MON AUG 18 2014 ~4:00 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
RESCUE FROM ROOF AFTER FALL
3053 W GRAND AVE CHICAGO, IL
MALE, AGE 30-40, INJURED WHEN A WATER TOWER LADDER BROKE AWAY FROM SUPPORTS WHILE VICTIM WAS DISMANTLING THE WATER TOWER. VICTIM FELL 25-30 FEET OR POSSIBLY FROM A HEIGHT OF 5-STORIES FROM WATER TOWER STRUCTURE. VICTIM HAD LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
T36 REQUESTS A TOWER LADDER TO BRING VICTIM DOWN AT ABOUT 4:10 PM. T36 ALSO REQUESTS A FIELD CHIEF.
PATIENT WAS IN THE TOWER LADDER BASKET TRANSFERRED TO THE AMBULANCE BY ABOUT 4:47 PM.
VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO EITHER SWEDISH OR STROGER -- NOT CONFIRMED.
ENGINE(S): ENG?
TRUCK(S): T36 TL14
SQD?
CHIEF(S): BC10
EMS: A46 FC?
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