Fire was showing from the gable vent on the east side of the house when firefighters arrived. The fire was reported by a neighbor as the residents were away. Larry Shapiro photo The area has only dry hydrants, the closest of which was over 2,000 feet away. Lake Zurich Engine 4 laid out their entire bed of 5" hose to reach this hydrant. Larry Shapiro photo Long Grove relied on their squad with 1,000 gallons on board and the 3,000-gallon tanker before the supply line from Lake Zurich Engine 4 was charged. Larry Shapiro photo Two cats were rescued from the home by Long Grove firefighters. Larry Shapiro photo Sintered Ndfeb Magnets,Sintered Magnets,Sintered Neodymium Magnets,Sintered Nd-Fe-B Magnets NINGBO GAOTRON MAGNETIC INDUSTRY CO.,LTD , https://www.gaotronmagnet.com
During the peak of a severe afternoon storm that swept through the Chicago area, fire departments in the northwest suburbs were kept busy responding to lightning strikes. In just under an hour, several departments—Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Countryside, Palatine, Long Grove, and Barrington—each reported lightning incidents within their jurisdictions.
The Lincolnshire-Riverwoods call turned out to be a lightning strike with no resulting fire, while Palatine also dealt with a similar event but with minimal damage. Meanwhile, Countryside saw smoke coming from a four-story residential building, prompting them to elevate the alarm to a working fire and request a MABAS Box Alarm for additional companies to assist.
Long Grove responded to a fire on Muirwood Court and upgraded the incident to a Code 4 alarm. During this time, Barrington also activated a MABAS Box Alarm for a fire in Inverness. As the Long Grove fire was brought under control, both the Palatine and Countryside incidents were still ongoing, which meant the RED Center had to coordinate extra resources to cover the areas normally handled by Palatine and Countryside.
When Barrington escalated their own fire to a Box Alarm, they needed to find replacement units for Long Grove and Wheeling, both of which were already engaged at the Long Grove scene. Two tankers and an engine from Barrington were on-site at Long Grove and were released to respond to the new emergency once the fire was contained.
Larry Shapiro was on the scene at Long Grove and captured several photos and a video documenting the event.
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