From a reader:
CODE 4: 3699 CUBA RD
Thu 03/31/2016 @ 21:46
Originally dispatched as a brush fire reported by police. Long Grove arrived, and upon driving down the long driveway discovered the fully-involved, vacant, one-story structure, and it was upgraded to a Code 4. They went defensive from the start and kept the fire from spreading to thick brush and trees nearby. The fire was later upgraded to a Box Alarm for tenders only.
- Three lines were off: Two 2&1/2s and one 1&3/4. One 2&1/2 switched to a Blitzfire portable master stream later into fire.
- Tender 56 was the attack pumper
- Prospect Heights Tanker 9 was the first mutual aid company and fed Tender 56
- Palatine Rural Tanker 36 was the 2nd mutual aid tanker and also nursed
- Palatine Engine 82 backed into driveway and pumped LDH from Cuba Rd. to Prospect Heights Tanker 9
Partial list of companies:
Long Grove: Battalion 55, Chief 5500, Ambulance 55, Tanker 56
Palatine Engine 82, Buffalo Grove Engine 26, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Truck 51, Palatine Rural Tanker 36, Prospect Heights Tanker 9, Buffalo Grove Battalion 4, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Battalion 51, Prospect Heights Deputy Chief 901, Deerfield Squad 19, Lake Zurich Engine 4, Highland Park Truck 33, Mundelein Quint 432, Arlington Heights Ambulance 4, and a Barrington ambulance
Box Alarm companies: Grayslake tanker, Fox Lake tanker, Wauconda tanker, Barrington Countryside tanker, Round Lake tanker, Fox River Grove tanker, Countryside hose tender
MESS canteen and Lake County CERT were also at the scene
Change of quarters companies were Highwood Ambulance 37 and Lake Forest Engine 422
