video from the 2-Alarm fire in Long Grove 9-16-16
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This from Larry Shapiro:
The Long Grove FPD was dispatched with mutual aid companies to the area of Old McHenry Road and Cuba Road Friday night (9/16/16) just after 9:30PM for a reported house fire. The location is just blocks from the fire station and the Long Grove units were in the area within minutes of the call. They found a vacant house in disrepair off of Shagbark Lane with heavy fire.
The Code 3 dispatch was quickly upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. Nine units were due on the initial dispatch including three tankers and another 12 units with five tenders were due on the Code 4 along with several chief officers.
Long Grove Squad 55 and Tanker 55 used 4,000 gallons of water which was quickly supplemented by another 3,200 gallons from the Wauconda tanker and 1,000 gallons from Lake Zurich Engine 4 as a water supply operation was implemented with a tanker shuttle.
Eventually a Box Alarm and then a 2nd Alarm for tenders only brought multiple additional resources to the scene.
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Additional images can be viewed at shapirophotography.net and a video will follow.
Images from Larry Shapiro of Newport Township’s 4-Alarm house fire on Thursday in Wadsworth, IL
Four tankers refill their tanks at dual fill sites. Larry Shapiro photo
Three portable tanks for the water supply sector. Larry Shapiro photo
LDH from the drafting operations run 2 1/2 blocks to the fire scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Mundelein engine pumping inline. Larry Shapiro photo
The house visible through a thick wooded area is still quite a ways away via the road. Larry Shapiro photo
The Wintrhop Harbor quint is poised for master stream deployment if stye can get sufficient water. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire burns through the attic space over the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
A Newport Township pumper/tanker supplies lines from the driveway. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire consumes the garage after destroying the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Pump operator managing lines. Larry Shapiro photo
Pleasant Praire WI pumper/tanker was inline at the base of the driveway. Fireman operates pump at fire scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Antioch’s new ambulance (formerly of Paris, WI). Larry Shapiro photo
One of the fill stations for tankers. Larry Shapiro photo
Newport and North Chicago engines drafting from the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo
Grayslake tanker dumps into the portable tanks. Fireman operates pump at fire scene. Larry Shapiro photo
