Posts Tagged Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District

Algonquin Box Alarm 9-29-12

Sep 30

Posted by bgshap in Fire, Fire Department News | Comments off

From the Northwest Herald.

Cole Ryals was working at Algonquin Sub Shop when a frantic man ran into the store Saturday and asked him to call 911.

The home at 5 Filip St. was engulfed in flames that produced heavy smoke.

“It’s the first time I ever had to call the police; I didn’t know what was happening,” Ryals, 18, said.

The two-story house was fully engulfed when firefighters from the Algonquin Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District arrived at 6:36 p.m. Flames were shooting through the roof, neighbors said.

Firefighters first went inside but were pulled out when crews feared the roof would collapse. They extinguished the blaze from the outside and were on the scene until about 9:30 p.m.

No one was home when the fire broke out. Two cats were found to be safe and were turned over to the residents when they arrived home.

There were no injuries.

Emergency crews from Crystal Lake, Cary, Huntley, Carpentersville, Huntley and McHenry County Animal Control assisted with the incident.

– Chelsea McDougall

thanks Scott

This is from Tyler Tobolt:

Algonquin FD was dispatched for a Possible Structure fire behind the Sub shop, When E141 arrived they had fire & smoke showing from the roof, within 10 mins of arriving BC130 requested a Box alarm

Tyler Tobolt photo

Tags: Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District, house fire in Algonquin, Tyler Tobolt

9/11 Memorial in Algonquin

Sep 22

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News, LODD, Reader submission | Comments off

Tyler Tobolt submitted several images of the new firefighter memorial in Algonquin. which previously was mentioned HERE and HERE.

Algonquin Fire District Firefighter Memorial with 9/11 artifact

Tyler Tobolt photo

: Tyler Tobolt photo

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9/11 Memorial in Algonquin Features Trade Center Steel

Aug 29

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The Daily Herald has an article describing a firefighter memorial being built by the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters Association:

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters Association is building the memorial on the north end of Riverfront Park. The location is particularly significant because the old firehouse used to be across the street until about eight years ago, firefighter/paramedic Dan Teson said.

Construction started last week, right after agreements were approved by the village of Algonquin and the fire protection district, and is on track to be finished in time for a Sept. 11 dedication, Teson said.

The memorial will consist of a brick paver circle 40 feet in diameter with the World Trade Center steel beam in the middle, and landscaping all around it, Teson said.

The firefighters association got the beam, which weighs more than 5,000 pounds, as a donation from The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Teson said. He and two other firefighters flew to New York City in November to accept the donation, and were met there by one of the firefighters’ father, who drove his truck, Teson said. The foursome picked up the beam at a hangar outside LaGuardia Airport, and father and son drove it back to Illinois.

“It absolutely does have an effect on you, when you sit there and physically touch a piece of something that was a major part of our history, probably one of the worst days that we’ve ever had in the U.S. To be able to be part of something like that in a positive manner, and pay tribute to all the people who died that day, it’s very meaningful,” he said.

The complete article can be found HERE.

thanks Chris

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Box Alarm House fire in Cary

Jul 16

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Reader submission | Comments off

This from Tyler Tobolt:

Cary FD arrived at a 2-story home with smoke and fire showing from 2nd floor. Truck 281 had a ladder to the roof, and the first-in engine pulled a line. Algonquin-Lake in the Hills T181 & chief, Fox River Grove engine & chief, Wauconda truck, Crystal Lake engine & chief, Nunda Rural engine, McHenry squad, and Lakewood ems all were due to the scene.

Tyler Tobolt photo

Tags: Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District, Cary Fire Protection District, heavy smoke and fire visible at house fire, house burns in Cary, house fire in Cary IL, Tyler Tobolt

The color of fire trucks (part 7)

May 11

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department History, Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos | 3 Comments

MABAS Division 5 encompasses McHenry County. There are 18 departments in the division and several had non-red apparatus over the years. Only three departments had fleets that were lime green and white or yellow; the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District, the Lake in the Hills station of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, and the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District (now part of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District). According to the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District website, in October of 1993, the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District, Woodstock City Fire Department, and Woodstock Rescue Squad merged together to form the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.

