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Barrington Box Alarm 1-8-13 (part 3)

Images from the Barrington Box Alarm from Larry Shapiro.

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Wauconda and East Dundee tankers fill the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

fire scene with water shuttle

The water supply officer manages the tankers dumping into the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

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Forest Preserve sign for the property. Larry Shapiro photo

many fire engines staged at fire scene

Many fire engines line Penny Road as firefighters finish up at the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Barrington fire engine with lots of hose off

Firefighters begin to reload multiple lengths of hose onto the engine. Larry Shapiro photo

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Carpentersville firefighters work a line. Larry Shapiro photo

barn fire in Barrington Hills

Firefighters douse the smoldering ruins with Class A foam. Larry Shapiro photo

barn fire in Barrington Hills

White smoke shows the location of the former barn. Larry Shapiro photo

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Barrington engine drafting from the portable dump tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

Arlington Heights Ambulance 1

Arlington Heights’ new Ambulance 1. Larry Shapiro photo

HME chassis water tankers

Two large water tankers on custom HME chassis. Larry Shapiro photo

More images are available to view HERE.

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Barrington Box Alarm 1-8-13 (part 2)

From Scott Peterson

photos of apparatus that I got in staging or lined up as companies were working and shots from the scene
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills fire engine

Algonquin-Lake in the Hills engine. Scott Peterson photo

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Staged units upon arrival. Scott Peterson photo

Barrington fire engine working

Barrington Engine 2 with several lines off. Scott Peterson photo

Barrington FD water tanker

Barrington’s tanker.  Scott Peterson photo

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Long Grove’s tanker dumps while East Dundee’s tanker heads back to the fill site. Scott Peterson photo

water tanker shuttle at fire scene

Long Grove’s tanker dumps water. Scott Peterson photo

smoldering remains of a barn fire

Smoldering remains of the barn. Scott Peterson photo

water tanker shuttle at fire scene

Nunda’s tanker dumping. Scott Peterson photo

Carpentersville fire engine

Carpentersville engine. Scott Peterson photo

East Dundee FPD water tanker HME

East Dundee’s tanker. Scott Peterson photo

Long Grove FPD water tanker

Long Grove tanker. Scott Peterson photo

Palatine Fire Department

Palatine quint. Scott Peterson photo

Wauconda Fire District water tanker

Wauconda tanker. Scott Peterson photo

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Barrington Box Alarm 1-8-13

The Barrington & Countryside FPD received a call reporting a barn fire this afternoon at 544 Penny Road in Barrington Hills. The vacant barn is on the Cook County Forest Preserve property behind a vacant house which used to be occupied by a caretaker. The structure was fully involved when the first Barrington companies arrived, and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a box alarm for water tankers and additional personnel.


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The structure went down quickly and no exposures were threatened. Five tankers shuttled water to the scene. Departments with tankers were Long Grove, Palatine Rural, East Dundee, Wauconda, and Bartlett. Engines came from Carpentersville, Lake Zurich, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Hoffman Estates, and Fox River Grove. Palatine responded with Quint 81 in addition to Cary Squad 255, Buffalo Grove Ambulance 26, and Arlington Heights Ambulance 1.

Tim Olk, Scott Peterson, and Larry Shapiro all went to the scene and will have images to share.

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Barrington 2nd & 4th Alarm fire 10-10-12 (update 3)

A video from the 4th Alarm fire this week in Barrington Hills has been posted by Larry Shapiro.

Previous posts about the fire can be found HERE, HERE,  and HERE.

Photo galleries are available HERE, and HERE.

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Barrington 2nd & 4th Alarm fire 10-10-12 (update 2)

Larry Shapiro submitted several images from the 4-11 alarm fire in Barrington Hills.

 

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The view from Ridge Road when Larry arrived. Larry Shapiro photo

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The portable water tanks on Ridge Road at the entrance to the private drive. Larry Shapiro photo

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Crystal Lake tanker filling the portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo

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Barrington Engine 361drafting from the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

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Over 1,000 feet of large diameter hose from the road to the house. Larry Shapiro photo

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Barrington Quint 363 with several lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

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Fire has traveled the length of the structure. Larry Shapiro photo

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The fire involved one of several buildings on the property. Larry Shapiro photo

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The rear of the involved structure. Larry Shapiro photo

large barn fire in Barrington Hills IL 10-10-12 on Ridge Road Carpentersville Fire District

Carpentersville firefighters work a line in the ‘C’ sector. Larry Shapiro photo

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Firefighters work on the smoldering fire at the east end of the garage. Larry Shapiro photo

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The area of origin suffered a complete structural collapse. Larry Shapiro photo

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Elgin responded to the scene with Truck 1. Larry Shapiro photo

large barn fire in Barrington Hills IL 10-10-12 on Ridge Road Wauconda Fire District

The Wauconda tanker stands by in the water supply sector. Larry Shapiro photo

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Apparatus in staging lined Ridge Road in both directions Larry Shapiro photo

A large gallery of images can be found HERE.

More images are HERE.

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Barrington 2nd & 4th Alarm fire 10-10-12 (update 1)

More images by Tim Olk from this morning’s extra alarm fire in Barrington Hills.

 

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View from Ridge Road. Tim Olk photo

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Approaching the property along the private drive. Tim Olk photo

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View from the pasture behind the structure. Tim Olk photo

large fire in Barrington Hills 10-10-12 on Ridge Road

Barrington firefighters maneuver a 2 1/2″ line into position. Tim Olk photo

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Firefighters prepare to gain access to the center garage. Tim Olk photo

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Firefighters cut into the garage door. Tim Olk photo

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A line is directed at the fire inside the garage. Tim Olk photo

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A line is used to wet down the area of origin. Tim Olk photo

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A resident surveys the carnage. Tim Olk photo

 

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Barrington 2nd & 4th Alarm fire 10-10-12

The Barrington Fire Department received a call near shift change this morning for a barn on fire at 21089 Ridge Road in Barrington Hills. First arriving companies found light smoke visible from the road and proceeded down the private drive with Quint 362, Tanker 362, and Engine 363. Engine 361 dropped 1,000′ feet of large diameter hose back to the street where two 3,000-gallon portable tanks were setup for a water supply. This area of Barrington Hills has no hydrants.

Barrington Hills barn fire Ridge Road 10-10-12

Goggle Maps view of the scene.

The three units in the driveway provided 3,500 gallons of water plus another 960 gallons from Engine 1 prior to the establishment of the tanker shuttle. A MABAS Box Alarm was requested immediately and the alarm was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm within minutes. Tankers from Long Grove, Palatine Rural, Round Lake, and Wauconda were due along with squads from Cary and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, trucks from Palatine, Elgin, and Mundelein, ambulances from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Deerfield, plus engines from Algonquin, Fox River Grove, Lake Zurich, Carpentersville, West Dundee, and Hoffman Estates.

large fire in Barrington Hills on Ridge Road 1-10-12

Fire engulfs the center section of the barn and garages at 21089 Ridge Road in Barrington Hills. Tim Olk photo

The barn/garage structure that was burning contained hay, a boat, a fork lift, and several other mechanical devices in addition to various equipment and supplies. Several horses were safely evacuated to an adjacent pasture.

The alarm was upgraded to a 4th Alarm for tankers only which added Fox Lake, Prospect Heights, Bartlett, Nunda Rural, and Crystal Lake.

Tim Olk arrived at the scene shortly after the Box Alarm was requested, and Larry Shapiro arrived roughly 30 minutes later. Both have images which will post plus a video as they become available.

One firefighter was transported to the hospital with an ankle injury.

 

 

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