Images from the Barrington Box Alarm from Larry Shapiro.
More images are available to view HERE.
Jan 9
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Images from the Barrington Box Alarm from Larry Shapiro.
More images are available to view HERE.
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Jan 8
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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.
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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Mar 29
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The Barrington Fire Department received a call from residents reporting fire in the garage of their home at 23170 N. Church around 9:30PM on Wednesday. When the first unit which was Barrington Engine 363 arrived on the scene, they found a well-involved garage fire attached to the house.
They were followed almost immediately by Lake Zurich Engine 2 who made a u-turn in the dead-end cul-de-sac and laid 400′ of 5-inch supply line to the corner. One of Barrington’s tankers dropped their portable tank and the water supply was established as companies went to work advancing two lines through separate doors of the house. The building was constructed on a hill with one-story in the front and two-stories on the side.
Barrington requested a MABAS Box Alarm later which brought tankers from Wauconda, Fox River Grove, and East Dundee to supplement the two Barrington tankers and Long Grove Tanker 55. Palatine responded with Truck 85 and engines came from Hoffman Estates, Palatine Rural, and Carpentersville. Rolling Meadows filled in for a company that was not able to respond with an ambulance, and Cary Squad 255 was on-scene implementing a light tower for scene lighting. Chief officers came from Long Grove, Wauconda, and Carpentersville.
The family dog perished in the house but all residents evacuated safely.
The Box Alarm was struck out shortly after 10:30PM.
Larry Shapiro arrived at the scene after the fire was extinguished and submitted these images. More can be viewed HERE.
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Nov 23
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The Barrington Fire Department received a call around 8PM this evening reporting a fire at 340 Weatherstone Road. The call came from a neighbor who saw fire outside the garage. First arriving companies were met by heavy fire at the three-car garage and traveling up through the roof encroaching on the main portion of the house. Shortly thereafter a Box Alarm was requested which brought tankers to this non-hydranted subdivision near Lake-Cook and Ela Roads. Fire was in the garage attic and portions of the second floor attic as well before firefighters were able to stop it from spreading further. Both vehicles in the garage were virtually undamaged. The first Barrington engine was in the driveway and was fed by the second engine in front of the house. A porta-tank was dropped by this engine and the tankers kept the water supply consistent.
Larry Shapiro went to the scene and arrived after the fire had been knocked down. He submitted several images from the scene and has a small gallery with additional images HERE.
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