Some video footage of live-fire training in Prospect Heights, IL over a two-day period.
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The Prospect Heights FD (IL) was alerted to a house fire around 3AM today (Monday, 11/3/14) at 1201 N. Stratford Road. While en route they were notified that a 14-year old boy was trapped inside and the other family members were outside. Several police officers attempted to search for the boy but were forced out by heavy fire conditions and smoke.
Arlington Heights Engine 2 was the first unit on-scene with heavy fire in the center of the house. The street is without hydrants and supply lines were dropped to an Arlington Heights street in one direction and to a shopping center across a four-lane road at the other end. Water was a problem for a short time as Engine 2 experienced mechanical issues that prevented supplying the lines. Additional lines were supplied from Prospect Heights Tower 9.
A Box Alarm was requested along with several additional ambulances as the two adults from the house and three police officers required medical attention. One ambulance was held for a possible rescue of the missing boy.
It was determined that the boy was not at home and he was later found elsewhere. Two people were transported to the hospital.
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Images from Tim Olk of a townhouse fire in Prospect Heights, IL that went to a Box Alarm.
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Here’s the video from the Prospect Heights house fire last night (11-21-13)
A Prospect Heights homeowner called at roughly 6:20PM to report smoke in the house at 415 Cherry Creek Lane. As this street is on the northern edge of the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District, the first unit to arrive was Arlington Heights Engine 4. They reported light smoke showing and pulled a line. Prospect Heights units arrived within minutes with Engine 39, Squad 9, Tanker 9, and Battalion 9.
Smoke is visible after initial companies arrived. Larry Shapiro photo
A ladder is raised to the second floor window. Larry Shapiro photo
View from the A-B corner. Larry Shapiro photo
The house is located in a cul-de-sac at the end of the street, in an area without fire hydrants. Long Grove Tanker 55 was also en route as part of the Code 3 automatic aid dispatch, as well as Wheeling Engine 23 and Battalion 24, plus Palatine Ambulance 83. The alarm was upgraded immediately to a Code 4 for the working fire which brought Northbrook Tower 12, Palatine Rural Tanker 36, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51, Glenview Ambulance 8, and Mt. Prospect Engine 14.
Tanker 9 gets a line from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo
Arlington Heights Engine 4 with multiple lines off. Larry Shapiro photo
Tanker 9 supplying Engine 4. The rear tag axle is capable of steering. Larry Shapiro photo
Before Engine 4 used their 500 gallons, Tanker 9 was nursing them with a 3,000-gallon tank that was supplemented quickly by another 3,000 gallons from Tanker 55. The nearest hydrant was across Hintz Road in Wheeling, 1/2 a mile away. As the nursing operation was underway, Squad 9 dropped their full bed consisting of 1,500′ of 5″ and then Engine 39 dropped another 700′. Since this supply line crossed Hintz Road, the police department activated an ILEAS Box Alarm for additional police units from Mt. Prospect, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, and Northbrook.
Firemen prepare an additional hand line as the fire vents through the roof. Larry Shapiro photo
A fireman gets his air cylinder changed out. Larry Shapiro photo
Fire burns through a vent hole above the garage. Larry Shapiro photo
Companies made an interior attack on the fire which was reportedly in a closet area and communicated to multiple levels of attic space. Heavy smoke pushed from the ridge vent, windows, and eaves. A vent hole was cut in the roof over the garage which allowed heavy fire to escape.
Tower 12 prepares to deploy. Larry Shapiro photo
Scene in the cul-de-sac showing two tankers, the tower and an engine. Larry Shapiro photo
View from the B-C corner. Larry Shapiro photo
The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm as conditions began to deteriorate. Additional companies included a quint from Palatine, a tower ladder from Buffalo Grove, a Deerfield squad, a Morton Grove squad that was running as Niles Service Truck 2, a tanker from Elk Grove Township, engines from Des Plaines and North Maine. Chief officers arriving on various alarms included Niles Battalion 2 (for North Maine Battalion 1), Glenview Battalion 6, Northbrook 1100, Wheeling 2400, and Long Grove 5500 in addition to Prospect Heights Chief 900 and 901.
5″ large diameter hose in the street. Larry Shapiro photo
Prospect Heights Engine 39 on a hydrant at the far end of 2200′ of large diameter hose. Larry Shapiro photo