Eight other departments had red fleets, but at one time each had a unit that was painted differently. (Crystal Lake, Hebron, Harvard, the Marengo Rescue Squad, Richmond, Spring Grove, Union, and Woodstock City)

The Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department purchased a small rescue squad in 1982 that conformed to the Department of Transportation (DOT) specifications, one of which required that it be delivered painted lime green.

Crystal Lake Fire Rescue Department 1982 E-ONE rescue squad

Crystal Lake bought this 'DOT' spec rescue squad from E-ONE in 1982. Bill Friedrich photo

The Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Fire Protection District had a brush truck which was blue in contrast to the rest of the fleet that was painted red.

Hebron Alden Greenwood Fire Protection District brush unit 805

Hebron-Alden-Greenwood Brush 805 was a unique unit within their fleet painted blue. It was on a 1973 GMC chassis with a Stahl body. It carried 250 gallons of water with a pumping capacity of 450 gallons-per-minute. Bill Friedrich photo

The Harvard Fire Protection District and the Harvard Rescue Squad ran out of the same station. The Rescue Squad had an orange and white squad which was the only piece with this paint scheme.

The Harvard Rescue Squad had this 1977 Ford/Welch unit. Bill Friedrich photo

The Richmond Fire Protection District had a rescue squad that was painted white.

Richmond Fire Protection District rescue squad

This 1967 Dodge/Stahl unit ran as Squad 1451 for the Richmond Fire Protection District. Bill Friedrich photo

The Spring Grove Fire Protection District had a squad unit and a tanker that were painted white.

Spring Grove Fire Protection District Rescue 1807

The Spring Grove Fire Protection District had this 1977 GMC Step Van that was modified by department personnel. It was Rescue 1807. Bill Friedrich photo

The Union Fire Protection District ran a white Ford/Darley engine in 19__ which was the only lime green piece in the fleet.

Union Fire Protection District 1975 Ford Darley tanker

Engine 1505, a 1975 Darley on a Ford L-Series chassis was the only lime green unit that the Union Fire Protection District ran with. It had a 750-GPM pump and carried 1,000 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich photo

The Woodstock City Fire Department purchased a Seagrave quad in 1967 that was painted white, and they also had a white brush truck, a 1969 Dodge W300/Welch 250/200.

City of Woodstock Fire Department 1967 Seagrave Quad

The City of Woodstock Fire Department ran this 1967 Seagrave Quad as Engine 1734. It had a 1,000-GPM pump and 300 gallons of water. Bill Friedrich photo

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District had two stations in years past. The apparatus at the Lake in the Hills station was painted yellow. They had a 1968 IHC/Welch squad and there were two additional pumpers at the Lake In the Hills station that were painted chrome yellow; a 1972, IHC Cargostar-Alexis 750/750, and a 1975, IHC Cargostar-Bean 750/1000.

Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District 1968 Welch rescue squad

Trucks at the Lake in the Hills fire station used to be yellow and the apparatus at the Algonquin station were red. This 1968 IHC/Welch rescue squad was on of three yellow units. Bill Friedrich photo

The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District changed their fleet from lime green/white to red/black.

Nunda Rural Fire Protection District Engine 1336 FMC

The Nunda Rural Fire Protection District trucks used to be painted lime green and white like the 1984 Ford C8000/Darley 1250/1000 shown here. Bill Friedrich photo

When the Woodstock Rural Fire Protection and the Woodstock City Fire Department were separate entities, the rural apparatus was painted lime green & white.

Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District Spartan Darley top-mount engine

The Woodstock Rural Fire Protection District ran this 1986 Darley with a Spartan 4-dr CFC cab. The top-mount pump panel controlled a 1,000-GPM pump and the engine carried 1,00 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo

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Algonquin to build firefighter memorial

Apr 25

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News | Comments off

The Daily Herald has an article about the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Firefighters Association preparing to create a firefighter’s memorial

The memorial would be in honor of fallen firefighters within the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District and the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Lt. Matt Berg said during a committee of the whole meeting Tuesday night. The memorial would be built on a 60 foot by 60 foot area on the north end of Riverfront Park, east of Harrison Street where it meets Edward Street, and across from where the old firehouse — now demolished — was located until about eight years ago.

