You must hear this: Size-up from officer of Chicago's Engine 82 at 3-11 apartment fire with jumper & rescues.

Radioman911.com sends along the audio from this morning’s 3-11 / EMS Plan 1 at 714 E. 82nd St. The fire was reported at 5:21 AM. TRUST ME and make sure you listen at 4:55 into the audio as Engine 82 arrives on the scene with a jumper and rescues. This size-up will become a classic.

WGN-TV:

The fire was quickly raised to a 3-11 alarm, the second of the early morning, and extra ambulances were called. The fire was struck out shortly before 7 a.m. When firefighters pulled up, flames were shooting from third- and fourth-floor windows. Firefighters quickly raised ladders to rescue residents, he said. “They had people hanging out the windows,” Fire Chief Michael Fox told reporters. “And they had one person who already jumped into the alley.”

WLS-TV: