RESIDENTIAL FIRE ON EAST 120TH STREET, CHICAGO

    SAT OCT 27 2012 ~2:50 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM/RESIDENTIAL FIRE
    33 EAST 120TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    BN 22 COMMAND. ENG 75, ENG 115, TRK 27, TRK 62, SQD 5 COMMUNICATIONS VAN, BN 21 RIT, TRK 24 RIT. BN 22 REPORTS TWO-STORY ORDINARY 25X60 WITH FIRE IN THE REAR -- BACK PORCHES ON FIRE.  STAGING 119TH ST AND MICHIGAN. BN 23 PLANS CHIEF. ENG 62 IS THIRD ENGINE. FIRE OUT AT 2:58 AM.


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FATAL RESIDENTIAL FIRE ON NORTH CENTRAL PARK AVE

    SAT OCT 27 2012 ~1:40 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL HOUSE FIRE
    1600 NORTH CENTRAL PARK AVE CHICAGO, IL (IN THIS BLOCK)

    BN 7 REPORTS: THREE-STORY FRAME RESIDENTIAL 25X75 FOOT BUILDING WITH A FIRE IN THE ATTIC. GROUND LADDERS AT SECTOR 1 AND SECTOR 3. RIT AMBULANCE (AMB 10) TAKES AN INJURED CIVILIAN IN SECTOR 3. AMB 48 RESPONDS AS REPLACEMENT AT ABOUT 1:49 AM.

    COOK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE IDENTIFIED MALE FIRE VICTIM AS JAIME MARTINEZ -- DEAD FROM SMOKE INHALATION. VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO ST. MARY AND ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER. SUFFERED SECOND- AND THIRD-DEGREE BURNS AND SEVERE SMOKE INHALATION. PRONOUNCED DEAD ABOUT 2:00 AM. DEATH RULED ACCIDENTAL.

    SECOND MAN ALSO INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO ST. MARY AND ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER.


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STRUCTURE FIRE AT 27TH AND KARLOV AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~7:42 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM/STRUCTURE FIRE
    27TH ST AND KARLOV CHICAGO, IL

    STAGING AREA IS 26 AND KARLOV BN 4 BOX CHIEF. BN 15 PLANS CHIEF. RESPONSES TWR 54, 2-7-3 AND OTHERS. ORIGINAL FIRE  BUILDING IS VACANT AND FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL. SECOND EXPOSURE BUILDING 20X40 HAS FIRE IN THE ATTIC. LINE OUT TO THE SECOND FLOOR. MAKING PROGRESS, BUT A LOT OF WIRES DOWN ON THE ROOF. COM ED RESPONDING. DEVELOPING ...


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FIRE AT ARBOR PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, ON CENTRAL AVE, OAK FOREST

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~5:25 PM
    OAK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FULL STILL ALARM
    17301 CENTRAL OAK FOREST, IL

    STILL ALARM BOX 902 FOR A FIRE AT ARBOR PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

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RESIDENTIAL FIRE ON MENARD AVENUE, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~11:30 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/RESIDENTIAL FIRE
    1405 N MENARD AVE CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.


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BASEMENT FIRE IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE ON CARPENTER, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~11:20 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/BASEMENT FIRE
    7950 CARPENTER ST CHICAGO, IL

    BASEMENT FIRE IN A MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE


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7 CHILDREN TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITALS AS PRECAUTION AFTER SCHOOL BUS CRASH AT HOYNE AVE AND MADISON ST, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~8:05 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SCHOOL BUS CRASH
    HOYNE AVE AND MADISON ST CHICAGO, IL

    SEVEN CHILDREN TRANSPORTED AS A PRECAUTION TO RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, JOHN H. STROGER JR. HOSPITAL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER. BUS HAD SEVERE DAMAGE AFTER CRASH INTO ROADWAY MEDIAN.


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EXTRA ALARM FOR LUXURY HOME FIRE ON MERGANSER LANE, BLOOMINGDALE

    THU OCT 25 2012 ~9:30 PM
    BLOOMINGDALE FPD
    BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
    197 MERGANSER LN BLOOMINGDALE, IL

    SECOND ALARM BOX ALARM FOR LUXURY HOME FIRE. TENDER/TANKER OPERATION WITH PORTABLE WATER POOLS FILLED FROM DISTANT FIRE HYDRANTS.


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WATER RESCUE BY THE SHEDD AQUARIUM, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~6:04 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER RESCUE
    1200 S LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO


    PERSON IN THE WATER HOLDING ON TO A ROCK NEAR SHEDD AQUARIUM, 1200 S LAKE SHORE DRIVE. PEOPLE WITH FLASHLIGHTS ON SHORELINE SIGNALING VICTIM LOCATION. VICTIM RESCUED FROM THE ROCK -- OUT OF THE WATER AND TRANSPORTED TO CFD AMBULANCE. 

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EXTRA ALARM CHURCH BUILDING FIRE NEAR 70TH AND STEWART AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~4:04 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-11 ALARM BUILDING FIRE
    409 WEST 70TH STREET CHICAGO, IL

    BASEMENT AT "THE LOVE FAITH AND PRAISE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST" SHOWING HEAVY FIRE ON ARRIVAL. BN 17 RIT, TRK 41 RIT. 125 X 125 BUILDING WITH FIRE ALREADY THROUGH THE ROOF. STAGING 71ST AND EGGLESTON AVE. UPGRADED TO A 2-11 AT ABOUT 4:10 AM. BUILDING IS A 1.5 -STORY CHURCH FULLY-INVOLVED WITH COLLAPSE ZONES BEING SETUP ABOUT 4:17 AM.  UPGRADED TO A 3-11 AT ABOUT 4:27 AM BY ORDERS OF 2-2-5. NEXT 2-1-30 IN COMMAND.

    THREE MASTER STREAMS AND THE SPARE SNORKEL 6-6-1 WORKING ON THE FIRE. TWO TOWER LADDERS, 3 HAND LINES ON THE FIRE. EXPOSURE PROBLEMS IN SECTOR 3. SNORKEL IN SECTOR 3.


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BUILDING FIRE NEAR 70TH AND EGGLESTON AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 26 2012 ~4:04 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL & BOX ALARM BUILDING FIRE
    UPGRADED TO A 3-11 ALARM
    409 WEST 70TH STREET CHICAGO, IL

    BASEMENT AT "THE LOVE FAITH AND PRAISE CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST" SHOWING HEAVY FIRE ON ARRIVAL. BN 17 RIT, TRK 41 RIT. 125 X 125 BUILDING WITH FIRE ALREADY THROUGH THE ROOF. STAGING 71ST AND EGGLESTON AVE. UPGRADED TO A 2-11 AT ABOUT 4:10 AM. BUILDING IS A 1.5 -STORY CHURCH FULLY-INVOLVED WITH COLLAPSE ZONES BEING SETUP ABOUT 4:17 AM.  UPGRADED TO A 3-11 AT ABOUT 4:27 AM BY ORDERS OF 2-2-5. NEXT 2-1-30 IN COMMAND.

    THREE MASTER STREAMS AND THE SPARE SNORKEL 6-6-1 WORKING ON THE FIRE. TWO TOWER LADDERS, 3 HAND LINES ON THE FIRE. EXPOSURE PROBLEMS IN SECTOR 3. SNORKEL IN SECTOR 3.


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STILL AND BOX AT THE HYATT REGENCY HOTEL ON EAST WACKER DRIVE, CHICAGO

    THU OCT 25 2012 ~6:42 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM
    151 EAST WACKER DR CHICAGO, IL

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT THE HYATT REGENCY FOR AUTOMOBILE FIRE IN THE LOWER LEVEL PARKING GARAGE. SMOKE CONDITIONS RISING UP; FIREFIGHTERS SEARCHING STAIRWELLS. BN 3 FORWARD FIRE COMMAND. BN 2 TO THE LOBBY.   BN 5 PLANS CHIEF. BN 12 RIT. PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM ANNOUNCING NOTIFICATIONS TO HOTEL GUESTS. FIRE IS OUT AT ABOUT 6:59 PM. MOBILE VENTILATION UNIT (MVU) MOVING UP; WILL BE USED TO VENTILATE PARKING GARAGE. FYI ONLY: HELICOPTER NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF WEATHER.

    FIRE EXTINGUISHED ABOUT 6:59 PM -- FIREFIGHTERS STILL WORKING TO SEARCH FOR POSSIBLE VICTIMS AND VENTILATE. CAR-TO-CAR SEARCHES -- PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SEARCHES REPORTED NEGATIVE AT ABOUT 7:23 PM. SMOKE IS BEING CLEARED. MVU IS SET UP AT THE PARKING GARAGE CLEARING SMOKE OUT OF THE GARAGE.


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