EXTRA ALARM HOUSE FIRE ON EAST ST, RICHMOND

    SAT JUL 27 2013 ~11:24 PM
    RICHMOND TOWNSHIP FPD
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    10314 EAST ST RICHMOND, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 5 BOX ALARM ON BOX #5-1440 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=10314+east+st+richmond,+il&t=h&z=17

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MULTIPLE INJURIES FROM A DECK COLLAPSE ON BEVERLY AVE, TINLEY PARK

    SAT JUL 27 2013 ~9:20 PM
    TINLEY PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS BOX/DECK COLLAPSE
    16731 BEVERLY AVE TINLEY PARK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 19 EMS BOX ALARM ON BOX #200. MULTIPLE INJURIES FROM A DECK COLLAPSE IN THE BACKYARD OF A TWO-STORY HOUSE.

    STAGING AT 167TH ST AND BEVERLY AVE.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=16731+beverly+ave+tinley+park,+il&t=h&z=17

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EXTRA ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON 82ND AVE, TINLEY PARK

    TUE JUL 23 2013 ~9:00 PM
    TINLEY PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    16961 82ND AVENUE TINLEY PARK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 24 BOX ALARM ON BOX #201 FOR A BOX

    ENGINES: OAK FOREST FRANKFURT AND MATTESON

    TRUCKS: LANSING

    EMS: HOMEWOOD

    CHIEFS: MOKENA, FRANKFURT

    SPECIAL: CANTEEN 5

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: FLOSSMOOR ENGINE, COUNTRY CLUB HILLS TRUCK

    STAGING AT 82ND AND 169TH ST

    http://maps.google.com/?q=16961+82nd+avenue+tinley+park,+il&t=h&z=17

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MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT GOLF RD AND WOLF RD, DES PLAINES

    MON JUL 22 2013 ~12:01 PM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
    GOLF RD AND WOLF RD DES PLAINES, IL

    MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH. THREE-AMBULANCE RESPONSE. NORTH MAIN AMB 1 MUTUAL AID.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=golf+rd+and+wolf+rd+des+plaines,+il&t=h&z=17

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STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE DURING SEVERE WEATHER ON FAIRMONT ROAD, PINGREE GROVE NORTHWEST OF ELGIN

    FRI JUL 19 2013 ~10:18 PM
    PINGREE GROVE & COUNTRYSIDE FPD
    TECHNICAL RESCUE BOX/STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE
    857 FAIRMONT RD PINGREE GROVE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 2 TECHNICAL RESCUE BOX FOR SOME TYPE OF STRUCTURAL COLLAPSE. GOOGLE MAP SHOWS NEWER CONSTRUCTION -- LOOKS LIKE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES, NO GOOGLE STREET VIEW AVAILABLE.

    FORECAST FOR TODAY DID INDICATE POSSIBILITY OF TORNADOS (NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER) AND MICROBURSTS (NWS CHICAGO OFFICE).

    THE TIMING OF THE INCIDENCE COINCIDES WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING.

    BARTLETT, ELGIN, HANOVER PARK TRT RESPONDING.

    ALGONQUIN SQUAD RESPONDING.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=857+fairmont+rd+pingree+grove,+il&t=h&z=17

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VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT: TEEN KILLED ON ROUTE 45 JUST SOUTH OF UNIVERSITY DRIVE, MUNDELEIN

    THU JUL 18 2013 ~11:30 PM
    MUNDELEIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL CAR-PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT
    NORTH LAKE ST AND UNIVERSITY DRIVE MUNDELEIN, IL

    MULTIPLE TRAUMA FROM CRASH WITH 2009 HONDA SUV THAT WAS SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 45 (NORTH LAKE ST). VICTIM, ALEX BLOUCH, 16, OF GRAYSLAKE, WAS FOUND WITH A SKATEBOARD AND MP3 PLAYER NEARBY.

    ALEX BLOUCH WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER IN LIBERTYVILLE, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 12:19 AM.

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EXTRA ALARM RESIDENTIAL FIRE ON LAUREL ST, EVANSTON

    THU JUL 18 2013 ~7:45 PM
    EVANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM/RESIDENTIAL FIRE
    1830 LAUREL AVE EVANSTON, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM ON BOX 21-F-625 AT ABOUT 8:00 PM.

