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As seen around … Hoffman Estates

Sep 21

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This from Mike Fox:

Took these at an accident in Hoffman Estates on Saturday. The first on shows the new command vehicle and the new squad.

Mike Fox

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Mike Fox photo

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 9-143-20

Sep 13

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Chicago firefighters battled a 2-11 Alarm fire on Sunday at 4501 W. Addison Street at a commercial laundry.

From CFD Media on Twitter:

2-11 alarm 4502 W Addison CDD starting defensive operations. No injuries

CFD Media photo

CFD Media photo

And some late photos from Larry Shapiro:

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Box Alarm fire in Mundelein, 9-2-20 (more)

Sep 6

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More photos and audio from the Box Alarm fire in Mundelein, 9-2-20

Larry Shapiro photo

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Box Alarm fire in Winnetka, 9-2-20 (more)

Sep 5

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brief video from Tom Whittaker from behind the house on Pine Street

More photos from the Box Alarm fire in Winnetka, 9-2-20

Larry Shapiro photo

flames burn through roof of a house on fire

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Firefighter pulls additional hose line at house fire

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Box Alarm fire in Mundelein, 9-2-20 (more)

Sep 4

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Steve Redick photo

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3-Alarm fire in Rockford, 9-2-20 (more)

Sep 3

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Excerpts from WIFR.com:

One of Rockford’s oldest churches, the former Metro Christian Center Church, was destroyed Wednesday night. The building had been condemned for several years and many doors and windows had been boarded up. There was no electricity inside the building. The Rockford Fire Department is opening an arson investigation. The church was a downtown staple for many years.

Heavy clouds of smoke covered downtown as the church was engulfed in fire and dozens of trucks surrounded the structure as parts of it fell to the street. Fire crews say the fire spread very quickly because the structure is made of wood and firefighters didn’t go into the building because the rooftop has asbestos. The damages are estimated at $300,000.

The fire department worked with demolition crews overnight to demolish the building and put out hot spots.

Photos from Tim Olk of the 3-Alarm fire in Rockford, 9-2-20

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Box Alarm fire in Winnetka, 9-2-20

Sep 3

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Winnetka police officers and firefighters were dispatched for a reported house fire before 1PM on Wednesday (9/2/20) at 614 Pine Lane. Battalion 28 was first on the scene to the small, dead-end street, and reported flames showing from the C-Sector. The alarm was upgraded to a working fire for additional resources. The narrow, one lane street did not allow much space for apparatus. Glencoe Engine 30 stretched 400′ of 5″ to a hydrant on the cross street and then supplied Winnetka Engine 28 through another 400′ that they dropped. Several lines were stretched into the house as companies attacked heavy fire in the attic. Additional lines were positioned around the exterior of the building as well.

The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm at roughly the 20-minute mark. The fire vented through the roof in at least three areas. In addition to the interior lines, a cellar nozzle was inserted from the roof into one of the openings and then reapplied into a second area. The fire was brought under control without extending much beyond the attic spaces. Two additional engines were requested later for additional manpower.

Companies at the scene included engines from Winnetka, Glencoe, Wilmette, Northfield, Evanston, Highland Park, Lincolnwood, Deerfield, and Wheeling. Trucks responded from Winnetka, Glenview, and Skokie. Additional units were Morton Grove Squad 4, Northbrook Ambulance 11, and Wilmette Ambulance 27. One firefighter on the scene was evaluated by Ambulance 11’s crew. Chief officers from Winnetka, Wilmette, Northbrook, and Northfield were at the fire.

Housed on the property is the Indonesian Consulate General’s residence.

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Firefighters pull hose to battle a house fire

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chief fire officer in front of a house on fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters on the roof of a house use a cellar nozzle to douse flames in the atti

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Dumpster fire in Northbrook, 8-28-20

Aug 31

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This from Max Weingardt:

Northbrook Dumpster fire at 2467 st Stephens Green

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Working fire in Buffalo Grove, 8-29-20

Aug 30

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Buffalo Grove firefighters made quick work of a fire on a third floor balcony at 1541 Johnson Drive Saturday (8/29/20). Firefighters found the fire on the front edge of the balcony farthest from the building. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for additional resources to assist with smoke and searches of the twelve-unit, three-story building.

Companies at the scene included Buffalo Grove Quint 25, Engine 26, Engine 27, Ambulance 26, Battalion 4, and chief officers, plus Long Grove Squad 55, Prospect Heights Engine 39, Wheeling Truck 24, Northbrook Tower 12, Deerfield-Bannockburn Engine 20, Arlington Heights Engine 4, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Battalion 51 and Squad 51, plus ambulances from Barrington and Hoffman Estates.