Newport Township firefighters were called to a house fire this morning in the 35,000 block of N. Mill Creek Road in Wadsworth. The home is located far from the road and sits just behind I-94, just past the toll booth, making access challenging. Firefighters had to navigate a long driveway to reach the scene.
Upon arrival, crews struggled to locate the fire due to the remote location. They eventually found a large two-story house with flames visible on the upper level. Since the area lacks hydrants, the alarm was immediately upgraded to a Box Alarm, then to a second alarm shortly after. A single engine and a 75-foot quint made it up the driveway, while a relay operation was set up from the street.
Three portable water tanks were placed along the road, with two engines supplying 5-inch lines to both the quint and the engine at the scene. As the fire grew, crews had to pull back and shift to a defensive strategy. Hand lines and an aerial pipe were deployed to contain the flames. Due to the high water demand and the long distances tenders had to travel for refills, the alarm was escalated to a fourth alarm to bring in more water tankers.
Several departments from Illinois and Wisconsin responded, including Newport Township, Wauconda, Round Lake, Zion, Antioch, Winthrop Harbor, Waukegan, Beach Park, Gurnee, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Grayslake, Richmond, McHenry Township, Countryside, Lake Villa, Fox Lake, Lake Forest, and the Quad 2 Rehab Unit and Mobile Command Post.
Firefighters from Bristol, Trevor, South Shore, Salem, Pleasant Prairie, Paris, Twin Lakes, and Somers in Wisconsin also arrived. The fire caused significant damage to the upper levels of the home, with heavy smoke and flames visible from multiple angles.
Photographs from Larry Shapiro show the intense efforts by crews, including tankers dumping water into portable tanks, engines and quints working together, and firefighters operating in the garage and around the structure. A gallery of additional images is available [here](#).
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