    ENGINES: EVANSTON

    TRUCKS: SKOKIE TWR 16

    SQUADS: MORTON GROVE SQD 4

    EMS: EVANSTON

    CHIEFS: EVANSTON, WILMETTE (HELD UP)

    STAGING AT EMERSON ST AND MCCORMICK BLVD

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:
    WILMETTE ENGINE 26, WINNETKA ENGINE 28, NORTHFIELD TRUCK 29

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1830+laurel+ave+evanston,+il&t=h&z=17

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EXTRA ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON 69TH ST, DARIEN

    THU JUL 18 2013 ~3:02 AM
    TRI-STATE FPD
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    702 69TH STREET DARIEN, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 10 BOX ALARM ON BOX # ? ON THE ORDERS OF 506.

    ENGINES: PLEASANTVIEW FPD, WILLOW SPRINGS, ARGONNE, AND LEMONT

    TRUCKS: WESTMONT, DARIEN-WOODRIDGE, HINSDALE

    SQUADS: CLARENDON HILLS

    EMS: ROMEOVILLE, OAK BROOK
    CHIEFS: LEMONT

    SPECIAL: PLEASANTVIEW ISO AND 1528, WESTMONT 1888

    IMAT TEAM:
    ROMEOVILLE PLANS CHIEF
    WESTMONT SCENE SAFETY OFFICER
    PLEASANTVIEW FPD INCIDENT SAFETY OFFICER
    DARIEN-WOODRIDGE RIT OFFICER
    HINDSDALE REHAB OFFICER
    DOWNERS GROVE STAGING OFFICER

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS
    OAK BROOK TERRACE ENGINE
    DOWNERS GROVE AMBULANCE
    LA GRANGE PARK ENGINE
    ROBERTS PARK AMBULANCE

    http://maps.google.com/?q=702+69th+street+darien,+il&t=h&z=17

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STRUCTURE FIRE ON EAST 1ST ST IN SUN RIVER TERRACE/ST. ANNE

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~11:19 PM
    MOMENCE FPD
    BOX ALARM/STRUCTURE FIRE
    7357 EAST 1ST STREET SUN RIVER TERRACE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 7 BOX ALARM ON BOX #90-100 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

    STAGING ON 1ST STREET IN ST. ANNE/SUN RIVER TERRACE

    BOURBONNAIS ENGINE
    AROMA FPD CHIEF

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS
    ST ANNE CHIEF
    BRADLEY ENGINE
    LAKE VILLAGE TENDER

    http://maps.google.com/?q=7357+east+1st+street+sun+river+terrace,+il&t=h&z=17

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ROLLOVER CRASH WITH INJURIES NEAR BARNABY'S BY CALDWELL AVE AND OAKTON ST

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~10:58 PM
    MORTON GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ROLLOVER CRASH
    CALDWELL AVE AND OAKTON ST MORTON GROVE, IL

    AMB 3 ENG 3 ENG 5 TRK 2, AND BC 4 ARE DUE FOR A ROLLOVER CRASH BY BARNABY'S. AMB 2 IS THE SECOND AMBULANCE DUE.

    NO ENTRAPMENT.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=caldwell+ave+and+oakton+st+morton+grove,+il&t=h&z=17

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HOUSE FIRE ON GREENWOOD AVE, DEERFIELD

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~10:03 PM
    DEERFIELD-BANNOCKBURN FPD
    WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE/CODE 4
    1019 GREENWOOD AVE DEERFIELD, IL

    HOUSE FIRE.

