This from Daniel Hynd:
The Carol Stream Fire District worked a machine fire in a warehouse at 485 E Lies Rd on 2-5-24
Feb 9
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This from Daniel Hynd:
The Carol Stream Fire District worked a machine fire in a warehouse at 485 E Lies Rd on 2-5-24
Tags: Carol Stream FD Engine 29, Carol Stream FD Squad 27, Carol Stream FD Tower 28, Carol Stream fire apparatus, Carol Stream Fire District, chicagoareafire.com, Daniel Hynd, EONE, Hanover Park FD Engine 16, Hanover Park FD Medic 16, Hanover Park FD Tower 15, MABAS Division 10 MVU, Spartan, West Chicago FD Engine 5, West Chicago FD Tower 6, Wheaton FD Engine 37, Wheaton FD Tower 39
Dec 4
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It’s time for the 2024 fire truck calendars from the manufacturers
and Fire Trucks in Action 2024 from Motorbooks featuring several local photographers: Eric Haak, Larry Shapiro, Jeff Rudolph, and Tim Olk. Local fire departments shown are Spring Grove, Randall, Fox Lake, Antioch, Chicago, Lincolnwood, Des Plaines, and Long Grove.
Tags: #KMEFire, 2024 fire truck calendar, 2024 Fire truck calendars, chicagoareafire.com, E-ONE, Ellis Island, Ferrara, Fire Trucks in Action 2024 calendar, Gladiator, Hazelton Fire Department, Indiana Beach - Salter Path Fire Department, Inferno, Jersey City Fire Department, Kalamazoo Fire Rescue, Kalamazoo Public Safety Department, Pierce, Seagrave, Severe Service, Spartan, Typhoon
Jul 19
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Palatine firefighters were dispatched for a detached garage fire at 629 Hill Road in an unincorporated Cook County surrounded by Palatine. Multiple neighbors reported heavy fire and the homeowner couldn’t find her daughter or husband. Responding companies reported a large header and the incident was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire. Upon arrival, Engine 81 had a two-story house with an attached garage that was well-involved.
They stretched a 2-1/2 inch line and the next engine took a second line to the C-D corner that had heavy fire as well. Another line was stretched into the house as the fire had spread inside. The daughter was on the second floor and was unable to exit due to the heavy smoke. Firefighters brought her outside and found no other occupants inside.
The fire was contained within approximately 20 minutes with the house sustaining significant damage.
Tags: #larryshapiro, aftermath of house fire, chicagoareafire.com, house fire in Palatine, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, Palatine FD Ambulance 84, palatine FD Engine 82, Palatine FD Squad 85, Palatine FD Tower 85, Palatine Fire Department, Pierce, shapirophotography.net, Spartan
Mar 19
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Palatine firefighters responded for a report of smoke on the third floor of an apartment building at 12 E Dundee Quarter late Sunday afternoon (3-19-23). Palatine police officers reported smoke and then flames from the roof and the response was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.
Palatine crews made an interior attack with two lines on the third floor and performed searches of the building. Unable to get ahead of the volume of fire overhead and in the mansard roof in addition to deteriorating conditions, firefighters were evacuated from the building to transition to a defense attack. As personnel was exiting the building, a Mayday was called by a firefighter on a balcony that was unable to exit via the interior. He successfully descended a ground ladder.
The fire circumvented the fire wall and eventually made it’s way into the adjacent building which sustained heavy damage to the roof and third floor. There were multiple collapses of the original building.
Palatine Tower 85, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Arlington Heights Tower 1 all deployed master streams.
Many area departments were on the scene including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Lake Zurich, Barrington, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. This list very likely does not represent every department that responded.
