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Commercial building fire in Palatine, IL – June 18, 2010

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 9, 2014

Posted in: Fire photos, FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: commercial building burns after being electrified by power lines, E-ONE fire engine at massive fire, Larry Shapiro, Palatine Fire Department, Wings Resale Shop destroyed by fire. Leave a Comment

Lighting from a thunderstorm was blamed for damaging power lines outside the Wings Resale Shop at 756 E. Northwest Highway in Palatine (IL) on June 18, 2010. Firefighters were kept at bay until the power company could cut power to the lines as the building had become charged. The fire that was initially believed to be successfully battled ending up consuming the entire building in a pretty spectacular display.

live peer lines start building fire

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sparks fly from building charged by downed power lines

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sparks fly from building charged by downed power lines

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sparks fly from building charged by downed power lines

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commercial building engulfed by fire

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massive flames with fireman and ladder truck

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massive flames consume barrel truss roof

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E-ONE fire engine at massive fire scene

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E-ONE fire engine at massive fire scene

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More images are at shapirophotography.net

Car fire and mobile home fire in Wheeling, IL – February 20, 2010

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 8, 2014

Posted in: Fire photos, FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: firemen at winter fire scene, firemen battle fire in a mobile home, heavy smoke at winter fire scene, van fire spreads to mobile home, Wheeling Fire Department, winter fire scene photos. Leave a Comment

On February 29, 2010, the Wheeling Fire Department (IL) received a call reporting fire in a van parked near a mobile home. Firefighters arrived to find the van well-involved with fire already in the mobile home. They stretched several lines to attack the fire and protect the exposures. The address was 188 Phaeton Drive.

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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Shortly after the above image was taken, a small explosion occurred knocking the red helmet off the officer’s head.

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

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More photos from this fire are at shapirophotography.net

Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire – December 6, 2001

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 4, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, Chicago FD engine at fire scene, Chicago Fire Department, fire scene photos, heavy smoke from apartment building fire, Larry Shapiro, Seagrave aerial ladder at Chicago fire scene, Spartan fire engine. 2 comments

This was one of my first fires that I shot digitally … (Fujifilm camera and IBM micro drive) – CFD 12-6-01 3-11 Alarm and an EMS Plan I at 4344 N Winchester.

heavy smoke from top floor of Chicago home

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Chicago fire trucks at fire scene

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heavy smoke from top floor of Chicago home

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Chicago fire engine pumping at fire sene

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All three Chicago LTI tower ladders lined up on the street.

three Chicago FD tower ladders at a fire scene

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heavy smoke from top floor of Chicago home

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Chicago 3-11 Alarm fire – August 15, 2001

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 18, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: 3-11 Alarm fire in Chicago, Chicago 3-11 alarm fire, Chicago FD Snorkel Squad 2, Chicago Snorkel working at fire scene, Chicago Squad 2, Larry Shapiro, night fire scene photos, night fire scene with fire trucks, Snorkel at Chicago fire scene, Snorkel working at fire scene. Leave a Comment

These images are from a 3-11 Alarm fire at 1974 N. Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago on August 15, 2001. This was perhaps the first fire that I shot using a digital camera.

Chicago FD Snorkel

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Chicago FD E-ONE fire engine

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Chicago FD Snorkels

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Chicago FD Snorkel

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Working fire in Northbrook, IL – November 14, 2012

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 17, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: fire scene photos, fire trucks at fire scene photos, fire trucks at night fire scene, fully engulfed commercial garage fire, Larry Shapiro, Northbrook Fire Department, Pierce fire trucks at night fire scene. Leave a Comment

These images are from a fully-involved commercial garage on a residential property in an unincorporated section of the Northbrook Fire Protection District at 2500 Pfingsten Road on November 14, 2012.

big flames through the roof of a building at night

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big flames through the roof of a building at night

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Piere fire engine at night fire scene

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Piere fire trucks at night fire scene

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fireman pulling hose at night

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Working house fire in Wheeling, IL – September 7, 2012

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 16, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: Corvette destroyed by fire, fire in an attached garage, fire scene photos, house fire photos, Larry Shapiro, Wheeling Fire Department. Leave a Comment

Some images from a house fire in Wheeling, IL that originated in the attached garage. Garage fires produce great headers and can be dramatic for the first few minutes unless it gets into the house … but in this case, they opened up a 2 1/2″ line just as I was getting out of my car … and it went from thick, black billowing smoke with huge flames … to what you see in these images. If only they’d waited another minute and a half before opening up that line …

firefighters attack a garage fire

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firemen with hose line at house fire

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Corvette destroyed by fire

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2-Alarm fire in Libertyville, IL – May 27, 2013

Posted by firescenesadmin on August 14, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: fire scene photography, fire scene photos, Jamaica Gardens Nursery fire, Larry Shapiro, Libertyville Fire Department, Pierce Tower ladder working at fire, Spartan fire engine at hydrant with hose. Leave a Comment

Here are a few images from a fire last year in Libertyville (IL). It was a 2nd Alarm at 14595 W. Rockland Road (Route 176) the vacant Jamaican Gardens Nursery on 5-27-13.

firefighter advancing towards flames

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fireman with hose fights flames

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fireman with hose fights flames

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Pierce tower ladder at fire scene

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firemen at fire scene with heavy fire

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Spartan fire engine at fire scene

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