    ENG 52, LAKE FOREST TWR 421, TRK 33 RIT, SQD 20, BC 33, BC 11, PROSPECT HEIGHTS AMB 9

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS
    TRK 37, AMB 24, ENG 55, COUNTRYSIDE AMB

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1019+greenwood+ave+deerfield,+il&t=h&z=17

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STRUCTURE FIRE ON SEWARD ST NEAR CUSTER AVE, EVANSTON

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~9:30 PM
    EVANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/STRUCTURE FIRE
    714 SEWARD ST EVANSTON, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 3 21F-625

    EVANSTON, WILMETTE AND WINNETKA ENGINES
    SKOKIE, NORTHFIELD TRUCKS
    MORTON GROVE SQUAD

    EVANSTON AND WILMETTE CHIEFS

    STAGING SEWARD ST AND CUSTER AVE

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:
    GLENVIEW, NILES ENGINES
    PARK RIDGE TRUCK

    http://maps.google.com/?q=714+seward+st+evanston,+il&t=h&z=17

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    TORCH USED FOR ROOF REPAIRS APPARENTLY SPARKED FIRE THAT DISPLACED A FAMILY.

HOUSE FIRE ON IROQUOIS DR, GLENVIEW

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~8:05 PM
    GLENVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    2332 IROQUOIS DR GLENVIEW, IL

    FIRE SHOWING THROUGH THE ROOF.

    MORTON GROVE SQD 4, NORTHBROOK TOWER 12, BC 11, NORTHFIELD SQD 29 AT 8:08 PM

    DES PLAINES ENG 61 CHANGE OF QUARTERS.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=2332+iroquois+dr+glenview,+il&t=h&z=17

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HOUSE FIRE JUST WEST OF MORRIS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ON PARK BLVD, MORRIS

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~7:30 PM
    MORRIS FPD
    WORKING FIRE
    1055 PARK MORRIS, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 15 BOX 23-100 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE AT ABOUT 7:47 PM. HOUSE FIRE STARTED OUT AS AN ATTIC FIRE. MINOOKA AUTO/AID.

    DUE ...
    MAZON, TROY, SENECA ENGINES
    PLAINFIELD TRUCK
    SENECA CHIEF
    WILMINGTON REHAB

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: MARSEILLES ENGINE

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1055+park+morris,+il&t=h&z=17

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    SECOND ALARM AT ABOUT 8:26 PM
    MARSEILLES, GARDNER, DWIGHT ENGINES
    BRISTOL KENDALL TRUCK

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS
    MARSEILLES ENGINE

EVACUATION OF STALLED EIGHT-CAR CTA TRAIN AT VAN BUREN AND LA SALLE STOPPED AFTER POWER RESTORED

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~6:55 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EVACUATION OF STALLED TRAIN IN HOT WEATHER
    VAN BUREN ST AND LA SALLE ST CHICAGO, IL

    CTA TRIAIN LOST POWER ... EVACUATION HELD UP WHEN POWER WAS RESTORED.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=van+buren+st+and+la+salle+st+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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FLIGHT FOR LIFE TRANSPORTS CRASH VICTIM FROM HUEHL RD AND COMMERCIAL AVE NEAR GLENKIRK, NORTHBROOK AFTER CAR VS TREE CRASH

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~5:11 AM
    NORTHBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR VS TREE EXTRICATION/FLIGHT FOR LIFE
    HUEHL RD AND COMMERCIAL AVE NORTHBROOK, IL

    AMB 10, ENG 10, TWR 12, FLIGHT FOR LIFE ON SCENE FOR CAR VS TREE CRASH AT HUEHL ROAD AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE NORTHBROOK, IL. ONE MALE VICTIM WAS FOUND INJURED AND TRAPPED IN A MINIVAN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION.

    VIDEO: EXTRICATION OPERATIONS AND FLIGHT FOR LIGHT TRANSFER AND TRANSPORT.

    SINCE THE EXTRICATION WAS DIFFICULT AND PROLONGED, FLIGHT FOR LIFE WAS CALLED TO RESPOND. ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL WAS 6:07 A.M.

    THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER LANDED IN THE LANDING ZONE AT ABOUT 6:05 A.M. A YOUNG MALE ADULT WAS EXTRICATED ABOUT THREE MINUTES AFTER THE HELICOPTER LANDED, AND WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE SCENE TO THE HELICOPTER AND TRANSPORTED APPARENTLY TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL.

    NO WORD IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE.


