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Video from the 2-Alarm fire in Long Grove (IL) 9/16/16

The Long Grove FPD (IL) was dispatched with mutual aid companies to the area of Old McHenry Road and Cuba Road Friday night (9/16/16) just after 9:30PM for a reported house fire. The location is just blocks from the fire station and the Long Grove units were in the area within minutes of the call. They found a vacant house in disrepair off of Shagbark Lane with heavy fire.

The Code 3 dispatch was quickly upgraded to a Code 4 for the working fire. Nine units were due on the initial dispatch including three tankers and another 12 units with five tenders were due on the Code 4 along with several chief officers.

Long Grove Squad 55 and Tanker 55 used 4,000 gallons of water which was quickly supplemented by another 3,200 gallons from the Wauconda tanker and 1,000 gallons from Lake Zurich Engine 4 as a water supply operation was implemented with a tanker shuttle.

Eventually a Box Alarm and then a 2nd Alarm for tenders only brought multiple additional resources to the scene.

vacant house engulfed in fire

Larry Shapiro photo

vacant house engulfed in fire

Larry Shapiro photo

vacant house engulfed in fire

Larry Shapiro photo

vacant house engulfed in fire

Larry Shapiro photo

vacant house engulfed in fire

Larry Shapiro photo

fire engine at fire scene with huge flames

Larry Shapiro photo

fire engine at fire scene with huge flames

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighter pulls hose at a fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighter pulls hose at a fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tender nurses an engine

Larry Shapiro photo

firefighters moving hose during a fire

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tender nurses an engine

Larry Shapiro photo

fire department water tender dumps water at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

Elk Grove Township FD tender dumps water at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

more photos at chicagoareafire.com and the full gallery is at shapirophotography.net

Ayr Ontario firefighters were toned out for a house fire at 1221 Industrial road at 3:52 am on January 29. Cambridge dispatch advised responding units that the house was well involved and all occupants were out. Ayr Car 2 requested New Dundee and Box 690 Canteen while enroute. Ayr responded with two pumpers, two tankers, and their rescue.

Car 2 arrived on scene with heavy fire in the middle of the large bungalow. P4 pulled into the driveway of the house and stretched lines to the front and rear while P1 setup for relay pumping form port-a-tanks out on the road. Cambridge’s tanker was also requested at this time.

New Dundee Pump 21 setup at a nearby reservoir and filled tankers. The temperature was a frigid -35 F with light winds. The large bungalow had a shake roof. The fire quickly spread through the house. Kitchener’s tanker was requested as the fifth tanker. P1 froze up early in the fire. Cambridge’s tanker replaced the pumper until portable pumps could be set up to feed P4. By this point most of the tankers inlets were frozen and tankers had to be filled from the top. Command requested Kitchener P5 to the scene to act as the relay pumper. The pumper is fully enclosed and had no issues with freezing up. The fire was declared under control by 10:00. Damage was pegged at $700,000.

Gary Dinkel

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

This was shot 45 minutes after arrival. Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Rear roof has collapsed, all fire fighting was defensive at this time. Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Rear of house. Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Ayrs Pierce pumper in driveway. Gary Dinkel photo

fire department rural water supply operation

Cambridge tanker relay pumping from road. Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Gary Dinkel photo

night photo of house fully engulfed in flames

Gary Dinkel photo

chief fire officer at fully engulfed house fire at night

Gary Dinkel photo

fire department rural water supply operation

Portable pumps being used to feed P4. Both Ayr tankers dumping their 2,500 Imperial gallon (3,000 US gallon) loads. Gary Dinkel photo

Rosenbauer fire engine in Kitchener Ontario

Kitchener P5 setting up to relay pump. Gary Dinkel photo

Box 690 canteen

Box 690. Gary Dinkel photo

fire department rural water supply operation

Kitchener’s KME 2,100 imperial (2,500 US) tanker, New Dundee Tank 25, Spartan ERV 2,500 imperial (3,000 US). Gary Dinkel photo

fire department rural water supply operation

New Dundee Tank 25. Gary Dinkel photo

Pierce fire engine at winter fire scene

Ayr’s Pierce pumper. Gary Dinkel photo

fire department rural water supply operation

Gary Dinkel photo

4-Alarm fire in Wadsworth, IL, January 23, 2014 (part 2)

Posted by firescenesadmin on January 25, 2014

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Here’s my video from the Newport Township FPD house fire in Wadsworth, IL.

A gallery with my images can be found HERE

Here are images from Jeff Rudolph:

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Jeff Rudolph photo

fireman covered with ice

Jeff Rudolph photo

fire truck covered with ice

Jeff Rudolph photo

Here are images from Tim Olk:

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Tim Olk photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Tim Olk photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Tim Olk photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Tim Olk photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Tim Olk photo

firemen rescue chickens from house fire

Tim Olk photo

fireman rescues chicken from house fire

Tim Olk photo

fireman covered with ice

Tim Olk photo

The Newport Township FPD (IL)was called at 3:30PM on Thursday (1-23-14) for a house fire at 38591 Arbor Court in Wadsworth. First arriving companies found fire in a large two and three-story house at the end of dead-end street in a sub-division without hydrants. The alarm was quickly upgraded to a Box Alarm as companies went to work with an interior attack supplied by one of Newport’s pumper/tankers.

Companies had to abandon the interior attack as the fire spread rapidly. Within minutes the alarm was upgraded to a 2nd alarm, then a 3rd alarm, and eventually a 4th alarm bringing companies from throughout Lake County (IL) and neighboring Kenosha County in Wisconsin.

An extensive tanker shuttle was put into operation with three portable tanks dropped roughly 2,000 feet from the fire building, at Cashmere Road and Crabapple Drive. At least 10 tankers were deployed, as they had to travel over 3 miles to fill and return.

The 4th alarm was struck out just after 7PM.

I was one of several photographers at the scene. Other photos and a video will follow.

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Three portable tanks were used for the tanker shuttle. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

A long hose lay from the water supply, through two engines pumping inline, to the engine in the driveway. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Four tankers refill their tanks before returning to the dump site. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

The house was situated at the end of a long driveway on a dead-end street surround by a heavily wooded area. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

The first-due pumper/tanker in the driveway with multiple lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Fire burns through the garage attic. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Fire consumes the first floor of the house. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

A pumper/tanker from Pleasant Prairie, WI pumps at the base of the driveway. Larry Shapiro photo

large home in Wadsworth IL destroyed by fire 1-23-14

Steam rises from water dumped from the tankers. Two engines are drafting. Larry Shapiro photo

More images are HERE. Additional images will follow this post along with a video from the scene.