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Garage fire in Lake Villa, 3-17-25

Mar 18

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Lake Villa, IL Garage Fire 3/17/25

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3-Alarm fire in Buffalo Grove, 3-8-25

Mar 8

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Buffalo Grove police officers and firefighters along with mutual aid companies were dispatched for smoke in the building at approximately 1:30 Saturday afternoon to the 321-335 Le Parc Circle building. First arriving companies had light smoke visible and went to investigate. Firefighters found fire from an end unit that was traveling in the walls and through void spaces between the first and second floors. The incident was upgraded to a Code 4 Working Fire that brought additional resources to the scene. As the fire spread into additional units in this six-unit building, the alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm followed by a 2nd Alarm and eventually a 3rd Alarm.

Four aerials, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, Northbrook Tower 12, Mundelein Quint 432 a Lake Forest quint were setup for master streams but Mundelein did not go to work. After an aggressive interior attack utilizing multiple companies, everyone was ordered out of the building when conditions were deemed unsafe and they transitioned to a defensive attack.

All six units were left uninhabitable with the major destruction to several units along the west section of the building.

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3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25 (more)

Mar 6

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More images from the 3-Alarm fire in Kildeer, 3-5-25

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House fire in Mundelein, 3-2-25

Mar 3

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Mundelein firefighters and mutual aid companies were sent to a duplex at 1283 Huntington Drive early Sunday evening for afire. Upon arrival they had smoke showing from a two-story frame duplex unit with the whereabouts of a resident unknown. There was heavy fire in a second floor bedroom. Firefighters encountered hoarder conditions inside which hampered efforts for a thorough search. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional personnel.

The fire was extinguished within a half hour and companies began extensive overhaul. Libertyville Engine 462 and Mundelein quint 432 were both on hydrants.

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Box Alarm fire in unincorporated Long Grove, 3-1-25

Mar 2

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Firefighters from the Countryside Fire Protection District and neighboring fire departments responded to a house fire at 5636 Oakwood Circle Saturday night just after 8:30PM (3/1/25). The fire, reported to have begun in the rear of the structure, communicated to the house. The neighborhood is without fire hydrants and required water to be shuttled to the scene by tankers (tenders). Firefighters initially took an offensive posture before having to transition to a defensive attack.

The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional resources. Countryside, Mundelein, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods apparatus were deployed on the block as a Lake Zurich engine laid 1000′ of 4″ hose to the corner where they began drafting from two portable tanks. Countryside Ladder Tower 411 was setup for aerial master stream operations in the driveway.

A partial list of tankers that shuttled water to the scene included Countryside, Wauconda, Grayslake, Libertyville, Round Lake, and the first deployment for the new Long Grove tanker. Other units at the scene were a Gurnee tower ladder along with engines from Lake Forest, North Chicago, and Highland Park plus an ambulance from Wheeling.