HOUSE FIRE ON WASHINGTON ST, CARPENTERSVILLE -- EXTRA ALARM

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~9:10 PM
    CARPENTERSVILLE & COUNTRYSIDE FPD
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    104 N WASHINGTON CARPENTERSVILLE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 2 BOX ALARM ON BOX #2-153 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE(HOUSE FIRE)

    ENGINE(S): CARPENTERSVILLE, BARRINGTON

    EMS: ELGIN

    CHIEF(S): RUTLAND-DUNDEE, BARRINGTON

    SPECIAL: RUTLAND-DUNDEE SUPPORT TEAM, HANOVER PARK REHAB VEHICLE

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: PALATINE RURAL ENG 36, PALATINE RURAL CHIEF, HOFFMAN ESTATES AMBULANCE

    STAGING AT WASHINGTON JUST SOUTH OF MAPLE

    2ND ALARM AT 09:37 PM 

    ENGINE(S): ELGIN, SOUTH ELGIN -- HOFFMAN ESTATES IS REPLACEMENT ENGINE.

    TRUCK(S): CARY

    CHIEF(S): ELGIN, BARRINGTON

    SPECIAL: KANE COUNTY COMMAND VAN

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SNOW PLOW ON FIRE ON CICERO AVE NEAR MIDWAY AIRPORT, CHICAGO

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~7:34 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SNOW PLOW FIRE
    5700 S CICERO AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BC 16, ENG 127, SQD 5 AND TWR 54 RESPOND TO A SNOW PLOW ON FIRE NEAR MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

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ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE ON DEMPSTER ST, SKOKIE

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~8:05 PM
    SKOKIE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    3925 DEMPSTER ST SKOKIE, IL

    ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE. SMALL GARAGE FIRE IN THE REAR OF THE GARAGE.

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FIRE IN A LAUNDRY ROOM IN LAKE MEADOWS APARTMENTS HIGH-RISE ON 32ND ST , CHICAGO

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~7:36 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX AND EMS PLAN 1 FOR A FIRE IN A HIGH-RISE
    501 E 32ND ST CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE IN A LAUNDRY ROOM IN A HIGH-RISE. BC 2 IN COMMAND. MOBILE VENTILATION UNIT 9-2-3 RESPONDING. FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITH PUMP CANS, BUT SMOKE REQUIRED EXTRA COMPANIES TO VENTILATE. STRUCK OUT ABOUT 8:30 PM.

    MAN AND WOMAN TRANSPORTED TO MERCY HOSPITAL. FIREFIGHTER ALSO TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FROM THE SCENE.

    NO SQUAD -- NOT CONFIRMED    CV 273

    RIT: BC 4 TRK 6

    AMB EMS 45 STANDBY AMB

    STAGING 31ST AND MARTIN LUTHER KING

    BC 14 INCIDENT COMMAND

    BC 3 SAFETY CHIEF

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BLACK LAB RESCUED FROM DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR WASHINGTON BLVD AND THATCHER AVE, RIVER FOREST

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~12:00 PM
    RIVER FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ICE/WATER RESCUE
    DES PLAINES RIVER AND CHICAGO AVE BRIDGE

    BLACK LAB RAN ACROSS ICE INTO OPEN WATER IN THE DES PLAINES RIVER. FIREFIGHTERS WEARING PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND PROTECTIVE SUITS FOR ICE WATER CONDITIONS USED A LADDER FOR SUPPORT ABOVE THE WATER AND GRABBED THE DOG BY THE COLLAR, AND PULLED IT TO SAFETY.

    THE BLACK LAB WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL VETERINARIAN -- HOPEFULLY IN GOOD CONDITION.

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PUPPY RESCUED FROM DES PLAINES RIVER NEAR WASHINGTON BLVD AND THATCHER AVE, RIVER FOREST

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~9:45 AM
    RIVER FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ICE/WATER RESCUE
    NEAR WASHINGTON BLVD AND THATCHER AVE RIVER FOREST, IL

    PUPPY RAN INTO THE DES PLAINES RIVER. FIREFIGHTERS WEARING PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES AND PROTECTIVE SUITS FOR ICE WATER CONDITIONS USED A PIKE POLE TO GRAB THE DOG BY THE COLLAR AND PULL IT TO SHORE.

    THE PUPPY WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL VETERINARIAN -- HOPEFULLY IN GOOD CONDITION.

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CAR VS TRAIN CRASH AT UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE AND RIVER RD, DES PLAINES

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~6:31 PM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR VS TRAIN CRASH
    RIVER RD AND UNION PACIFIC NORTHWEST LINE

    TRAIN-CAR CRASH WITH MINOR INJURIES OR NO INJURIES.

    STATION 1 AND STATION 2 APPARATUS AND BC 9 RESPONDING

    TRUCK 83 IMMEDIATELY RETURNED.