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CITIZENS HELP MAN WITH LIFE PRESERVER IN WATER OFF NAVY PIER, BOAT 6-8-8 CREW PULLS MAN OUT OF WATER

    WED JUL 17 2013 ~8:47 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER RESCUE
    NAVY PIER CHICAGO, IL (NORTH END)

    REPORT OF AN OLDER MAN IN THE WATER WHO DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO SWIM WITH A CIVILIAN RESCUE ATTEMPTED BY THROWING HIM A LIFE PRESERVER. SEVERAL CIVILIANS TRYING TO HELP AT THE FAR NORTHEAST TIP OF NAVY PIER AND OBSERVED ON CAMERA AT THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS.

    6-8-8 ON SCENE WITH 6-8-7 (SCUBA TEAM) PULLING UP. 6-8-8 PULLING VICTIM ONTO THE BOAT AND BRINGING VICTIM TO THE AMBULANCE STANDING BY AT THE CTA TURN-AROUND. SQD 1 ALSO ON THE SCENE.

    AIR-SEA RESCUE HELICOPTERS 6-8-2 RETURNED.

    CFD PULLED THE ONLY VICTIM -- A MALE -- OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PATIENT TRANSPORTED ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TO NWMH. APPEARS HE MAY HAVE JUMPED.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=navy+pier+chicago,+il+(north+end)&t=h&z=17

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BOX ALARM THIRD LEVEL FOR LARGE LUXURY HOME ON FIRE ON CARNOUSTIE LANE, INVERNESS

    TUE JUL 16 2013 ~4:55 PM
    PALATINE RURAL FPD
    WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE
    14 CARNOUSTIE LN INVERNESS, IL

    LUXURY HOME ON FIRE. LADDER TO THE ROOF. TENDERS FROM LONG GROVE (TANKER 55) AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS (TANKER 9) RESPONDING.

    NORTHWEST CENTRAL DISPATCH HAVING TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH IFERN FREQUENCY.

    RE-BROADCAST THE BOX ALARM ...
    LUXURY HOME ON FIRE. LADDER TO THE ROOF. TENDERS FROM LONG GROVE (TANKER 55) AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS (TANKER 9) RESPONDING.

    NORTHWEST CENTRAL DISPATCH HAVING TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH IFERN FREQUENCY.

    ++++++

    TUE JUL 16 2013 ~5:23 PM
    PALATINE RURAL FPD
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE/2ND ALARM TENDERS
    14 CARNOUSTIE LN INVERNESS, IL

    BOX ALARM #36-1 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

    ENGINES: ROLLING MEADOWS, LAKE ZURICH
    TENDER: RUTLAND-DUNDEE, CARY
    TRUCK: WHEELING
    CHIEFS: LONG GROVE, BARRINGTON
    RIT : MOUNT PROSPECT ENGINE AND CHIEF
    TRAILER: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ENGINE, ALGONQUIN AMBULANCE

    SECOND ALARM FOR TENDERS

    STAGING IS ELA RD SOUTH OF PALATINE ROAD.

    3RD ALARM AT 5:44 PM.

    ENGINES: ELK GROVE VILLAGE, STREAMWOOD, CARPENTERSVILLE ENGINE, ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP ENGINE
    TRUCK: DES PLAINES
    SQUAD: NORTHBROOK
    CHIEF: ROLLING MEADOWS, LAKE ZURICH
    COM VAN: ELK GROVE VILLAGE
    TENDER: WAUCONDA
    CHIEF: SCHAUMBURG

    http://maps.google.com/?q=14+carnoustie+ln+inverness,+il&t=h&z=17

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HOUSE FIRE AT LA SALLE ST AND 107TH CHICAGO, IL

    TUE JUL 16 2013 ~2:49 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL
    10700 S LA SALLE ST CHICAGO, IL

    SMOKE SHOWING
    SQD 5
    BC 18 RIT, TRK 40 RIT

    http://maps.google.com/?q=10700+s+la+salle+st+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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LEVEL 1 HAZMAT FOR OBNOXIOUS ODOR ON LOWER WACKER DRIVE NEAR RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO

    TUE JUL 16 2013 ~10:55 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/OBNOXIOUS ODOR
    191 NORTH LOWER WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, IL

    STAGING IS ON RANDOLPH ONE BLOCK WEST OF WACKER DRIVE -- BC 1 ORDERS STAGING ON UPPER WACKER WITH WALK DOWN TO INCIDENCE AREA. THE INCIDENT AREA IS JUST NORTHEAST OF RIVERSIDE PLAZA. UNKNOWN PRODUCT IN A SEWER ... LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL TRUCK MAY HAVE DUMPED A LOAD AT OR NEAR A LOADING DOCK AT 155 NORTH LOWER WACKER DRIVE. THE LIQUID WASTE TRUCK HAD A PREVIOUS STOP AT THE SHEDD AQUARIUM ... DEVELOPING ...

