DIVE WATER/ICE RESCUE RESPONSE FOR A CAR IN THE WATER ON LINCOLN HIGHWAY, LYNWOOD

SUN DEC 18 2016 ~12:41 PM
Lynwood Fire Department
Water/Ice Dive Rescue/BOX ALARM
3056 Lincoln Highway Lynwood, IL

MABAS Division 24 Box Alarm on Box #2488 for a Dive Tech water rescue response.

Report of a fully-submerged vehicle with possibly two victims trapped. Also, a report that one person surfaced, called for help, and went back under.

Originally dispatched as 3600 Lincoln Highway.

Chicago SCUBA Ops Chief 6-8-6 and Rescue Helicopter 6-8-1 assigned joint operations. Rescue 6-8-1 lifting off about 1:46 p.m. for visual search from the air -- no divers deployed.

Water is about 30 feet deep. There was ice near the shoreline but most of the pond was open water. Tire tracks went into the lake.

CFD Rescue Helicopter 6-8-1 found no signs of a vehicle while searching with binoculars and a FLIR camera. There was no oil slick and 6-8-1 crew was unable to see the bottom of the pond.

Search suspended on December 18, 2016. Search scheduled to resume 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 19, 2016.

BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S): Hazel Crest Squad

BOAT(S): MABAS 24 Boat

TECH(S): All MABAS Division 24 & 27 Dive Technicians

EMS: Bud's Ambulance

CHIEF(S): Homewood, South Holland, Chicago Heights

SPECIAL: Canteen 5, MABAS 24 Decon, MABAS 24 ATV

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

STAGING:


2ND ALARM AT 12:52 PM

ENGINE(S):

TRUCK(S):

SQUAD(S): Mokena SQD91, Frankfort SQD73 with Boat, Orland SQD 5 with Boat

DIVE TECH(S): MABAS Division 19 Dive Techs & MABAS Division 22 Dive Techs

EMS:

CHIEF(S): Mokena Chief 91

SPECIAL: New Lenox Water Rescue Equipment

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

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