A video from this morning’s fire scene in Lake Zurich from Larry Shapiro
A gallery of the photos from the scene can be viewed HERE.
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This from Larry Shapiro:
Lake Zurich FD received a call at 4:34AM reporting a house fire at 23722 S. Lakewood Lane in unincorporated Lake County. FIrst in companies found a well-involved frame house. The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm and then a 2nd Alarm for additional tankers as the neighborhood has no hydrants. The house, which was reportedly vacant, was completely destroyed.
All that was left standing was the lower portion of the front wall around the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters hit hot spots in what’s left of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters hit hot spots in what’s left of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters cut out the remaining garage arch. Larry Shapiro photo
This Lake Zurich engine was first-in. Larry Shapiro photo
Round Lake tanker being dumped. Larry Shapiro photo
Two portable tanks were setup for water supply. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies on the alarm include four engines from Lake Zurich plus mutual aid engines from Mundelein, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Fox River Grove. Trucks were from Wauconda and Buffalo Grove. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods and Libertyville sent ambulances, and tankers were from Long Grove, Cary, Fox Lake, Round Lake, Countryside, Palatine Rural, and Nunda. The Mess Canteen provided support services and chief officers were due from Wauconda, Countryside, Buffalo Grove, Long Grove, and Palatine.
Apparatus staged down the block. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove tanker nursing the engine. Larry Shapiro photo
View of the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo
View of the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Tanker 55 was nursing the Lake Zurich engine. Larry Shapiro photo
The second Lake Zurich engine was drafting from the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo
I arrived after the structure was already down and have some late images and a video that will follow later.
This from Larry Shapiro:
For the second time in a week, Palatine Tower 85 is used at a multiple alarm fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Homeowners at 14 Carnoustie Lane in Inverness called the Palatine Rural FPD and reported fire in the attic of their house shortly before 5PM on Tuesday. The large home is located in an area without hydrants roughly 1/2 mile from the fire station. First arriving companies attempted an interior attack and were forced to retreat and change to a defensive strategy. Heavy fire took hold of the attic and self vented through the roof as the alarm was escalated for additional units and water tankers. Two Palatine Rural firefighters from the initial attack company were subsequently transported to an area hospital.
After the roof collapse as seen from the rear. Larry Shapiro photo
View from Sector B. Larry Shapiro photo
Another line is stretched to the Rolling Meadows engine. Larry Shapiro photo
The Rolling Meadows engine with a line off. Larry Shapiro photo
A tanker shuttle was initiated as Palatine Tower 85 was put to work with an elevated master stream. The temperature as companies arrived was 94 degrees with a heat index near 100 degrees. A 2nd alarm was struck for additional tankers and then a 3rd alarm was requested when all companies in the staging area had been depleted.
Firefighter colls off. Larry Shapiro photo
Units in the staging area. Larry Shapiro photo
Cary tender dumping. Larry Shapiro photo
Prospect Heights Tanker 9. Larry Shapiro photo
Heavy fire burning in the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies included engines from Palatine Rural, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Barrington, Lake Zurich, Carpentersville, Roselle, Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Township, and Mount Prospect. Trucks came from Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Hoffman Estates, Wheeling, and Des Plaines. Tankers working included Palatine Rural, Long Grove, Prospect Heights, Roselle, Cary, Fox River Grove, Rutland-Dundee, Wauconda, and Crystal Lake. Departments with ambulances included Palatine, East Dundee, Crystal Lake, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Bartlett, and Arlington Heights.
The Palatine reserve engine is being used by Palatine Rural. Larry Shapiro photo
The tanker from Fox River Grove dumps at the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo
Roselle Tender 561 at the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo
Tender from Rutland-Dundee FPD. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
A hand line was dedicated to monitor hot embers that landed on a neighbor’s cedar shake roof which caused some concern early into the operation.
The house sustained severe damage. Larry Shapiro photo
Palatine EMA using former Palatine FD ambulance. Larry Shapiro photo
Mutual aid companies were being released around 8PM and the alarm was struck-out just before 9PM.
More images can be viewed HERE.
A video will be posted tomorrow.
South Barrington police say a mother and her two young children are safe after lightning struck their home this afternoon, starting a fire.
The incident took place around noon in the 0-100 block of Terra Vita Drive in South Barrington, police said—with the family inside—and initially was reported as an explosion.
He said the now-displaced family safely left the two-story, wood-and-brick house without help. No one was hurt but the house appears to be destroyed and has heavy damage to the attic, second floor and parts of the first floor, Deegan said.
