Posts Tagged Northfield Fire Department

Northbrook house fire 9-23-11

Friday morning around 7:30AM, the Northbrook Fire Department received calls reporting heavy smoke coming from a vacant house at 1017 Shermer Road. First arriving companies found smoke throughout the ranch house coming from a basement fire. The alarm was elevated to a Code 4 for the working fire, and brought mutual aid from Glencoe and Northfield to assist.

After the fire was extinguished, an investigator’s box alarm was requested bringing fire investigators from neighboring Division 3 departments to assist Northbrook in determining a cause.

Tim Olk arrived with the first companies and submitted a few images of the scene.

Northbrook house fire at 1017 Shermer Road 9-23-11

Northbrook firefighters arrive to find a fire at 1017 Shermer Road Friday morning. After the window was vented, companies advance a line through the front door before realizing that the fire is in the beasement. Tim Olk photo

Northbrook house fire at 1017 Shermer Road 9-23-11

Firefighters work through heavy smoke to vent the roof as another works to remove the front door. Tim Olk photo

Northbrook house fire at 1017 Shermer Road 9-23-11

As the truck company prepares to exit the roof, a line is placed through the basement window to attack the fire. Tim Olk photo

 

Tim has a gallery with more images HERE.

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Northfield basement fire 9-19-11

The Northfield Fire Department responded to a basement fire Monday evening in the 2300 block of Burr Oak. The Chicago Tribune reports that two children and two babysitters fled the house before calling 911. The fire department found two cats in the home and administered aid to both.

Tim Olk submitted a few images of the scene.

Northfield house fire 2300 block of Burr Oak 9-19-11

Firefighters assemble outside the home in the 2300 block of Burr Oak after extinguishing a fire that originated in the basement. Tim Olk photo

Northfield house fire 2300 block of Burr Oak 9-19-11

Paramedics administer aid to the two family cats that were pulled out of the house by firefighters. Tim Olk photo

 

Northfield house fire 2300 block of Burr Oak 9-19-11

Winnetka's fire chief looks on as the paramedics tend to one of the cats that took in smoke. Tim Olk photo

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Northfield house fire 8-28-11

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

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

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

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

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

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

Northfield house fire on Wagner Road 8-28-11

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

Northfield house fire on Wagner Road 8-28-11

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

Northfield house fire on Wagner Road 8-28-11 Glenview Fire Department Engine 13

Glenview Engine 13 was one of the Code 4 companies. Larry Shapiro photo

Northfield house fire on Wagner Road 8-28-11 Northfield Engine 29

After additional staffing was available, firefighters brought Engine 29 to the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were at the scene.

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Prospect Heights Box Alarm 5-24-11

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

Prospect Heights firefighters use hand lines to attack a house fire Tuesday afternoon on Schoenbeck Road, Larry Shapiro photo

The Prospect Heights Fire Department received a call reporting fire in an attached garage around 2:30PM this afternoon. When the first unit arrived at 410 N. Schoenbeck Road, they reported heavy fire in the garage which was communicating to the two-story house. This part of Prospect Heights’ district is without hydrants, so the initial response brings their 3,000-gallon tanker along with their two engines, a battalion chief, and an ambulance. Also on the Code 3 response, they get an engine from Wheeling, an ambulance from Mt. Prospect, and a second tanker from Long Grove.

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

As the bulk of fire in the garage has been knocked down, the fire takes control of the attic and a second floor bedroom. Larry Shapiro photo

The fire was immediately upgraded to a Code 4 for the confirmed fire which brought an engine from Mt. Prospect, the tower ladder from Prospect Heights, a third tanker from Palatine Rural, an ambulance from Northbrook, a squad from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, a tower ladder from Northbrook, and chief officers from Wheeling and Long Grove.