    POLICE ASSISTANCE REQUESTED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

    HAZMAT 5-1-1 RESPONDING FROM ENG 122'S DISTRICT.

    WIND SW 7.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=191+north+lower+wacker+drive+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17

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    THE INCIDENT IS ONGOING SINCE ABOUT 7:00 AM WHEN THE ODOR WAS FIRST REPORTED. THE HAZMAT TEAM WAS CALLED IN ABOUT 10:55 AM.


LEVEL 1 HAZMAT FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH CO READING ON SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE JUL 16 2013 ~10:35 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/GAS ODOR
    8084 CHAMPLAIN CHICAGO, IL

    ENG ON ARRIVAL REPORTS HIGH CO READING OF 1000 PPM, BLDG EVACUATED. GAS-POWERED POWER WASHER WAS BEING USED INSIDE THE BASEMENT.

    OSHA standards prohibit worker exposure to more than 50 PPM (parts of the gas per million parts of air) averaged during an 8-hour time period.


    Following information compiled by CDC/NIOSH ...

    Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
    The chosen IDLH is based on the statement by Patty [1963] that a 1-hour exposure to 1,000 to 1,200 ppm would cause unpleasant, but no dangerous symptoms [Henderson et al. 1921]. Patty [1963] also reported that 1,500 to 2,000 ppm might be a dangerous concentration for an exposure of 1 hour [Henderson et al. 1921].

    Existing short-term exposure guidelines: National Research Council [NRC 1987] Emergency Exposure Guidance Levels (EEGLs):
    10-minute EEGL: 1,500 ppm

    30-minute EEGL: 800 ppm

    60-minute EEGL: 400 ppm

    24-hour EEGL: 50 ppm

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    Reference:
    Patty FA, ed. [1963]. Industrial hygiene and toxicology. 2nd rev. ed. Vol. II. Toxicology. New York, NY: Interscience Publishers, Inc., p. 930.

    Henderson Y, Haggard HW, Teague MC, Prince AL, Wunderlich RM [1921]. Physiological effects of automobile exhaust gas and standards of ventilation for brief exposures. IV. Concordance of the standard here proposed with the observations of other investigators. J Ind Hyg III(4):137-146.

    NRC [1987]. Emergency and continuous exposure guidance levels for selected airborne contaminants. Vol. 7. Ammonia, hydrogen chloride, lithium bromide, and toluene. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, pp. 17-38.

    See also ...
    Carbon monoxide Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)

    OSHA FACT SHEET ...

EXTRA ALARM HOUSE EXPLOSION/HOUSE FIRE, ARSON INVESTIGATION, BURN VICTIM ON SOUTHEAST CIRCLE D, UNINCORPORATED JOLIET

    SUN JUL 14 2013 ~9:21 PM
    EAST JOLIET FPD
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    206 SOUTHEAST CIRCLE DRIVE JOLIET, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 19 FOR BOX NUMBER 500-37NORTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE. ENTIRE ROOF BLOWN OFF INTO THE FRONT YARD, AND HOUSE FULLY-INVOLVED.

    ENGINES LOCKPORT, JOLIET, MOKENA
    TENDERS: NORTHWEST HOMER, FRANKFURT, MINOOKA, AND WILMINGTON
    TRUCK: ELWOOD
    RIT: CHANNAHON SQUAD AND CHIEF
    CHIEF FOR OPS: MANHATTON
    CHIEF FOR SAFETY: ELWOOD

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: TROY AMBULANCE, ORLAND ENGINE, ROMEOVILLE TRUCK, PLAINFIELD TENDER.

