The Barrington & Countryside FPD received a call reporting a barn fire this afternoon at 544 Penny Road in Barrington Hills. The vacant barn is on the Cook County Forest Preserve property behind a vacant house which used to be occupied by a caretaker. The structure was fully involved when the first Barrington companies arrived, and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a box alarm for water tankers and additional personnel.
The structure went down quickly and no exposures were threatened. Five tankers shuttled water to the scene. Departments with tankers were Long Grove, Palatine Rural, East Dundee, Wauconda, and Bartlett. Engines came from Carpentersville, Lake Zurich, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Hoffman Estates, and Fox River Grove. Palatine responded with Quint 81 in addition to Cary Squad 255, Buffalo Grove Ambulance 26, and Arlington Heights Ambulance 1.
Tim Olk, Scott Peterson, and Larry Shapiro all went to the scene and will have images to share.
#1 by scott on January 9, 2013 - 12:51 PM
Palatine Quint 81 is actually running as the Truck (Taking Tower 85’s spot at that firehouse). TL85 out of service right now, I think for preventive maintenance.
#2 by Dan on January 9, 2013 - 7:49 AM
At least, I heard them on their way to the scene on IFERN. I was not at the scene to verify this, so my apologies if I am wrong.
#3 by Admin on January 9, 2013 - 10:34 AM
you are correct
#4 by Dan on January 9, 2013 - 7:45 AM
Nunda also had their tanker there