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.
