Posts Tagged Round Lake Fire Department

2-Alarm fire in Round Lake Park, 9-1-16

Sep 2

Posted by Admin in Fire Scene photos | Comments off

This from Jeff Rudolph:

09/01/16 0930 549 Indian Trail, Round Lake Park,IL

Round Lake and Grayslake responded for a reported structure fire, and found a one-story home well involved. Command upgraded to a box alarm. The main body of fire was quickly extinguished, but the fire had extended into the attic space. Crews attempted to gain access from below, but soon realized that the pitched roof was put on over an existing flat roof, so the only way to extinguish was from above. The fire soon went defensive and Libertyville’s tower was put to work knocking down the fire. One resident was transported for a check up. The State Fire Marshal’s office was contacted for a K9 to check for accelerants, as the homeowner claimed someone set the house on fire.

Jeff Rudolph

Jeff Rudolph photo

firefighters on house roof with heavy smoke

Jeff Rudolph photo

Jeff Rudolph photo

Tags: fire scene photos, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, house fire in Round Lake, house fire in Round Lake Park, Jeff Rudolph, Round Lake Fire Department

5-Alarm fire in Salem, WI – 6-8-16

Jun 9

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

Excerpts from Fox6now.com:

Fifteen fire departments were called to the scene of a five-alarm fire on Wilmot Road in Salem (WI) on Wednesday, June 8th. More than 52,000 gallons of water had to be used to bring that fire under control. The building where it happened is a total loss after the blaze.

There are no hydrants in the area, so firefighters had to bring water to the scene. Water from the lake had to be utilized when the water level in Salem’s water tower became alarmingly low. Officials say if it had gotten any lower, the town’s water supply would have been threatened. That went on for about four hours until this fire was finally brought under control. The fire was contained to just the one building which has about 10 units. The building is a total loss. One firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment of possible heat exhaustion — but no one else was hurt.

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Kenosha Fire Department Sutphen tower ladder

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

Tim Olk photo

more photos at firescenes.net

Tags: 5-Alarm fir in Salem WI, fire guts transmission shop on Salem, fire scene photos, FireScenes.NET, Fox Lake Fire Department, Fox Lake Fire Protection District, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Kenosha Fire Department, Round Lake Fire Department, Tim Olk

3-Alarm fire in Lake Forest, January 28, 2014

Jan 29

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Scene photos, Fire Truck photos | 7 Comments

Lake Forest firefighters responded to a reported basement fire Tuesday afternoon at 180 W. Laurel Avenue. The first arriving unit reported nothing showing from the outside, but found smoke upon entering the large house. Within roughly 9 minutes, the alarm was upgraded to a working still alarm, a MABAS Box Alarm, and then a 2nd Alarm as smoke began escaping from the eaves.

winter fire scene photos with E-ONE quint

Larry Shapiro photo

There was a hydrant at the end of the long, curvy driveway. The first-due Lake Forest engine and the Knollwood quint both made the driveway … with some difficulty. Fire was located in the void space beneath the first floor and then in some walls on the second floor.

Larry Shapiro photo

winter fire scene photos with Pierce engine

Larry Shapiro photo

The alarm was upgraded to a 3rd Alarm for additional companies to standby in the event that the fire got away from the companies working inside. The fire was contained before long without doing extensive damage to the structure of the house. Temperatures were hovering just above 0 with a negative windchill.

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighter on cold day after fighting fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk took it in.

Lake Bluff squad. Larry Shapiro photo

Apparatus lined the narrow street. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies at the scene were:

Lake Forest with two engines, an ambulance, a tower ladder, and chief officers
Knollwood with a quint
Highwood with a quint
Mundelein with an engine
Lake Bluff with an engine
Libertyville with an engine
Beach Park with an engine
Highland Park with an engine
Grayslake with an engine
Lake Villa with an engine
Wauconda with an engine
Round Lake with an engine
Countryside with a truck and a chief
Gurnee with a truck
Great Lakes with a truck
Fox Lake with a squad
Lincolnshire with an ambulance, squad and chief
Northbrook with an ambulance
Long Grove with an ambulance
Barrington Countryside with an ambulance
Quad 2 Mobile Command Post
Deerfield chief

Beach Park Engine 1222. Larry Shapiro photo

Round Lake Engine 262. Larry Shapiro photo

Great Lakes Truck 1931. Larry Shapiro photo

The complete set of Larry’s images will be posted soon to his site.

Tags: Beach Park Fire Department, chief fire officer at fire scene, fire chief talking on radio at fire scene, fire scene photos, fire truck photos, fire trucks in staging, fireman with mask on after fighting fire, Great Lakes Naval Training Center Fire Department, Highland Park firefighter, Karl Klotz, Knollwood FIre Department, Lake Bluff Fire Department, Lake Forest Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, Libertyville firefighter, Round Lake Fire Department, Seagrave fire engine, winter fire scene images

In production updates

Sep 14

Posted by Admin in Fire Department News | Comments off

More updated photos from the builders:

Wilmette’s new engine

Fire Service, Inc. photo

Long Grove’s new tender (tanker)

Alexi photo

Prospect Heights’ new squad

Prospect Heights Fire Protection District

Alexis photo

Round Lake (engine refurb?)

