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Schaumburg house fire 6-4-11

Jun 12

Posted by bgshap in Fire, Fire Department News, Fire Service News, Reader submission | Comments off

Schaumburg Fire Department townhouse fire Del Lago Drive 6-4-11

A fire which apparently started on this rear porch travelled up the exterior of this townhouse and into the common attic. Shaun Unell photo

Schaumburg firefighters were called to a house at 620 Del Largo Drive at approximately 11:40AM last Saturday for a fire in a townhouse. Long Grove Firefighter Shaun Unell took in the fire and submitted several images from the scene. He reports that the fire apparently started on the back porch of the unit and traveled up the exterior wall where it extended into the common attic for two other units.

A firefighter pulls ceiling inside the first floor checking for extension. Shaun Unell photo

After performing overhaul, an officer stops to re-hydrate. Shaun Unell photo

Damage to the rear of the structure illustrates a quick stop by Schaumburg firefighters. Shaun Unell photo

Engine 52 was first to arrive as they were only a few blocks away when the call came in. Firefighters on the scene made a good knock down. Schaumburg went to a box alarm for change of quarters only as they were running multiple calls at the same time as the fire.

Schaumburg Engine 52, a Pierce Velocity was the first unit on the scene. Shaun Unell photo

Charring along the roof's edge shows the fire's path as it travelled the attic. Shaun Unell photo

The air temperature was around 94-degrees at the time with no respite from a hot sun. The resident was home at the time of the fire and neighbors alerted her to the fire. It looks like neighbors also tried to use a garden hose to put the fire out with no success.

Firefighters cool down in the shade after the fire was extinguished. The temperature was in the mid-90s. Shaun Unell photo

The hot day made the job for firefighters that much more difficult. Shaun Unell photo

Another view shows the fire's damage. Shaun Unell photo

Tags: Pierce Velocity, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg house fire, Shaun Unell, townhouse fire on Del Largo Drive

Schaumburg Box Alarm 3-27-11

Mar 27

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News, Fire Service News | 6 Comments

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire on Kingsport Drive 3-27-11

Firefighters apply foam to the garage area to contend with fuel leaking from the car. Larry Shapiro photo

The Schaumburg Fire Department received calls of a car on fire in an attached garage around 4PM this afternoon. First arriving companies found heavy fire venting from the garage and the second floor above. The volume of fire was reminiscent of another house fire for the same shift in Schaumburg two weeks ago. The alarm was immediately upgraded from a Code 3 to a Code 4 and the first two engines were instructed to lay dual lines to the front of the house. A Box Alarm was transmitted for change of quarters companies only as Battalion 5 requested the remaining Schaumburg suppression units to the scene. The threat of extension to the exposure on the west side of the house at 233 Kingsport Drive was severe though companies were able to keep the fire from impinging on the neighbor’s house.

Schaumburg Truck 53 is deployed to give firefighters access to the burned out second floor and roof area. Larry Shapiro photo

Schaumburg Engine 1 was in front of the house with several hand lines off including a foam line. Larry Shapiro photo

Schaumburg Squad 55's rig was down today so the squad company ran with the spare tower ladder. Quite an unusual scene is pictured here with three Schaumburg trucks at the fire. Larry Shapiro photo

The Daily Herald has an article HERE. According to the article, the homeowner was of aware of the fire.

Annarella, who had lived in that Schaumburg house since Dec. 14, 1978, was in her kitchen when she heard someone pounding on the front door alerting her to a roaring fire inside the attached garage.

“It was Ruth and Skip Barchfeld,” she said. “They saved my life. They are the heroes.”

Annarella safely bolted from the house, but could do little to stop the flames.

Companies applied foam to the garage and car within as leaking fuel was prevalent.

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire on Kingsport Drive 3-27-11 Pierce Velocity

Engine 51 runs with a 2008 Pierce Impel shown here on a hydrant in front of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro went to the scene and arrived after the fire was knocked down. He submitted several images and has a gallery HERE.

Damage to the house was extensive as can be seen here during the overhaul phase. Larry Shapiro photo

Tags: Daily Herald, E-ONE engine, E-ONE tower ladder, foam hand lines, garage fire, house fire on Kingsport Drive, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Box Alarm, Pierce Impel, Pierce Velocity, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg house fire

Schaumburg Box Alarm 3-13-11

Mar 13

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire, Fire Department News | 2 Comments

Schaumburg Fire Department house fire Holyoke Court 3-13-11

Schaumburg Engine 53 and Truck 52 are deployed in the 'A Sector' in front of 808 Holyoke Court. Larry Shapiro photo

The Schaumburg Fire Department received a call reporting a house fire around 4:30AM. The homeowner reportedly left something unattended on the stove which ignited. The fire spread quickly and one resident fleeing the house had to wake a neighbor in order to notify the fire department. Upon arrival, first units were met by heavy smoke escaping from the front door of the split level house at 808 Holyoke Court. The smoke stayed low in the cul-de-sac and enveloped the engine in front of the house. Fire involved the entire first floor as the first line was advanced and the shift commander upgraded the alarm to a MABAS Box Alarm within minutes. The rear of the house was fully involved and fire travelled to the second floor and into the attic.

An overview shows the location of the house in the cul-de-sac with limited access for apparatus. Larry Shapiro photo

Fire vents through the attic as companies work on the second floor to pull ceilings and hit the fire. A RIT stands by in the foreground. Larry Shapiro photo

Access was hampered for companies as the stairway burned through which required the deployment of almost a dozen ground ladders around the house. Companies were initially ordered to work off the ladders to pull ceiling for access to the attic fire until they were able to enter the second floor and work from inside the house. Multiple hand lines were deployed from all sides of the house.

Ground ladders were placed at all second floor windows and at opposite corners of the roof for access and egress. Larry Shapiro photo

Both occupants escaped safely but a dog perished in the fire. The temperature at the time of the fire was in the mid 20s causing water on the ground to freeze.

Larry Shapiro made it to the scene roughly 30 minutes into the alarm and submitted several photos and a video. A complete photo gallery is available HERE.

http://shapirophotography.net/Fires%202011/SCHM%203-13.html

Schaumburg Engine 53, a 2000 E-ONE Hurricane was the first engine on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

A firefighter from Schaumburg Engine 51 exits the house. Larry Shapiro photo

A view after the fire was knocked down shows the extent of the fire damage throughout the house. Larry Shapiro photo

Elk Grove Truck 7 was one of the mutual aid companies on the Box Alarm. Larry Shapiro photo

Mutual aid companies to the scene included trucks from Hoffman Estates and Elk Grove Village, engines from Streamwood and Hanover Park, ambulances from Elk Grove Township, Palatine Rural, and Prospects Heights, and chief officers from Itasca and Hoffman Estates.

Tags: Elk Grove Township FPD, Elk Grove Village Fire Department, fire on Holyoke Court, fire video, Hanover Park Fire Department, Hoffman Estates Fire Department, Itasca Fire Department, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Box Alarm, Palatine Rural Fire Department, Prospect Heights Fire Department, Schaumburg Fire Department, Schaumburg house fire, Streamwood Fire Department