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Dog dies, large home valued at $1 million a ‘total loss’ after extra-alarm fire in Barrington Hills© Provided by Lake and McHenry County Scanner

A family dog died during a fire that prompted the response of more than a dozen fire departments and left a large home, worth approximately $1 million, a total loss in Barrington Hills.

The Fox River Grove Fire Protection District responded around 2:01 p.m. Thursday to the 0-10 block of Cross Timber Road in Barrington Hills for a report of a structure fire.

Firefighters arrived in five minutes to find a garage attached to a residence heavily engulfed in flames, according to Fox River Grove Deputy Fire Chief Eldee Jackson.

The incident was upgraded to a box alarm through the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS), Jackson said.

Multiple fire departments were called to the scene, which was located in an area that did not have fire hydrants nearby.

The incident was later upgraded to the third alarm level through MABAS, bringing even more departments to the scene.

The fire spread from the attached garage throughout the 4,300-square-foot home.

Jackson said the family’s pet dog died in the fire. No injuries to residents or firefighters were reported.

The home, valued at $1 million, appears to be a total loss, Jackson said.

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Cross Timber

A major fire broke out Thursday afternoon at a large house in Barrington.

The fire ripped through the house at 5 Cross Timber Rd. – which is surrounded by trees and green space.

Numerous fire crews responded to the blaze. Crews attacked the fire from both the front and back of the house.

Flames were no longer visible by 4 p.m., but smoke was pouring from the ruins of the house and the roof appeared to be destroyed.

Details about the cause and other information were not immediately available.

Video report can be seen here.

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BCFPD

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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BCFPD

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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BCFPD Hummer

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

Tonight’s meeting agenda was posted sometime after noon today, which is a violation of the Illinois Open Meetings Act which requires regular meeting agendas be posted at least 48 hours in advance of meetings. That will not stop the meeting from going forward since the Board doesn’t care, but we wanted to make note that fact.

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2-Alarm house fire at 93 County ine Road in Barrington Hills 3-18-23

Firefighters battled a house fire in Barrington Hills 3-18-23. Larry Shapiro photo

“The Barrington Countryside FPD was called for a house fire at 93 County Line Road in Barrington Hills late Saturday morning (3-18-23). First arriving units confirmed a house fire and the alarm was upgraded immediately to a MABAS Box Alarm to the 2nd level. The area is without hydrants and a water supply operation was initiated. All residents were out of the house when firefighters arrived.

A list of companies at the scene which may not be totally inclusive includes: Barrington Countryside, Barrington, Cary, Algonquin-Lake in the Hills, Carpentersville, Mundelein, Buffalo Grove, Fox River Grove, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Mount Prospect, Huntley, Libertyville, Long Grove, Grayslake, Crystal Lake, Bartlett, Inverness, Fox lake, Round Lake, Wauconda, Nunda Rural FPD, McHenry Township FPD, Lake Zurich, and the Quad 2 Rehab Unit.”

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BCFPD

“11:07 AM …  Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District firefighters and paramedics working at the scene of a house fire in the block of 0-99 West County Line Road Barrington. Report of a house fire with flames shooting up from the back of the house. Crew on arrival reports flames and smoke showing.  Two people evacuated safely.

Command reports a fire on the second floor.
MABAS Division 4 Box Alarm on Box #38-1 to the Second Alarm by 11:19 AM.
Water on the fire by 11:28 AM. Operations going defensive at 11:45 AM.”

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Crash 3

A rollover crash on the corner of Hough Street and Sturtz Road in Barrington left two people dead Thursday afternoon. | Photo: Nick Rusin

An 85-year-old man and a 78-year-old woman are both dead after a crash that left one of them ejected from their rolled-over car in Barrington Thursday afternoon.

The Barrington Police Department, Barrington Fire Department and Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District responded around 10:40 a.m. Thursday to 633 South Hough Street in Barrington.

The single-vehicle crash involved a Toyota sedan, which rolled over off the roadway and onto a sidewalk.

The incident occurred on the corner of Hough Street and Sturtz Road.

One of the victims was ejected from the Toyota, according to a witness at the scene. The second victim was trapped inside the car.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said one of the victims was a 78-year-old woman and the other was an 85-year-old man.

The medical examiner’s office identified the woman as Mary A. Gulbranson, of Barrington. The male victim was identified as Richard A. Wetterholm, of Wheeling.

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Scott Motisi

Scott Motisi

 

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District has its next fire chief lined up.

Trustees have chosen Deputy Chief Scott Motisi to take over when current Chief James Kreher retires later this year, the fire district announced Monday in a news release.

A 19-year department veteran, Motisi rose through the ranks and is the fire district’s director of training, safety and emergency medical services.

“It has been my privilege to work alongside the outstanding professionals who serve this department and district on a daily basis. Now, it is my honor to lead this dedicated group,” Motisi said in the news release. “It is an opportunity like no other.”

Motisi has a bachelor’s degree in fire science from Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach, Alabama, and a master’s degree in public safety and homeland security administration from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.

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BCFPD

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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