| On May 23rd, at 2:28 pm, the Pingree Grove and Fire Protection District (PGFPD) was dispatched to the 38W600 block of Highland Avenue for a reported shed fire. When crews arrived, their efforts to control the fire were temporarily delayed by a locked electric gate, which prevented immediate access to the property. Units located a shed measuring approximately 10x25 feet, with heavy smoke and visible flames showing from the cedar shingled roof.
The fire was under control within 10 minutes.
Responding for PGFPD:
- Engine 1213
- Engine 1214
- Tender 1221
- Ambulance 1253
- Chief 1201
- Photographer O. Stout
Assisting PGFPD:
- Burlington Chief 1301 & Ambulance 1351
- Hampshire Chief 1401 & Tower 1431
- Fox River Ambulance 1852
- Rutland-Dundee Engine & Chief
- Elgin Engine 3
- South Elgin Tender
- Elburn Tender
- East Dundee Tender
- Hanover Township Emergency Services
- Kane County Sheriff's Office |
