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Elburn & Countryside house fire 9-10-12

Sep 11

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | Comments off

The Daily Herald has an article describing a MABAS Box Alarm in Campton Hills:

Firefighters were called to the scene at 8:57 a.m., but the dead-end street did not have any fire hydrants. … in the 3N100 block of Spring Wood Lane in Campton Hills.

Fire officials said 17 departments responded to the fire and water had to be trucked in to the blaze.

Spring Wood Lane is a dead-end street so firetrucks had to go to the end of the street to turn around in order to leave so that additional trucks could arrive with more water.

The complete article with photos can be found HERE.

thanks Chris … and Chris

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3rd Alarm Fire in Elburn 4-23-12

Apr 23

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Service News | Comments off

The Kane County Chronicle has an article about a barn fire this morning in Elburn.

Firefighters from multiple departments were battling a barn fire this morning on Route 47, north of Elburn.

Witnesses said two barns were destroyed and that firefighters were fighting to save a third structure at 6N511 Route 47, and that there were no injuries. Route 47 was closed north of Route 64.

The complete article is HERE.

John Tulipano submitted a few images from the scene.

Barn fire on Route 47 in Elburn IL 4-23-12

St. Charles Fire Department Pierce truck

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Fatal house fire in Elburn 1-1-12

Jan 3

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The Daily Herald has an article HERE about a house fire Sunday in Elburn that resulted in the death of a 50-year old man.

One person died following a fire Sunday in the 1200 block of Wise Road in Elburn, fire officials said.

Elburn Police Chief Steve Smith said a 50-year-old male, who was not identified, was discovered by the fire department at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

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South Elgin 2nd Alarm 1-20-11

Jan 25

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

South Elgin had a house fire on Thursday at 10N917 Gale Street in Elgin Township (Kane County). The fire was apparently blamed on a bird’s nest which ignited and sent fire into the attic of the home. It was a 15-degree day that felt like 5 degrees with the wind.

Scott Peterson submitted several shots from the scene after the fire was brought under control.

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011

A view from the front of the one-story house at 10N917 Gayle Street in unincorporated Kane County.  Scott Peterson photo

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011

Firefighters work on the roof of the house after the fire was knocked down. Multiple attics required several vent holes. Scott Peterson photo

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011

This shot from the rear shows the extent of the attic fire. Scott Peterson photo

From The Courier-News:

According to preliminary reports, firefighters were called to the home just after 9:30 a.m. by the home’s two occupants. Firefighters found fire in a wall and a deep-seated fire in the attic, with flames coming out of windows on both sides of the structure. Reports stated that the home actually had multiple attic units as a result of remodeling projects and the fire had spread among them.

The Courier-News has an article about the fire HERE.

Departments that responded to provide mutual aid included Elgin, Pingree Grove, Elburn, Bartlett, Hanover Park, and West Dundee.

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011 Crimson tower

South Elgin’s new Spartan/Crimson mid-mount tower ladder staged at the fire. Scott Peterson photo

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011 Elburn Fire District

Elburn Tender 307, a 3000-gallon pumper/tanker built by Alexis on a 1988 Peterbilt chassis was also on the scene. Scott Peterson photo

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011 Elgin engine

Elgin Engine 4 was on a hydrant down the street from the fire. Scott Peterson photo

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011 Pingree Grove Fire District

Pingree Grove responded to the fire with this tandem-axle pumper/tanker on a Spartan Gladiator chassis. Scott Peterson photo

South Elgin Fire Department house fire Jan 20, 2011

South Elgin had two engines, a tower, and a tanker on the scene. Here is Engine 1, a Spartan/Crimson parked down the street. Scott Peterson photo

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