Posts Tagged fire scene with tanker operations

Lake Zurich 2nd Alarm house fire in Hawthorn Woods 6-23-13

Jun 23

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service Photos, Firefighters working, Firefighting Video | 4 Comments

After midnight on Sunday, the Lake Zurich Fire Department was notified of a fire that was burning on the back deck of a house at 11 Rosewood Drive in Hawthorn Woods. First arriving companies found a fire on the back deck that had communicated to the house, and that all of the residents had evacuated. This area of Hawthorn Wood is without hydrants and the fire was upgraded to a box alarm and then quickly to a 2nd alarm which brought a total of seven water tankers to the scene.

Wauconda’s tower ladder initially setup for an elevated master stream as the fire spread to the attic, but the water supply was insufficient and the defensive attack was conducted with hand lines.

Two portable tanks were dropped and a tanker shuttle was initiated to support the operations through a Lake Zurich engine. The fire consumed the entire rear section of the attic and roof with damage to several second floor rooms.

A contributor submitted two early images from the scene and Larry Shapiro submitted several images and a video.

house fire at 11 Rosewood Drive in Hawthorn Woods

An early image showing the roof and attic well involved.

Another image from the street during the early stages of the fire.

The bulk of the fire has been knocked down as seen from the front. Larry Shapiro photo

Visible fire in the D-Sector as a hand line works in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was the RIT observing the conditions from the rear. Larry Shapiro photo

Small fire visible along the roof line in the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo

Water supply sector in front of the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich engine drafting from the portable tanks and supplying multiple lines. Larry Shapiro photo

The fire was reported to have begin on the deck along the back of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Deerfield firefighters hit hot spots in the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich engine drafts from two portable tanks that are connected. Larry Shapiro photo

Fox Lake tender fills the portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo

Water tankers (tenders) from Grayslake and Fox Lake. An early image showing the roof and attic well involved.

More images can be found in a gallery HERE.

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Fox Lake 2nd Alarm house fire 4-8-13

Apr 9

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working | 1 Comment

This from Jeff Rudolph:

… some shots from Fox Lake … 04/08/13 Fox Lake responded to a fire in the 38000 blk. of Hillandale in un-incorporated Spring Grove . Engine 223 arrived and found an elevated 1-story house well involved. Command called for an Antioch engine and a Spring Grove tender before pulling box 22-14 to the 2nd alarm for tenders and chiefs, as well as a special for squads from McHenry and Newport. Steep terain and limited access proved difficult for both firefighters and apparatus, as tenders had to back down several blocks of narrow winding gravel roads. Initial thoughts that the resident was still inside the burning house proved wrong, as he arrived from a trip to the store to find firefighters attempting to save his home. Crews worked into the night to extinguish and overhaul the remains. No injuries reported.

Fox Lake Tender 262 drafting from a portable tank. Jeff Rudolph photo

Antioch’e engine with lines off. Jeff Rudolph photo

A Fox Lake firefighter calls for additional hose. Jeff Rudolph photo

Antioch firefighters on a line. Jeff Rudolph photo

One of Fox Lake’s tenders. Jeff Rudolph photo

Another shot from the rear showing the difficulty in accessing the house. Jeff Rudolph photo

Heavy fire engulfs the upper level of the house. Jeff Rudolph photo

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House fire Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue 3-22-13

Mar 22

Posted by Admin in Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos, Reader submission | 2 Comments

This from Matt Tessler:

Here are some pictures of Fox River and Countryside Fire Protection District. They had a two story, wood frame, vacant house approximately 80 x 30. Tenders from West Chicago, Bartlett, St. Charles, Pingree Grove, South Elgin, and Fox River and Countryside. Photos taken by Matt Tessler.

house fire Fox River & Countryside Fire Rescue District 3-22-13

photo by Matt Tessler

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Barrington Box Alarm 1-8-13 (part 3)

Jan 9

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Truck photos, Firefighters working | Comments off

Images from the Barrington Box Alarm from Larry Shapiro.

Wauconda and East Dundee tankers fill the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

The water supply officer manages the tankers dumping into the portable tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

Forest Preserve sign for the property. Larry Shapiro photo

Many fire engines line Penny Road as firefighters finish up at the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Barrington fire engine with lots of hose off

Firefighters begin to reload multiple lengths of hose onto the engine. Larry Shapiro photo

Carpentersville firefighters work a line. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters douse the smoldering ruins with Class A foam. Larry Shapiro photo

White smoke shows the location of the former barn. Larry Shapiro photo

Barrington engine drafting from the portable dump tanks. Larry Shapiro photo

Arlington Heights’ new Ambulance 1. Larry Shapiro photo

Two large water tankers on custom HME chassis. Larry Shapiro photo

More images are available to view HERE.

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Barrington Box Alarm 1-8-13

Jan 8

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Service News, Fire Truck photos | 4 Comments

The Barrington & Countryside FPD received a call reporting a barn fire this afternoon at 544 Penny Road in Barrington Hills. The vacant barn is on the Cook County Forest Preserve property behind a vacant house which used to be occupied by a caretaker. The structure was fully involved when the first Barrington companies arrived, and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a box alarm for water tankers and additional personnel.

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The structure went down quickly and no exposures were threatened. Five tankers shuttled water to the scene. Departments with tankers were Long Grove, Palatine Rural, East Dundee, Wauconda, and Bartlett. Engines came from Carpentersville, Lake Zurich, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Hoffman Estates, and Fox River Grove. Palatine responded with Quint 81 in addition to Cary Squad 255, Buffalo Grove Ambulance 26, and Arlington Heights Ambulance 1.