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Here a few shots from the Lyons Box Alarm Fire (IL) at 4142 Maple.  All photos courtesy of Chi-Town Fire Photos’ newest contributor, Dylan Gresik.

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fire trucks at fire scene

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fire through the roof of a house

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fire through the roof of a house

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Seagrave quint working at fire scene

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Pierce Arrow XT fire engine

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Forest View Pierce fire engine

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fire engine drafting water from a pond

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Lyons, IL Box Alarm hour fire:

Here is a synopsis of rigs that were working at the Lyons (IL) Box alarm on Maple Avenue Sunday.  I was too late to get anything else.  There were four rigs working on Maple in front of the fire building.  Lyons Engine 1312 was directly in front with McCook Engine 1411 directly north of them.  Riverside Truck 1629 was working directly to the south of 1312 and Bedford Park Truck 709 was set up directly to the south of them.  Lyons Engine 1316 had a hydrant on the corner of Maple and 41st Place.  From there, there was a long lead to the Cermak Quarry where Berwyn Engine 903 was drafting from the pond.  Forest View Engine 813 was originally set up in that position but was not pumping.  Finally, Lyons Engine 1311 had a hydrant at the corner of Joliet Road and Elm Avenue, a good two-plus blocks south of the fire building.

Pierce fire truck at fire scene

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Lyons Fire Chief Gordon J Nord Jr

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fire trucks at house fire scene

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long hose lay at fire scene

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fire engine drafting water from a pond

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fireman drafting water from a pond

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fire engine drafting water from a pond

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firemen with fire engine

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Pierce fire engine at fire scene

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Spartan fire engine

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Seagrave aerial ladder quint

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Harvey, IL Full Still Alarm house fire:

Just three quick shots from Harvey’s full still Sunday afternoon.  I did not arrive in time to get much but with the nice sunlight and blue skies, I thought I would send in a couple of rig shots.  Harvey’s first-in engine was the ex-Dixmoor Engine 33.  Fire was in the rear porches and gave off an impressive header.  Companies did a great job of keeping it out of the attic and keeping it from extending into the rest of the structure which was an occupied residence.

firemen with hose at house fire

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E-ONE fire engine at fire scene

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More images from Steve Redick:

historic fire photo from Chicago

January 20, 1949, a 5-11 Alarm fire with 2 Specials at 524 S. Peoria in Chicago. Photographer unknown

historic fire photo from Chicago

May 25, 1966 a 5-11 Alarm fire with 4 Specials in Chicago at 1400 W. 32nd Place, the Wabash Grain Elevator. Photographer unknown

historic fire photo from Chicago

July 13, 1961 a 5-11 Alarm fire with 4 Specials at 2609 S. Leavitt at the International Harvester McCormick Works in Chicago. Photographer unknown

A yard debris fire quickly escalated into a three-alarm response which destroyed three homes, a storage building and damaged a large, abandoned, wooden dwelling.  Approximately 10 acres of woods and brush were also burned.

At 13:42 Thursday 27-March, Colleton County 9-1-1 was notified by a caller who stated a yard debris fire had spread to two houses near 47 Harry Lane. The location is a dirt road located in a rural community in southern Colleton County off of Catterton Lane. Engine 13 arrived nine minutes later to find one single-story structure fully involved. The roof had already collapsed. A doublewide mobile home was also fully involved and a second doublewide mobile home was approximately 50% involved.

mobile home destroyed by fire

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Light winds had driven the fire across a broom straw field and into several wooded areas north and west of the structure fires. The fast moving grass/woods fire was threatening several other homes in the area. Engine 13 and the crew from Medic 13 deployed handlines to protect a mobile home near the third structure and two large LP tanks in the yard. Tender 13 was directed to Rufus Lane to the head of the woods fire to protect homes on Rufus Lane.

mobile home destroyed by fire

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mobile home destroyed by fire

Harold Buzzell photo

A second alarm and Forestry were requested. Engine 13 set up a ground monitor and directed the stream on the third structure, while crewmembers worked to extinguish the fires. When Battalion 1 arrived, he assumed command of the incident and requested a third alarm along with several brush trucks. Multiple handlines and master stream devices were used to bring the fire under control. The Forestry Commission responded with three tractors and a Ranger. Two homes were completely destroyed by the fire. The third structure, a doublewide mobile home suffered heavy damage, but several rooms were salvaged. A fourth wooden structure, that was vacant received minor damage. Firefighters kept the flames from reaching six other homes near the location. No injuries were reported.

