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House fire in Northfield, 3-26-16

Mar 26

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

This from Larry Shapiro:

Northfield firefighters were called to 2050 Norfolk Road this afternoon (3/26/16) for a reported brush fire that was encroaching on a house. First arriving companies found smoke from the attic and requested a full Code 3 response before upgrading to a working fire Code 4 with visible fire in the attic. Automatic and mutual aid units included engines from Northbrook, Winnetka, and Glencoe, trucks from Glenview, Wilmete, and Northbrook, plus Highland Park Squad 33. The rear of the house was damaged along with the attic above the garage. The fire was out within 20 minutes of the initial call for service.

house fire aftermath with holes in the roof

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

North brook fire truck staged at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Highland Park FD Spartan ERV fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

More photos are at shapirophotography.net

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Northfield house fire 8-28-11

Aug 29

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | Comments off

updated 10AM

Late Sunday night, residents called the fire department in Northfield reporting smoke in the area of the 300 block of Eaton Street. When the fire department arrived in the area, they had smoke from an undetermined source throughout the block. Firefighters were walking the block when the engineer took the rig to the next block over and found heavy smoke pushing out of a one-story, brick, ranch house at 344 Wagner Road.

Northfield Fire Department house fire 8-28-11 Wagner Road

Winnetka firefighters ventilate the roof as firefighters from Glencoe enter the house on Wagner Road with a second line. Tim Olk photo

Smoke dissipates as interior companies hit the fire and ventilation is complete. Tim Olk photo

As Glencoe firefighters enter the house, Northfield firefighters search the garage where they found the lights on a vehicle were illuminated. Tim Olk photo

The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire and Northfield companies went to work. Mutual aid responded from Winnetka, Northbrook, Glenview, Glencoe, and Wilmette. The fire was extinguished quickly. The occupants of the house were not home at the time, but the family dog perished during the fire.

Northfield house fire on Wagner Road 8-28-11

Northfield Squad 29 was the first unit on the scene. Firefighters can be seen on the roof after completing vertical ventilation. Larry Shapiro photo

Squad 29 had a primary and backup line going into the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Glencoe Squad 30 provided supplemental lighting in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Northfield house fire on Wagner Road 8-28-11 Glencoe firefighter

A Glencoe firefighter prepares to remove his personal protective equipment (PPE) after exiting the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Almost no damage was visible from the street. Firefighters cut a hole in the roof and broke several windows to ventilate the house while fighting the fire. Larry Shapiro photo