Posts Tagged Libertyville Fire Department

Libertyville 2nd Alarm fire, 3-15-14

Mar 16

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

This from Larry Shapiro:

The Libertyville Fire Department received a call around 10:15PM on Saturday reporting a barn fire on Bradley Road in Mettawa. Units were dispatched from Libertyville, Lake Forest, and Knollwood. Upon arrival they found fire in one building on the property of a large stable at 855 N. Bradley Road. Libertyville Quint 462, Engine 463, Engine 461, and the Libertyville tender entered the north driveway and the Lake Forest engine came in the south driveway. Lake Forest had a hydrant at the street and Knollwood tapped another hydrant near the north driveway to supply the Libertyville companies. Prior to the establishment of secure water sources, the Libertyville tender and the two engines nursed the quint.

Within minutes the alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm for additional units including water tenders. They made a good stop and did not put the mutual aid water tenders to work. A second alarm was requested for manpower to assist the companies with extensive overhaul.

fire engine with deck gun working at fire scene

Lake Forest firemen work a deck gun from the southwest corner of the barn. Larry Shapiro photo

An elevated master stream from the Libertyville quint. Larry Shapiro photo

The Lake Forest engine in the south driveway. Larry Shapiro photo

firemen with hose lines at winter fire scene

The fire was held to the center portion of the barn. Larry Shapiro photo

Multiple lines were deployed in addition to the deck gun and ladder pipe. Larry Shapiro photo

Libertyville Engine 463 was relay pumping into the quint. Larry Shapiro photo

Libertyville Quint 462 used the ladder pipe. Larry Shapiro photo

Multiple units lined Bradley Road. Larry Shapiro photo

Ice covers the front of the Lake Forest engine. Larry Shapiro photo

There will be a video posted later.

more images are at fire scenes.net

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Box alarm in Libertyville, 10-12-13

Oct 17

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

Tim Olk took in Libertyville’s Box Alarm last Saturday night and submitted these images.

Tim Olk photo

More photos are HERE.

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Fire department open houses

Oct 13

Posted by Admin in Ambulance photos, Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos | 2 Comments

Tyler Tobolt visited three of yesterday’s open house events and submitted several photos. Larry Shapiro also added images from the Long Grove open house.

From The Long Grove Fire Protection District open house

Tyler Tobolt photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Live-burn demonstration without sprinklers. Larry Shapiro photo

Families watch the demonstrations. Larry Shapiro photo

After the burn demo, a firefighter shows the melted smoke detector. Larry Shapiro photo

A family learns about the benefits of residential sprinklers. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake County Sheriff K-9 demonstration. Larry Shapiro photo

A large gallery with more images from the Long Grove open house is HERE.

From The Libertyville Fire Department open house

Tyler Tobolt photo

From The Prospect Heights Fire Protection District open house

Tyler Tobolt photo

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Mundelein apartment fire 9-1-13

Sep 1

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This from Sam Borica:

Here are photos of the apartment fire in Mundelein at the 524 McKinley Ave, occurred at around 9:20 AM today. Police were first on-scene and reported smoke showing and possible occupants still inside, primary searches were clear. Command requested a change of quarters box alarm only, units on-scene at the fire were Engine 431, Ambulance 431, Quint 432, Ambulance 432, Engine 411, Quint 462, Countryside Chief 4100, Battalion Chief 43. Here is a short video of it also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8nK86lpIv4&feature=youtu.be. You can view the rest of the photos on my Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.515799871835581.1073741871.229793033769601&type=1 or on my Flickr account here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/100946978@N03/sets/72157635334119606/.

-Thanks, Sam Borcia

Sam Borica photo

Tags: apartment fire in Mindelein, Countryside Fire Protection District, Libertyville Fire Department, Mundelein FIre Department, Sam Borica

Buffalo Grove water rescues 6-26-13

Jun 26

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Service Photos, Firefighters working | 1 Comment

The heavy storms that went through the area Tuesday night and Wednesday morning dumping a huge amount of water in many suburbs caused widespread road closures and flooding. Area fire departments were called to help motorists stranded in standing water as well as residents that could not leave their homes.

The Buffalo Grove Fire Department requested a MABAS Box Alarm from within divisions 1 and 4 for swift water rescue techs and boats to help residents on St. Mary’s Parkway between Raupp Boulevard and Lincoln Terrace. Long Grove, Prospect Heights, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Libertyville and Mount Prospect responded with techs and boats in addition to techs from a handful of other neighboring departments.

Larry Shapiro submitted images and a video (forthcoming) from the Buffalo Grove incident.

Buffalo Grove Fire Department water rescues

St. Marys parkway as seen west of Raupp Boulevard. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters carry an inflatable boat for use in the evacuations. Larry Shapiro photo

High water in this neighborhood prompted the fire department to request help with evacuationg residents. Larry Shapiro photo

Another resident is helped from his home. Larry Shapiro photo

A resident requires medical assistance after being assisted from his home in Buffalo Grove. Larry Shapiro photo

Libertyville responded with swift water techs and a boat. Larry Shapiro photo

New Buffalo Grove Medtec ambulance. Larry Shapiro photo

Buffalo Grove firefighters evacuate a resident and her pets. Larry Shapiro photo

Buffalo Grove firefighters assist a resident that has been evacuated. Larry Shapiro photo

Residents are evacuated from they home. Larry Shapiro photo

The rain continued sporadically throughout the evacuations. Larry Shapiro photo

A firefighter undergoes decon. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.

