Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Long Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Barrington, and Palatine Rural FPD companies were dispatched to 21231 Brandon Road in Kildeer after 10PM on Monday for a reported structure fire. Arriving companies found a car on fire in the driveway that had extended to the attached garage of a two-story house. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm which brought additional units from Barrington Countryside, Buffalo Grove, Cary, Countryside FPD, Nunda Rural, Palatine, Rolling Meadows, and Wheeling. 

Companies made quick work of knocking down the fire while it still appeared to be in the garage. The portable tank and tanker shuttle were not used. Long Grove Tanker 55 provided water to supplement Lake Zurich Engines 324 and 325 infant of the house.

porta-tank on the ground with engine

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Firefighters at Kildare house fire

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car fire extends to house

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Firefighters at Kildare house fire

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fire tanker nursing an engine

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fire engines with hose attached

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Pierce Saber fire engine

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HME fire truck

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Freightliner fire truck

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From the Lake Zurich Fire Rescue Facebook page:

(just after midnight 7/7/20) We are on location in the 21000 block of Brandon Road in Kildeer for a structure fire. No injuries reported at this time and we have the fire out. MABAS Box 32-2 was requested by command. We are slowly releasing on scene companies. Red Cross has been notified.

 

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