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East Joliet FPD Open House

The East Joliet Fire Protection is having their annual open house tomorrow.

East Joliet FPD Open House

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4-Alarm fire in Fox River Grove, 9-29-13

This from Tyler Tobolt:

Photos from Fox River Grove 4th Alarm Structure Fire on September 29th
Around 6.15pm on September 29th, The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills FPD got a report of a structure fire at 1 Algonquin Rd in Barrington Hills.  Algonquin Engine 143 reported this was Fox River Grove’s jurisdiction and Fox River Grove FPD was dispatched. Companies responding reported a large header so Fox River Grove command requested a 2nd Alarm on Box Card #5-670 to the scene. Algonquin Eng 143 backed down the driveway to start a tanker operation to supply water to the Fox River Grove engine in front of the building.
The following departments responded on the 2nd Alarm; Lakewood Engine 1041, Carpentersville Engine 941, Palatine Engine 81, Hoffman Estates Engine 23, a Spring Grove engine, Barrington Tender 362, Crystal Lake Tender 371, East Dundee Tender 471, Nunda-Rural Tender 1371, Huntley Tender 973, Wauconda Ambulance 341, Marengo Rescue Ambulance 1152, the Algonquin chief, a Barrington chief, a Crystal Lake chief, a Huntley chief, Lake Zurich as RIT, a Cary Safety Officer, EMA, and the Salvation Army.
COQ: Nunda-Rural ambulance, McHenry engine, Nunda Rural chief.
Shortly after the 2nd Alarm was requested, command requested a 4th Alarm on Box Card 5-670.  The following departments responded on the 4th; Fox Lake Engine 244, a Mundelein engine, a Grayslake engine, Elgin Engine 1, Schaumburg Engine 54, Rolling Meadows Engine 16, Woodstock Tender 73, Palatine Rural Tender 36, McHenry Tender 1274, Wonder Lake Tender 1671, Richmond Tender 1472, Hebron Tender 871, a Lake Zurich chief, a McHenry chief, a Wauconda chief, a Lakewood chief, and Air 5.
The fire was burning for about 2-3 hours
Fox River Grove Fire Department

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Fox River Grove Fire Department

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Fox River Grove Fire Department

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Fox River Grove Fire Department

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Fox River Grove Fire Department

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Fox River Grove Fire Department

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Fox River Grove Fire Department

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