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House fire near Palatine, 7-19-23

Jul 19

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Palatine firefighters were dispatched for a detached garage fire at 629 Hill Road in an unincorporated Cook County surrounded by Palatine. Multiple neighbors reported heavy fire and the homeowner couldn’t find her daughter or husband. Responding companies reported a large header and the incident was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire. Upon arrival, Engine 81 had a two-story house with an attached garage that was well-involved.

They stretched a 2-1/2 inch line and the next engine took a second line to the C-D corner that had heavy fire as well. Another line was stretched into the house as the fire had spread inside. The daughter was on the second floor and was unable to exit due to the heavy smoke. Firefighters brought her outside and found no other occupants inside.

The fire was contained within approximately 20 minutes with the house sustaining significant damage.

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Illinois fire service news – agro terrorism drill

Jul 19

Posted by Admin in Fire Service News, Training | Comments off

Excerpts from kfvs12.com:

A full-scale exercise will test emergency personnel and emergency management teams against an agro-terrorism scenario on July 21 and 22 at Rubenacker Farms.

Personnel from fire, EMS, law enforcement, emergency management, and the Illinois National Guard will participate. The event that will include scenarios like a grain bin rescue, other technical rescues, a hazardous materials release, and a large-scale water operation.

The agencies involved are MABAS Divisions 47, 52, and 68, MABAS Illinois, multiple public safety answering points, multiple emergency medical services, law enforcement, emergency management, and state agencies.

For more information, contact Bryan Jennings MABAS Division 47 at (618) 267-5521 or bjennings113@gmail.com.

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