Somers, CT had 4 alarms plus special calls at 164 Hampden Rd on 3/7/25 at 19:37. The FD arrived to this 1 million square foot plant growing facility with heavy fire extending fast due to high winds. Firefighters had extremely limited access to the property.
Patrick Dooley
Firefighters battled fire in a 4-car garage in Killdeer, IL 3-5-25. The home was located in an area without hydrants and over a 1/4 down a dead-end street. A rural water supply operation was setup to resupply firefighters after they exhausted almost 5,000 gallons of water from the 1st three suppression rigs that arrived.
Thirteen tankers were involved, and firefighters kept the fire to the garage with minimal damage to the living space.
Firefighters from the Countryside Fire Protection District in Vernon Hills, IL and neighboring fire departments responded to a house fire at 5636 Oakwood Circle Saturday night just after 8:30PM (3/1/25). The fire, reported to have begun in the rear of the structure, extended to the house. The neighborhood is without fire hydrants and required water to be shuttled to the scene by tankers (tenders). Firefighters initially took an offensive posture before having to transition to a defensive attack.
The alarm was upgraded to a MABAS Box Alarm for additional resources. An engine laid 1000′ of 4″ hose to the corner where they began drafting from two portable tanks.
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Firefighters from the Countryside FPD in Vernon Hills, IL were sent to a house fire in the early morning hours of 2/20/25. Upon arrival they had heavy fire in the garage that was extending into the attic and second floor living space.
They worked throughout the night to extinguish the fire and then returned the following afternoon to address a rekindle.
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This fire was at 15086 Linnhurst in a vacant 1.5 sty wood frame dwelling. It was the last house on that side of Linnhurst in a now bare neighborhood of the 3rd Battalion. Engine 58 won the race, and stretched on the dwelling. Before our arrival, it was going pretty good. They stretched their 1.5″ handline and pushed throughout the dwelling making a hell of stop. It was very cold, and the wind gusts were near 30MPH.
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Fire gutted a three-story apartment building in the Country Glen Apartments at the northernmost edge of unincorporated Cook County, Illinois. What began as a cooking accident in one kitchen, flames spread quickly throughout the 2nd and third floors of the building before firefighters arrived.
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Hartford, CT 2nd alarm on arrival by Engine 8 at 227 Ward St on 1/16/25 at 23:50. The building was vacant and had a fire in it about 4 years ago. The main fire building was fully-involved and had extended to 223 Ward St which eventually became well involved.
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