Firefighters and paramedics from Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District and Kane County Sheriff’s deputies initially responded about 3:05 a.m. Monday, February 24, 2025 to a report of a structure fire in a barn at 42 W827 Plank Road in the Village of Hampshire, near Pingree Grove. While en route, firefighters observed a large header and fire visible from a distance. Eventually the fire response was upgraded to a 5th Alarm, for fully-involved fire involving two barns and a shed located at a setback distance of about 200 feet from Plank Road.
While initial fire units were responding, an additional three tenders were requested. On arrival, firefighters found two large barns and a shed well-involved with fire.
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Pingree Grove Unit 1201 took Command, and a MABAS Box Alarm was requested for mutual aid assistance.
Engine 1214 was the Attack Engine, Hampshire Tower 1431 was set up.
Arriving Chiefs were assigned as follows:
1301 Operations (East),
1401 Safety,
1202 Water Supply, and
1402 Operations (West).
Two water drafting areas were set up at East and West driveways, that were both off of Plank Road. The burning buildings were over 200 feet from Plank Road in a southeast area of the Village of Hampshire. Due to the large amounts of water needed in an area with no fire hydrants, the fire incident was elevated to a MABAS Division 2 Box Alarm to the 5th Alarm for Tenders (water tankers).
A MABAS Division 2 Box Alarm (#2-42) was activated at about 3:24 a.m.
A MABAS Division 2 Box Alarm (#2-42) was elevated to a 3rd Alarm for “tenders only” at about 3:48 a.m.
A MABAS Division 2 Box Alarm (#2-42) was elevated to a 5th Alarm for “tenders only” at about 4:10 a.m.
Mutual Aid Units were released by 9:00 a.m. Monday, and Pingree Grove units returned to quarters after 10:00 a.m.
Livestock animals were lost in all three buildings. Initially there was no information available regarding the number of livestock that were killed. The fire is under investigation, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal was assigned to the scene.
Plank Road was closed near the fire scene for seven hours.
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FIRE UNITS AND OTHER UNITS ASSIGNED
(SOURCE: Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Protection District)
Responding for Pingree Grove:
-Engine 1214
-Engine 1213
-Tender 1221
-Tender 1223
-Ambulance 1253
-Utility 1235
-Chief 1201
-Chief 1202
Assisting Pingree Grove:
-Burlington Ambulance 1351
-Burlington Chief 1301
-Hampshire Tower 1431
-Hampshire Chief 1401
-Hampshire Chief 1402
-Algonquin Engine
-Big Rock Tender
-Bloomingdale Tender 21
-Cortland Tender
-Carpentersville Engine 93
-East Dundee Tender
-Elburn Tender
-Elburn Chief
-Elgin Engine
-Fox River Tender
-Genoa/Kingston Tender
-Hanover Park Rehab Unit
-Hoffman Estates Engine
-Huntley Engine
-Inverness Tender
-Kaneland Tender
-Maple Park Tender
-Marengo Tender
-Roselle Tender 65
-Rutland/Dundee Engine 51
-Rutland/Dundee Chief 501
-South Elgin Tender 22
-South Elgin Chief 201
-Streamwood Tower
-Union Tender
-Woodstock Tender
-Kane County Fire Investigation Task Force
-Kane County OEM
-Kane County Sheriff’s Police
-Hannover Township
-Office of the State Fire Marshal
Covering Pingree Grove’s Stations:
-Station 1: St Charles Ambulance
-Station 3: West Dundee Ambulance
-Station 4: Carol Stream Engine
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