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

Fire burns through the roof as firefighters inside work to control the blaze. Tim Olk photo

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

Firefighters ventilate second floor windows as the fire burns freely through the roof. Larry Shapiro photo

As the fire progressed into the house, the alarm was further upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm which brought a tower ladder from Buffalo Grove, a squad from Deerfield, a truck from Northfield (which replaced a truck from Niles which was not available), a RIT chief and engine from North Maine, engines from Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Des Plaines, an ambulance from Elk Grove Township, chief officers from Glenview and Northbrook plus the MESS Canteen.

Prospect Heights Engine 9, the first due engine, went through their 750-gallon tank plus the 3,000 gallons carried by Tanker 9. Long Grove Tanker 55 also carries 3,000 gallons, all of which were used just prior to the establishment of a secure water supply that required 2,500 feet of 5″ hose.

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

Prospect Heights Engine 9 used tank water before receiving 6,000 gallons form two tankers. After this water was exhausted, a secure water source was established from a hydrant over 2,500 feet away. Larry Shapiro photo

The occupants of the house were able to get out, but evidently the family dog perished.

Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro were both at the scene and submitted several images.

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

After the fire has been knocked down, firefighters perform overhaul to get at the remnants of fire inside the walls. Tim Olk photo

Prospect Heights house fire Schoenbeck 5-24-11

A firefighter works on the second floor checking for extension. Tim Olk photo

 

Larry has a large gallery HERE and Tim also has a large gallery which can be viewed HERE.

 

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Vintage ad highlights Northfield FD

Today at Firegeezer.com, there is another post in their ‘Looking Back’ series where they show ads from Fire Engineering Magazine dating back to the 1950s. The current post shows an ad for B.F. Goodrich fire hose which depicts two firefighters and an engine from Northfield which appeared in April of 1957.

Fire Engineering Magazine ad from Apirl 1957

This ad from the April 1957 issue of Fire Engineering Magazine features the Northfield Volunteer Fire Department. photo courtesy of Firegeezer.com

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Neighbors rescue occupant from mobile home fire in Glenview 4-1-11

Neighbors pull woman from burning mobile home in Glenview

Glenview Engine 13 and Truck 14 are deployed on one of the narrow streets in the Sunset Village Mobile Home Park. A long lead out for a supply line is visible running down the street. Tim Olk photo

After 2PM today, the Glenview Fire Department received calls for a mobile home fire at Sunset Village on Waukegan Road. Firefighters arrived to find a double-wide mobile home well involved in fire. According to the Chicago Tribune:

A woman in her 50s was rescued from the home after sustaining smoke inhalation and burns, and she was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge where her condition had stabilized, Globerger said. Her injuries did not appear life-threatening, he said. Firefighters later found that two cats died inside the home.

 

Glenview Fire Department mobile home fire resident injured 2 cats died

Glenview firefighters prepare to enter the home to perform overhaul after the fire was knocked down. Tim Olk photo

Glenview was assisted by Northfield and Morton Grove at the fire scene. The Tribune has an article HERE, and the Sun-Times Media, Pioneer Press article is HERE which includes the following:

A woman who fell asleep while smoking suffered burns and smoke inhalation Friday afternoon in a fire that damaged her home on the 00-100 block of South Branch in the Sunset Village mobile home park, fire officials said.

A neighbor and his cousin pulled the woman from the home after she collapsed while searching for her cats.

Glenview Fire Chief Wayne Globerger said firefighters didn’t bother trying to hook fire hoses to the undersized hydrants along South Branch. They began pumping water from two fire trucks and laid another line about 800 feet to a hydrant in the Valley Lo subdivision directly south of Sunset Village.

“Because of where (the fire) was at, I get an extra engine from Glenview and an extra engine from Northfield just for the water and the manpower,” Globerger said. “We have (area hydrants) all mapped and we know where to break the fence … until we get some water someday” in Sunset Village.

Tim Olk submitted several images from the scene.

