Posts Tagged fire department tanker nursing an engine

House fire in Green Oaks, 3-24-16

Mar 24

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 1 Comment

Libertyville firefighters along with automatic-aid companies were sent to 1470 Greenbriar Drive in Green Oaks (Libertyville FPD) just after 1AM when a homeowner, awakened by a smoke alarm, noticed a van outside had caught fire and was spreading to the attached garage.

The first arriving engine reported flames through the roof of the garage and made an initial quick attack with their deck gun. After the tank water was drained, the engine was nursed by a tanker that arrived after them and a hand line went into operation. A shuttle was setup with successive tankers nursing the Libertyville tanker and in turn the engine in the driveway.

The alarm was elevated to a Box Alarm which brought several tankers (tenders) to the neighborhood that is without hydrants. Though the garage and contents were heavily damaged, the fire did not communicate into the house.

The box was struck out about an hour later and companies began to pickup.

firefighters with tools approach fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Pierce fire engine with ail-burt light tower at fire scene

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tender nursing another tender during a fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters with house line at night fire scene on the rain

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Larry Shapiro photo

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3-Alarm fire in South Barrington, 5/18/15

May 18

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 6 Comments

The Barrington Countryside FPD was called for a house fire at 2 Windridge Road in South Barrington today (5/18/15) around 1PM. Arriving units found sections of the cedar shake roof on fire and requested a MABAS Box Alarm. As the wind was prevalent, the alarm was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm and then a 3rd Alarm as companies were withdrawn front the house for an exterior attack.

Several hand lines were used, some applying foam. Firefighters went back into the house after a section of the roof was burned off to chase hot spots and extinguish the balance of the fire.

There was a sizable fire pit smoldering in the backyard, up wind of the house.

Some of the units at the scene included: Barrington Countryside with two engines and two tenders; engines from Barrington, Lake Zurich, Algonquin, Fox River Grove, Hanover Park, West Dundee, Schaumburg,and Carpentersville; trucks from Hoffman Estates, McHenry Twp, Countryside, and Palatine; squads from Libertyville and Cary; ambulances from Buffalo Grove and Long Grove; tenders from Long Grove, McHenry Twp, Nunda Rural, Crystal Lake, Prospect Heights, Palatine Rural, East Dundee, Bartlett, Wauconda, and Rutland-Dundee; MABAS Air 5 and the MESS Canteen.

Several contributors were at the scene.

Larry Shapiro photo

Steve Redick photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department full station for tenders

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

Steve Redick photo

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Detached garage fire in Prospect Heights, 5-3-15

May 4

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 2 Comments

This from Larry Shapiro:

The Prospect Heights FD received multiple calls for a detached garage on fire at 240 E. Camp McDonald Road Sunday night (5/3/15). Flames could be seen from Station 9, less than a block away. The three-car, 1 1/2-story garage was fully-involved and was reported to have a 55-gallon drum of racing fuel and acetylene torches inside.

Engine 9 dropped two lines and Tanker 9 setup to nurse the engine. Engine 39 dropped a supply line to a hydrant approximately 1/3 of a mile away as Long Grove Tanker 55 arrived to continue nursing Engine 9. The bulk of the fire was knocked down quickly, and the other tankers were released from the staging area.

When I arrived the roof had collapsed and there was still some visible fire.

firemen pull hose from an engine at night

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tenders nursing an engine

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Long Grove house fire, 10-13-14

Oct 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | Comments off

This from Larry Shapiro:

Long Grove firefighters responded along with mutual-aid companies to a reported basement fire at 20900 Middleton Drive in Kildeer late Monday evening. Smoke was visible on arrival and firefighters entered the house with a line to find a fire in the furnace area of the basement.

The house was filled with smoke, but no extension was discovered.

Here are some images from the scene.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tanker nurses fire engine at fire scene

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House fire in Long Grove, 7-4-14

Jul 5

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This from Larry Shapiro:

Shortly after 9PM on July 4th, firefighters in Long Grove and neighboring departments responded to a call for fire on the roof of a large house at 5421 Tall Oaks Drive in an unincorporated portion of the district. First arriving units found heavy fire along the peak of a three-story house and made a quick external attack before taking lines inside. After knocking down the bulk of the fire, they chased spot fires inside and along the peak as they had trouble accessing the affected area from the inside. The area was without hydrants. Tanker 55, a 3,000-gallon tanker, nursed the attack engine and a supply line was dropped over a the distance of a long block to the main road where two portable tanks were setup initiating a tanker shuttle to supply additional water.