More from Scott Peterson:
Not an inclusive photo gallery but many of the apparatus at Newports 4th alarm.
May 5
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More from Scott Peterson:
Not an inclusive photo gallery but many of the apparatus at Newports 4th alarm.
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May 3
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Another series from Scott Peterson:
Pics of the water supply operation and panoramic pictures.
View part 1 here, and part 2 here.
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May 2
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Scott Peterson was at Newport Township’s 4th Alarm fire on Monday in Wadsworth and has submitted many images which will incorporate several posts.
On Tuesday April 30,2013 the Newport FPD received calls of a fire @ 14541 Juniper Ct. Co’s arrived, found a very hvy volume of fire from the roof & interior of the home. The Zion ladder truck arrived and was immediately setup for water tower ops. Initially only one porta tank was available with most of the water going to the Zion truck. The alarm was quickly elevated from a the 2nd alarm on arrival to the 4th alarm. This brought numerous Eng’s & Tenders from MABAS Div 4 as well as MABAS Div 101 (Kenosha County WI). It appears Twin Lakes FD was the farthest Dept to respond. Eventually, 3 porta-tanks setup in series with a very successful continous flow of water with no loss. Considering the amount of fire conditions crews had on arrival and porta tanks and excellent job was done for knockdown. You’ll see in one photo the complete collapse/failure of a large section of the 2nd flr thru the C division window above the back deck.Pics of the fire today, with apparatus and more overall scene shots to follow.
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Apr 30
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***9:20PM short video added – click SP-video link
This from Scott Peterson:
1st & 2nd Floor hvy involvement & thru roof on arrival. No hydrants all porta-tanks. Once enough help got there large water supply maintained. Homeowner was reportedly cooking on the back porch when something happened with the propane. More to follow later in week. Scott SP-video
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Mar 18
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This from Scott Peterson:
Occurred today approx 1030hrs @ 21 S Hi Lusi Ave. Tower 13 first on scene found hvy smoke conditions, upgraded to a Code 4 (no Eng 13). Hvy fire on the 2nd flr of the 1-1/2sty cape cod. Just as I arrived, co’s did an evacuation due to a floor collapse on the 2nd flr. Crews went defensive for a few minutes, knocked it down and went back interior. Couldn’t get around to the rear due to the fact that just about everyone’s yards had large fences, but there is a large bump-out addition on the 2nd flr rear. Cos on the fire auto-aid to the Code 4 level were, AHTS Tower 1, DESP Eng & Batt Chief, EGRT Eng 11. ROLM Eng & GLVW Eng C/Q.Good job by all!Scott
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This from Tyler Tobolt, Scott Peterson, and Tim Olk:
New Lake Zurich Engine at the Cary 2nd Alarm
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Mar 8
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From Tim Olk:
Tim has a gallery with more images.
Tags: Algonquin Truck 181, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire District, Cary Fire Department, explosion at industrial facility injures 3, Ferrara tower ladder, fire engine photos, fire truck photos, fire trucks in staging, Long Grove Fire Protection District, Long Grove FPD Squad 55, MABAS Mobile Ventilation Unit, MABAS MVU, pictures of fire trucks, Scott Peterson, Tyler Tobolt, workers injured at factory in Cary
Mar 6
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An explosion occurred in Cary at 640 Industrial Drive Wednesday.
This is from the Chicago Tribune:
Three people were injured this afternoon after several explosions at a paint manufacturing warehouse in northwest suburban Cary, officials said.
Cary police and firefighters were called to the Fox Valley Services, 640 Industrial Drive, at about 1:15 p.m. after a report of an explosion, said Cary Police Chief Steven Casstevens. The fire was struck out at about 5 p.m., he said.
When emergency crews arrived a second explosion occurred in the 2-story warehouse building, said Casstevens. The combination of the two explosions caused the front of the brick structure to be blown off, he said. The explosions also caused a small hole at the rear of the building, he said.
Three workers at the facility were taken to area hospitals for treatment, Casstevens said. Their conditions were not immediately available but their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, he said.
A hazerdous materials response was called the building as a was a unit that dispenses foam to put out the fire at the paint manufacturing facility, he said.
Jim Hursh said sometime around 1 p.m. he heard an explosion come from Fox Valley Services, 640 Industrial Drive, located about a block from his own business, Whitey’s Crane Rentals.
“We walked up to the door (and) holy crap there was … major smoke coming out of the building,” Hursh said.
He then heard a second explosion. Within moments, Hursh saw several fire trucks and ambulances arrive and at least one man who appeared to have been burned on his face.
Veath said two of the three employees injured in the fire were transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, and one was flown by helicopter from Good Shepherd to a burn center. There were no injuries to firefighters, he noted.
The entire article is HERE.
This from Tyler Tobolt:
Cary Fire Department Arrived at 640 Industrial Dr around 3pm, Heavy Smoke Showing on arrival and Multiple explosions happened, Command Requested MABAS Box #5-281 to the 2nd Level Which brought multiple towns to the scene about 2 hour into the incident command requested a Haz-Mat box to the scene due to possible chemical spill
More from Scott Peterson:
Several pics of the Cary 2nd alarm & Hazmat Box about 15 mins after FD first arrived on scene. Unfortunately I had to leave and I guess things got real interesting after that point. This front wall is at one end of the bldg, and looking at Google Maps, looks like almost a seperate bldg attached to the main one. This front wall about 1/2 of the height was blown out the entire length. There was also explosion damage in the rear which had the CN&W RR tracks and Rt 14 (NW Hwy) in back of. In front are Flammable tanks that co’s where greatly concerned about having an incident with them. They had 2-3 large handlines led out as well as their tower ladder flowing. As I was leaving the Algonquin Tower ladder was moved up and used. Channel’s 5 & 7 have some good aerial video. Pics where quick as the entire area was being evacuated for about 2 blocks due to the hazards.Scott
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Feb 22
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This from Scott Peterson:
This was a Wauconda FPD Box alarm in the Lake Barrington Shores @ 612 Shoreline Rd on Tuesday morning Feb 19, 2013. This is a gated community. The dispatch was for smoke coming from the structure and a report of a person trapped. While enroute a medical alert alarm was also received indicating an activated smoke detector. Cos arrived, found smoke showing, pulled a line A very quick knock of the fire was made by the first-in Wauconda engine & a Lake Zurich engine that was also on-scene simulatneously on the auto-aid response. These crews knew of a person reported trapped and did an immediate search, quickly locating the victim. The victim was removed to a Nunda Rural ambulance that had been special called by the Wauconda Shift Commander while still enroute to the call, since the Nunda ambulance was very close to the call. Unfortunately, after arrival at the hospital, the victim was pronounced. The fire was held to the unit of origin with no extension to the other occupancies.I arrived just after the FD had found and removed the victim on the primary search and here are a few pics of what the scene was.Scott
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Feb 14
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This from Scott Peterson:
Found this from my “old negative” pictures. Dec 1, 1998 the Pullman Factory fire, 6-7-1 working the rear. I believe the chief at the driver’s side rear of 6-7-1 is Garetti.
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