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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 11-19-20 (more)

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago

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Box alarm fire in Beach Park, 11-18-20

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11/18/2020 – Beach Park,IL
A homeowner was burning leaves when they blew onto the deck and up against the vinyl sided house. First arriving companies found heavy fire to the exterior of the home communicating inside, and into a detached garage. Command upgraded to the working still, and then to a Box Alarm. Crews were unable to make a safe interior attack. Two dogs reported inside the home, got out safely.

house destroyed by fire in Beach Park IL

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Box alarm fire in Zion, 10-30-20

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10/30/2020
Zion responded to a report of a basement fire, with the caller still inside the house looking for her dog. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke showing, and the caller outside the home, with no dog. Command ungraded to the working still, and then to box 18-1 to the first alarm. Then dog was reunited with its owners. Fire extended into the attic, and eventually through the roof. Jeff Rudolph
heavy flames and smoke from roof of a house

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Small fire in Northbrook, 10-15-20

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10/15/20
Northbrook responded to 1630 Ferndale Avenue for a reported fire. Northbrook companies, along with a Glenview truck pulled up with light smoke from the roof. It turned out to be a small fire on the exterior rear of the home.
 
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fire trucks in Northbrook IL

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Box alarm fire in North Chicago, 9-28-20

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9/28/20 – North Chicago 0504 hrs
Box 15-1 to the Box level for a well-involved house at 2330 Lewis Av. The house appeared to be vacant, and for sale.
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Firefighters with hose line at night

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smoke from vacant house on fire

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heavy smoke from vacant house on fire

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Pierce fire engine on scene

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Firefighter silhouette with hose line on a ladder

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Working fire in Winthrop Harbor, 9-23-20

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Beach Park, Newport, Zion, and Pleasant Prairie,WI  assisted Winthrop Harbor for a large garage fire at 207 Oakdale Ave. Zion 1811 was first in and found smoke with no visible flames from a metal pole barn garage. Crews found fire in the rafters, but had some difficulty gaining entry due to heavy storage inside the garage. Command ungraded to the Working Still, bringing Great Lakes, and Gurnee to the scene.
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collect signs on barn

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Civil unrest in Kenosha, WI – 8-24-20 (more)

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08/24/20 – Night two of protests in Kenosha,WI led to several business looted and set ablaze. The largest was several storefronts along 22nd av. Kenosha activated a MABAS response to the 5th alarm Bringing in several Illinois departments, most sat in the staging area most of the night, but crews from Zion, Newport, Gurnee, and several others were put to work.  Jeff Rudolph
Zion Firefighters battle a fire

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New engine for Gurnee (more)

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Gurnee’s new Engine 1322, 2019 E-One, had to be placed into service for a few days due to 2 engines needing repairs this week.
 
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Gurnee FD Engine 1322

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Working fire in Gurnee, 5-27-19

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05/27/19
36000 blk of Deer View ct. in Gurnee. Appears to have been an outside fire that burned the vinyl siding and extended slightly into the garage and house.
aftermath of house fire

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aftermath of house fire

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aftermath of house fire

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aftermath of house fire

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aftermath of house fire

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Fatal explosion and fire in Waukegan, 5-3-19

Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Four employees of a Waukegan chemical plant were hospitalized and another three were reported missing following an explosion late Friday that was heard and felt across Lake County around 9:45 p.m. 

Waukegan Fire Marshal Steve Lenzi reported that first arriving crews were quickly overwhelmed by flames at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave., which is on the city’s far northwest side near its border with Gurnee.

Fire personnel from Waukegan plus departments in Lake and Cook counties including hazardous materials crews and structural collapse technicians were involved with both fighting the fire and searching for the missing employees.

Fatal explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan IL 5/3/19

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Fatal explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan IL 5/3/19

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Fatal explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan IL 5/3/19

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Fatal explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan IL 5/3/19

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Fatal explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan IL 5/3/19

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Waukegan FD ARFF unit works at the Fatal explosion and fire at the AB Specialty Silicones plant at 3790 Sunset Ave. in Waukegan IL 5/3/19

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