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The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD (LRFPD) in Illinois was called to 24341 Elm Road early Friday morning (6/2/17) for the report of an ATV on fire. A followup call apparently notified dispatchers that the fire had spread to the attached garage. Lake Forest Engine 422 arrived first and advised that they had a fully-involved garage fire. LRFPD Engine 52, Squad 51, and Battalion 51 arrived right behind the first engine and all three suppression units exhausted their tank water on the initial attack. Countryside Engine 411 arrived with the Lincolnshire units and supplied their tank water inline as well. The home is located in an unincorporated area of Lake Forest without hydrants.

On arrival, Battalion 51 upgraded the alarm to a Code 4 for the working fire and simultaneously a MABAS Box Alarm was struck which would bring several water tankers in addition to supplemental fire suppression companies. Portable tanks were dropped from two tankers. While Long Grove drafted from the portable tanks supplying the engines at the scene, tankers from Countryside, Wauconda, Grayslake, and the Palatine Rural FPD shuttled water to the scene from a hydrant roughly a mile away.

The fire was largely contained to the garage with some extension into the house and attic.

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fire through the roof of a house

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fire through the roof of a house

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aftermath of house fire

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Firefighters vent roof during a fire

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charred remains of an ATV

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tankers shuttle water to fire scene

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Pierce fire engine with lines off

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FD tanker drafting from portable tanks

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Just before 2AM on Monday, 1/31/17, a homeowner spotted a neighbor’s house engulfed in flames as she went to let her dog out. A large first assignment was dispatched including water tankers since the area is without hydrants. When the first units arrived at the house at the end of a 1/4-mile driveway, the roof had already collapsed.

The fire went to four alarms bringing 16 tankers (tenders) to the scene in order to achieve a continuous water supply. The house was in unincorporated Barrington, IL within the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District.

E-ONE e-MAX fire engine at work drafting

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E-ONE e-MAX fire engine at work pumping

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many fire department water tenders in line at a fire scene

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Bartlett fire department tenet dumps water into a portable tank

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Fox Lake fire department tenet dumps water into a portable tank

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Firefighters battle house fire at night

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Firefighters battle house fire at night

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Firefighters battle house fire at night

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huge house engulfed in flames at night

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huge house engulfed in flames at night

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E-ONETyphoon fire engine at work pumping

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E-ONE fire engine nursed by a tanker at a fire scene

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huge house engulfed in flames at night

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Firefighter with ground monitor fighting house fire

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fire department tenet dumps water into a portable tank

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more photos are at Shapirophotography.net

There are two videos. The first highlights firefighting and the second shows the water supply operations.


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

Here’s my video from the house fire in Barrington Hills, IL 4/18/15

Here’s the video from the scene of the house explosion in Long Grove, IL.

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

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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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

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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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

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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large house fire in Wadsworth IL Newport Township FPD

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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.