3-Alarm fire in Spring Grove, 11-29-15

This from Jeff Rudolph:

12/29/15

Spring Grove, IL – McHenry County FPD responded to a fire at 6316 Johnsburg rd. Due in part to the size of the structure and the lack of hydrants in the area, command upgraded to the Box and eventually up to the third alarm for tenders. The fire was quickly knocked down and kept from extending into the residence. Jeff Rudolph

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Jeff Rudolph photo

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Excerpts from the Northwest Herald:

No one was injured in a fire that caused easily more than $100,000 in damage to a Spring Grove home Sunday afternoon. The Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded at 2:26 p.m. Sunday to 6316 Johnsburg Road where ~~first responders~~ (firefighters) found flames shooting out of the roof and windows of an attached tool shed, Chief Richard Tobiasz said.

About 15 fire departments from Lake and McHenry counties as well as Wisconsin helped put out the fire, which had extended into the main house, a large converted dairy barn … it took less than an hour for crews to get the fire under control.

The home is located in an area without fire hydrants, so tankers were dispatched to the water tower in Spring Grove to bring back water, he said.

The owner had been heating up some cooking oil in the tool shed when he went back in the house and may have fallen asleep, Tobiasz said. A neighbor saw the fire, got into the house and woke up the owner and his two adult sons.

The first floor and the tool shed suffered fire damage, and smoke damage extended onto the second floor where the bedrooms are, he said, adding the house is not a total loss and potentially could be rebuilt.

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#1 by Brian on December 4, 2015 - 2:21 PM

How long has Fox Lake has this scheme? Tradition maybe?

#2 by mike on December 4, 2015 - 4:09 PM

Fox lake has had that scheme since around 1992. The scheme before that was a pale yellow and white. During the 50’s and 60’s they had some red apparatus.

#3 by Bill Post on December 4, 2015 - 1:35 PM

All of the shots here are fantastic. I am not a fan of the Fox Lake paint scheme which is almost a throwback to when some of the fire departments were painting their apparatus yellow and lime green but it definitely does stand out even though the paint scheme looks out of place on a fire vehicle.
Great job Jeff!

#4 by mike on December 4, 2015 - 4:11 PM

its the same paint scheme as Clearwater Florida, but instead of being orange it’s yellow/green. They did buy a used engine from Gurnee and that is staying white over red.