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This from Tyler Tobolt:

Around 10:40pm November 21st, the Crystal Lake Fire Department was dispatched to 5116 Mt. Thabor Rd for the reported fully engulfed barn fire. Crystal Lake FD responded with Engines 341, 343, 344, Ambulances351, 353, 354 Battalion 330, Chief 303, Chief 305, and Tender 371 with automatic aid from Algonquin with a chief and a tower ladder plus a McHenry engine as RIT.

Shortly thereafter Ambulance 353 arrived reporting a fully engulfed pole barn with an exposure and requested MABAS box 5-371 to the 2nd alarm level. The following apparatus was due to the scene; engines from Huntley and Barrington Countryside, tenders from Woodstock, Wauconda, Wonder Lake, Fox River Grove, and McHenry. A Barrington truck was due, a squad from Cary with a cascade system, EMS units from Carpentersville, West Dundee, and East Dundee, chiefs from McHenry (RIT), Woodstock and Huntley. Special equipment due included Rehab South, an Algonquin Safety Officer, a Cary Safety Officer, AMA 56, a Huntley Safety Officer and the Salvation Army Canteen.

Change of quarters to Fire Station 1 was a Lake Zurich engine and Pingree Grove ambulance. About an hour and a half into the incident command upgraded to the 3rd alarm level bringing in the Lake Zurich engine, tenders from Richmond, Marengo, and Union plus a Cary chief, Rehab North, Air 5 and Fox Lake engine for change of quarters.  After the 3rd alarm, command requested three extra engine companies which came from Hampshire, Rutland Dundee and South Elgin.

These photos were taken from a subdivision just west of the scene.

Thanks Tyler Tobolt.

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