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Garage fire in Lake Villa, 3-17-25

Mar 18

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From Jimmy Bolf

Lake Villa, IL Garage Fire 3/17/25

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3-Alarm fire in Buffalo Grove, 3-8-25 (more)

Mar 8

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Additional photos of the 3-Alarm fire in Buffalo Grove, 3-8-25 from Larry Shapiro

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3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25 (more)

Mar 6

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A few more images from Larry Shapiro at the 3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25

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3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25 (more)

Mar 6

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More images from the 3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25

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3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25

Mar 6

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Lake Zurich firefighters and neighboring departments were dispatched for a house fire at 21395 W Brandon Road in Kildeer at 9:30 PM Wednesday (3/5/25). Firefighters en route could see smoke from several blocks away. They arrived to find heavy fire in a large, four-car garage. The area is without hydrants so the initial response included several tankers. Lake Zurich Engine 4 arrived first and dropped 1000′ of 4″ hose down the dead-end street. They were followed almost immediately by Long Grove Tanker 55 and then Lake Zurich Engine 3 that laid approximately another 500′ of hose to complete the distance to the address. As lines were stretched from Engine 4, Long Grove assisted with a nursing operation and an additional line was deployed from Engine 3. These three units combined brought just under 5,000 gallons of water to the front of the house.

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Countryside and Wauconda tankers setup portable dump tanks at the end of the street and the Countryside tanker was used as the draft engine. The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm, then a 2nd Alarm, and finally a 3rd Alarm for tankers (tenders) to maintain a sufficient water supply for the companies battling the flames.

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Rolling Meadows Quint 15 backed down the long block and setup for an aerial master stream but was not deployed.

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At least 13 tankers were on the scene or shuttling water including Countryside, Barrington Countryside, Wauconda, Antioch, Richmond, Nunda, Grayslake, Wonderlake, East Dundee, Fox River Grove, Round Lake, McHenry Township, and Long Grove.

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Firefighters were able to hold the fire to the large garage and save the house.

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House fire in Mundelein, 3-2-25 (more)

Mar 3

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A few more images from the House fire in Mundelein, 3-2-25 of the later stages of operations

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House fire in Mundelein, 3-2-25

Mar 3

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Mundelein firefighters and mutual aid companies were sent to a duplex at 1283 Huntington Drive early Sunday evening for afire. Upon arrival they had smoke showing from a two-story frame duplex unit with the whereabouts of a resident unknown. There was heavy fire in a second floor bedroom. Firefighters encountered hoarder conditions inside which hampered efforts for a thorough search. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional personnel.

The fire was extinguished within a half hour and companies began extensive overhaul. Libertyville Engine 462 and Mundelein quint 432 were both on hydrants.

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Box Alarm fire in unincorporated Long Grove, 3-1-25 (more)

Mar 2

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Some early images of the Box Alarm fire in unincorporated Long Grove, 3-1-25

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Box Alarm fire in unincorporated Long Grove, 3-1-25

Mar 2

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Firefighters from the Countryside Fire Protection District and neighboring fire departments responded to a house fire at 5636 Oakwood Circle Saturday night just after 8:30PM (3/1/25). The fire, reported to have begun in the rear of the structure, communicated to the house. The neighborhood is without fire hydrants and required water to be shuttled to the scene by tankers (tenders). Firefighters initially took an offensive posture before having to transition to a defensive attack.

The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional resources. Countryside, Mundelein, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods apparatus were deployed on the block as a Lake Zurich engine laid 1000′ of 4″ hose to the corner where they began drafting from two portable tanks. Countryside Ladder Tower 411 was setup for aerial master stream operations in the driveway.

A partial list of tankers that shuttled water to the scene included Countryside, Wauconda, Grayslake, Libertyville, Round Lake, and the first deployment for the new Long Grove tanker. Other units at the scene were a Gurnee tower ladder along with engines from Lake Forest, North Chicago, and Highland Park plus an ambulance from Wheeling.