Firefighters from the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department are shown here staging the initial attack on a fully involved garage attached to a house in Machesney Park. This photo was taken by Sheryl Drost, photographer for the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department.
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| FEBRUARY 17, 2005 Cherry Valley (Illinois) Volunteers responded to this 1:30 AM (Feb 17th) fire on Kentwood Parkway. Arriving units faced a well involved single family dwelling and called for a MABAS second alarm. An aggressive interior attack quickly brought the fire under control with damage contained mostly to the rear of the structure. Photos courtesy of BUZZ CARLSON
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| JANUARY 18, 2005 MABAS 3rd Alarm for North Park Fire Dept. to this house fire on Liberty Blvd. Photos courtesy of Chuck McLean
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| JANUARY 18, 2005 MABAS 3rd Alarm for North Park Fire Dept. to this house fire on Liberty Blvd. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| DECEMBER 2004 Rockford (Illinois) Firefighters extinguish fire in a vacant trailer at 1400 Sandy Hollow Road. Photos courtesy of CHUCK CLAYTON
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| OCTOBER 11, 2004 Quick action by Engine 11 prevented major structural damage at this fully involved van fire at National Auto Sales and Leasing on South Alpine Road. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| JULY 27, 2004 Another early morning fire in a vacant house at 900 S. 3rd St. in Rockford. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| JULY 16, 2004 Early morning fire in vacant house on 4th St. near 6th Avenue keeps Rockford Firefighters busy for awhile. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| JULY 10, 2004 Fortunately there were no major injuries in this two vehicle crash at State and First Streets in Rockford. One driver was ticketed for running the red light.
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| June 29, 2004 Fire in liquor store at 2500 West State Street in Rockford, Illinois. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| June 11, 2004 Both Rockford Fire Dept. extrication companies (Engine 11 and 8) called for this accident on State Street at Dempster. Several RFD ambulances responded and transported. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| April 3, 2004
St. Louis, Missouri Firefighters were kept busy on a spring Saturday with a rash of suspicious fires. This was one of the largest fires, 2 blocks from Fire Department Headquarters.
Photos courtesy of Kelsey Carlson
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| March 20, 2004 - 2:00 a.m. Harlem-Roscoe Firefighters arrived at 7748 Kinnikinnick Drive to find this house "fully involved". Photo and video courtesy of Sheryl Drost / Harlem-Roscoe Fire Department
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| January 6, 2004 Rockford Firefighters braved the minus zero wind chills at this house fire. Engine 6 was "first in" at 219 South Day; reported fire from the upstairs rear window. Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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| November 14, 2003 Rockford Firefighters quickly knocked down a house fire at 700 North Madison Street. Photos courtesy of John Vaughan, retired Deputy Chief, North Park Fire Dept.
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| November 6, 2003 Rockford Firefighters found this 2-story house "totally involved" when they arrived at 600 S. 8th Street around 4:30 p.m. Rockford Captain Jim Dahlgren was "in the buggy"; here's what he had to say: “The whole house was sitting in a bowl of fire when we got here. We got the bulk of it knocked down fairly quick.” Photos courtesy of Buzz Carlson
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