TOWNHOUSE/CONDO FIRE ON WATERBURY CIRCLE, PALATINE

    SAT OCT 13 2012 ~2:22 AM
    PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT 
    WORKING FIRE/TOWNHOUSE
    1400 N WATERBURY CIRCLE PALATINE, IL

    REPORT OF FIRE IN AIR CONDITIONER. POLICE FIRST ON SCENE REPORT FIRE RUNNING UP TO SECOND FLOOR BALCONY. FIRST ENGINE REPORTS FIRE SHOWING FROM SECOND FLOOR. EXTERIOR FIRE WITH FIREFIGHTERS LOOKING FOR ANY FIRE EXTENDED TO INTERIOR DURING PRIMARY SEARCH. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, PALATINE RURAL, LONG GROVE MUTUAL AID. WORKING FIRE ABOUT 100 YARDS FROM THE BACK DOOR OF STATION 82. INVESTIGATORS CALLED TO THE SCENE.

SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH WITH FOUR VEHICLES ON WB I-90, EAST OF ROSELLE RD, SCHAUMBURG

    FRI OCT 12 2012 ~8:16 PM
    SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK VS 4 VEHICLES
    I-90 AND ROSELLE RD SCHAUMBURG, IL

    REPORT OF SUV PARTIALLY ROLLED OVER AND SMOKING. AT LEAST TWO INJURED -- BLS. BN5, E52,T52, A52, A54, S55. 

FIRE AND SMALL EXPLOSION COMED UNDERGROUND VAULT, SW CORNER OF GOLF RD AND MEACHAM RD, SCHAUMBURG

    FRI OCT 12 2012 ~7:35 PM
    SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
    COMED UNDERGROUND VAULT FIRE
    GOLF RD AND MEACHAM RD SCHAUMBURG, IL

    SOUTHWEST CORNER OF GOLF RD AND MEACHAM RD: REPORT THAT FIRE SHOT OUT OF A "SEWER" AND BLEW THE MANHOLE COVER OFF -- FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOLE. THREE LANES OF EASTBOUND GOLF ROAD, INCLUDING THE RIGHT TURN LANE ARE BLOCKED AT MEACHAM ROAD. THE SOUTHBOUND CURB LANE OF MEACHAM ROAD AT GOLF ROAD IS ALSO BLOCKED. SITUATION SEEMS TO BE STABLE -- WAITING FOR COMED AT 8 PM.

MAN KILLED IN FALL FROM 8TH FLOOR OF 20-STORY HIGH RISE ON NORTH SHERIDAN RD, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 12 2012 ~7:00 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HIGH-RISE FALL VICTIM
    4200 NORTH SHERIDAN RD CHICAGO, IL

    MALE, 85, SUFFERS FATAL FALL FROM EIGHTH FLOOR OF 20-STORY BUILDING (4200 BLOCK)

SHED FIRE IN THE BACK YARD OF COMMERCIAL LOT ON WEST HINTZ RD, WHEELING

    FRI OCT 12 2012 ~5:10 PM
    WHEELING FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/SHED FIRE
    165 WEST HINTZ ROAD, WHEELING

    SHED FIRE IN THE BACKYARD. FIREFIGHTERS REPORT HEADER VISIBLE WHILE EN ROUTE. ON ARRIVAL REPORT 15 X 30 FOOT SHED FULLY-INVOLVED WITH OIL AND MACHINERY BURNING. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO THE SOUTH. FIRE KNOCKED ABOUT 5:44 PM.

5 RESCUED ON BOAT DRIFTING INTO BREAKWATER OFF OAK STREET, CHICAGO

    THU OCT 11 2012 ~7:00 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER RESCUE
    41.901399,-87.617426

    BOAT ON THE BREAKWALL AT OAK STREET. CHICAGO POLICE MARINE UNIT TOWED BOAT TO SHORE. CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED, BUT POLICE HANDLED THE TOW, AND FIVE PEOPLE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

WATER RESCUE INCIDENT AT FOX RIVER PRESERVE AND MARINA

    FRI OCT 12 2012 ~3:20 AM
    WAUCONDA FIRE DISTRICT
    WATER RESCUE
    28455 ROBERTS ROAD PORT BARRINGTON, IL

    UNKNOWN WATER INCIDENT NEAR THE FOX RIVER PRESERVE AND MARINA. SECOND ALARM BOX 34-67

CRASH WITH EJECTION AT THE I-94 STEEL BRIDGE NEAR DOLTON AND CHICAGO, AT LEAST 3 INJURED

    THU OCT 11 2012 ~5:30 PM
    DOLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ROLLOVER CRASH WITH EJECTION
    I-94 AND STEEL BRIDGE DOLTON/CHICAGO

    ROLLOVER CRASH WITH ONE EJECTION NORTHBOUND I-94 AT THE STEEL BRIDGE OVER THE CALUMET RIVER. THREE-AMBULANCE RESPONSE. NO WORD ON WHERE EJECTION VICTIM LANDED.

FIRE AT RIVERTON CUSTOM CABINETRY ON SOUTH SCHOOLHOUSE RD, NEW LENOX

    THU OCT 11 2012 ~1:50 PM
    NEW LENOX FPD
    STRUCTURE FIRE
    22000 SCHOOLHOUSE ROAD NEW LENOX, IL

    RIVERTON CUSTOM CABINETRY FOR THE STRUCTURE FIRE WITH LIGHT SMOKE SHOWING

EXTRA ALARM BRUSH FIRE IN PEMBROKE

    THU OCT 11 2012 ~1:35 PM
    PEMBROKE FPD
    BOX ALARM BRUSH FIRE
    14836 E 2640 S RD PEMBROKE, IL

    ELEVATED TO 3RD ALARM. BRUSH BOX ALARM, BOX CARD 130-400 FOR THE BRUSH FIRE WITH HIGH WINDS. NO RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT.

WATER INCIDENT AND DIVE RESPONSE NEAR SOUTH SIDE OF NAVY PIER

    THU OCT 11 2012 ~11:40 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER INCIDENT/DIVE RESPONSE
    NAVY PIER CHICAGO, IL

    UNKNOWN WATER INCIDENT AND DIVE RESPONSE ON SOUTH SIDE OF NAVY PIER.

SMOKE INVESTIGATION AT PALATINE TOWNSHIP HALL ON SOUTH QUENTIN RD, PALATINE

    THU OCT 11 2012 ~9:02 AM
    PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    AFA WITH SMOKE IN TOWNSHIP BUILDING
    721 SOUTH QUENTIN RD PALATINE, IL

    LIGHT HAZE DISCOVERED IN PALATINE TOWNSHIP HALL BUILDING AFTER AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM RESPONSE. EVACUATIONS THEN BUILDING RE-OCCUPIED. PROBLEM WITH A FURNACE WITH POWER SHUT OFF TO FURNACE(S).

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