FIRE ON NORTH STATE STREET NEAR DELAWARE PLACE, CHICAGO

    SAT SEP 29 2018 ~1:13 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Apartments Above Restaurant Fire/Working Fire/Still and Box
    866 North State Street Chicago, IL

    Report of a fire in apartments above of a restaurant with rear porches burning. Pizano's Pizza and Pasta at 864 N State St and Tarot Card Gallery at 866 North State St.

    BC1 on arrival reports a fire on the second floor.

    Still and Box Alarm at 1:19 AM for fire involving rear balconies with difficult access.

    E4 assigned to Side A -- front of the building

    Two buildings involved with fire are 866 N and 864 N, two lines working, aerial to the roof, companies are working, and primary searches underway by 1:28 am.

    Need traffic control at 1:32 am for people running over hoses. 

    Two 3-story 20x70 ordinaries with 2 lines on the fire: most of the fire is knocked or out, chasing hot spots, primary and secondary searches complete and negative, final searches underway, and all companies working at 1:35 am.

    Exposure building all searches complete by 1:49 am per 271.   

    STRUCK OUT AT 1:54 AM on orders of 221.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E98  E42 

    TRUCK(S): T3   TL ?? 

    SQD1  CV271 

    RIT: BC3  T3 

    CHIEF(S): BC 1 

    EMS: A ??  FC ??  STANDBY A ?? 

    STAGING:

    E = Engine, T = Ladder Truck, TL = Tower Ladder, Q = Quint, SQD = Squad, BC = Battalion Chief, CV = Command Vehicle, A = Ambulance

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 01:19 AM

    ENGINE(S): E4

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-2-1
    BC12 Box Chief
    BC2 Plans Chief

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: Chicago Ave and State St changed to Wabash and Chicago

    OFI 466

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INFANT KILLED IN HOUSE FIRE ON W 59TH ST NEAR HERMITAGE AVE CHICAGO

      SUN SEP 23 2018 ~1:45 AM
      Chicago Fire Department
      House Fire/Working Fire/Still and Box/EMS Plan
      1743 W 59th St Chicago, IL

      Report of a house fire with two children still inside the house.

      E116 crew on arrival reports a 1 1/2-story frame with fire on the first floor, ambulance needed Side A. Third ambulance requested by BC6 for people down in the front yard.

      T41 Side A.

      EMS Plan 1 by 1:52 am. on orders of BC6. Seven people home at time of fire -- 7 -month-old baby killed, and 51 year-old male (father) critically injured. At least two children transported with burns.

      BC6 reports two lines on the fire, roof being opened, ground ladders in place, secondary searches in progress by 1:53 am.

      Fire is out and secondary search complete and negative by 2:07 am.

      STRUCK OUT AT 2:07 AM

      EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 2:08 AM     

      FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

      ENGINE(S): E116  E ??

      TRUCK(S): T41   T ??  TL ??

      SQD5  CV274

      RIT: BC19  T33

      CHIEF(S): BC 6

      EMS: A ??  FC ??  STANDBY A ??

      A8  A75  A58

      STAGING:

      E = Engine, T = Ladder Truck, TL = Tower Ladder, Q = Quint, SQD = Squad, BC = Battalion Chief, CV = Command Vehicle, A = Ambulance


      STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 01:48 AM

      ENGINE(S):

      TRUCK(S):

      SQUAD(S):

      EMS:

      CHIEF(S): 2-1-30
      BC20 Plans Chief
      BC15 Box Chief

      CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

      STAGING: 59th St and Ashland Ave (changed to Paulina)

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LIGHTNING STRIKE, HOUSE FIRE ON WESTMORELAND DR NEAR OLD HICKS RD PALATINE

      MON SEP 03 2018 ~3:59 PM
      Palatine Fire Department
      Lightning Strike/House Fire/Working Fire
      2107 North Westmoreland Drive Palatine, IL

      Report of a fire at a split-level house. Report of pets inside.

      Police on arrival report a lightning strike with flames showing from a basement window. Code 4/Working Fire response at 4:02 pm.           

      E82 crew on arrival reports a fully-involved basement fire by 4:04 p.m.

      Interior crew report no more flames seen by 4:11 p.m.

      E81 search the first floor with Tower Ladder 85 assigned to assist search on the first floor at about 4:15 p.m.

      Quint 83's crew was working the second line at about 4:15 p.m.

      Primary search all clear by 4:17 p.m.

      Firefighters had two lines on the fire, building opened up for ventilation, ladders in place, primary search all clear, working on overhaul and checking for extension by 4:20 p.m.

      Engine 82's crew confirms the fire is knocked in the basement by 4:23 p.m.

      FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

      ENGINE(S): E82  E81

      TRUCK(S): Q38   TL85

      SQUAD(S):  SQD85

      RIT: BC ??   T ??

      CHIEF(S): BC ??

      EMS: A82  Arlington Heights A4

      E = Engine, T = Ladder Truck, TL = Tower Ladder, Q = Quint, SQD = Squad, BC = Battalion Chief, A = Ambulance

      CODE 4 AT 04:02 PM

      ENGINE(S):  Arlington Heights E4

      TRUCK(S):

      EMS: Buffalo Grove A25

      CHIEF(S): Chiefs 801  802

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      STAGING:

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