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Garage fire in Wheeling, IL – March 17, 2015

Posted by firescenesadmin on March 21, 2015

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, NEW. Tagged: daytime fire scene photos, detached garage fire, Larry Shapiro, larryshapiro.tumblr.com, larryshapiroblog.com, shapirophotography.net, Wheeling Fire Department. Leave a Comment

Wheeling firefighters were called to 697 S. Merle for a fully-involved, detached garage fire. A header was visible while companies were en route and multiple 9-1-1 calls were received. The alarm was upgraded to the Code 4 for the working fire bringing mutual and auto-aid from Buffalo Grove, Prospect heights, Long Grove, and Arlington Heights.

Here are several images from the scene plus a video.

Firemen battle a garage fire in Wheeling, IL 3/17/15. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Firemen battle a garage fire in Wheeling, IL 3/17/15. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman pulls hose from fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman pulls hose towards hydrant

Larry Shapiro photo

civilians help pull fire hose

Larry Shapiro photo

Firemen battle a garage fire in Wheeling, IL 3/17/15. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

Firemen battle a garage fire in Wheeling, IL 3/17/15. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman at pump panel of fire engine

Larry Shapiro photo

flames shooting from garage

fireman using radio

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman after battling a fire

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman surveys charred garage

Larry Shapiro photo

More photos 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

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

Larry Shapiro photo

heavy smoke and flames from winter mobile home fire

Larry Shapiro photo

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

Larry Shapiro photo

More photos from this fire are at shapirophotography.net

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

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen with hose line at house fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Corvette destroyed by fire

Larry Shapiro photo

Working fire in Wheeling, IL – July 23, 2014

Posted by firescenesadmin on July 27, 2014

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, Fire Scene Video, NEW. Tagged: fire scene photos, fire scene video video of firemen ventilating a roof, Larry Shapiro, Wheeling Fire Department. Leave a Comment

Residents called the Wheeling (IL) Fire Department Wednesday evening (July 23rd) reporting some sort of explosion in the kitchen at 293 Lincoln Road. When the first police officer arrived, he reported smoke showing and that one person needed medical attention. Firefighters arrived within minutes and confirmed a fire inside the split-level house.

One ambulance transported the civilian to an area hospital and the alarm was upgraded to the working fire. Two interior lines were used to make quick work of extinguishing the fire.

Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, and Northbrook units responded to the scene in addition to two engines, two ambulances, a truck, and two chief officers from Wheeling.

fire chief in command outside a house fire

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen climb to the roof of a house to ventilate the smoke during a fire

Larry Shapiro photo

fire engines at a fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen climb to the roof of a house to ventilate the smoke during a fire

Larry Shapiro photo

firemen ventilate roof of a house

Larry Shapiro photo

fireman walking at a fire scene with full PPE

Larry Shapiro photo

Sutphen tower ladder pumping at a fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Sutphen tower ladder pumping at a fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

More images at shapirophotography.net