brush truck at field fire

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tractor works at forestry fire

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The fire originated in a yard debris pile behind 47 Harry Lane. The homeowner had been burning debris from the recent ice storm. Light winds spread the fire into a nearby hedgerow, then through the yard to a one-story wooden home. The flames quickly consumed the wooden building. The fire then moved to a nearby doublewide mobile home, then to the third doublewide mobile home. The yard fire rapidly spread into a nearby broom straw field with the winds droving the fire in several directions endangering other buildings in the neighborhood. Firefighters and Forestry personnel were on the scene for over 4-1/2 hours. Water supply was conducted with tenders.

Engine 3, Engine 8, Engine 13, Engine 27, Tender 1, Tender 4, Tender 8, Tender 13, Tender 15, Tender 18, Tender 19, Tender 22, Tender 25, Tender 27, Tender 29, Brush 2, Brush 8, Brush 15, Brush 24, Medic 6, Medic 13, Medic 18, Battalion 1, Car 12, Car 107, Car 111, Car 118, three Forestry tractors and a Ranger responded. Battalion Chief Ben Heape, Battalion Chief Scott Feather and Sd. Lt. Janet Laney operated the Command Post. Photos by Harold Buzzell.

Barry W. McRoy

Fire Chief, Colleton County Fire-Rescue

mobile home destroyed by fire

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firemen use deck gun to douse house fire

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mobile home destroyed by fire

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From Drew Gresik at the Cicero, IL house fire on March 20, 2014

E-ONE fire engine at house fire

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firemen at house fire scene

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firemen at house fire scene

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firemen at house fire scene

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firemen with hose line

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firemen with hose line

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firemen with hose line

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E-Seagrave fire engine at house fire

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The Lake Zurich Fire Department (IL) received a call just after 5PM on Monday about a fire at Midwest Motors at 540 Cortland Drive. The first engine reported light smoke coming from the eaves. As the smoke grew in intensity, the alarm was quickly upgraded to a Box Alarm. The strip center building was home to a large indoor showroom of high end and exotic used cars.

The fire was on the second floor and in the attic at the southern end of the sprinklered building. Companies held the fire to that portion of the building although there was extensive water damage throughout. Although some cars were damaged, the majority were removed from the building.

Companies at the scene with engines were Lake Zurich (4), Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Fox River Grove, and Barrington Countryside. Trucks were from Wauconda and Arlington Heights , squads from Long Grove and Deerfield, ambulances from Barrington, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Libertyville, and chief officers from Lake Zurich, Wauconda, Fox River Grove, Long Grove, and Buffalo Grove.

firemen work at fire scene

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firemen work at fire scene

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Pierce tower ladder at fire scene

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firemen work at fire scene

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firemen save Viper from fire building

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firemen work at fire scene

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Pierce fire trucks at fire scene

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firemen work at fire scene

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Pierce tower ladders at fire scene

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McLaren sports car

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Pierce tower ladder at fire scene

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Pierce fire engines at fire scene

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More photos at chicagoareafire.com

And a complete gallery is at shapirophotography.net

At approximately 1045 hrs on Saturday (3/22/14), companies in Chicago’s 23rd Battalion were dispatched to the report of a fire in an apartment building on the 7900 Block of South St. Lawrence, in the Southside Chatham neighborhood.  Engine 122 was first-in and reported light smoke from the 3rd floor.

The apartment’s resident was standing outside and reported that the fire was in a back bedroom.  Smoke was very minimal at the front of the building but once in the rear, it was obvious there was a decent working fire.  Companies got water on the fire pretty quick and the incident was brought under control within minutes.

Eric Haak

apartment fire in Chicago with heavy flames

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apartment fire in Chicago with heavy flames

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apartment fire in Chicago with heavy smoke

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Chicago FD Spartan fire engine at fire scene

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E-ONE tower ladder at fire scene

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Chicago FD Spartan fire engine at fire scene

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chief fire officer

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dirty fireman after fire

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dirty fireman after fire

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