    JAMES J. BORG, BURN VICTIM FOUND OUTSIDE THE BURNING HOUSE WITH BURNS ON 70 PERCENT OF HIS BODY. BORG IS THE BOYFRIEND OF MISSING WOMAN, ANNE GAY, 52, AND HAS BEEN A PERSON OF INTEREST IN HER MISSING PERSON CASE, ACCORDING TO DEPUTY CHIEF KENNETH KAUPAS, WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

    A DOG SURVIVED, AND WAS FOUND IN THE RUBBLE IN ITS DOG HOUSE.

    THE FIRE IS INVESTIGATED AS ARSON WITH THE GAS LINE TO THE DRYER APPEARING TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED, CUT AND OPEN -- WITH THE VALVE WIDE OPEN.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=206+southeast+circle+drive+joliet,+il&t=h&z=17

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BOX ALARM FOR A GARAGE FIRE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE LINE DOWN ON TAFT AVE, BERKELEY

    SUN JUL 14 2013 ~4:47 PM
    BERKELEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM/GARAGE FIRE
    1305 TAFT BERKELEY, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX #100 FOR A GARAGE FIRE. HIGH VOLTAGE LINE DOWN AT THE REAR OF THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE.

    MAYWOOD ENGINE, ELMHURST TRUCK, BROADVIEW SQUAD, WESTCHESTER RIT, VILLA PARK AMBULANCE, DIVISION 20 CHIEF, ROSEMONT CASCADE

    BENSENVILLE ENGINE CHANGE OF QUARTERS

    STAGING AT TAFT AND ST CHARLES RD

    BOX IMMEDIATELY STRUCK AT 4:55 PM

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1305+taft+berkeley,+il&t=h&z=17

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EMS PLAN 1 FOR EXTRICATION CRASH AT CHICAGO AVE AND PULASKI RD, CHICAGO

    SAT JUL 13 2013 ~11:35 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN 1/FATAL PIN-IN CRASH
    CHICAGO AVE AND PULASKI RD CHICAGO, IL

    BC 13 CALLS FOR EMS PLAN 1 FOR T-BONE CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 11:37 PM. POLICE PURSUIT/OFFENDING VEHICLE HIT TWO CARS AT INTERSECTION. ONE OF THE VICTIM VEHICLES THEN HIT A CTA BUS.

    SQD 2, AMB 34, AMB 15, AND AMB 42 DUE BEFORE THE PLAN 1 WAS ORDERED.

    ALL VICTIMS OUT EXCEPT FOR ONE BY ABOUT 11:43 PM. SIX VICTIMS TOTAL. FINAL VICTIM OUT OF HE CAR ABOUT 11:50 PM. ONE FATAL (FEMALE AGE 35), FOUR NON-LIFE-THREATENING (INCLUDING OFFENDER), AND ONE MEDICAL REFUSAL.

    ONE OF THE CRASHED VEHICLES WAS INVOLVED IN A POLICE PURSUIT AFTER THE OFFENDER FLED FROM A SHOOTING IN THE 100 BLOCK OF SPRINGFIELD AVENUE ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE CRASH SCENE. THE SHOOTING WAS REPORTED ABOUT 11:30 PM.

    CORRECTED ADDRESS OF CRASH SCENE: 800 NORTH PULASKI ROAD.

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 11:56 PM.

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3-11 ALARM FOR MULTIPLE HOUSES BURNING ON S UNION AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT JUL 13 2013 ~10:05 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    3-11 ALARM/MULTIPLE HOUSES
    4425 SOUTH UNION AVE CHICAGO, IL

    MULTIPLE FRAMES 2.5-STORY 25X60 BURNING (CLOSE SPACING).


    VIDEO: Squad 5A snorkel operations and ladder operation by Tower 39 and Truck 18 on South Union Avenue in Chicago (SRResquire).

    BC 15 RIT CHIEF
    BC 15 BECOMES BOX CHIEF
    BC 18 BECOMES RIT CHIEF
    TRK 15 RIT TRK

    ENG 29, TRK 33

    29 TAKE THE REAR

    WORKING FIRE AT 10:05 AM.

