PERSON HIT BY A TRAIN ON THE BLUE LINE ON LAKE ST NEAR JAMES R THOMPSON CENTER, CHICAGO -- TRAIN EVACUATES

    TUE NOV 03 2015 ~8:03 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSON HIT BY A TRAIN
    117W LAKE ST CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A PERSON HIT BY A TRAIN -- INITIALLY UNKNOWN IF ELEVATED OR SUBWAY.

    POSSIBLY 133 W LAKE ST. POSSIBLY ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
    FIRST COMPANIES ON THE WAY DOWN TO TRACKS TO INVESTIGATE BY ABOUT 7:56 AM.

    EVACUATING A CTA TRAIN AT 333 W WACKER DRIVE AT 8:03 AM WITH BC3, E1 AND AERIAL TOWER 1.

    PERSON REMOVED AND TREATED BY A42 CREW BY 8:08 AM.

    BC3 AND THE GROUP DON'T SEE ANY CTA OR PASSENGERS AT 8:13 AM.

    BC1 RELEASES THE SECONDARY HOLD AT 8:13 AM, BEFORE UNDERSTANDING THERE ARE OTHER SEARCHES AND POSSIBLE EVACUATIONS NEARBY ON THE TRACKS.

    UNKNOWN TO CFD WHY CTA WANTS TO EVACUATE TRAIN AT 8:14 AM.

    CFD LEARNING BY 8:15 AM. THAT ENTIRE BLUE LINE SUBWAY TUNNEL HAS POWER SHUT DOWN.

    BC3 REPORTS PASSENGERS ARE EXITING THE LAKE STREET ACCESS BY ABOUT 8:17 AM.

    BC3 REQUESTS AN EXTRA TRUCK OR ENGINE TO ASSIST WITH EVACUATION AT 8:17 AM. -- T2 ASSIGNED.

    BC17 ON DES PLAINES -- HOLDING OFF ON OPENING HATCHES AT 8:18 AM.

    BC3 REQUESTING CPD HELP WITH INTERSECTION CONTROL AT 8:25 AM.

    E42 CREW GOING TO UPPER WACKER AND RANDOLPH AT 8:27 AM.

    2-2-1 ASKS IF SECONDARY HOLD IS STILL ON. MAIN REPORTS THE SECONDARY HOLD RELEASED BY BC1 ABOUT 8:27 AM.

    2-2-1 REQUESTS THE SECONDARY HOLD BY 8:28 AM.

    BC1 AFFIRMS THE SECONDARY HOLD AFTER LEARNING PEOPLE ARE "SELF-EVAUATING" AT 8:28 AM.

    BC17 REPORTS AT 8:33 AM THAT PASSENGERS ARE TELLING CREWS THEY WERE DIRECTED OF THE TRAIN AT THE DIVISION STOP.

    PEOPLE ARE COMING UP 4 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS.

    ALL CTA PASSENGERS OFF THE TRAIN BY 8:36 AM.

    AT 8:37 AM 2-2-1 REQUESTING PAR BEFORE RELEASING THE SECOND HOLD.

    2-1-31 REQUESTS OPERATIONS CENTER LOOKS AT CAMERAS TO MAKE SURE NO ONE IS WALKING AROUND IN THE TUNNEL.


    E42 REPORTS AT 8:39 AM THAT THE AREA OF RANDOLPH AND WACKER IS ALL CLEAR PER CTA -- WANTS MSG FORWARDED TO 5-1-5 OR BC1.

    BC3 REPORTS AT 8:40 AM THAT ALL COMPANIES CAN BE RELEASED FROM THE LAKE AND WACKER INCIDENT.

    2-1-31 AND CTA AT 8:43 AM REPORTS 8-CAR TRAIN IS STILL STOPPED IN AREA UNTIL CLEARED (COMMUTERS IN PLACE ON THAT TRAIN).

    PARS UNDERWAY OR COMPLETED BY 8:49 AM.

    ALL COMPANIES AT 400 NORTH ARE PAR AND COVERED BY 8:50 AM.

    BC1 COMPANIES ARE ALSO PAR AND GOOD BY 8:50 AM.

    ALL COMPANIES GOOD/PAR BY 8:51 AM

    2-2-1 ?? REPORTS ALL COMPANIES AND ALL CTA PERSONNEL OUT OF THE TUNNEL BY 8:51 AM -- RELEASING THE POWER HOLD.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E1 E42

    TRUCK(S): T6 T3 AERIAL TOWER 1 T19

    SQUAD(S): SQD2

    CHIEF(S): BC1 BC17 BC3 2-2-1 4-1-11 2-1-30 5-1-5 2-1-31

    EMS: A42 4-5-4

    STAGING:


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