Photos from Craig Uglinca of the Working fire in Hawthorn Woods, 12-18-17
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Lake Zurich firefighters were called to 45 Gentry Drive in Hawthorn Woods Monday evening for a reported house fire. Police units arriving first confirmed fire in a second floor bedroom. The area is without hydrants and tankers responded from Countryside and Long Grove. One Lake Zurich engine setup at the end of the street with a portable-tank and the firs-in engine was nursed by the Countryside tanker in front of the house. The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes.
Also at the scene was a Buffalo Grove engine, a Wauconda truck, and a Lincolnshire-Riverwoods ambulance.
a few more photos are at Shapirophotography.net
Wauconda firefighters responded to 28036 N. Lakeview Circle (McHenry) for a house fire Thursday morning and were met with heavy fire from the attached garage. The incident was upgraded to a Box Alarm which brought multiple tankers (tenders) to the scene plus other suppression companies.
more photos at shapirophotography.net
This from Larry Shapiro:
Shortly after 9PM on July 4th, firefighters in Long Grove and neighboring departments responded to a call for fire on the roof of a large house at 5421 Tall Oaks Drive in an unincorporated portion of the district. First arriving units found heavy fire along the peak of a three-story house and made a quick external attack before taking lines inside. After knocking down the bulk of the fire, they chased spot fires inside and along the peak as they had trouble accessing the affected area from the inside. The area was without hydrants. Tanker 55, a 3,000-gallon tanker, nursed the attack engine and a supply line was dropped over a the distance of a long block to the main road where two portable tanks were setup initiating a tanker shuttle to supply additional water.
more images at shapirophotography.net
Tim Olk submitted several images from a house fire (Saturday afternoon) at in Highland Park. This was the first significantly cold day in the area which more than likely contributed to two broken water mains during the defensive operation. To assist with additional water, a special call was made requesting tankers from Prospect Heights, Long Grove, and the Countryside FPD.
The fire reportedly started in the basement and extended to the roof.
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Newport Township firefighters were called to the scene of a house fire this morning in the 35000 block of N. Mill Creek Road in Wadsworth. The house sits well off the road and backs up almost directly to I-94 just past the toll booth.
Arriving companies were unable to spot the fire until they made the long driveway off of Mill Creek Road. They found a large, two-story home with a fire in the upper level. Since the area is without hydrants, the alarm was upgraded immediately to a Box Alarm, then to a 2nd Alarm shortly thereafter. One engine and a 75′ quint made it up the driveway and a relay operation was initiated from the street. Three portable tanks were used on the road as two engines supplied 5″ lines to the quint and the engine in the driveway.
As the fire overhead grew, companies had to pull out and resort to a defensive operation. Several hand lines and an aerial pipe were put into operation. Due to the water needs and the route tenders had to take to refill and return, the alarm was upgraded to a 4th Alarm for additional tenders.
Fire departments represented at the scene from Illinois included:
- Newport Township (2 engines, an ambulance, 2 tenders, and several chief officers)
- Wauconda with an ambulance
- Round Lake with a tender and chief
- Zion with a truck and chief officers
- Antioch with an engine, an ambulance, and a chief
- Winthrop Harbor with a quint and a chief
- Waukegan with an engine
- Beach Park with an engine
- Gurnee with an engine and a chief
- Lincolnshire-Riverwoods with an ambulance
- Grayslake with a tender
- Richmond with a tender
- McHenry Township with a tender
- Countryside with a tender
- Lake Villa with a tender
- Fox Lake with a squad
- Lake Forest with a squad
- Quad 2 Rehab Unit and Mobile Command Post
Fire departments represented from Wisconsin included:
- Bristol with a tender and chief
- Trevor with a tender
- South Shore with a tender
- Salem with a tender
- Pleasant Prairie with a tender
- Paris with a tender
- Twin Lakes with a tender
- Somers with a tender
Larry Shapiro has a gallery with more images HERE.
Larry Shapiro posted a video of the Hawthorn Woods 2nd alarm fire from last Saturday.
This from Larry Shapiro:
Just before 7PM, the Lake Zurich Fire Department received a report of a house fire in the 26000 block of N. Fairfield Road in Hawthorn Woods. The first engine on scene reported smoke and fire from a two-story vacant frame house. Companies were instructed to remain outside of the structure and initiate a defensive attack. A box alarm was struck and the 2nd engine laid a supply line from the long gravel driveway to the street to prepare for tanker operations. A 2nd alarm for tankers only was requested shortly thereafter and the fire was largely knocked down quickly. Companies made a search of the building but it was deemed unsafe to remain inside to fully extinguish the fire and perform overhaul. A decision was made to standby outside as the fire grew and eventually demolished the structure.
The fire department was called to the same address less than a year ago for a fire in another vacant structure on the same property.
Four tankers responded and shuttled water to sustain hand lines used at various times throughout the 3+ hour incident. Companies on the scene included all four engines from Lake Zurich, a truck from Wauconda, engines from Palatine, Long Grove, Fox River Grove, and Palatine Rural (they were due with a tanker which is currently out of service). Tankers came from Cary, Fox Lake, Round Lake, and Nunda. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Barrington, and Libertyville had ambulances on the scene along with the MESS Canteen.
The 2nd alarm was struck out after 2 1/2 hours, although companies remained on the scene and began to extinguish the remaining fire and begin overhaul after that.
I have photos and video showing the progression of the fire which eventually involved the whole house. Here are a few images with more to follow plus the video.
A gallery with more images can be found HERE.