Tags: #EONEStrength, #larryshapiro, apartment building in Palatine destroyed by fire, Buffalo Grove FD Tower 25, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, building fire with mansard roof, chicagoareafire.com, Crimson, Cyclone HP100, EONE, fire at 25 Dundee Quarter in Palatine, fire scene photos, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, Mayday alert at apartment fire, Palatine FD Tower 85, Palatine Fire Department, shapirophotography.net, Spartan
Feb 25
Posted by Admin in Fire Department News, Fire Truck photos, New Delivery | Comments off
More on the New engine for the Fox River & Countryside FPD
Found at Alexisfire.com:
CUSTOM 1500 GPM PUMPER #2485
FOX RIVER AND COUNTRYSIDE FIRE AND RESCUE – ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS
YEAR:2023
MAKE:Alexis Fire Equipment
MODEL:Pumper
CHASSIS:Custom
BODY STYLE:Side Control Pumper
PUMP SIZE:Hale DSD 150 Split Shaft 1500 GPM
TANK SIZE:1000
thanks Martin
Tags: Alexis Fire Equipment, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District Engine 1812, new engine for the Fox River Countryside FPD, Spartan
Feb 9
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Sneak peak …
… more to come
Tags: Alexis Fire Equipment, chicagoareafire.com, Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District Engine 1812, new engine for the Fox River Countryside FPD, Spartan
Dec 27
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Brief video from the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25 (more)
And some photos from Tim Olk
Tags: #EONEStrength, 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, church fire in Maywood, E-ONE aerial at fire scene, E-ONE fire engine at massive fire, Maywood FD Engine 505, Maywood FD Truck 502, Maywood Fire Department, Spartan, Steve Redick, Tim Olk
Dec 26
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Photos from Eric Haak of the 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, 12-26-25
Tags: #EONEStrength, 3-Alarm fire in Maywood, Broadview FD Engine 7, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, church fire in Maywood, E-ONE aerial at fire scene, E-ONE fire engine at massive fire, Eric Haak, Maywood FD Engine 505, Maywood FD Truck 502, Maywood Fire Department, Spartan
Dec 4
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Some photos from Larry Shapiro of the Box Alarm fire near Des Plaines, 12-2-22
Tags: #ArrowXT, #larryshapiro, chicagoareafire.com, Chicagoareafire.com/blog, Des Plaines FD Lieutenant Minas Klikas, Des Plaines FD Tower 61, Des Plaines Fire Department, large house near Des Plaines destroyed by fire, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, MetroStar, Niles FD Truck 2, Niles Fire Department, North Maine Fire Protection District, North Maine FPD Engine 1, Pierce, shapirophotography.net, short jacked aerial, Spartan
Aug 26
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Prospect Heights and Wheeling firefighters were dispatched for a fire at 818 Old Willow Road on Thursday at 1PM. RED Center reported receiving multiple calls with shouting in the background and upgraded the incident to a Working Fire within minutes of the initial dispatch. Prospect Heights Chief 900 arrived first and reported heavy smoke and fire venting from the roof of a two-story, multi-unit apartment building with multiple people evacuating.
Crews made an interior attack and found heavy fire in the attack and an interior wall. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional personnel to assist the initial companies. Des Plaines Tower 61 vented the roof. Of note, Des Plaines FD Tower 61 has been running with the reserve Northbrook FD Tower 12 for several months and is shown in front of the fire building.
Possibly six units sustained damage from the fire, water, or checking for extension, but the Prospect Heights Building Department deemed the entire building temporarily uninhabitable for all residents.
Companies at the scene included Prospect Heights Engine 39, Squad 9, 900, and Battalion 9; Wheeling Ambulance 24, Engine 23, Truck 24, 2400, 2401 and Battalion 24; Mount Prospect Ambulance 14 and 301, Des Plaines Tower 61, Glenview Engine 8, North Maine Engine 1 and Battalion 1, Niles Truck 2, Long Grove Squad 55, Buffalo Grove Engine 26, and Northbrook Tower 12.
Tags: #larryshapiro, #rosenbaueramerica, #SpartanER, apartment fire in Prospect Heights, chicagoareafire.com, fire scene photos, Firefighters venting roof in smoke, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, Northbrook FD Tower 12, Prospect Heights FD Squad 9, Prospect Heights Fire District, Spartan, Wheeling FD Truck 24
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