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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

Mar 30

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Part 1 of a video by Larry Shapiro from the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

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2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23 (more)

Mar 26

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long video from Larry Shapiro of the 2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

Mar 19

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Palatine firefighters responded for a report of smoke on the third floor of an apartment building at 12 E Dundee Quarter late Sunday afternoon (3-19-23). Palatine police officers reported smoke and then flames from the roof and the response was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.

Palatine crews made an interior attack with two lines on the third floor and performed searches of the building. Unable to get ahead of the volume of fire overhead and in the mansard roof in addition to deteriorating conditions, firefighters were evacuated from the building to transition to a defense attack. As personnel was exiting the building, a Mayday was called by a firefighter on a balcony that was unable to exit via the interior. He successfully descended a ground ladder.

The fire circumvented the fire wall and eventually made it’s way into the adjacent building which sustained heavy damage to the roof and third floor. There were multiple collapses of the original building.

Palatine Tower 85, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Arlington Heights Tower 1 all deployed master streams.

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Many area departments were on the scene including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Lake Zurich, Barrington, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. This list very likely does not represent every department that responded.

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2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23

Mar 18

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The Barrington Countryside FPD was called for a house fire at 93 County Line Road in Barrington Hills late Saturday morning (3-18-23). First arriving units confirmed a house fire and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a MABAS Box Alarm to the 2nd level. The area is without hydrants and a water supply operation was initiated. All residents were out of the house when firefighters arrived.

A list of companies at the scene which may not be totally inclusive includes: Barrington Countryside, Barrington, Cary, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Carpentersville, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Fox River Grove, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Huntley, Libertyville, Long Grove, Grayslake, Crystal Lake, Bartlett, Inverness, Fox lake, Round Lake, Wauconda, Nunda Rural FPD, McHenry Township FPD, Lake Zurich, and the Quad 2 Rehab Unit.

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House fire in Buffalo Grove, 3-12-23

Mar 13

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Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to 691 Checker Road at 8:30 Sunday evening (3-12-23) for a reported fire in a second floor bedroom. While en route, companies were advised by NWCD that a neighbor reported fire on the roof, and then another reported fire on the side of the house. Upon arrival, Battalion 4 reported heavy fire and requested the Code 4 upgrade. Buffalo Grove companies worked from the exterior and then the interior to knockdown the fire while performing searches throughout. They were assisted at the scene by units from Long Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Wheeling, Arlington Heights, Northbrook, and Buffalo Grove EMA with MobileComm.

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Name that fire …

Mar 12

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Can you identify this fire?

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Crete Township FPD history

Feb 9

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus, throwbackthursday | 1 Comment

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-This was the Crete Townships Engine 151, a 1988 Pierce Dash 1250/1000. Enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa

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And from our files

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Crete Township FPD Engine 151 – 1988 Pierce Dash pumper. Larry Shapiro photo

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2-Alarm fire in Des Plaines, 1-5-23

Jan 5

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This from Larry Shapiro:

After being dispatched to a working fire at an unknown address because of the volume of 911 calls into RED Center, firefighters from the North Maine FPD followed a header and travelled less than 1/2 mile to 9320 Noel Street in unincorporated Maine Township. They pulled up to heavy fire blowing out what was left of one unit of a four-unit, two-story apartment building. The entire front of the second unit from the street had been blown out. The alarm was upgraded to a Working Fire and then a MABAS Box Alarm, followed within minutes by an upgrade to the 2nd Alarm bringing units from as far away as Glencoe and Lincolnshire.

Multiple hand lines and three elevated master streams were used to battle the fire, the majority of which had been knocked down prior to my arrival.

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A brief video from Steve Redick

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Working fire in Des Plaines, 12-23-22

Dec 29

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This from Larry Shapiro:

During the sub-zero temperatures on Friday, 12/23/22, Des Plaines, North Maine, Niles, and Park Ridge firefighters handled a fire at 221 Good Avenue. The house was just blocks from North Maine Station 1. The fire was in the floor near the rear of the house over a crawl space.