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Libertyville 2nd Alarm Fire 3-27-13 (pt 3)

May 28

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Third posting about the 2nd Alarm Fire on Memorial Day at the Jamaican Gardens (north) in Libertyville. Here are images from larry Shapiro and a video.

large fire in Libertyville at the Jamaican Gardens nursery

Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more of Larry’s images is HERE.

The second article with images from Tim Olk is HERE.

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Libertyville 2nd Alarm Fire 3-27-13 (pt 2)

May 27

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The second posting on the 2nd alarm fire in Libertyville on Memorial Day includes images from Tim Olk.

Tim Olk photo

A large gallery with more images is HERE.

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Libertyville 2nd Alarm Fire 3-27-13 (pt 1)

May 27

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The Libertyville Fire Department responded to a reported fire at the Jamaican Gardens North located at 14595 W. Rockland Road (Route 176). First companies found heavy smoke obscuring visibility on Route 176 and had a significant fire burning on the east end of the property near what was the retail store entrance. An attack was initiated and the fire was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm.

The business had closed to the public several years ago and was reportedly vacant. Libertyville Tower 461 and Engine 463 were deployed on the eastern side of the property. The fast moving fire quickly spread to additional buildings on the west side, where access was limited. Lake Forest Tower Ladder 421 was positioned on the northern driveway and Countryside Engine 412 was at the northwest corner. As the fire grew in intensity, the alarm was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm bringing additional units to the scene.

A special request was made for the Division 1 MVU out of Wheeling, but the unit was not deployed and subsequently released before the box was struck out.

The two tower ladders deployed master streams in addition to multiple hand lines and two multi-versals. Along with Libertyville Engine 463 and the Countryside engine, Lake Bluff Engine 517 and Knollwood Engine 44 were also pumping. The fire was struck out after roughly three hours.

Other fire departments with companies at the scene were Mundelein, North Chicago, and Lake Zurich with ambulances, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods and Gurnee with rescue squads, Highland Park with a truck, plus Waukegan, Deerfield, and Newport Township with engines. Chief officers came from Countryside, Grayslake, Gurnee, Lake Bluff, and Lake Forest.

Tim Olk, Jeff Rudolph, and Larry Shapiro were at the scene.

This is the first in a three part series covering this fire.

Jeff Rudolph photo

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New dispatch center in Lake County

Aug 2

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News | Comments off

The Vernon Hills Review has an article which states that:

A new joint dispatching center at the Vernon Hills Police Department will …, the Vernon Hills emergency communications center, will provide dispatching services for Libertyville police and fire… in addition to Vernon Hills police and the Countryside Fire Protection District. Libertyville will no longer operate a police and fire dispatch center at the Libertyville Police Department.

“We’re going to be able to reduce our costs and improve our service at the same time,” said [Libertyville Fire Chief Rich Carani]. “It’s a win-win situation for the residents. It’s eventually going to improve service because we’re going to be able to have better training and better equipment by sharing the cost.”

Libertyville officials have estimated that the village could save as much as $1.5 million over five years by combining dispatching services with Vernon Hills.

Libertyville had seven dispatchers … two were hired by Vernon Hills … at the new communications center, three were reassigned to other positions in the Libertyville Police Department [while] two others were not retained and are leaving the department.

The Countryside Fire Protection District, which provides services to Vernon Hills, Long Grove, Hawthorn Woods, Kildeer, and unincorporated areas of Lake County, consolidated its fire dispatch services with Vernon Hills in September 2010.

Countryside Fire Chief Jeff Steingart said the merger of Countryside’s dispatching services with Vernon Hills two years ago was a “great move” and he thinks the addition of Libertyville will provide even more efficiency and cooperation between departments.

“We were already working very closely with the Libertyville Police Department,” he said. “This is just a great partnership that will aid in response to emergencies by bringing everybody together in an efficient manner.”

In addition to Vernon Hills hiring two emergency dispatchers from Libertyville to handle police calls, Countryside Fire will add two new dispatchers at the Vernon Hills communications center to cover the increased volume of fire calls from Libertyville. Libertyville will pay an annual assessment to cover its portion of the cost of staffing, operations and equipment at the Vernon Hills communications center.

The entire article can be found HERE.

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Divers help remove car from pond in Vernon Hills 5-21-20

May 22

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, MVA | 1 Comment

The Countryside Fire Protection District received calls Monday afternoon reporting a car accident at the intersection of Lakeview Parkway and North Fairway Drive in Vernon Hills. Witnesses said that one of the vehicles drove into a nearby retention pond and that the driver was still inside the vehicle. Divers were dispatched from the Libertyville Fire Department and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District.

Countryside FPD crash sends car into pond in Vernon Hills 5-21-12

The roof and luggage rack of an SUV are visible in the middle of a retention pond at Lakeview Parkway and North Fairview Drive in Vernon Hills. Larry Shapiro photo

The driver was able to get out of the submerged vehicle and was sitting on the car’s roof when firefighters arrived. He reportedly made it out of the water with assistance from several passersby. Both drivers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.