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Working fire in Arlington Heights, 12-6-20

Arlington Heights firefighters were sent to the Christian Church of Arlington Heights at 333 W Thomas Street Sunday afternoon for an activated fire alarm. Companies arrived to find heavy fire inside the building and the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire. The fire was extinguished within 10 minutes. Smoke was visible from separate areas of the building and companies had trouble pulling interior ceiling that were wood so Buffalo Grove and Arlington Heights firefighters were sent to the roof to ventilate. 

Arlington Heights units were assisted by firefighters from Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Palatine, and Rolling Meadows plus a Prospect Heights battalion chief.

Pierce Quantum fire engine at fire scene

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Working fire in Arlington Heights, 11-28-20

Arlington Heights firefighters were called to 115 S. Wilshire Lane on Saturday evening (11/28/20) for a reported fire. Arriving police and fire units encountered smoke in the residence and discovered a fire in the rear. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire which brought additional units from Arlington Heights as well as mutual aid companies from Prospect Heights, Buffalo Grove, and Palatine. Firefighters made quick work of extinguishing the flames and the additional personnel were not put to work and released before long.

house fire scene in Arlington Heights

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Working fire in Arlington Heights, 11-4-20

This from Larry Shapiro:

Arlington Heights firefighters responded to smoke in the building on Wednesday (11/4/20) at 2415 Kennicott DR. Units arrived and the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4. They had fire in one, second floor unit that was extinguished in short order. There was some significant smoke throughout. Buffalo Grove firefighters went to the roof and made several ventilation holes. In addition to all Arlington Heights companies, mutual aid units included Buffalo Grove Quint 25, Rolling Meadows Quint 82, and Prospect Heights Battalion 9.

aftermath of small apartment fire

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Arlington Heights FD squad for sale

Found at govdeals.com:

2008 INTERNATIONAL 4300 SBA LP 4X2 26,500 GVWR 7.6L MAXXFORCE DT 255HP/2600 GOV DIESEL ENGINE / ALLISON AUTO TRANS FIRE RESCUE SQUAD.

~175″ wheel base

~110,330 miles

~13,438 hours

~Truck runs and drives well

~Will need batteries soon

~Tires in good condition

~Emergency lights disconnected

~9 compartments

~On board diesel generator with 51 hours

~Dual Hannay power retract reels model# EF2016-17-18 for hydraulic tools

~Single Hannay power retract reel model# ECR1618-17-18 for electric tools

~Corrosion above both rear wheels on aluminum box

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Apartment fire in Arlington Heights, 3-4-20

Excerpts from fox32chicago.com:

One person was hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening after a fire Wednesday in Arlington Heights that started about 11:15 p.m. at 16 East Northwest Highway. At least one other person was rescued from the building.

This from Max Weingardt:

Arlington Heights code 4 at 16 E Northwest Hwy

apartment building fire at 16 E Northwest Hwy

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apartment building fire at 16 E Northwest Hwy

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apartment building fire at 16 E Northwest Hwy

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apartment building fire at 16 E Northwest Hwy

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apartment building fire at 16 E Northwest Hwy

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apartment building fire at 16 E Northwest Hwy

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Box Alarm in Arlington Heights, 1-10-20

Firefighters in Arlington Heights responded to a fire at 1106 N Chestnut around 4AM Friday (1/10/20). Companies had fire in an attached garage on arrival. The incident was later elevated to a MABAS Box Alarm with mutual aid from Buffalo Grove, Mt. Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, Palatine, and Prospect Heights.

smoke from house fire at night

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Firefighter silhouette on fire truck

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aftermath of house fire

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aftermath of house fire

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New squad in Arlington Heights

From ldvusa.com:

LDV recently completed two specialty vehicles for the Arlington Heights Fire Department. Each was built on a 2019 Ford F-550 gasoline XL crew cab, 4×4 chassis with a custom designed aluminum box. There are compartments with slide-out tool trays, box pan shelves for equipment storage. Pull-out steps on both the streetside and curbside of each vehicle were included. The rear bumper is custom fabricated aluminum with Diamondback serrated plank tread surface with a flip-down rear step.

The interior compartments are coated with a Zolatone™ finish and areas that will see more heavy use were coated with Line-X™. LED strip lighting is inside the compartments for night operations. There is a Warn™ M12-S heavyweight winch capable of pulling 12,000 lbs. mounted at the front bumper.

A Zone Defense color backup camera system was installed to ease parking maneuvers. The front passenger area includes a custom center console to house electrical distribution equipment and controls. We also installed the customer-supplied radios with magnetic radio microphones.

The vehicles are finished black and red to match the fleet with simulated gold leaf lettering.

LDV small rescue squad

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Arlington Heights Fire Department news

Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

A lightning strike caused $10,000 in damage to a townhouse on the north side of Arlington Heights as a strong line of thunderstorms moved through the area Friday.

Fire department investigators believe the lightning may have hit an antenna or cable satellite on top of the four-unit townhouse building on the 1600 block of West Hawkes Street, then traveled along a cable line to the interior of the building. That’s where firefighters found some drywall and insulation damaged in an attic and common hallway on the building’s second floor.

Firefighters saw smoke when they got to the building just after 11 a.m., but once inside, they found the small fire already self-extinguished.

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Commercial fire in Rolling Meadows, 4-24-19

Rolling Meadows firefighters were sent to 2905 W. Algonquin Road Wednesday afternoon (4/24/19) for smoke in the building. This was the Egg’lectic Cafe. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 and later a MABAS Box Alarm when fire was discovered in the attic. The fire was contained to the attic area. An incomplete list of companies at the scene included: Rolling Meadows Engines 15 and 16, Ambulances 15 and 16, plus Battalion 15 and the department chiefs; Palatine Engine 84, Tower 84, Squad 85, Battalion 8, and two chief officers; Arlington Heights Tower 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Ambulance 3, and a chief officer; Palatine Rural Engine 36 and a chief officer; Schaumburg Engine 52 and Squad 55; Elk Grove Township Engine 11; Elk Grove Village Engine 10, Mount Prospect Tower 13; Buffalo Grove Ambulance 25; and a Rosemont ambulance.

fire trucks in staging at fire scene

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Palatine FD Tower 85

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Firefighters vent commercial building roof

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Rolling Meadows FD Engine 16 with lines off

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Schaumburg FD firefighters covered with insulation after overhaul

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Fire Service News

Press release about International Technical Rescue Competition

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