Units were called to the scene and found smoke and fire from the roof. Companies initially made an interior attack but were reportedly forced to retreat due to insufficient water. At one point before all of the initial units arrived on-scene, there was some sort of explosion (possibly a smoke explosion) which blew out the front door. Fortunately, no one was injured as companies were preparing to make entry at that time. The alarm was upgraded to a box alarm and the attack went defensive. The house is located on a dead end street with no hydrants, just off Barrington Road.
The Still Alarm and Box Alarm brought: two engines and a 75′ quint from Barrington, a tower ladder from Palatine, tankers/tenders from Palatine Rural, Nunda Rural, Bartlett, Wauconda, and East Dundee. Additional engines came from Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Hoffman Estates, Fox River Grove, and Algonquin-Lake in the Hills. Ambulances came from Arlington Heights and Buffalo Grove along with a squad from Cary.
Larry Shapiro was at the scene and submitted several images.
Barrington Engine 2, in the driveway, was the first engine to arrive. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire seen from the rear venting through the roof and is also visible through the upper floor window. Larry Shapiro photo
Barrington Engine 2, the first engine on the scene, went into the driveway. Palatine Rural Tanker 36 arrived soon after and backed into the driveway to nurse Engine 2 until the tanker shuttle could be setup. One portable tank was dropped in front of Tanker 36 and two were dropped near Barrington Engine 1 just past the house.
These engines would eventually supply a master stream from the Palatine tower ladder and several hand lines in the rear sector.
Firefighters from Palatine Tower 85 direct their master stream at the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Palatine Rural Tanker 36 was nursing Barrington Engine 2 in the driveway. Larry Shapiro photo
The alarm was upgraded to a 2nd Alarm for tenders after it became apparent that more units were needed to maintain a constant water supply. Tankers/tenders came from South Elgin, Crystal Lake, and Fox Lake. With the exception of Palatine Rural Tanker 36 which was stationary, the other tankers each made at least four runs each to refill and dump.
Firefighters stretch the LDH from Barrington Road to the Palatine Rural tanker. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Engine 55 setup the portable tanks on Barrington Road for the water supply. Larry Shapiro photo
Two tankers dump their water into the portable tanks simultaneously. Larry Shapiro photo
The Fox River Grove engine replace the Long Grove engine during the operation. Larry Shapiro photo
Three portable tanks were dropped and tied together on Barrington Road to provide for a quicker turnaround. Long Grove Engine 55 drafted from these tanks and supplied the palatine Rural tanker through a moderate lay of 5″ LDH.
Heavy fire through the roof as seen entering the street from Barrington Road. Larry Shapiro photo
Firemen standby as the water supply is augmented with additional tankers. Larry Shapiro photo
From the C-D corner, a hand line is directed at the second floor and roof area. Larry Shapiro photo
Another view looking at the A-D corer with heavy fire and smoke venting through the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire travels to the D Sector of the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Palatine Rural Tanker 36 drafts from a portable tank as the fire burns through a fresh section of the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
A view of the rear showing hand lines and heavy fire in the attic. Larry Shapiro photo
A firefighter dumps water from the Nunda tender. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire burns through the roof over the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire eventually ran the full length of the attic and burned the entire roof off the large home before the fire was struck out.
The Nunda tanker fills a portable tank for Barrington Engine 1. Larry Shapiro photo
A view from the A-D corner after the fire was struck out. Larry Shapiro photo
The rear of the house after the fire has been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro has a large gallery of images. A video will follow.
After midnight on Sunday, the Lake Zurich Fire Department was notified of a fire that was burning on the back deck of a house at 11 Rosewood Drive in Hawthorn Woods. First arriving companies found a fire on the back deck that had communicated to the house, and that all of the residents had evacuated. This area of Hawthorn Wood is without hydrants and the fire was upgraded to a box alarm and then quickly to a 2nd alarm which brought a total of seven water tankers to the scene.
Wauconda’s tower ladder initially setup for an elevated master stream as the fire spread to the attic, but the water supply was insufficient and the defensive attack was conducted with hand lines.
Two portable tanks were dropped and a tanker shuttle was initiated to support the operations through a Lake Zurich engine. The fire consumed the entire rear section of the attic and roof with damage to several second floor rooms.
A contributor submitted two early images from the scene and Larry Shapiro submitted several images and a video.
An early image showing the roof and attic well involved.
Another image from the street during the early stages of the fire.
