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House fire in Westmont, 3-21-23

Mar 22

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This from Daniel Hynd:

Photos from the Westmont special alarm 3-21-23

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

Mar 21

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More of the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 from Steve Redick and Jimmy Bolf

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

Mar 19

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Palatine firefighters responded for a report of smoke on the third floor of an apartment building at 12 E Dundee Quarter late Sunday afternoon (3-19-23). Palatine police officers reported smoke and then flames from the roof and the response was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.

Palatine crews made an interior attack with two lines on the third floor and performed searches of the building. Unable to get ahead of the volume of fire overhead and in the mansard roof in addition to deteriorating conditions, firefighters were evacuated from the building to transition to a defense attack. As personnel was exiting the building, a Mayday was called by a firefighter on a balcony that was unable to exit via the interior. He successfully descended a ground ladder.

The fire circumvented the fire wall and eventually made it’s way into the adjacent building which sustained heavy damage to the roof and third floor. There were multiple collapses of the original building.

Palatine Tower 85, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Arlington Heights Tower 1 all deployed master streams.

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Many area departments were on the scene including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Lake Zurich, Barrington, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. This list very likely does not represent every department that responded.

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2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23

Mar 18

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The Barrington Countryside FPD was called for a house fire at 93 County Line Road in Barrington Hills late Saturday morning (3-18-23). First arriving units confirmed a house fire and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a MABAS Box Alarm to the 2nd level. The area is without hydrants and a water supply operation was initiated. All residents were out of the house when firefighters arrived.

A list of companies at the scene which may not be totally inclusive includes: Barrington Countryside, Barrington, Cary, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Carpentersville, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Fox River Grove, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Huntley, Libertyville, Long Grove, Grayslake, Crystal Lake, Bartlett, Inverness, Fox lake, Round Lake, Wauconda, Nunda Rural FPD, McHenry Township FPD, Lake Zurich, and the Quad 2 Rehab Unit.

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House fire in Lake Zurich, 3-14-23

Mar 16

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The Lake Zurich Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1073 Midlothian Road Tuesday evening just before 9PM.

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Box Alarm fire in Harvard, 3-15-23

Mar 16

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The Harvard FPD responded to a house fire Wednesday night (3-15-23) at 106 W. Thompson Street.

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Name that fire …

Mar 12

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Can you identify this fire?

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Apartment fire in Wheeling, 3-11-23

Mar 11

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Wheeling and Prospect Heights firefighters responded to a fire alarm at 375 Plum Creek Drive Saturday morning. Companies arrived to find fire from a third floor balcony on the south side of the building. The alarm was upgraded to a Working Fire which brought additional units from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Glenview, Des Plaines, Niles, the North Maine FPD, and Northbrook.

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Firefighters from Wheeling Truck 24 made an initial transitional attack from the exterior with a 2 1/2″ line at ground level. Companies from Engines 23 and 24 made an interior attack to extinguish the fire within the apartment. One resident was transported to an area hospital.

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Working fire in Chicago, 3-6-23

Mar 7

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This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:

Yesterday on my way back from Indy, CFD Engine 82 reported a working fire over the radio at 821 E 90th Place, which is 1/2 block from their firehouse. I had just passed 95th street on the Ryan, so I made it in good time. They had heavy fire showing from the basement of a two-story split level house. E82 & E122 both lead out lines while Truck 42 cut numerous holes in the roof. I got some great shots of the fire, and the full gallery is on our site.

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House fire in Bartlett, 3-2-23

Mar 3

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From the Bartlett Fire District:

– PRESS RELEASE –

Early this morning (3/2/23) we were called to a structure fire in the 29W200 Block of Old Lake Street in Bartlett. The fire was declared under control by 1:45. We are happy to report that no firefighters or civilians were injured during the incident and that we were able to save many pets from the home.

Please- Always remember to check that your smoke detectors are in working order.