Alexis photo

Tags: Alexis Fire Equipment, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Long Grove Fire Protection District, Long Grove tender being built by Alexis, new apparatus on order for Wilmette, Prospect Heights squad being built by Alexis, Round Lake Fire Department, Wilmette Fire Department

Area units in production at Alexis

Jul 20

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Two local area departments have units currently being built by Alexis Fire Equipment. The progress of these can be followed HERE.

Long Grove tanker:

Chassis for the Long Grove tanker being built by Alexis. Alexis photo

Long Grove tanker being built by Alexis. Alexis photo

Round Lake engine:

Round Lake engine being built by Alexis. Alexis photo

Tags: Alexis Fire Apparatus, Alexis Fire Equipment, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Long Grove Fire Protection District, Long Grove orders new tanker from Alexis, new engine being built by Alexis for Round Lake, photos of fire truck being built, Round Lake Fire Department

New ambulance for Round Lake

Nov 25

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From the Horton Ambulance Facebook page:

A new ambulance for the Greater Round Lake Fire District

new Horton ambulance for Greater Round Lake FPD

Horton Ambulance photo

thanks Tyler

Tags: Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, new ambulance for Round Lake, new Horton ambulance delivery, Round Lake Fire Department

Fire Department patches added

Nov 9

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We have recently received an influx of fire department patches to add to listings on the site. The following department patches have now been added:

Elk Grove Village

Matteson

Tags: Clarendon Hills Fire Department, East Joliet Fire Department, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, Elmhurst Fire Department, fire company patches, fire department patch, fire department patches, Frankfort Fire Protection District, Garden Homes Fire Protection District, Garden Homes Volunteer Fire Department, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Hinsdale Fire Department, Hoffman Estates Fire Department, Homewood Fire Department, Lemont Fire Department, Lemont Fire Protection District, Matteson Fire Department, McHenry Township Fire Protection District, Midlothian Fire Department, Oak Forest Fire Department, Oak Lawn FIre Department, Posen Fire Department, Round Lake Fire Department

The color of fire trucks (part 5)

Apr 30

Posted by bgshap in Fire Service News, Historic fire apparatus | 6 Comments

Four fire departments in Lake County, MABAS Division 4, have had non-red fire apparatus over the years. To date, only the Fox Lake Fire Department and the Winthrop Harbor Fire Department maintain fleets that are not red, red & white, or red & black.

The fire department at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in North Chicago used to run apparatus that was either solid lime green or that later had a white roof. The military has since changed over to white over red … with the exception of some ARFF and other airport assigned units.

Great Lakes Naval Training Center Fire Department

The Great Lakes Fire Department used to run with this 1994 KME Renegade that was assigned to Engine 1911. It had a 1,250-GPM pump and carried 750 gallons of water. There were also two 50-gallon foam tanks on-board. The federal government purchased many of these units over a period of several years in the 1990s and deployed them at bases throughout the world. Several years ago, KME completed a contract to recondition most of these engines. Great Lakes currently has a 1997/2010 Renegade engine at their station 2. Larry Shapiro collection

When the Lake Zurich Rescue Squad and the Lake Zurich Fire Department were separate entities, the rescue squad ran ambulances and a small squad unit. When they purchased this unit in 1979, there was federal funding provided to help with the cost. One stipulation though was that the squad had to be painted white over lime green, which at the time was considered a matter of safety with regards to the visibility of the unit.

Squad 955 with the Lake Zurich Rescue Squad was a small quick-response squad built by E-ONE in 1979 on a GMC K35 chassis. Larry Shapiro collection

The Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District purchased two Mack CF engines; one in 1968 and the other in 1975. Both were painted white.

Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District Mack CF engine

Round Lake Engine 638 was one of two CF Mack engines that they purchased. This was built in 1975 and had a 1,000-GPM pump with 500 gallons of water. Larry Shapiro collection

The Waukegan apparatus has always been red or red and white with a few exceptions. In 1979, they purchased a DOT spec’d small squad just like the one that was bought by the Lake Zurich Rescue Squad. Additionally, they purchased a 1969 Ward LaFrance Model P80 engine on an Ambassador chassis that was white over lime green which was typical of the Ward LaFrance units being shipped during that era. They went on to purchase three more units from Ward LaFrance in 1976 and 1977, all of which were white over red.

Waukegan Fire Department Ward LaFrance Ambassador engine

The first of five Ward LaFrance units that was purchased by the Waukegan Fire Department was this 1969 Model P80 Ambassador Series engine with a 1,250-GPM pump and 1,000-gallons of water. Larry Shapiro collection

Other posts in this series can be found by entering Color of fire trucks in the search field.

Tags: Fox Lake Fire Department, Great Lakes Naval Training Center Fire Department, Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District, Lake Zurich Fire Department, Lake Zurich Fire Department history, Lake Zurich Rescue Squad, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 4, Mack CF engine, Round Lake Fire Department, Ward LaFrance Ambassador, Ward LaFrance P80 engine, Waukegan Fire Department, Winthrop Harbor Fire Department

Gurnee 5-11 alarm fire 8-23-11 – update

Aug 24

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Reader submission | Comments off

Here are several images from Tim Olk at the fire in Gurnee.