The bulk of the fire has been knocked down as seen from the front. Larry Shapiro photo
Visible fire in the D-Sector as a hand line works in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was the RIT observing the conditions from the rear. Larry Shapiro photo
Small fire visible along the roof line in the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo
Water supply sector in front of the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich engine drafting from the portable tanks and supplying multiple lines. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire was reported to have begin on the deck along the back of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Deerfield firefighters hit hot spots in the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich engine drafts from two portable tanks that are connected. Larry Shapiro photo
Fox Lake tender fills the portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo
Water tankers (tenders) from Grayslake and Fox Lake. An early image showing the roof and attic well involved.
More images can be found in a gallery HERE.
Long Grove FPD companies responded to a reported house fire just after 9PM at 4251 Route 83. Units arrived and reported a working fire. Mutual aid companies on the initial response included engines from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Palatine, Lake Zurich, and Arlington Heights. Buffalo Grove responded with a 75′ quint, Prospect Heights sent an ambulance and a tanker, and an additional tanker came from the Palatine Rural FPD since the area is without hydrants.
Conditions inside the house, one of the few houses on Route 83 between Aptakisic and Hill Top Roads, were that of hoarders, making interior navigation difficult. The fire was largely on the exterior of the building with extension on both floors. There were no injuries. Additional companies requested to the scene as the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 (working fire) included an engine from Barrington and an Arlington Heights ambulance.
Long Grove Squad 55 was supplying two hand lines. Larry Shapiro photo
The house at 4251 Route 83 in Long Grove. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich firefighter vents a second floor building. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove firefighters with a line to wash down the hot spots. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire Riverwoods Engine 51 lights the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
With no hydrants, Squad 55 is nursed from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo
A second floor window is taken out. Larry Shapiro photo
The Palatine lieutenant supervises a probationary firefighter as he vents the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Squad 55 in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Local apparatus photos
Mar 26
Scott Peterson submitted a few images he recently took of Palatine Rural Tender 36 and Rolling Meadows Engine 16.
Palatine Rural Tender 36 was built by US Tank in 1988 on an HME 1871 chassis. It carries 3,200 gallons of water and has a 1,250-GPM pump. Scott Peterson photo
Rolling Meadows Engine 16 is a 2004 American LaFrance Eagle with a 1,500-GPM pump, 750 gallons of water and two 30-gallon foam tanks. Scott Peterson photo
The officer's side of Rolling Meadows Engine 16. Scott Peterson photo
Barrington Engine 3612 was running frontline and backed into the driveway. Three lines were taken off this engine. Larry Shapiro photo
The Barrington engine was fed by Lake Zurich Engine 2. A portable tank was dropped at the end of the block which was kept supplied by a tanker shuttle. Larry Shapiro photo
The Barrington Fire Department received calls for a structure fire before 9PM last night at #7 Crestview Lane in Lake Barrington. First arriving units found heavy fire in what would be determined later as a vacant house undergoing renovation. Lake Zurich Engine 2 (3214), located roughly two miles from the fire scene arrived right behind companies from Barrington Station 3 and setup a relay pumping operation which would later be supplied by a tanker shuttle from the end of Crestview Lane at Old Barrington Road.
Tankers from Palatine Rural and Long Grove wait to dump their tank water into the portable tank ahead after the Barrington tanker finishes. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters stand by Barrington Engine 361 drafting water from the portable tank which is sent down the block to Lake Zurich Engine 2. Larry Shapiro photo
Looking down Crestview Lane from Lake Zurich Engine 2, Barrington Engine 361 can be seen at the end of the block. Larry Shapiro photo
Seven tankers responded to the scene and the fire was struck out in less than an hour. Temperatures at the time of the fire were in the low 80s with high humidity. Mutual aid companies came from Hoffman Estates, Carpentersville, Mundelein, Cary, Palatine, Palatine Rural, Long Grove, Bartlett, Wauconda, Algonquin-Lake In The Hills, and Deerfield.
Mundelein Engine 431 is parked on Old Barrington Road as the crew works inside the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro arrived after the fire was out and submitted some images from the scene and the staging area.
Firefighters from Hoffman Estates Engine 23 were also put to work leaving the rig in staging. Larry Shapiro photo
Carpentersville Engine 942, a 2007 Pierce Dash also sits in staging several blocks from the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Cary firefighters responded with Squad 255. Larry Shapiro photo
West Dundee firefighters also responded on the 2nd Alarm with this Pierce Saber. Larry Shapiro photo
The Daily Herald has a brief article HERE.
