a video of the 3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25
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A few more images from Larry Shapiro at the 3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
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.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
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.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Rolling Meadows Quint 15 backed down the long block and setup for an aerial master stream but was not deployed.
Larry Shapiro photo
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.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters were able to hold the fire to the large garage and save the house.
Larry Shapiro photo
More on the 2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 5-3-18.
Then tanker shuttle included:
Long Grove, Countryside, Round Lake, Crystal Lake, Antioch, Bartlett, East Dundee, Prospect Heights, Palatine Rural, McHenry Township, Nunda, Lake Villa, Fox Lake, Woodstock, and Elk Grove Township.
Larry Shapiro photo
Trucks at the scene were from Palatine, West Dundee, and Wauconda.
Engines were from Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, Hoffman Estates, Lake Zurich, Fox River Grove, and Algonquin.
Squads from Cary and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods plus ambulances from Barrington, Barrington Countryside, and Des Plaines were also at the scene.
Photos from Craig Uglinca of the Working fire in Hawthorn Woods, 12-18-17
Craig Uglinca photo
Craig Uglinca photo
Craig Uglinca photo
Craig Uglinca photo
Craig Uglinca photo
Lake Zurich firefighters were called to 45 Gentry Drive in Hawthorn Woods Monday evening for a reported house fire. Police units arriving first confirmed fire in a second floor bedroom. The area is without hydrants and tankers responded from Countryside and Long Grove. One Lake Zurich engine setup at the end of the street with a portable-tank and the firs-in engine was nursed by the Countryside tanker in front of the house. The fire was extinguished within 20 minutes.
Also at the scene was a Buffalo Grove engine, a Wauconda truck, and a Lincolnshire-Riverwoods ambulance.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
a few more photos are at Shapirophotography.net
