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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.

House fire in Cambridge, Ontario – December 7, 2012

Posted by firescenesadmin on November 2, 2013

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, PREVIOUS. Tagged: American LaFrance fire trucks, Canadian firemen battle house fire, fire department tanker shuttle, fire department water tankers, fire in Cambridge Ontario Canada, fire scene photos, Gary Dinkel, house fire in Canada, tanker shuttle at fire scene. Leave a Comment

Attached are some shots of a house fire at 1805 Main St in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada from December 7, 2012. The fire was reported by a passing motorist around 10 am, reporting flames through the roof of the house. Cambridge dispatched three quints, a pumper, a rescue, a tanker, and the Platoon Chief to the call. P5 reported a thermal column as they pulled out of their station on Main St approximately one mile from the call. This is a rural part of the city, with the closest hydrant approximately ¾ of a mile from the home. P5 arrived on-scene, confirmed fire through the roof, and requested additional tankers to the scene. Tankers from the Ayr and Puslinch fire departments responded. All fire fighting was defensive. The fire was knocked down within an hour of arrival, with extensive overhaul over the next two hours. The suspected cause of the fire was a well stoked, unattended, wood fire place. Damages were set at $300,000.

All photos by

Gary Dinkel – Box 690 FD Canteen

Canadian firemen battle house fire

Gary Dinkel photo

Canadian firemen battle house fire

Gary Dinkel photo

American LaFrance fire trucks at fire scene

Gary Dinkel photo

Canadian firemen battle house fire

Gary Dinkel photo

fire department water tanker

Gary Dinkel photo

Canadian firemen battle house fire

Gary Dinkel photo

Newport Township FPD firefighters were called to the scene of a house fire Wednesday morning on N. Mill Creek Road in Wadsworth, IL. The house was located at the end of a long driveway and was not visible from the wooded street.

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

Arriving units were unable to see the fire in the rear of the structure until they got all the way to the house. Since the area is without hydrants, the alarm was upgraded immediately to a Box Alarm, then to a 2nd Alarm shortly thereafter. One engine and a 75′ quint made it up the driveway and a relay operation was initiated from the street. Three portable tanks were used on the road as two engines supplied 5″ lines to the quint and the engine in the driveway.

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

As the fire overhead grew, companies had to pull out and resort to a defensive operation. Several hand lines and an aerial pipe were put into operation. Due to the water needs and the route tenders had to take to refill and return, the alarm was upgraded to a 4th Alarm for additional tenders.

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

Larry Shapiro photo

Seventeen Illinois departments responded to the fire along with eight departments from Wisconsin. There were a total of 16 water tenders, two aerials, two squads, and five engines.

2-Alarm fire in Deer Park, IL 10-3-13

Posted by firescenesadmin on October 3, 2013

Posted in: FIre Scene photos, Fire Scene Video, NEW. Tagged: Deer Park IL, fire scene photos, fire scene video, Lake Zurich Fire Department, large mansion has roof fire, Larry Shapiro, Pierce fire engine at night fire scene, rural water supply at building fire, rural water supply at night fire, tanker shuttle at fire scene. Leave a Comment

At roughly 5:30AM on Thursday, a citizen reported a house on fire at 21660 Rainbow Road in Deer Park, IL. The Lake Zurich Fire Department, which provides coverage for Deer Park, responded along with mutual aid companies from several surrounding fire departments. On arrival, they found fire through the roof of a large, modern, mansion which has been vacant and for sale for several years.

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

The neighborhood is without fire hydrants, so the second engine dropped a portable tank while another engine dropped LDH to the main road where water tankers (tenders) would shuttle through and dump into a pair of portable tanks.

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

Fire damage was contained to the roof and attic area of origin, though the interior sustained a fair amount of smoke and water damage.

Lake Zurich Fire Department fights house fire in Deer Park IL

Larry Shapiro photo

There is a gallery with more images.