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Sep 24

Posted by Admin in Reader submission | 4 Comments

From Jimmy Bolf:

Former Mess Canteen

#chicagoareafire.com; #MESSEmergencySupportServices; #canteen; #forsale; #

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2-Alarm house fire in Buffalo Grove, 8-26-20 (more)

Aug 27

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

Photos from Larry Shapiro of the 2-Alarm house fire in Buffalo Grove, 8-26-20

E-ONE Cyclone HP75 at work at a fire scene

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Box alarm in Mundelein, 1-6-18

Jan 7

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 5 Comments

Mundelein firefighters responded to 115 Pinehurst Drive Saturday night (1/6/18) around 8:30 for fire in an attached garage. Upon arrival, the garage was engulfed in fire and within minutes Battalion 43 requested a MABAS Box Alarm. Companies made an aggressive attack deploying three lines and prevented substantial damage into the house. One car in the garage was destroyed and another in the driveway was badly damaged.

Units at the scene included an engine, tower ladder, ambulance and battalion chief from Mundelein, engines from Countryside, Grayslake, and Wauconda, trucks from Libertyville and Lake Forest, a squad from Fox Lake, and Countryside Chief 4100.

Mundelein FD Engine 4317 Pierce Enforcer on a hydrant

Larry Shapiro

Larry Shapiro

attached garage destroyed by fire in Mundelein

Larry Shapiro

Larry Shapiro

Mundelein FD Engine 4317 Pierce Enforcer

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Larry Shapiro

more photos at Shapirophotography.net

Tags: attached garage gutted by fire, fire scene photos, fire scene video, house fire in Mundelein, Larry Shapiro, MESS Canteen Service, Mundelein FD Engine 4317, Mundelein FIre Department, shapirophotography.net

Box Alarm in Buffalo Grove, 6-20-17

Jun 21

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

Buffalo Grove firefighters were called to 685 Le Parc Circle late Tuesday afternoon after a homeowner was alerted on his phone of an alarm going off. The Code 2 for the alarm investigation was elevated to a Code 3 for the reported fire after receiving an update from the homeowner who arrived home and found smoke in the unit.

Buffalo Grove (BG) Battalion 4 arrived to find light smoke around the eaves and upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. BG companies went to the roof and inside the unit while mutual aid crews investigated the adjoining units. Heavy smoke conditions inside initially hampered locating the seat of the attic fire and a fear of extension throughout the multiple unit building prompted further upgrading the alarm to a MABAS Box Alarm.

Companies at the scene were: Buffalo Grove Battalion 4, Engine 26, Quints 25 and 27, Squad 25, Ambulances 25 and 26, plus three additional chief officers. Mutual aid companies were: Arlington Heights Engine 4, Ambulance 4, and 400; Long Grove Squad 55 and 5500; Palatine Engine 82; Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51; Wheeling Engine 42 and 2400; ambulances from Barrington Countryside, Lake Zurich, Schaumburg, and Lake Villa; a Libertyville squad, a Countryside engine, trucks from Mundelein and Grayslake (in a spare truck X-Mundelein), the Mess Canteen Unit M5, plus Buffalo Grove EMA.

One firefighter was transported to an area hospital for observation after being evaluated in rehab.

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Larry Shapiro photo

Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Typhoon fire engine at work

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Firefighters guide hose line into a house

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Cyclone quint at work

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Dan McInerney photo

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Dan McInerney photo

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Northwest Lake County Fire Training Cooperative

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Dan McInerney photo

mom take picture of toddler dressed as a fireman

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Buffalo Grove FD E-ONE Cyclone quint reflecting in a pond

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Dan McInerney photo

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House fire in Lake Zurich, 5-15-17

May 15

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Scene photos | Comments off

Lake Zurich firefighters responded for a house fire at 22580 Somerset Court Monday (5/15/17) and found the garage and several vehicles burning. The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm that included multiple tenders (tankers) to shuttle water to this area that lacks hydrants.

fire engine nursing another engine at a fire

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Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighter with hose with smoldering ruins

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Larry Shapiro photo

aftermath of house fire in Lake Zurich IL

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Larry Shapiro photo

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Long Grove FPD Tanker 55 dumping into a portable tank

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Fox Lake FPD tanker dumping into a portable tank

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3-Alarm fire in Evanston, 1-9-15 (more)

Jan 10

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Video from Larry Shapiro at the 3-Alarm fire in Evanston 1-9-15

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3-Alarm fire in Evanston, 1-9-15 (more)

Jan 10

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene photos, Fire Scene video | 4 Comments

Images from Larry Shapiro of the 3-Alarm house fire at 2519 Harrison in Evanston yesterday (1/9/15).

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Pierce Arrow XT fire engine at fire scene

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Larry Shapiro photo

Evanston FD Battalion Chief command officer

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Larry Shapiro photo

fireman on later with saw covered in ice

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firemen on aerial ladder surrounded by smoke

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Box Alarm fire in Vernon Hills, 7-20-14

Jul 21

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 3 Comments

This from Sam Borcia:

The Countryside Fire Department were dispatched initially to a smoke investigation inside a townhouse at 821 Faulkner Place in Vernon Hills Sunday, 7-20-14, at around 8:40 PM. It was upgraded to a working fire and soon after a Box Alarm. I’ve included some of the photos,

Thanks, Sam Borcia.

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Sam Borcia photo

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here is a link to the photos on my Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.684353098313590.1073741907.229793033769601&type=1.

Some images from Larry Shapiro who arrived much later.

firemen use high expansion foam to fight a basement fire

High expansion foam generator. Larry Shapiro photo

A hole in the kitchen floor allows for foam to be dispensed into the basement. Larry Shapiro photo

The rear of the unit that was involved. Larry Shapiro photo

sign noting dangerous conditions at house

Warning sign posted at the fire unit. Larry Shapiro photo

Front door of the end unit where the fire occurred. Larry Shapiro photo

Countryside engine with lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

While one engine, investigators, and the shift commander were still on the scene around 1:40AM, they noticed smoke in the residence adjoining the original fire unit. A full still alarm response was sent back to the scene as they uncovered the fire in a void space between the units. Highwood Truck 37, in Vernon Hills on a change of quarters from the original alarm, sent their company to the roof after setting up thee aerial.

Companies were released around 3AM.

More images from Larry Shapiro:

Highwood Truck 37 was deployed to the roof. Larry Shapiro photo

High expansion foam on the rear deck and inside of the original fire unit. Larry Shapiro photo

fire department ladder truck at night fire scene

Highwood Truck 37 sporting new decals and striping after being refurbished. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman directing whose line into a townhouse

Countryside firefighters on the rear deck of the original fire unit wetting down the common wall. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Countryside Fire Protection District, fire trucks at night fire scene, high expansion foam used to fight fire, Highwood Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, MESS Canteen Service, night fire scene photos, Sam Borcia, townhouse fire in Vernon Hills, townhouse fire starts in basement

4-Alarm fire with 2 specials in Northlake 2-15-14 (pt 6)

Feb 18

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene video | 2 Comments

At long last, an epic 20 minute video from Larry Shapiro that includes the work of the Chicago Foam Task Force.

The series of postings from this fire can be viewed beginning HERE.

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4-Alarm fire with 2 specials in Northlake, 2-15-14 (part 4)

Feb 16

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Scene photos | 2 Comments

Images from Larry Shapiro from the 4-Alarm fire in Northlake, 2-15-14. He was on-hand when the Foam Task Force from O’Hare arrived and was deployed to apply a foam coating to the contents of the building. There will be a video coming too.