After midnight on Sunday, the Lake Zurich Fire Department was notified of a fire that was burning on the back deck of a house at 11 Rosewood Drive in Hawthorn Woods. First arriving companies found a fire on the back deck that had communicated to the house, and that all of the residents had evacuated. This area of Hawthorn Wood is without hydrants and the fire was upgraded to a box alarm and then quickly to a 2nd alarm which brought a total of seven water tankers to the scene.
Wauconda’s tower ladder initially setup for an elevated master stream as the fire spread to the attic, but the water supply was insufficient and the defensive attack was conducted with hand lines.
Two portable tanks were dropped and a tanker shuttle was initiated to support the operations through a Lake Zurich engine. The fire consumed the entire rear section of the attic and roof with damage to several second floor rooms.
A contributor submitted two early images from the scene and Larry Shapiro submitted several images and a video.
An early image showing the roof and attic well involved.
Another image from the street during the early stages of the fire.
The bulk of the fire has been knocked down as seen from the front. Larry Shapiro photo
Visible fire in the D-Sector as a hand line works in the rear. Larry Shapiro photo
Buffalo Grove Tower 25 was the RIT observing the conditions from the rear. Larry Shapiro photo
Small fire visible along the roof line in the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo
Water supply sector in front of the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich engine drafting from the portable tanks and supplying multiple lines. Larry Shapiro photo
The fire was reported to have begin on the deck along the back of the house. Larry Shapiro photo
Deerfield firefighters hit hot spots in the B-Sector. Larry Shapiro photo
Lake Zurich engine drafts from two portable tanks that are connected. Larry Shapiro photo
Fox Lake tender fills the portable tank. Larry Shapiro photo
Water tankers (tenders) from Grayslake and Fox Lake. An early image showing the roof and attic well involved.
More images can be found in a gallery HERE.
