Friday night at 11:54 pm Pingree Grove & Countryside was dispatched for an unknown outside fire investigation at South Starks. On arrival personnel were unable to find any problem. Dispatch updated the location to Rt 47 and Thurnau Rd. On arrival personnel found a 20x20 area with two large piles of cut wood burning and a large brush fire adjacent to a building at the 14N000 Block of Thurnau Rd. Due to the strong winds and the amount of fire a first level Box Alarm was requested for brush trucks, and a 5th Alarm was requested for tenders. 1201 arrived and took Command, 1202 was assigned Water Supply & Staging, 1402 was assigned Operations and 1301 was assigned Safety. Engine 1213 pulled the 2.5" Skid load and a 2.5" Blitz Fire Line. Water supply was set up using multiple Porta-Tanks with Engine 1214 Drafting/Pumping. Upon Hampshire Brush 1438's arrival, they set up their master stream.
Com-Ed was called to the scene for power lines down. The fire was extinguished, and 42,000 Gallons of water was used. Units were returned at 3:24 am. Rt 47 was closed for 2.5 hours. The fire is under investigation.

Responding For Pingree Grove:
-Engine 1213
-Engine 1214
-Ambulance 1253
-Brush 1233
-Tender 1221
-Tender 1223
-Chief 1201
-Chief 1202

Assisting Pingree:
- Burlington Chief 1301
- Burlington Ambulance 1351
- Burlington Brush 1333
- Hampshire Chief 1402
- Hampshire Brush 1438
- Big Rock Tender 1503
- M.A.B.A.S. Division 2 UTV
- Cortland Tender 11
- Huntley Brush
- Maple Park Tender 1101
- Rutland/Dundee Chief 501
- Rutland/Dundee Brush
- Union Tender 1575
- Com-Ed
- Hanover Park Rehab Unit
- Kane County Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
- Kane County Sheriffs Office
- Pingree Grove Police Department

Covering Pingree Grove & Countryside's Stations:
-Station 1: St Charles Ambulance
-Station 3: Algonquin Ambulance
-Station 4: Elgin Engine