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Still and Box Alarm fire in CHicago, 8-24-25

Sep 3

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This from Chi-Town Fire Photos:

Chicago Still and Box Alarm @ 4857 W Race 8-24-25

Engine Co 117 was sent on a tree fire in the area of Lake and Cicero. While enroute, the Main FAO sent a Still Alarm response for a report of back porches on fire with the original address being 4834 W Ferdinand Street. Engine Co 117 located this building on fire on Race Avenue, the next street north. The Still companies faced heavy fire on the first floor with extension to the second floor in this 2-story ordinary, 30×75. Hoarder conditions hampered efforts. In all, four lines were led out and two mains went to the roof. Two dogs were located deceased on the 2nd floor.

E117 E96 TL14 T29 BN18
SQ2 2-7-1 RIT T26 BN7 BN8 Safety & EMS
E95 E68 T28 BN17 Box BN14 Plans 2-2-4 2-1-21 & 4-6-6.

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House fire in Des Plaines, 8-2-25

Aug 2

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This from Larry Shapiro:

Des Plaines had a house fire this evening at 310 Marshall Dr. Prospect Heights and Mount Prospect provided mutual aid.

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2-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, 6-19-25

Jun 20

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From Steve Redick:

2-11 alarm 5150 Kimball

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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD history

Jun 19

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From Larry Shapiro for #TBT from 2013

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Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD Engine 51 drafting from a dry hydrant in Long Grove, 2013

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2-Alarm fire in McCook, 5-17-25

May 18

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This from Cal Spencer:

I visited a 2-Alarm Industrial Fire in McCook Illinois. When I heard about the fire I was 20 minutes away from the scene. They reported a working fire on the roof. It ended up being going to a 2nd alarm with electrical components ton fire. They used a total of 4 deluge streams, some of them spraying foam.

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Townhouse fire in Volo, 5-12-25

May 12

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The Wauconda Fire District responded to a fire reported on an outside deck of a townhouse unit at 1106 Piccolo Lane in Volo. Wauconda Station 3 is less than a mile from the address. The fire communicated up the outside wall extending into the floor above. When companies encountered some extension into the adjacent unit, the alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional resources. The loss was stopped quickly and several of the mutual aid companies were released from the staging area.

Some of the departments assisting Wauconda included Round Lake, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Mundelein, Lake Zurich, and the McHenry Township, Nunda Rural, Countryside, and Long Grove fire districts.

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Townhouse fire in Hoffman Estates, 4-22-25

May 7

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This from Michael Kavallierakis:

These are photos from the Hoffman Estates box on April 22nd. I arrived shortly after the Box alarm was transmitted and was there for about 2 hours. I saw Schaumburg’s tower 51 with the new graphics and saw Inverness with their new engine and utility. Also saw the new Hoffman engines at work.

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Townhouse fire in Wheeling, 5-6-25

May 6

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Wheeling firefighters and police officers were sent to 1145 Pleasant Run Drive Tuesday afternoon for smoke seen on the 2nd floor of a multi-unit townhouse. Police officers were evacuating residents and smoke was visible when the first fire unit arrived. A line was stretched and companies reported fire in two adjacent units. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 bringing additional resources to the scene.

Three lines were used and there was extension into a third unit.

Wheeling was assisted by units from the Prospect Heights Fire District, Mount Prospect, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Glenview, and Northbrook fire departments, plus the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods and North Maine fire districts.