The Buffalo Grove Countryside has an article about yesterday’s fire in Long Grove which includes several photos taken by one of the residents during the fire.
Also, a video by Larry Shapiro.
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This from Larry Shapiro:
Residents called the Long Grove FD around 6:30 this morning reporting some type of explosion and fire in the garage area of their home at 3238 Victorian Lane. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 prior to the first units arriving on scene. They found all residents out of the home and heavy fire throughout the attached three-car garage and the bedroom windows above. The cedar roof shingles along that side had the roof involved as well. A quick blitz attack was initiated which then allowed companies to make an interior attack. The fire was contained to the area that was involved on arrival with slight extension further into the house.
Companies at the scene included engines from Long Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Wheeling. Tankers from Long Grove, Countryside, Fox Lake, Prospect Heights, Barrington, and Fox Lake responded along with a Deerfield squad and Libertyville, Long Grove, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods ambulances.
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51 was on a dry hydrant near Route 53. Larry Shapiro photo
LDH from Engine 55 to the Lioncolnshire-Riverwoods engine. Larry Shapiro photo
Long hose lay down the private lane. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Engine 55 and Buffalo Grove Quint 27. Larry Shapiro photo
Sector A with multiple lines out and the quint to the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Quint 27 . Larry Shapiro photo
Companies in front of the house after the fire had been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies in front of the house after the fire had been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo
Hitting hot spots on the rof. Larry Shapiro photo
A Buffalo Grove firefighter working on the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
One of three vehicles damaged or destroyed by the fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Mundelein firefighters mask up before entering the house for salvage work. Larry Shapiro photo
Small fire still on the ridge line over the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove firefighters exit the house. Larry Shapiro photo
A supply line was stretched from the Long Grove engine to the Countryside tanker. Larry Shapiro photo
Countryside tender prepared to supply water. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove Engine 55 pulled into the driveway followed by Tanker 55 to supply up to 3,000 additional gallons of water before a supplemental water supply was established. Then Palatine Engine 82, the next engine to arrive, dropped a supply line down the length of the private road from a dry hydrant near Route 53. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Engine 51 arrived next and established the water supply drafting from the pond.
A gallery with more images can be found HERE.
Long Grove FPD companies responded to a reported house fire just after 9PM at 4251 Route 83. Units arrived and reported a working fire. Mutual aid companies on the initial response included engines from Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Palatine, Lake Zurich, and Arlington Heights. Buffalo Grove responded with a 75′ quint, Prospect Heights sent an ambulance and a tanker, and an additional tanker came from the Palatine Rural FPD since the area is without hydrants.
Conditions inside the house, one of the few houses on Route 83 between Aptakisic and Hill Top Roads, were that of hoarders, making interior navigation difficult. The fire was largely on the exterior of the building with extension on both floors. There were no injuries. Additional companies requested to the scene as the alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 (working fire) included an engine from Barrington and an Arlington Heights ambulance.
Long Grove Squad 55 was supplying two hand lines. Larry Shapiro photo
The house at 4251 Route 83 in Long Grove. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich firefighter vents a second floor building. Larry Shapiro photo
Long Grove firefighters with a line to wash down the hot spots. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire Riverwoods Engine 51 lights the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
With no hydrants, Squad 55 is nursed from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo
A second floor window is taken out. Larry Shapiro photo
The Palatine lieutenant supervises a probationary firefighter as he vents the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Squad 55 in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
The Lincolnshire Riverwoods FPD received calls reporting a house fire on Thursday at 23262 Apple Hill Lane in Prairie View, just west of Stevenson High School. Several people were reported trapped on a rear balcony. First arriving companies reported a well-involved two-story house, and found five people on the balcony. All were rescued via ground ladders and the fire was knocked within a half hour. Two dogs perished in the fire.
Tim Olk submitted several images from the scene.
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Tim has a gallery with more images.
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD has ordered a Pierce Arrow XT engine
The end of an era for the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District (formely the Vernon Township Fire Protection District) as they recently sold their two remaining Seagrave units. What was an all Seagrave department many years ago now has a full Pierce fleet. One of the units sold was the 1996 Seagrave 100′ rear-mount quint that was replaced last year at Station 53 by a new Pierce unit. The second unit sold was Engine 51R, a 1992 Seagrave with a 1,500-GPM pump and 1,000 gallons of water.
