At 4:23AM on Wednesday, April 8, Naperville’s Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) received a 911 call from a resident stating there was a fire in the garage of their single-family residence.
A general alarm assignment was immediately dispatched to the location by PSAP. Truck Company 1 arrived on scene within five minutes of receiving the call, and reported nothing showing upon initial size-up. The company officer completed a scene size-up and advised there was active burning inside the attached garage. The complete general alarm assignment consisted of three engine companies, two truck companies, one squad company, two ambulances, and two battalion commanders for a total of 24 personnel that responded to the scene of the incident.
Companies initiated an aggressive fire attack and extinguished fire contained to the garage within ten minutes of arrival. Extra time was taken to extinguish smoldering materials during overhaul and remove smoke from the garage area. Crews continued to perform salvage and overhaul operations for another 45 minutes after the main fire area was extinguished. No injuries to any firefighters operating at the scene were reported during this incident and the two occupants of the residence were uninjured.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and the house was deemed habitable for the family after consulting with an inspector from the Naperville Transportation, Engineering, & Development Department (T.E.D.). The Naperville Fire Department was assisted at the scene by the Naperville Police Department. Fire station coverage was provided by the Westmont Fire Department and West Chicago Fire Protection District during the incident.
