Archive for April 4th, 2016

House fire in Long Grove, 3-31-16

From a reader:

CODE 4: 3699 CUBA RD

Thu 03/31/2016 @ 21:46

Originally dispatched as a brush fire reported by police. Long Grove arrived, and upon driving down the long driveway discovered the fully-involved, vacant, one-story structure, and it was upgraded to a Code 4. They went defensive from the start and kept the fire from spreading to thick brush and trees nearby. The fire was later upgraded to a Box Alarm for tenders only.

  • Three lines were off: Two 2&1/2s and one 1&3/4. One 2&1/2 switched to a Blitzfire portable master stream later into fire.
  • Tender 56 was the attack pumper
  • Prospect Heights Tanker 9 was the first mutual aid company and fed Tender 56
  • Palatine Rural Tanker 36 was the 2nd mutual aid tanker and also nursed
  • Palatine Engine 82 backed into driveway and pumped LDH from Cuba Rd. to Prospect Heights Tanker 9

Partial list of companies:

Long Grove: Battalion 55, Chief 5500, Ambulance 55, Tanker 56

Palatine Engine 82, Buffalo Grove Engine 26, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Truck 51, Palatine Rural Tanker 36, Prospect Heights Tanker 9, Buffalo Grove Battalion 4, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Battalion 51, Prospect Heights Deputy Chief 901, Deerfield Squad 19, Lake Zurich Engine 4, Highland Park Truck 33, Mundelein Quint 432, Arlington Heights Ambulance 4, and a Barrington ambulance

Box Alarm companies: Grayslake tanker, Fox Lake tanker, Wauconda tanker, Barrington Countryside tanker, Round Lake tanker, Fox River Grove tanker, Countryside hose tender

MESS canteen and Lake County CERT were also at the scene

Change of quarters companies were Highwood Ambulance 37 and Lake Forest Engine 422

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New ambulance for Lyons

Pre-lettering shot of the new IHC/Horton ambulance for Lyons.

new IHC Horton Type I ambulance

New ambulance for the Lyons FD. Gordon J. Nord, Jr. photo

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 4-4-16 (more)

Images and video from Steve Redick from the Still Box Alarm 4/4/16 at 5130 W. Fullerton Avenue

heavy flames from building fire at night

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 14

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 23

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 23

Steve Redick photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 14

Steve Redick photo

night fire scene

Steve Redick photo

more photos at firescenes.net

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm fire, 4-4-16

Chicago firefighters were called to a laundromat at 5130 W. Fullerton Avenue after 2AM Monday morning (4/4/16) and found heavy fire in a one-story, 60×100, commercial building with a bow-string truss roof. The building had no immediate exposures with parking lots on either side. After venting the roof, companies went defensive with Tower Ladder 14 setup to the west and Squad 2A to the east. There was a special call for an additional tower ladder which brought Tower Ladder 23 to the front of the building. Two multi-versals and the three elevated master streams inundated the building with water for two hours.

Heavy fire vented out the front of the building burning a car parked at the curb. The utility company was called to shut off gas to the building as a gas fed fire burned freely near the front.

Steve Redick and Larry Shapiro were at the scene.

Here is a brief cellphone video clip from Steve with more to follow

Here is a video with some photos from Larry Shapiro

Chicago FD Engine 91

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Engine 7

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 14 E-ONE Cyclone II tower ladder HP100

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Tower Ladder 14 E-ONE Cyclone II tower ladder HP100

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Truck 58

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters with multi-versal at night

Larry Shapiro photo

American flag on E-ONE fire truck at night

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Squad 2A Snorkel

Larry Shapiro photo

aftermath of commercial building fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Chicago FD Squad 2A Snorkel

Larry Shapiro photo

more photos at shapirophotography.net

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Pembroke FPD brush truck destroyed in fire

Excerpts from the DailyJournal.com:

Brush fires have taken their toll on a thin Pembroke Township volunteer fire department throughout the years, but an illegal burn last weekend has left it without a valuable piece of equipment.

The department’s brush truck got stuck and burned, while firefighters tried to prevent the fire from reaching houses on South Dickerson Street and East Russell Drive. Nobody was injured, but the $20,000 truck has been totaled.

“We’re already down in manpower and now we’ve lost a truck,” said Fire Chief Mark Baines. “It’s devastating. Now we have to wait for Momence or St. Anne to come bail us out, and every second counts when you’re fighting a fire.”

Baines said his 12-person department battles about 100 brush fires per year. It has responded to at least 15 so far this year, including a Sunday brush fire that burned up to a resident’s pool fence. Last year, a brush fire completely destroyed a mobile home.

“It’s careless burning,” Baines said. “People are illegally burning garbage and not paying attention. A lot of these are caused by repeat offenders. I don’t understand how you can’t pay $15 a month for garbage pick up.”

Kankakee County ordinances prohibit the open burning of hazardous materials determined by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Open burning also isn’t allowed on windy days.

Now, without a brush truck, Baines had a simple message for Pembroke Township residents. “Don’t burn,” he said. “Just don’t burn.”

This from Brad Steinweg:

Hello,

While scrolling through Facebook last week, I came across some pictures on the page for Pembroke Fire Protection District. While fighting a brush fire last week, their brush truck became involved. I do not have the exact details but from what I have read so far, it sounds like the truck became stuck in the mud and the flames caught up to it. 
 
-Brad S.
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Pembroke FPD photo

grass fire burns fire truck

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grass fire burns fire truck

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grass fire aftermath

Pembroke FPD photo

grass fire aftermath

Pembroke FPD photo

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