This unit was replaced by a 2011 Pierce Arrow XT 105′ rear mount. It was purchased by the Mount Washington Fire Department in Kentucky.
Truck 53 was sold to the Mount Washington Fire Protection District in Kentucky.
This unit was most recently Engine 51R and was sold to the Locke Township Fire Department in Salisbury, NC.
Engine 51R was purchased by the Locke Township Fire Department in Salisbury, NC.
Prior to the current Lincolnshire-Riverwoods apparatus fleet were several Seagrave units. When these units were purchased, the department name was the Vernon Township Fire Protection District.
Vernon Engine 1 was a 1981 Seagrave WB series with a 1,500-GPM pump and 500 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo
Engine 2 for Vernon was a 1979 Seagrave WB series unit carrying 1,000 gallons of water with a 1,500-GPM pump. Larry Shapiro photo
The predecessor to the 1996 truck that was just sold was this 1979 low-profile Seagrave W series 100′ rear-mount. Truck 1 had a 1,250-GPM pump and carried 100 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro photo
Dan McInerney submitted several images of the apparatus on the scene at Buffalo Grove’s fire yesterday at 214 Navajo Trail.
Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was the still alarm company. Dan McInerney photo
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51 was the RIT company. Dan McInerney photo
Arlington Heights Engine 4 was due on the Code 3 for the reported fire. Dan McInerney photo
Buffalo Grove Quint 27 was due on the Code 4 upgrade. Dan McInerney photo
Long Grove Engine 55 came in on the Code 4 upgrade as well. Dan McInerney photo
Long Grove Battalion 55 was also due on the Code 4 for the confirmed working fire. Dan McInerney photo
Buffalo Grove Engine 26 was running with a spare apparatus. Dan McInerney photo
After the fire, firefighters examine an air pack before replacing it on the tower. Dan McInerney photo
The Countryside Fire Protection District received calls Monday afternoon reporting a car accident at the intersection of Lakeview Parkway and North Fairway Drive in Vernon Hills. Witnesses said that one of the vehicles drove into a nearby retention pond and that the driver was still inside the vehicle. Divers were dispatched from the Libertyville Fire Department and the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District.
The roof and luggage rack of an SUV are visible in the middle of a retention pond at Lakeview Parkway and North Fairview Drive in Vernon Hills. Larry Shapiro photo
The driver was able to get out of the submerged vehicle and was sitting on the car’s roof when firefighters arrived. He reportedly made it out of the water with assistance from several passersby. Both drivers were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
Fire department divers from Libertyville prepare to enter the water. Larry Shapiro photo
Divers went into the water to secure the SUV for Ernie’s Wrecker Service who was on the scene to remove both vehicles.
Divers secure a strap to the car so it can be winched out of the water. Larry Shapiro photo
An overview of the pond in relation to the intersection where the collision occurred. Larry Shapiro photo
Larry Shapiro submitted several images from the scene and a short video. More images can be viewed HERE and HERE.
The SUV is pulled from the water. Larry Shapiro photo
The Libertyville Dive Squad. Larry Shapiro photo
The other vehicle involved in the accident. Larry Shapiro photo
A firefighter washes off the dive gear. Larry Shapiro photo
The new dive team unit for the Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD. Larry Shapiro photo
A family residing at 1080 Hiawatha Lane in Riverwoods, IL was awakened around 3AM by smoke detectors. Before exiting the house, homeowners encountered heavy smoke from the basement and were unable to descend the stairs to help a child escape from his bedroom. The child, unable to navigate the dense smoke to get up the stairs, was able to escape through a window and window well.
Roughly an hour into the fire, thick smoke pushes out of first floor windows as a fire rages in the basement. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire-Riverwoods companies responded on the Still Alarm, and upon arrival they upgraded the alarm to a Code 4 (working fire). This brought Prospect Heights Squad 9 and a mutual-aid ambulance.
Smoke escapes from basement window wells and first floor windows as firefighters flow water into the basement. Larry Shapiro photo
First arriving firefighters found the front door open and building smoke conditions inside as they made their way to the basement stairway. Almost immediately they noticed a softness under foot and quickly fled the house. Within minutes of all members getting out, the front foyer began to collapse.
