![Fire from siding and roof of an attached garage at a house fire on Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills on Monday, September 11, 2023 (SOURCE: Countryside Fire Protection District)](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SidingFireVernonHills.jpg)
Firefighters and paramedics from Countryside Fire Protection District and police officers from Vernon Hills responded about 12:15 p.m. Monday, September 11, 2023 to a report of a house fire in the block of 1100 Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills.
Upon arrival, firefighters discovered active fire showing from the exterior of a home at the siding of the attached garage. The fire was also showing near the gable and at the peak of the one-story garage roof near the second floor of a 2-story single-family residence.
According to Countryside Fire Protection District, fire crews worked quickly to extinguish the fire, while simultaneously protection of a next-door neighbor’s house that was sustaining heat damage from flames coming from the siding of main house fire.
![Firefighters and a command officer preparing for fire attack at a house fire on Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills on Monday, September 11, 2023 (SOURCE: Countryside Fire Protection District)](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HouseFireVernonHills.jpg)
No injuries were reported. The original house fire building was deemed uninhabitable by fire command. The Red Cross was notified to assist the residents with temporary housing.
A MABAS Division 4 Box Alarm on Box #41C-20 by 12:23 PM for mutual aid assistance from neighboring communities was activated. Firefighters, paramedics and/or command officers were assigned from Mundelein, Libertyville, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Long Grove, Lake Forest fire departments or fire districts.
The fire is under investigation.
Vernon Hills police officers also provided assistance at the scene.
![A firefighter connects a hydrant for water supply while preparing for fire attack at a house fire on Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills on Monday, September 11, 2023 (SOURCE: Countryside Fire Protection District)](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/HydrantConnectVernonHills.jpg)
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![A firefighter connects a hydrant for water supply while preparing for fire attack at a house fire on Dearborn Lane in Vernon Hills on Monday, September 11, 2023 (SOURCE: Countryside Fire Protection District)](https://www.arlingtoncardinal.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/378282076_619097080395619_8258978761370910892_n.jpg)