From Larry Shapiro:
A few scene photos from a fire at 2619 N. Ridge Road in Arlington Heights Sunday night (1/16/22). It came in as fire in a bathroom and the first engine reported fire visible from the roof. Units on scene were from Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Palatine.
Larry Shapiro
For #TBT from Larry Shapiro;
Elgin Engine 2 2009 KME LMFD Predator Severe Service 2000/500 GSO 7405 plus Engines 1 and 5
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Larry Shapiro photo
From Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-The Homewood Fire Dept. once utilized this 1989 PemFab/3D as Squad 546.
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and from our archives:
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Larry Shapiro photo
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
The former Justice Fire Dept.’s Truck 557, a 1990 Duplex/ Olympian /LTI 1500/500/75′. Enjoy and Merry Christmas.Mike Summa
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From our archives
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Park Ridge Tower 36 was first on the scene of a two-car crash this morning (12/22/21) in the intersection of Golf and Dee Roads in unincorporated Cook County. They were returning to quarters from the House fire in Des Plaines. North Maine FPD Battalion 1, Ambulance1, and Engine 1R responded to the scene. One patient was transported to the hospital.
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Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Des Plaines Ambulance 61 and North Maine FPD Engine 1 were dispatched to 51 N. East River Road early this morning (12/22/21) for trouble breathing. Upon arrival, they found heavy fire from the 1st floor living room of a three-unit, split-level house and reported the working fire. The ambulance crew reportedly made entry prior to the first hose line and rescued a resident from a second floor bedroom that was filling with smoke. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional resources. The fire was extinguished prior to the arrival of all responding companies and was contained to the unit of origin.
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Larry Shapiro photo
More on the New home for South Elgin engine from Danny Nelms:
Engine that formally belonged to the South Elgin Fire Department and has spent the last several years in Pennsylvania was was listed for sale several weeks ago. In light of the devastation from the tornado in Mayfield/Graves County Kentucky, Penn Forest Volunteer Fire Company #2 decided to donate the rig to the Mayfield/Graves County Fire and Rescue Squad whose firehouse was destroyed along with several pieces of apparatus.The Seagrave engine was loaded on a flatbed trailer and departed for Kentucky in the late evening hours of December 16th.
A similar South Elgin engine from our files:
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This from Larry Shapiro:
Here are a few shots from inside the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District main station on Carl Lee Road
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Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
This from Larry Shapiro:
Finally had an opportunity to photograph the new tower ladder in Buffalo Grove
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A few images from the house fire in Kildeer, 12-1-21 by Larry Shapiro
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Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
In the darkness that comes earlier these days, flames lit up the sky for miles in Kildeer following a massive fire.
A multi-story home caught fire and is uninhabitable. The structure may be a total loss. The size of the fire necessitated a mutual aid response from a dozen neighboring communities. Firefighters used a dry hydrant where water is pulled from retention ponds because there are no fire hydrants in the area.
Lake Zurich Fire Chief David Pilgrad says that given the flames’ intensity, the exterior side of one of the adjacent homes had to be drenched as a precaution.
Everyone made it out of the home safely and did not require emergency care or hospitalization. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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