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Homer Township FPD history

May 18

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, throwbackthursday | 5 Comments

This from Mike Summa for #TBT:

For TBT-The Homer Twp FPD’s Truck 31, a 1995 Pierce Lance 0/0/100′. Enjoy and comment.

Mike Summa

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Mike Summa photo

another shot from our files

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Bloomingdale FPD history

May 6

Posted by Admin in Fire Department History, Fire Truck photos, Historic fire apparatus | 2 Comments

This from Larry Shapiro:

Here’s a bit of Bloomingdale FPD truck history as a follow up to the #TBT from Mike Summa

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1972 Pirsch 85-foot mid-mount aerial ladder fire truck in Bloomingdale, IL. Larry Shapiro photo

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Pierce Lance 100′ platform aerial as Bloomingdale FPD Tower 14. Larry Shapiro photo

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

Apr 4

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Part 2 (final) of a video by Larry Shapiro from the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23 (more)

Mar 30

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Part 1 of a video by Larry Shapiro from the Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23 (more)

Mar 26

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long video from Larry Shapiro of the 2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23

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Box alarm fire in Palatine, 3-19-23

Mar 19

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 4 Comments

Palatine firefighters responded for a report of smoke on the third floor of an apartment building at 12 E Dundee Quarter late Sunday afternoon (3-19-23). Palatine police officers reported smoke and then flames from the roof and the response was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire.

Palatine crews made an interior attack with two lines on the third floor and performed searches of the building. Unable to get ahead of the volume of fire overhead and in the mansard roof in addition to deteriorating conditions, firefighters were evacuated from the building to transition to a defense attack. As personnel was exiting the building, a Mayday was called by a firefighter on a balcony that was unable to exit via the interior. He successfully descended a ground ladder.

The fire circumvented the fire wall and eventually made it’s way into the adjacent building which sustained heavy damage to the roof and third floor. There were multiple collapses of the original building.

Palatine Tower 85, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, and Arlington Heights Tower 1 all deployed master streams.

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Many area departments were on the scene including Palatine, Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Mount Prospect, Lake Zurich, Barrington, Inverness, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. This list very likely does not represent every department that responded.

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2-Alarm fire in Barrington Hills, 3-18-23

Mar 18

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 1 Comment

The Barrington Countryside FPD was called for a house fire at 93 County Line Road in Barrington Hills late Saturday morning (3-18-23). First arriving units confirmed a house fire and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a MABAS Box Alarm to the 2nd level. The area is without hydrants and a water supply operation was initiated. All residents were out of the house when firefighters arrived.

A list of companies at the scene which may not be totally inclusive includes: Barrington Countryside, Barrington, Cary, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Carpentersville, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Fox River Grove, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Huntley, Libertyville, Long Grove, Grayslake, Crystal Lake, Bartlett, Inverness, Fox lake, Round Lake, Wauconda, Nunda Rural FPD, McHenry Township FPD, Lake Zurich, and the Quad 2 Rehab Unit.

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Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

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Larry Shapiro photo

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House fire in Buffalo Grove, 3-12-23

Mar 13

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Service Photos | No Comments

Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to 691 Checker Road at 8:30 Sunday evening (3-12-23) for a reported fire in a second floor bedroom. While en route, companies were advised by NWCD that a neighbor reported fire on the roof, and then another reported fire on the side of the house. Upon arrival, Battalion 4 reported heavy fire and requested the Code 4 upgrade. Buffalo Grove companies worked from the exterior and then the interior to knockdown the fire while performing searches throughout. They were assisted at the scene by units from Long Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Wheeling, Arlington Heights, Northbrook, and Buffalo Grove EMA with MobileComm.