Glenview Fire Department mobile home fire resident injured 2 cats died

Northfield firefighters work in the rear of the mobile home after the fire was knocked down. Tim Olk photo

Neighbors pull woman from burning mobile home in Glenview

Northfield Deputy Chief Tom Burke takes a break from pulling ceiling to change his bottle. Tim Olk photo

Neighbors pull woman from burning mobile home in Glenview

A Glenview firefighter washes down portions of the trailer's interior during the overhaul phase. Tim Olk photo

 

 

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Lincolnwood 2-11 Alarm house fire 2-14-11 update

Tim Olk submitted the following images from yesterday’s 2-11 in Lincolnwood. His complete gallery can be viewed HERE.

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Early operations show heavy smoke escaping from every possible point in the 'B Sector'. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

At a point early into the operation, Northfield firefighters work to get a 2 1/2" line into one of the window wells in the 'B Sector'. The officer is seen here standing inside the well itself. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Suburban firefighters are assisted by members of Chicago Squad 2 as they breach holes in the 'B Sector' walls to gain access to the various rooms in the basement. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Firefighters in the 'B Sector' addressing access issues to get more water into the basement. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Firefighters from Chicago Squad 2 use sledge hammers to remove the brick facia in the rear to allow access to the basement. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Niles firefighters using a hand line in the rear encounter heavy fire in the basement which is venting out of an area that firefighters opened in the wall. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11

A view of the kitchen with a roof ladder covering a hole in the floor. Tim Olk photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department 2-11 house fire St Louis 2-14-11 Chicago Squad 2

Members of Chicago Squad 2 pose with the 10th Battalion prior to leaving Lincolnwood and heading back to the city. Tim Olk photo

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Lincolnwood 2-11 Alarm house fire 2-14-11

Lincolnwood Fire Department house fire St Louis 2-14-11

A basement fire at 6531 St. Louis in Lincolnwood burned for several hours on Monday causing major damage to this modern home. Larry Shapiro photo

The Lincolnwood Fire Department responded to smoke in the basement at 6531 St. Louis this afternoon and discovered a basement fire in a large two-story brick home. They were unable to extinguish the fire and upgraded the incident to a MABAS Box Alarm and then again to a 2nd Alarm bringing companies from Skokie, Evanston, Morton Grove, Niles, Northfield, Wilmette, Glenview, Northbrook, Highwood, DesPlaines, plus Chicago Squad 2 and Chicago Engine 79.

Lincolnwood Fire Department house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Firefighters used the window wells and then breached the brick walls for access to the basement so they could direct water onto the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

The basement reportedly had a 9-foot ceiling and proved difficult to access. After companies went defensive, they initially accessed the basement with hand lines through the window wells. Later they breached the brick exterior in several places for better access to the basement with the ability to direct the lines with accuracy although the number of partitioned spaces made access that much more difficult. As the first floor gave way in several locations, this allowed additional access to the basement. As the basement filled with water, the fire continued to burn among the floor joists. This made hitting the varioius fires extremely difficult.

Lincolnwood Fire Department house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Several of the areas that were breached in the 'B Sector' are visible here. Larry Shapiro photo

Lincolnwood Fire Department house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Glenview Engine 6 dropped over 600' of 5-inch hose and tagged a hydrant at the south end of the block. Larry Shapiro photo

Thick smoke permeated through the entire house and an elevated master stream from Skokie Truck 16 was deployed for a short time into the second floor. Lincolnwood’s soon to be replaced Pierce aerial was also deployed at this fire which may prove to be its’ last.

Chicago Squad 2 and the 10th Battalion were due on the box and Engine 79 came in on the 2nd alarm. Although command began releasing companies around 7PM, several mutual aid companies remained working at the scene until after 10PM.

One firefighter was injured at the scene and transported to the hospital, his condition was unknown when this post was written.

Lincolnwood Fire Department house fire St Louis 2-14-11

Firefighters watch as a member of Chicago Squad 2 cuts through a section of the living room floor to gain access to another room in the basement. Larry Shapiro photo

Tim Olk and Larry Shapiro took in this fire. A gallery of images by Larry Shapiro can be seen HERE along with a video. Tim’s photos can be viewed HERE.

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