Archive for November 3rd, 2015

Barrington Fire marshal retires

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

Lt. James Feit retired from the Barrington Fire Department after 43 years on the job, a feat believed by fire officials to be among the longest tenures in the village’s history.

Starting as a part-time employee in his early 20s, Feit, now 65, rose through the ranks to become the village’s fire marshal, a job that Barrington Fire Chief Jim Arie said Feit excelled at.

Arie said Feit was instrumental in the village’s passing of a 1995 ordinance that required all Barrington construction projects to come installed with a sprinkler system.

“It is a huge safety improvement in terms of protection and minimal loss,” Arie said. “We were the second village in the state to adopt it after Long Grove.”

Arie said among the things that the department will miss about Feit is his dedication to safety.

“He always had in the back of his mind the concern and the safety of the firefighters,” Arie said. “He always provided our guys with feedback if he thought something was a safety concern. He always very attuned to that and sensitive to that.”

thanks Dan

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3-Alarm fire in Crystal Lake, 11-3-15

Excerpts from WGNTV.com:

One person was injured in a fire at a single-family home in unincorporated Crystal Lake

Just after 6:30 a.m., firefighters arrived on the scene at 6015 Blue Court and found a fully-involved fire.

One resident was treated and transported with undisclosed injuries. No firefighter injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Damage to the residence and its contents are estimated to be $300,000.

house destroyed by fire

Early shot of the fire scene.

house destroyed by fire

Early shot of the fire scene.

From Tim Olk at the scene of the 3-Alarm fire in Crystal Lake at 6015 Blue Court (11-3-15).

fire engine at fire scene

Tim Olk photo

aftermath of house fire

Tim Olk photo

aftermath of house fire

Tim Olk photo

aftermath of house fire

Tim Olk photo

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Commercial fire in Wheeling, 11-2-15

This from Larry Shapiro:

Wheeling firefighters were called to a commercial laundry at 45 W. Hintz around 7PM for a reported fire in the building. The first engine reported a large industrial building with an evacuation but nothing showing. Employees said there was a fire in the building and upon entry they found a machine fire roughly 500 feet into the structure. Some fire was reported along the exhaust stack on the roof prompting an upgrade to a Code 4 for the working fire. The fire was extinguished though with the companies from the initial alarm. The Division 1 MVU (housed in Wheeling) was brought tot he scene to clear the smoke from the building.

Here are a few images and a short video. More photos are at shapirophotography.net.

industrial building full of smoke

Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling FD Sutphen tower ladder

Larry Shapiro photo

smoke from building exhaust

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman climbs Sutphen tower ladder

Larry Shapiro photo

Mount Prospect fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

Tempest Mobil Ventilation Unit at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Tempest Mobil Ventilation Unit at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

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