Part 1 of what will be multiple posts of a fire that destroyed 3 of 4, 3-story apartment buildings initiating at 848 McIntosh Court in Prospect Heights.
This from Tyler Tobolt:
Here are just a couple photos of the Prospect Heights Apartment Fire at 848 Mcintosh Court (7/18/18).Rundown on the Companies:Due: Prospect Heights Battalion 9, North Maine Battalion 1 (RIT), Mount Prospect Battalion 3, Prospect Heights Chief 900, Prospect Heights Chief 901, Northfield Chief 2900, Deerfield Bannockburn Chief 2000 (IMAT), Des Plaines Chief 6100, Long Grove Chief 5500, Winnekta Chief 2800, Wheeling Chief 2400, Glenview Chief 600, Glenview Chief 601, Arlington Heights Chief 101, North Maine Chief 100, Wilmette Chief 2600, Winnetka Chief 2801, Maywood Chief 500, Schiller Park Chief, Buffalo Grove Chief 401, Prospect Heights Investigator 914.Prospect Heights Engine 9, Prospect Heights Engine 39, Wheeling Engine 42, Park Ridge Engine 35, Arlington Heights Engine 2, Countryside Engine 412, Wheeling Engine 23, Deerfield Bannockburn Engine 20, Glenview Engine 8, Palatine Rural Engine 36, Winnekta Engine 28, Hoffman Estates Engine 23, North Maine Engine 1 (RIT), Rosemont Engine 156, Lincolnwood Engine 15, Lake Zurich Engine 324, Glencoe Engine 30, Elk Grove Village Engine 9, Skokie Engine 16, Mundelein Engine 432, Waukegan Engine 1, Stone Park Engine 21.Prospect Heights Tower 9, Niles Tower 2 (RIT), Des Plaines Tower 61, Glenview Truck 14, Buffalo Grove Quint 25, Skokie Tower 16, Palatine Quint 83, Schaumburg Truck 52, Arlington Heights Tower 1, Grayslake Ladder 272, Libertyville Tower 461, Maywood Truck 502.Prospect Heights Tanker 9, Morton Grove Squad 4, Lincolnshire Riverwoods Squad 51, Schaumburg Squad 55, Evanston Squad 21, Broadview Squad 7.Wheeling Ambulance 24, Mount Prospect Ambulance 14, Des Plaines Ambulance 62, Long Grove Ambulance 55, Northbrook Ambulance 10, Northbrook Ambulance 11, Glenview Ambulance 8, Arlington Heights Ambulance 2, Buffalo Grove Ambulance 26, Schaumburg Ambulance 54, Skokie Ambulance 16, Highland Park Ambulance 32, Elk Grove Village Ambulance 8, Wilmette Ambulance, Elk Grove Township Ambulance 11.Long Grove Utility 55 with ATV, Northfield Utility 29 with light tower, Air 3.COQ: Station 9: Rolling Meadows Ambulance 15, and Wilmette Engine 27
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#1 by Bill Post on July 24, 2018 - 12:06 AM
After reviewing the run down of the companies at the 5 and 2 special alarms at 848 McIntosh Ct in Prospect Heights, I noticed that there were some companies located relatively close to the fire that didn’t go.
The first glaring example is Wheeling Tower Ladder 24 who was actually located closer to the scene of the fire then Prospect Heights Tower Ladder 9, the first due truck. Not only didn’t they respond on the Code 3 or the Code 4, they didn’t respond at all. Were they out of service or were they deliberately held back from responding to keep Wheeling covered?
Another glaring example of fire companies that didn’t respond were any companies from the Northbrook Fire Department which included Northbrook Tower Ladder 12.
In regards to Buffalo Grove, Quint 25 was dispatched and it appears in many photos and in at least one video clip.
Was the quint running as a spare rig for Tower Ladder 25 or is Quint 25 a new unit? Previously Buffalo Grove Station 25 was running with Tower Ladder 25, Ambulance 25, and Utility (EMS Squad 25) when enough people were on duty. Reserve Tower 25 was also housed there.
The quint was former Quint 27, a 2003 KME. I would assume that it was acting as a spare for Tower Ladder 25? If not, is it a jump company or was Tower Ladder 25 relocated? A few years ago they were talking about moving Tower Ladder 25 to Station 26 however they decided to keep it at Station 25.
#2 by Admin on July 24, 2018 - 6:14 PM
Wheeling Tower 24 and Mount Prospect Tower 13 were both out of service for maintenance or repair that day. Northbrook’s tower was due on the old Code 4 but since RED went to the CAD last fall, it somehow was skipped with things switched over to the paper box cards.
Much, much more to come on this fire.
#3 by Big Moe on July 19, 2018 - 6:24 AM
Void space fires are a real bitch… and the larger the building, the more of a bear it is. never enough early manpower to get ahead of it and pull ceiling, open roofs, stretch lines all at the same time.
#4 by Tyler Tobolt on July 19, 2018 - 1:35 AM
Update on the Run Down: Bellwood Truck, and Bensenville Medic were also apart of the Division 20 task force.
#5 by harry on July 18, 2018 - 11:24 PM
god bless all those affected