    STILL AND BOX AT 10:06 AM
    2-2-5 AND 2-7-3 ON THE STILL AND BOX


CRASH INVOLVING A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK ON EB I-94 NEAR ROSECRANS RD, GURNEE

    SAT JUL 13 2013 ~1:04 PM
    GURNEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CRASH INVOLVING A SEMI
    42.469564,-87.964199 (EB I-94 AT 2.5 MILE MAKER)

    MULTIPLE INJURIES AND VEHICLE WITH HEAVY DAMAGE.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=42.469564,-87.964199+(eb+i-94+at+2.5+mile+maker)&t=h&z=17

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FIRE ENGINE ON FIRE ON WB I-88 AT MAIN ST NEAR KANEVILLE

    FRI JUL 12 2013 ~12:22 PM
    KANEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FIRE ENGINE ON FIRE
    41.840281,-88.491981 (WB I-88 AT MAIN STREET)

    FIRE ENGINE REPORTED ON FIRE ON THE WESTBOUND RIGHT SHOULDER.

    AGENCY OF THE FIRE ENGINE UNKNOWN.

    BIG ROCK AMBULANCE ALSO RESPONDING WITH KANE COUNTY SHERIFF AND ILLINOIS STATE POLICE.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=41.840281,-88.491981+(wb+i-88+at+main+street)&t=h&z=17

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GARAGE FIRE ON WEST MAIN ST, WAUCONDA

    FRI JUL 12 2013 ~12:03 PM
    WAUCONDA FIRE DISTRICT
    WORKING FIRE/GARAGE FIRE
    28115 WEST MAIN ST WAUCONDA, IL

    GARAGE FIRE STARTED AS A CAR FIRE.

    NUNDA TENDER MUTUAL AID.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=28115+west+main+st+wauconda,+il&t=h&z=17

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EMS BOX LEVEL 3 FOR MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH ON NB I-94 AT 9.5 MM, NEAR GURNEE

    FRI JUL 12 2013 ~10:51 AM
    GURNEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS LIFE SAFETY BOX 3RD LEVEL
    42.369706,-87.942175 (NB I-94 AT THE 9.5 MILE MARKER)

    MABAS DIVISION 4 LIFE SAFETY BOX 19-37 FOR A MULTI-INJURY CRASH ON ORDERS OF GURNEE BC 1303 AT ABOUT 11:05 AM. INITIALLY REPORTED AS POSSIBLY TWO PERSONS TRAPPED.

    REPORT OF 16 PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASH. POSSIBLY FOURTEEN HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS TO MULTIPLE HOSPITALS (MOST TO CONDELL). THE CRASH INVOLVED THREE SUVS, TWO PASSENGER CARS AND A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK.

    REQUESTING AMBULANCES AND CHIEFS.

    I-94 AT 9.5 NB MILE MARKER -- STAGING NORTH OF THIS LOCATION.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=42.369706,-87.942175+(nb+i-94+at+the+9.5+mile+marker)&t=h&z=17

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    DUE WITH AMBULANCES: WAUKEGAN, LAKE VILLA, NEWPORT, COUNTRYSIDE, BEACH PARK, ROUND LAKE, LAKE FOREST, LAKE ZURICH, AND HIGHLAND PARK.

    DUE WITH CHIEFS: NEWPORT, ROUND LAKE AND  GRAYSLAKE

    BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 11:33 AM.

CAR FIRE ON WARWICK CIRCLE, HOFFMAN ESTATES

    THU JUL 11 2013 ~4:00 PM
    HOFFMAN ESTATES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR FIRE WITH EXPOSURE TO HOUSE
    1100 WARWICK CIRCLE HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL

    CAR FIRE WITH EXPOSURE TO A HOUSE. GARAGE ROOF CAUGHT FIRE FROM CAR PARKED ON DRIVEWAY.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1100+warwick+circle+hoffman+estates,+il&t=h&z=17

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EXTRA ALARM HOUSE FIRE IN TERRA VITA ESTATES NEAR WILLOW CREEK CHURCH, SOUTH BARRINGTON

    TUE JUL 09 2013 ~12:26 PM
    BARRINGTON COUNTRYSIDE FPD
    BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/HOUSE FIRE
    4 TERRA VITA DRIVE SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX 36-2 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE. REPORT OF FIRE SHOWING FROM THE ROOF. REPORT OF INTERIOR WALL COLLAPSE.