Gurnee Fire Department 5th alarm fire Grand Avenue Vista Hotel Holiday Inn 8-23-11

The Round Lake tower prepares to go to work with an elevated master stream at the north east corner of the hotel complex. The supply line has not yet been charged as firefighters take the ladder up. Tim Olk photo

Supply lines and attack lines criss-cross on the pavement out front as firefighters hit the fire from multiple positions. Tim Olk photo

Gurnee Engine 1322 was the first unit on the scene and took a position in front of the hotel. They made an interior attack until the intense heat forced them to retreat. The engine is supplying the Gurnee tower ladder as well as hand lines. Tim Olk photo

Multiple hand lines operate in the driveway on the east side of the fire building in addition to the tower ladder from Round Lake. Tim Olk photo

During the initial attack, Gurnee firefighters used this ground ladder to get on the roof. The heat became too intense to maintain that position so they had to evacuate. The ladder that they had used, which was retrieved later, was severely damaged. Tim Olk photo

Tags: 5th alarm fire in Gurnee, Greater Round Lake Fire Protectio District, Gurnee Fire Department, hotel fire in Gurnee, Round Lake Fire Department, Tim Olk, Vista hotel fire in Gurnee

Gurnee 5-11 alarm fire 8-23-11

Aug 24

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Reader submission | 1 Comment

Thick smoke escapes from the ballroom section of the Vista Hotel which was undergoing renovation to reopen as a Holiday Inn on Grand Avenue in Gurnee. Larry Shapiro photo

The Gurnee Fire Department received calls from motorists driving on Grand Avenue reporting smoke coming from the Vista Hotel at 6161 W. Grand Avenue at roughly 6:45PM on Tuesday. The hotel which previously was a Holiday Inn was closed and currently undergoing renovation. When the first companies arrived, they found heavy smoke and fire visible in the ballroom section of the complex, which is separated from the three-floor building with guest rooms by a foyer and open lobby area. Engine 1322 advanced a line through the main entrance in an effort to prevent the fire from moving into the adjacent lobby. The encountered intense heat and heavy fire which was fueled in part by the ballroom tables and chairs that were being stored in one area. They backed out and companies went defensive.

Gurnee Truck 1331 operates in front of the building in the 'A' Sector as smoke pours out of the ballroom. Larry Shapiro photo

The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm within 15 minutes followed by a 2nd alarm shortly thereafter. Approximately 45 minutes into the fire, the decision was made to upgrade to a 5th alarm.

As the sun sets the intensity of the fire continues to grow and the volume of smoke and fire increases. Larry Shapiro photo

Two tower ladders, one from Gurnee and the other from Round Lake worked in the ‘A’ sector in front of the building and Gurnee Engine 1321 was on the side supporting hand lines and a deck gun.

Gurnee Engine 1321 operates on the east side of the structure as the engineer uses the deck gun. Larry Shapiro photo

The MABAS Division 5 Air Unit was special called to the scene to refill SCBA bottles. Larry Shapiro photo

Long lead-outs across Grand Avenue forced the road to be closed as Mundelein and Beach Park engines found hydrants on the opposite side of the street. The fire was contained to the ballroom structure which was destroyed plus minor extension into the lobby area. In all, there were 23 departments represented at the scene representing the majority of Lake County Division 4 departments plus others from Divisions 3 and 5. The list includes Round Lake, Antioch, Fox Lake, Mundelein, Beach Park, Pleasant Prairie (WI), Libertyville, Newport, Zion, Waukegan, Deerfield, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Lake Zurich, Spring Grove, Long Grove, Countryside, Great Lakes, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Buffalo Grove, Grayslake, Highland Park, Wauconda, plus the MABAS Division 5 Air Unit, and the MESS Canteen.

Firefighters continue to douse the rubble after the bulk of the fire has been knocked down. Larry Shapiro photo

Antioch Engine 2121was deployed in the front of the building with a light tower to illuminate the fire scene. Gurnee Engine 1322 on the right was the first engine on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk went to the fire and submitted several images. Larry has a large gallery which will be accessible HERE and Tim has a large gallery that is building HERE. larry will also have a video to post after getting some sleep.

Fox Lake Squad 2251 was also setup in the parking lot off of Grand Avenue to illuminate the scene and fill air bottles. Larry Shapiro photo

A large excavator was brought to the scene to knockdown the walls of the fire building and sift through the rubble allowing firefighters to extinguish the fire that was buried underneath the debris. Larry Shapiro photo

There is a brief article HERE about the fire as well as HERE and HERE.

Tags: 5th alarm fire in Gurnee, Antioch FIre Department, Fox Lake Fire Department, Gurnee Fire Department, hotel fire in Gurnee, hotel under renovation fire, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 5 Air Unit, MESS Canteen, Round Lake Fire Department, Tim Olk, Vista hotel fire in Gurnee