Posts Tagged Spring Grove Fire Department

House fire in Spring Grove, 7-17-16

Jul 18

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

This from Jeff Rudolph:

07/17/16
Lightning from Sunday morning’s storm struck a house on Rudolph Ct. in Spring Grove. Crews where able to quickly contain and extinguish the fire, holding the response to a full still. The area has no hydrants so tenders nursed into Spring Grove’s engine. Jeff Rudolph

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

Spring Grover FD pumper/tanker at fire scene

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

Jeff Rudolph photo, Box Alarm Photography

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Brush fire in Spring Grove, 4-16-16

Apr 18

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This from Steve Redick:

Happened on a small job in what I think was Spring Grove. There was a massive header due to rubber play matting that was burning. The Spring Grove tanker is one massive rig!

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Steve Redick photo

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Steve Redick photo

Spring Grove Fire Department brush truck

Steve Redick photo

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3-Alarm fire in Spring Grove, 11-29-15

Dec 1

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This from Jeff Rudolph:

12/29/15

Spring Grove, IL – McHenry County FPD responded to a fire at 6316 Johnsburg rd. Due in part to the size of the structure and the lack of hydrants in the area, command upgraded to the Box and eventually up to the third alarm for tenders. The fire was quickly knocked down and kept from extending into the residence. Jeff Rudolph

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Excerpts from the Northwest Herald:

No one was injured in a fire that caused easily more than $100,000 in damage to a Spring Grove home Sunday afternoon. The Spring Grove Fire Protection District responded at 2:26 p.m. Sunday to 6316 Johnsburg Road where ~~first responders~~ (firefighters) found flames shooting out of the roof and windows of an attached tool shed, Chief Richard Tobiasz said.

About 15 fire departments from Lake and McHenry counties as well as Wisconsin helped put out the fire, which had extended into the main house, a large converted dairy barn … it took less than an hour for crews to get the fire under control.

The home is located in an area without fire hydrants, so tankers were dispatched to the water tower in Spring Grove to bring back water, he said.

The owner had been heating up some cooking oil in the tool shed when he went back in the house and may have fallen asleep, Tobiasz said. A neighbor saw the fire, got into the house and woke up the owner and his two adult sons.

The first floor and the tool shed suffered fire damage, and smoke damage extended onto the second floor where the bedrooms are, he said, adding the house is not a total loss and potentially could be rebuilt.