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Photos from Larry Shapiro of the House fire in Des Plaines
more photos at shapirophotography.net
Des Plaines firefighters were called to 539 Westmere Road around 12:20PM on Friday (1/26/18) for reports of fire in an attached garage. The initial call was followed by multiple 9-1-1 calls. Engine 63 arrived first and reported heavy fire from the attached garage that spread into the second floor of the split-level house. Strong winds blew smoke across the street obscuring visibility on the street.
The fire was too intense to make entry so an exterior line was used with foam to make an initial attack and Tower Ladder 63 was setup to the roof for ventilation. Four lines were used and the fire was knocked down within 20 minutes. All three Des Plaines engines, both towers, the three ambulances, plus the battalion chief and 6100 were at the scene. Additional companies were Mount Prospect Engine 12, Tower 13, and Battalion 3, plus Elk Grove Township Ambulance 11.
Thanks to Nick Marcinkowski for these photos.
A passerby called 9-1-1 this morning in Wheeling reporting heavy smoke coming from a house in the area of Strong Avenue and Wolf Roads. When companies responded, they reported a large header which was visible from Station 42 on Dundee Road. The first arriving unit reported fire in an attached garage of a single-family home and requested the alarm be upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.
Residents were out of the house and firefighters attacked the fire with two 2-1/2 inch lines knocking down the majority of the fire in minutes. Two more lines were used as a company went into the house and the fourth went to another side.
The fire was stopped before it was able to get into the house, though a significant amount of smoke permeated the living quarters.
Northbrook Engine 10, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Ambulance 52 responded for mutual aid.
Larry Shapiro arrived within a minute of the first lines going into operation and still missed the heavy fire and smoke. He has submitted several images and will have more posted on his site.