Long Grove Fire Protection District

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Long Grove (IL) firefighters responded along with mutual-aid companies to a reported basement fire at 20900 Middleton Drive in Kildeer late Monday evening. Smoke was visible on arrival and firefighters entered the house with a line to find a fire in the furnace area of the basement.

The house was filled with smoke, but no extension was discovered.

Here are some images from the scene.

smoke from house at night with basement fire

Larry Shapiro photo

smoke from house at night with basement fire

Larry Shapiro photo

KME fire truck at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

smoke from house at night with basement fire

Larry Shapiro photo

KME fire truck at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

KME fire truck at fire scene

Larry Shapiro photo

More images are at shapirophotography.net

On July 4th, firefighters in Long Grove, IL and neighboring departments responded to a call for fire on the roof of a large house at 5421 Tall Oaks Drive in an unincorporated portion of the district. First arriving units found heavy fire along the peak of a three-story house and made a quick external attack before taking lines inside. After knocking down the bulk of the fire, they chased spot fires inside and along the peak as they had trouble accessing the affected area from the inside. The area was without hydrants. A 3,000-gallon tanker nursed the attack engine and a supply line was dropped over a the distance of a long block to the main road where two portable tanks were setup initiating a tanker shuttle to supply additional water.

fire department tanker nursing an engine

Long Grove Squad 55 gets water for the initial attack from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo

fireman carries ladder at night

A ladder brought to the rear would assist firefighters in gaining access to the rear peak that was burning Larry Shapiro photo

large house at night with roof fire

A small flame at the roof peak is visible from the side of the house as firefighters deal with trying to access the area. Larry Shapiro photo

small fire at roof peak

Small flames persisted at a hard to access roof peak. Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tanker nursing an engine

Long Grove Tanker 55 nursing Squad 55. Larry Shapiro photo

fire department tanker on IHC chassis

Long Grove Tanker 56 working at it’s maiden fire. Larry Shapiro photo

rural water supply operation at fire scene

Prospect Heights Tanker 9 drafting from a portable tank on Route 22 at Tall Oaks Drive. Larry Shapiro photo

more photos at shapirophotograpjy.net

A tractor-trailer struck a tractor-dump combination in Long Grove, IL on Tuesday, June 10th. The driver was freed from the wreck after a 30-minute extrication, and he later died at the hospital from his injuries.

firemen work to free truck driver from crushed cab

Tim Olk photo

truck destroyed in collision

Tim Olk photo

truck destroyed in collision

Tim Olk photo

truck destroyed in collision

Tim Olk photo

truck destroyed in collision

Tim Olk photo

Here’s the video from the Prospect Heights house fire last night (11-21-13)

View the photo gallery.

Prospect Heights homeowner called at roughly 6:20PM to report smoke in the house at 415 Cherry Creek Lane. As this street is on the northern edge of the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District, the first unit to arrive was Arlington Heights Engine 4. They reported light smoke showing and pulled a line. Prospect Heights units arrived within minutes with Engine 39, Squad 9, Tanker 9, and Battalion 9.

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Smoke is visible after initial companies arrived. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

A ladder is raised to the second floor window. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

View from the A-B corner. Larry Shapiro photo

The house is located in a cul-de-sac at the end of the street, in an area without fire hydrants. Long Grove Tanker 55 was also en route as part of the Code 3 automatic aid dispatch, as well as Wheeling Engine 23 and Battalion 24, plus Palatine Ambulance 83. The alarm was upgraded immediately to a Code 4 for the working fire which brought Northbrook Tower 12, Palatine Rural Tanker 36, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Squad 51, Glenview Ambulance 8, and Mt. Prospect Engine 14.

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Tanker 9 gets a line from Tanker 55. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Arlington Heights Engine 4 with multiple lines off. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Tanker 9 supplying Engine 4. The rear tag axle is capable of steering. Larry Shapiro photo

Before Engine 4 used their 500 gallons, Tanker 9 was nursing them with a 3,000-gallon tank that was supplemented quickly by another 3,000 gallons from Tanker 55.  The nearest hydrant was across Hintz Road in Wheeling, 1/2 a mile away. As the nursing operation was underway, Squad 9 dropped their full bed consisting of 1,500′ of 5″ and then Engine 39 dropped another 700′. Since this supply line crossed Hintz Road, the police department activated an ILEAS Box Alarm for additional police units from Mt. Prospect, Arlington Heights, Wheeling, and Northbrook.

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Firemen prepare an additional hand line as the fire vents through the roof. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

A fireman gets his air cylinder changed out. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Fire burns through a vent hole above the garage. Larry Shapiro photo

Companies made an interior attack on the fire which was reportedly in a closet area and communicated to multiple levels of attic space. Heavy smoke pushed from the ridge vent, windows, and eaves. A vent hole was cut in the roof over the garage which allowed heavy fire to escape.

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Tower 12 prepares to deploy. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Scene in the cul-de-sac showing two tankers, the tower and an engine. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

View from the B-C corner. Larry Shapiro photo

The alarm was upgraded to a Box Alarm as conditions began to deteriorate. Additional companies included a quint from Palatine, a tower ladder from Buffalo Grove, a Deerfield squad, a Morton Grove squad that was running as Niles Service Truck 2, a tanker from Elk Grove Township, engines from Des Plaines and North Maine. Chief officers arriving on various alarms included Niles Battalion 2 (for North Maine Battalion 1), Glenview Battalion 6, Northbrook 1100, Wheeling 2400, and Long Grove 5500 in addition to Prospect Heights Chief 900 and 901.

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

5″ large diameter hose in the street. Larry Shapiro photo

house fire in Prospect Heights IL 11-21-13

Prospect Heights Engine 39 on a hydrant at the far end of 2200′ of large diameter hose. Larry Shapiro photo

The interior crews were able to knock down the fire preventing an evacuation and subsequent defensive attack. Most of the box alarm companies were not used.

Here is a link to the photo gallery and a video from this fire is in the works.