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LARGE HOUSE FIRE ON MONROE ST NEAR MADISON AND PARK, FOREST PARK -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    MON DEC 30 2013 ~11:57 PM
    FOREST PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    7776 MONROE ST FOREST PARK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 11 BOX ALARM ON BOX #400 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE) IN A CUL DE SAC.



    ENGINE(S): CICERO, MAYWOOD

    TRUCK(S): BERWYN

    SQUAD(S): FOREST PARK SQUAD

    CHIEF(S): DIVISION 11 CHIEFS

    SPECIAL: BERWYN REHAB

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: STICKNEY ENGINE

    STAGING AT JACKSON AND MONROE


    2ND ALARM AT 12:44 AM

    ENGINE(S): ELMWOOD PARK, WESTCHESTER

    TRUCK(S): BROADVIEW

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TOWNHOUSE FIRE ON BUTTERNUT LN, STREAMWOOD

    TUE DEC 31 2013 ~6:20 AM
    STREAMWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TOWNHOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    277 BUTTERNUT LN STREAMWOOD, IL

    REPORT OF SMOKE DETECTOR ACTIVATION AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE BUILDING. BC 9 REQUESTS POLICE EVACUATE RESIDENTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AFFECTED TOWNHOUSE UNIT.

    FIRE WAS DECLARED "OUT" AT 6:31 AM. THE FIRE WAS POSSIBLY ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. AT THIS TIME IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS IS A SUSPICIOUS FIRE.

    ENGINE(S): ENG 33

    TRUCK(S): TRK 32

    EMS: AMB 32 AMB 33

    CHIEF(S): BC 9

    AUTO/AID: BARTLETT ENG 1 AND HANOVER PARK TRK 371

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SUSPICIOUS MATERIALS INVESTIGATION AT THE DIRKSEN FEDERAL BUILDING ON SOUTH DEARBORN ST , CHICAGO

    MON DEC 30 2013 ~3:45 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SUSPICIOUS MATERIALS INVESTIGATION
    219 SOUTH DEARBORN ST CHICAGO, IL

    BC 1 IN COMMAND. HAZMAT MOBILE LAB 5-1-11 RESPONDING. DEVELOPING ...

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FATAL CRASH NEAR ARCHER AVE AND PARKER RD ENTRANCE TO COG HILL GOLF CLUB, NEAR LEMONT

    MON DEC 30 2013 ~6:20 AM
    LEMONT FPD
    FATAL CRASH
    41.672391,-87.951455 (ARCHER AVE JUST EAST OF COG HILL ENTRANCE)

    DRIVER OF TOYOTA KILLED IN CRASH AFTER DRIVING ON THE NORTHBOUND SHOULDER OF ARCHER AVE AND LOSING CONTROL INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES WHERE HE HIT A DODGE RAM.

    DRIVER OF THE DODGE RAM TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.



    EXTENDED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION ENDED ABOUT 10:00 A.M. ARCHER AVE WAS CLOSED BETWEEN 123RD ST (MCCARTHY RD) AND BELL RD.

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LARGE MULCH FIRE ON LAWNDALE IN MCCOOK NEAR I-55 AND HARLEM AVE BRINGS "FOREST FIRE" ODOR FROM SOUTHWEST SIDE OF CHICAGO TO WEST LOOP

    SAT DEC 28 2013 ~7:43 AM
    MCCOOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    OUTDOOR MULCH FIRE
    5300 LAWNDALE AVE MCCOOK, IL

    CICERO FIRE DEPARTMENT ASKS CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT ON IFERN IF THEY HAVE ANY LARGE FIRES IN THE AREA AT 7:43 AM. CICERO FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS INVESTIGATING A SMOKE ODOR COVERING A LARGE AREA IN CICERO. CHICAGO REPLIES "NO.

    MANY RESIDENTS WERE CURIOUS OVER THE WEEKEND ABOUT THE SOURCE OF SMOKE ODOR. SOME DESCRIBED AS A FOREST FIRE SMELL.

    WINDS ON SATURDAY MORNING WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST RANGING FROM 6 MPH TO 14 MPH. FROM ABOUT 1:00 PM TO 7:30 PM WIND WERE FROM THE SOUTH AT 9 MPH TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH.

    WINDS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY TO SUNDAY WERE FROM THE SOUTHWEST 6 MPH TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 17 MPH.

    LEMONT TENDER 917 MUTUAL AID.

    BERWYN MUTUAL AID, CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT ENG 104, TURRET WAGON 6-7-6 AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID (TOTAL 4 WATER TENDERS).

    SPECIAL: 6 LIGHT TOWERS, EVERGREEN PARK LIGHT WAGON.

    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT ENG 104 AND TURRET WAGON 6-7-6 LEFT ASSIGNMENT IN MCCOOK AT ABOUT 9:55 AM ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2013.

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