sign “Squad 26†when responding to Evanston) provided valuable manpower and fireground support at many Evanston fires post-1959.
Although the Chicago FD didn’t return to mutual-aid missions in Evanston after the Foster School fire, the Chicago Civil Defense Fire & Rescue Service did respond once more in September 1959, following a severe microburst that knocked down numerous trees and caused widespread power outages. Three squads from the CCDFRS worked alongside the EFD throughout the night and into the next morning, using winches and chainsaws to remove and cut up dozens of fallen trees obstructing Evanston streets.
The EFD’s Training Bureau was officially created on November 1, 1958, just three days after the Foster School fire. Captain Willard Thiel was appointed the first "training officer." Previously, each platoon had its own drillmaster responsible for training platoon members, but Captain Thiel would oversee training for all three platoons, including police officers. The Training Bureau was based at Station #1, and besides managing training, Captain Thiel also supervised the EFD repair shop and fire equipment mechanics.
Establishing the training officer position and transferring fire equipment mechanics to the Training Bureau reduced maximum shift staffing per platoon from 32 to 31 and minimum staffing from 29 to 28. Engine 21 no longer maintained a four-man crew each shift. Truck Company 21 (the “high-value district†truck) continued operating with four men, but the other seven companies typically ran with three men. The three extra men on each shift were assigned to Engine 21, Truck 22, and/or Engine 25 when filling in for absent firefighters due to vacations, sick calls, or work-related injuries, though it was rare for one of these extra men to actually ride as the fourth person on a rig.
In addition to forming the Training Bureau, the EFD’s Fire Prevention Bureau was upgraded in 1958. Captains replaced firefighters as FPB inspectors, and a civilian clerk-typist/administrative assistant was hired (Catherine Leahy the first year, then Margaret Wood, and later Eleanor Franzen). Captain Ed Fahrbach was promoted to assistant chief and replaced Chief Geishecker as a platoon commander. Firefighters John Becker, George Croll, George Neuhaus, and Lou Peters were promoted to captain.