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Zion Fire Department history
Apr 18
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was the Tinley Park Fire Dept.’s Eng. 206, a 1984 Spartan/Darley 1,000/500. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
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and from our files …
Karl Klotz photo
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Early Sunday evening, (3/3/24) Lake Zurich and neighboring firefighters were dispatched for a fire on the rear deck of a house that was extending to the structure on Kimberly Road in North Barrington. The house is situated on a narrow street in an area without hydrants. The first engine pulled a line for the deck fire and they were subsequently nursed by the second-due engine for additional water. Lake Zurich’s third engine then did the same before the first tanker arrived with an additional water supply. The fire was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for a tender shuttle, but the fire was extinguished before there was a need for a that.
A partial list of equipment at the scene included trucks from Wauconda and Buffalo Grove, a squad from Libertyville, an engine from Wheeling, ambulances from Mundelein, Palatine, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, tankers (tenders) from Cary, Long Grove, Libertyville, and the Countryside FPD.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to a house on Middleton Court Tuesday afternoon. On arrival they had smoke pushing out of the front door and roof vent. The alarm was upgraded to a working fire bringing mutual aid companies to the scene from Long Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Arlington Heights. Additional companies moved into Buffalo Grove fire stations.
It appeared to be a room and contents fire that was extending into the hallway when firefighters made their interior attack.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
This from Larry Shapiro for #TBT
1982 American LaFrance Century Series engine with 500 gallons of water and a 1,500-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo
1983 American LaFrance Century Series 75? Water Chief Quint (1500/500). Larry Shapiro photo
Wheeling and Prospect Heights firefighters were sent to 375 Plum Creek Drive on Tuesday morning after a Wheeling Police Department Community Service Officer spotted heavy smoke from a fourth floor apartment. On arrival, flames and smoke were pushing out of a fourth floor balcony in the center of the building with extension to the fifth floor balcony. Wheeling Truck 24 hit it with an elevated master stream and Prospect Heights Engine 39 stretched a 2 1/2″ line to hit it from the base of the building before crews got into place for an interior attack.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was the Calumet Park Fire Dept.’s Engine 2223, a 1997 HME/Ferrara 1500/500. Enjoy and comment. Happy Thanksgiving.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
and from our files:
Larry Shapiro photo
This from Mike Summa for #TBT:
For TBT-This was the Flossmoor Fire Dept.’s Engine 1320, a 1994 HME/Luverne 1250/1250. Enjoy and comment.Mike Summa
Mike Summa photo
and from our files:
Bill Friedrich photo
Flossmoor FD Engine 1320 – 1994 HME 1871/Luverne 1250/1250 pumper
The Countryside FPD was responded to a reported house fire at 1111 Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills this afternoon. Companies arrived to find heavy fire in the two-story, single-family home. The requested a MABAS Box Alarm for change-of-quarters companies and then elevated the alarm to fill out the full box alarm assignment to the scene.
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The fire was contained quickly and the Box Alarm was struck out prior to the arrival of all responding units.
This from Larry Shapiro:
I took in the house fire in Vernon Hills and arrived as the Box Alarm was struck out.
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro photo