A hand line is directed through a hole in the kitchen floor into the basement. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire Truck 53 had six lines off and the aerial to the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies began an exterior attack and soon thereafter the alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm which brought engines from Northbrook, Buffalo Grove, and Lake Forest in addition to a Long Grove squad, a Lake Zurich ambulance, and a Countryside truck.
Fire burns between the floor joists in the basement ceiling. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire continued to prove difficult to get ahead of and a 2nd Alarm was requested at roughly 4AM. This brought engines from Mundelein and Deerfield, a Libertyville squad, an ambulance from Northfield, a quint from Highwood, and a truck from Grayslake.
Second floor windows are taken out as the fire climbs through the walls and void spaces. Larry Shapiro photo
A firefighter goes to the roof through heavy smoke to vent the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
After cutting ventilation holes in the roof, an officer is the last one to climb down the ladder. Larry Shapiro photo
As it appeared that the fire was spreading vertically throughout the house, companies vented the roof and second floor windows. The basement fire continued to burn freely and a request was made for high expansion foam. Round Lake Foam Unit 2229 responded to the scene. The fire continued to burn and the alarm was upgraded again to a 3rd Alarm. This brought engines from Lake Bluff, Glenview, plus a truck from Wilmette, an ambulance from Palatine, and a squad from Highland Park.
After venting the second floor, smoke pushes out from all the windows. Larry Shapiro photo
The Quad 2 Foam Unit was requested to the scene with high-expansion foam to smother the fire in the basement. Larry Shapiro photo
Foam was applied from the front and the rear of the house to smother the basement fire. Larry Shapiro photo
Foam suds spread throughout the basement and first floor. Larry Shapiro photo
The basement was partially filled with water and the remainder was filled with foam as the fire burned between the floor joists. The fire was struck-0ut around 8AM and companies began to pickup from the scene. The 3rd Alarm companies were not put to work.
A window well and adjoining basement space are filled with water. Larry Shapiro photo
The basement in the rear is filled with water and foam. Engineered floor joists are visible. Larry Shapiro photo
Lincolnshire Engine 52 was the still alarm engine and had two lines off. Engine 51 laid a supply line across nearby Riverwoods Road to supply Engine 52. Truck 53 had a hydrant in front of the house and had six lines working.
The front foyer which collapsed shortly after firefighters withdrew is filled with foam from the basement. Larry Shapiro photo
The front foyer is visible from the rear of the house as well. Larry Shapiro photo
As the foam settles, the extent of the floor collapse in the front is clearly visible. The basement stairs are directly behind the front wall. Larry Shapiro photo
The rehab area was setup to accommodate the large number of firefighters that were on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo
Wilmette Tower 26 was moved up to the third alarm from the fourth alarm as another truck was unavailable to respond on an earlier alarm. Larry Shapiro photo
Northbrook Fire Department Lieutenant Steve Johnson spent his last shift working the fire in Riverwoods. He retired today after 30 years in Northbrook. Larry Shapiro photo
A gallery of images from the scene can be found on Larry Shapiro’s site HERE. A video of the fire will follow in a subsequent post.
A Riverwoods resident called the fire department before 5AM on Friday to report a neighbor’s house on fire. The house near Robinwood and Duffy Lanes had heavy smoke coming from one of the garages. Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighters arrived to find a house nearing the final stages of construction at #2 Wildflower Lane. They had heavy smoke and fire inside one of two, two-car garages that had already partially destroyed the metal overhead door. The entire house was charged with smoke. The alarm was upgraded to a working fire which brought an engine from Deerfield and a tanker from Prospect Heights.
The fire was contained to the garage and the adjoining entryway in approximately 20 minutes.
Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were at the scene and have images.
Lincolnshire Engine 52 was the first engine on the scene and had two lines off. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters from Prospect Heights put water on the smoldering ruins. Larry Shapiro photo
The drywall in the garage had been completed so there was extensive overhaul to perform. Larry Shapiro photo
Firefighters continue to wet down the garage interior. Larry Shapiro photo
The roof over the garage sustained heavy charring. Larry Shapiro photo
The garage interior after the overhaul phase. Larry Shapiro photo
Quite a bit of heat and smoke entered the house from the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
More images can be seen HERE.
