ELEVATED CO OFFICE BUILDING ON NORTH LASALLE DR NEAR CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO -- LEVEL 2 HAZMAT

    THU MAR 16 2017 ~12:11 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    ELEVATED CO/LEVEL I HAZMAT/LEVEL II HAZMAT
    770 North LaSalle St CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF ELEVATED CO

    E98 crew requests a truck and a Battalion Chief for a CO level of 200 ppm on the 8th floor of an 8-story office building.

    E98 reports the culprit is a gas operated motor from a welding company by 12:07 p.m.

    Level I Hazmat on orders of 2-2-1 at 12:11 p.m.

    E98 requesting fans from T3 to ventilate the building. E98 is evacuating starting at the 8th floor and is down to the 7th floor by 12:12 p.m. Report gas motor CO was coming from the basement.

    READINGS CO 200 PPM on the 8th floor.

    BC1 reports CO levels are dropping, but requests a Level II to assist with evacuation and to bring extra fans.

    T2 assigned to bring fans to lobby by 12:22 p.m.

    BC1 reports a CO reading drop to 62 PPM as firefighters move down to lower floors by 12:25 p.m.

    Holding the DE-CON van by 12:28 p.m.

    Fire companies are on all floors with CO levels coming down with fan ventilation and windows open.

    Primary and secondary search completed on all floors by 12:42 p.m.


    LEVEL 2 HAZMAT SECURED AT 12:42 PM

    WIND ??   MPH ??

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E98  E13

    TRUCK(S): T3 T2      TL ??

    SQD1     CV271

    5-1-1 (HAZ-MAT INCIDENT TEAM 1)

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC1 5-1-5    2-1-21
    2-1-20 covering for 5-1-0 (DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF HAZMAT)

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

    STAGING: LaSalle and Ohio

    4-1-7

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