Two Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighters have died in the line of duty since the department was first formed in 1895: Edwin Benson, who died in 1967, and G.D. “Mac” McIntyre, who died in 1976, firefighter/paramedic Dan Teson said.

The association began working on the plan about four years ago, when the original idea was to build a 9-foot bronze statue that would have cost $50,000. “That was our initial plan, but that changed with the economic climate,” Teson said.

The complete article can be found HERE.

thanks Dennis

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Algonquin 2nd Alarm fire 2-20-12

Feb 21

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Reader submission | 4 Comments

updated photos 10PM (scroll down)

The Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District responded to a fire Monday night on Springhill Drive. The Daily Herald reports that:

No one was injured in a large fire that spread from an attached garage in Algonquin to the rest of the house, causing extensive damage Monday night.

Firefighters responded to the two-story house on the 1100 block of Spring Hill Drive at about 8:50 p.m. and remained on the scene as of 10 p.m. battling stubborn flames shooting through the roof.

The full article is HERE.

Tyler Tobolt submitted some shots from the scene.

Algonquin house fire 2-20-12 on Springhill Drive

According to the Algonquin Patch:

When crews arrived at 9:01 p.m., they found the entire two-story home was on fire, according to a news release from the Algonquin-LITH Fire Department.

The Incident Commander immediately upgraded the alarm to the 2nd level and crews initiated an aggressive exterior attack. The fire was declared out at 9:57 p.m. Crews remained on the scene until after midnight investigating the fire and securing the home.

Algonquin house fire 2-20-12 on Springhill Drive

Aftermath showing the extent of the fire damage. Scott Peterson photo

A view from the front does not do justice to the devastation. Scott Peterson photo

Tags: Algonquin Fire Department, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District, house fire in Algonquin on Springhill, Tyler Tobolt

New area orders from Alexis

Nov 16

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, New Apparatus Order | Comments off

Bill Friedrich has submitted a list of area departments that have apparatus currently being built by Alexis.

Otto Township FPD @ Chebanse – 2012 IHC 7500 1,000-GPM 3,000-gallon tanker
St.Anne FPD – 2012 IHC 7400 500-GPM 2,000-gallon tanker
Algonquin Lake in the Hills FPD – 2012 Ford F-550 200-GPM 150-GWT skid unit brush unit
Sycamore FD – 2012 Ford F-550 300-GPM 250-GWT skid unit brush unit

Tags: Alexis Fire Apparatus, Alexis Fire Equipment, Algonquin Fire Department, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District, Bill Friedrich, Otto Township Fire Protection District, St. Anne Fire Protection District, Sycamore Fire Department

Algonquin listing is updated

Jun 9

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, updated listing | Comments off

Additional photos have been added to the Algonquin-Lake In The Hills Fire District pages to include the units from Stations 2 and 3. There is a photo of a pickup truck which is listed as a brush truck. The department has a skid-mount unit on order to slide into the ed of the pickup, but it was not completed when the photo was taken.

Algonquin-Lake In The Hills Fire District KME Predator

Algonquin-Lake In The Hills Fire District Ferrara Inferno tower ladder

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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills is added to the site

May 30

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Algonquin-Lake In The Hills Fire Protection District headquarters station 1. Larry Shapiro photo

The Algonquin-Lake In The Hills Fire Protection District is in both MABAS Division 2 and MABAS Division 5. The district operates out of three stations with the headquarters residing in Lake In The Hills on Algonquin Road. They recently took delivery of two units from Ferrara; an MVP pumper on the Igniter chassis, and a rear-mount tower ladder on an Inferno chassis. They also have two new ambulances by Medtec on Freightliner M2106 Business Class chassis. The other two frontline engines are a pair of twin KME Predator rescue pumpers. The listings are not yet complete, but the balance of the images should be posting soon.