    ALGONQUIN, HOFFMAN ESTATES AND LAKE ZURICH DUE WITH ENGINES. BARTLETT, NUNDA TOWNSHIP AND WAUCONDA DUE WITH TENDERS. PALATINE DUE WITH A TRUCK. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS DUE WITH EMS. CHIEFS DUE FROM FOX RIVER GROVE, LAKE ZURICH AND LONG GROVE. SPECIAL REQUEST FOR MESS CANTEEN.

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: HANOVER PARK AMBULANCE, ROLLING MEADOWS AMBULANCE, WHEELING ENGINE.

    STAGING IS AT BARRINGTON ROAD AND TERRA VITA DRIVE.

    2ND ALARM AT 1:08 PM FOR TENDERS ONLY:
    CRYSTAL LAKE, RUTLAND-DUNDEE, AND SOUTH ELGIN.

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    Severe thunderstorms moved from southwest to northeast on Tuesday around noon when lightning is suspected to have struck a large luxury home near Barrington Road and Algonquin Road in South Barrington (See four images of radar from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday).

EXTRA ALARM GARAGE FIRE ON LINDEN AVE, BELLWOOD

    THU JUL 04 2013 ~8:53 AM
    BELLWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM /GARAGE FIRE
    1105 LINDEN AVE BELLWOOD, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM ON BOX 100 FOR A GARAGE FIRE

    MELROSE PARK RIT, FRANKLIN PARK AMBULANCE, STONE PARK SAFETY, BERKELEY PHOTO

    CHANGE OF QUARTER: BERKELEY ENGINE

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1105+linden+ave+bellwood,+il&t=h&z=17

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FOUR-VEHICLE CRASH ON THE EASTBOUND EDENS SPUR NEAR NORTHBROOK

    TUE JUL 02 2013 ~9:40 PM
    NORTHBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE INJURY EXPRESSWAY CRASH
    42.149151,-87.847736 (EB SPUR AT 27.75 MILE MARKER)

    CRASH WITH TWO VEHICLES IN THE DITCH. ENG 10 REPORTS FOUR CAR CRASH ALL UPRIGHT WITH ALL LANES BLOCKED AND ACCESS TO THE SHOULDER. TWO CARS IN A DITCH ... ALL VEHICLES UPRIGHT. BC 11 REPORTS ONE INJURED.

    AMB 10, ENG 10, SQD 12, BC 11

    MILE MARKER 28.75

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EMS PLAN 1 FOR MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH ON INBOUND DAN RYAN AT 69TH ST, CHICAGO

    TUE JUL 02 2013 ~6:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I FOR MULTI-INJURY CRASH
    41.768975,-87.625519 (INTERSTATE 94 AND 69TH STREET CHICAGO, IL)

    MULTIPLE INJURIES IN A CRASH ON THE NORTHBOUND (INBOUND) DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=41.768975,-87.625519+(interstate+94+and+69th+street+chicago,+il)&t=h&z=17

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    CRASH INVOLVED A LIMO, TRUCK AND AT LEAST TWO CARS. THREE CODE RED, ONE CODE YELLOW, SIX TREATED AND DECLINED TRANSPORT. SECURED ABOUT 7:40 PM.





EXTRA ALARM APARTMENT/CONDO FIRE ON BALLANTRAE NEAR DUNDEE RD, NORTHBROOK

    MON JUL 01 2013 ~6:26 PM
    NORTHBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/STRUCTURE FIRE
    620 BALLANTRAE DRIVE NORTHBROOK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM 3-1111 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

    FIRST DUE ENG 11, ENG 10, TWR 12, TRK 29, AMB 11, BC 11, 1101 FOR A REPORT OF A FIRE ON A THIRD FLOOR BALCONY.

    ENG 11 REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING FROM TWO SIDES OF THE THIRD FLOOR OF A THREE-STORY MULTI-FAMILY UNIT.

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