FATAL HIGH-RISE APARTMENT FIRE, MAN AGE 70 ON OXYGEN KILLED AT WEST POINT PLAZA ON S DAMEN AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT MAR 14 2015 ~11:17 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL APARTMENT FIRE/2-11/STILL AND BOX/HIGH-RISE STILL
    300 S DAMEN AVE CHICAGO, IL



    REPORT OF SMOKE IN AN APARTMENT ON THE 11TH FLOOR OF A 21-STORY HIGH-RISE "WEST POINT PLAZA."

    MALE AGE 70 ON OXYGEN TRANSPORTED TO  JOHN H. STROGER HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

    NO OTHER INJURIES REPORTED.

    MAN FOUND INJURED IN BED AND ON OXYGEN.

    E26 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A HIGH-RISE WITH NOTHING SHOWING AT 11:21 PM.

    INVESTIGATION TEAM ON THE WAY UP BY 11:26 PM.

    BC4 REQUESTS A STILL AND BOX AND EMS PLAN 1 AT 11:28 PM. "WE DO HAVE A FIRE."

    BC4 UPON ARRIVAL REPORTS A RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE WITH NOTHING SHOWING.

    BC4 REPORTS A PROBLEM WITH GETTING WATER TO THE STANDPIPE AND REQUESTS A 2-11.

    SWITCHED BY 11:38 PM ...
    FIRE ATTACK STAIRWELL B AT 11:35 PM.

    FIRE EVACUATION STAIRWELL A AT 11:35 PM.


    FIRE ATTACK STAIRWELL A AT 11:38 PM.

    FIRE EVACUATION STAIRWELL B AT 11:38 PM.

    WATER ON THE FIRE -- MAKING GOOD PROGRESS BY 11:38 PM

    FIRE IS OUT AND MAKING PROGRESS BY 11:40 PM.

    PERSON IN DISTRESS ON THE 13TH FLOOR AT 11:41 PM.

    PRIMARY SEARCHES COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE PER 2-2-1 AND MAKING ANNOUNCES AND CONTINUING SEARCHES BY 11:48 PM

    STRIKING OUT THE 2-11 ON 2-1-31 AT 11:55 PM.

    HOLDING THE EMS PLAN 1 IN PLACE.

    LIGHT SMOKE ON THE FIRE FLOOR; NO SMOKE ON FLOOR 12 AND NO SMOKE ON FLOOR 13.

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED ON ORDERS OF 2-1-71 AT 12:03 AM.

    RUNDOWN:
    ENGINE(S): E26    E ??    E23 THIRD ENGINE

    TRUCK(S): T7   T ??

    SQD2 CV271

    RIT: BC15 T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC4

    BC3 FORWARD FIRE COMMAND
    BC12 FIRE ATTACK

    EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??


    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 11:28 PM ON ORDERS OF BC4.

    CHIEF(S): 2-2-1 BC14 PLANS

    STAGING: OGDEN AND DAMEN


    2-11 ALARM AT 11:30 PM.

    ENGINE(S): E30 ALS ENGINE

    TRUCK(S): T8

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-3-8 2-1-31 4-4-05 2-1-5 2-7-10
    BC13 REPORT TO INCIENT COMMANDER
    BC1 REPORT TO INCIDENT COMANDER

    SPECIAL: CANTEEN 4-0-1

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: OGDEN AND DAMEN

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