Buffalo Grove Fire Department

Buffalo Grove (IL) police and firefighters were called to 25 Dellmont Court today (8/26/20) for a house fire. First arriving units had fire from a roof vent of a two-story, single-family house. The alarm was upgraded to a Code 4 working fire and then to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional resources. Companies advanced several lines into the house and had difficulty gaining access to the attic. The fire self vented through the rear with flames and heavy smoke pushing out. An exterior line was used to darken down the fire before companies were again able to make an interior attack. The alarm was later elevated to a 2nd Alarm for additional manpower due to the excessive heat. Two firefighters were transported from the scene with heat related injuries.

house fire in Buffalo Grove — J Kleeman photo

E-ONE Typhoon fire engine with lines off — J Kleeman photo

Buffalo Grove (IL) police and firefighters were called to the 1000 block of Deerfield Road on Easter Sunday (4/1/18) for a one-car crash with entrapment. An ambulance from the neighboring Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD was first on the scene while responding to an unrelated EMS assignment. The SUV struck a tree in the center median and sustained significant damage trapping the driver’s left leg. The extrication was completed after roughly an hour. The cold temperatures prompted the use of a portable heater to provide comfort for the patient. Units from Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Long Grove were working at the scene.

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters free driver trapped in car Stryker power load cot

Larry Shapiro photo

crash site after SUV hits tree in Buffalo Grove

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Firefighters use Holmatro battery spreader at crash

Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters use Holmatro rescue spreaders at crash

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Box Alarm in Buffalo Grove, IL – June 20, 2017

Posted by firescenesadmin on June 22, 2017

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Buffalo Grove (IL) firefighters were called to 685 Le Parc Circle late Tuesday afternoon (6/20/17) after a homeowner was alerted on his phone of excessive heat. The Code 2 for the alarm investigation was elevated to a Code 3 for the reported fire after receiving an update from the homeowner who arrived home and found smoke in the unit.

Buffalo Grove (BG) Battalion 4 arrived to find light smoke around the eaves and upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. BG companies went to the roof and inside the unit while mutual aid crews investigated the adjoining units. Heavy smoke conditions inside initially hampered locating the seat of the attic fire and a fear of extension throughout the multiple unit building prompted further upgrading the alarm to a MABAS Box Alarm.

Companies at the scene were: Buffalo Grove Battalion 4, Engine 26, Quints 25 and 27, Squad 25, Ambulances 25 and 26, plus three additional chief officers. Mutual aid companies were: Arlington Heights Engine 4, Ambulance 4, and 400; Long Grove Squad 55 and 5500; Palatine Engine 82; Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51; Wheeling Engine 42 and 2400; ambulances from Barrington Countryside, Lake Zurich, Schaumburg, and Lake Villa; a Libertyville squad, a Countryside engine, trucks from Mundelein and Grayslake (in a spare truck X-Mundelein), the Mess Canteen Unit M5, plus Buffalo Grove EMA.

One firefighter was transported to an area hospital for observation after being evaluated in rehab and two dogs reportedly perished.

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Firefighters prepare to enter building on fire

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Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters on the tip[ of an aerial ladder

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Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke from townhouse fire engulfs fire truck

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MVA with entrapment in Buffalo Grove – May 27, 2017

Posted by firescenesadmin on May 30, 2017

Posted in: Fire Rescue Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: Arlington Heights Engine 4, auto accident with extrication in Buffalo Grove, Buffalo Grove Fire Department, crash with entrapment in Buffalo Grove, Firefighters remove roof of a car to free the driver, Holmatro cutter used at crash, Holmatro tools cut trapped people from car, Hurst eDraulic extrication tools, Larry Shapiro, rescue 42 jacks on scene, rollover accident in Buffalo Grove, Stryker stretcher at crash scene. Leave a Comment

Buffalo Grove (IL) police and fire responded to a two-car crash in front of 194 Bernard Drive Saturday morning (5/27/17). Arriving units found one car on it’s side with the driver still inside. While a firefighter/paramedic was inside the car with the patient, others cleared the glass panels before cutting the passenger side posts and folding the car’s roof down onto the ground. The driver was removed and transported to a hospital. The other vehicle’s driver was unharmed. Arlington Heights Engine 4, Buffalo Grove Tower 25, Ambulance 25, and Battalion 4 were at the scene.