CAR FIRE ON SOUTH KING DRIVE, CHICAGO: INITIALLY REPORTED TO BE FIRE IN ABANDONED BUILDING

    SAT OCT 20 2012 ~7:25 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    AUTOMOBILE FIRE
    6242 S KING DRIVE CHICAGO, IL

    SMOKE SHOWING FROM AN ABANDONED BUILDING TURNS OUT TO BE AUTOMOBILE FIRE IN THE BACK OF THE BUILDING

FATAL APARTMENT FIRE ON S CANNON DR, MOUNT PROSPECT

    SAT OCT 20 2012 ~5:41 AM
    MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/APARTMENT FIRE
    2365 S CANNON DR MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

    REPORT OF DENSE SMOKE COMING FROM STAIRWELL EGTS REPORTS NOTHING SHOWING FROM THREE SIDES, BUT PEOPLE WAVING FROM SECOND FLOOR OF COLONY APARTMENTS. FIREFIGHTERS REPORT "LOT'S OF SMOKE IN STAIRWELL" -- CODE 4 WITH ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, DES PLAINES, ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ROLLING MEADOWS MUTUAL AID. "COLONY COMMAND" REPORTS FIRE IS OUT, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE COMPLETE WITH 1 VICTIM AT ABOUT 6:00 AM. "ALL CLEAR" AT 6:04 AM.



    ELDERLY WOMAN FOUND JUST INSIDE FRONT DOOR OF APARTMENT.


FIRE IN A TWO-FLAT ON SOUTH SACRAMENTO AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT OCT 20 2012 ~1:15 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE
    2341 S SACRAMENTO CHICAGO, IL

    E108: FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN OCCUPIED 2 FLAT. BN14: ONE LINE ON THE FIRE WITH "GREAT PROGRESS." BN14: PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE; FIRE OUT AT THIS TIME (ABOUT 1:26 AM)


HOUSE FIRE ON NORTH SCHOOL ST, MOUNT PROSPECT

    SAT OCT 20 2012 ~4:29 AM
    MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE
    108 N SCHOOL ST MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

    SMOKE, POSSIBLY FROM FIREPLACE, HAS FILLED ENTIRE BASEMENT. POLICE REPORT SMOKE COMING OUT OF ALL WINDOWS. SINGLE STORY HOUSE WITH SMOKE SHOWING. CODE 4 AT ABOUT 4:39 AM. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, DES PLAINES, PROSPECT HEIGHTS MUTUAL AID

HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTH WENTWORTH AVENUE, RIVERDALE

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~12:43 PM
    RIVERDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING HOUSE FIRE
    13931 S WENTWORTH RIVERDALE, IL

    FIRE IN THE WALLS

CAR VS BUILDING CRASH ON HOLLYWOOD AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~4:05 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR VS BUILDING
    1235 HOLLYWOOD AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CAR INTO BUILDING WITH MEDICS CHECKING A VICTIM. CAR NEEDS TO BE PULLED OUT. LOOKS LIKE ONLY A PORCH WAS AFFECTED, BUT CHECKING TO SEE IF STAIRWAY WAS COMPROMISED

MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT GRAND AND ROSE, FRANKLIN PARK

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~1:24 PM
    FRANKLIN PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS BOX FOR MVA
    GRAND AND ROSE FRANKLIN PARK, IL

    EMS BOX 199 FOR AMBULANCES ONLY FOR CRASH. SCHILLER PARK, MELROSE PARK, RIVER GROVE OTHERS M/A

FULL STILL FOR ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE. MABAS 15 INVESTIGATOR BOX

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~1:02 PM
    CHANNAHON FPD
    INVESTIGATORS BOX/ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE
    25753 SOUTH FIELDSTONE PATH CHANNAHON, IL

    INVESTIGATOR BOX/ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE

MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH IN PARKING LOT OF MILLER ACE HARDWARE/INDUSTRIAL CENTER ON EAST DEVON AVE, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~12:25 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH
    621 EAST DEVON AVE ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    CRASH IN RETAIL PARKING LOT WITH BYSTANDER PERFORMING CPR UPON ARRIVAL OF FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS. REPORT OF DRIVER PASSED OUT WITH CHILDREN INVOLVED. THREE AMBULANCES TO THE SCENE.

FATAL HOUSE FIRE ON KINGSTON RD, BOLINGBROOK

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~12:37 PM
    BOLINGBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/GENERAL ALARM
    128 KINGSTON RD BOLINGBROOK, IL

    HOUSE FIRE. IISLE-WOODRIDGE, DARIEN, ROMEOVILLE AND OTHERS M/A

INDUSTRIAL FIRE ON TOUHY AND BUSSE , ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~10:07 AM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    INDUSTRIAL FIRE CODE 4
    1800 TOUHY AVE ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    CODE 4 FIRE IN A MANUFACTURING FURNACE IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING OF MACHINING PROCESS. HEADER SEEN WHILE RESPONDING. BURNING OIL CAUSED MUCH OF THE SMOKE, BUT FIRE EXTENDED TO THE BUILDING STRUCTURE.

    DES PLAINES, ITASCA, ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP AND MOUNT PROSPECT, WOOD DALE MUTUAL AID ON SCENE AND FOR STATION COVERAGE.

    http://maps.google.com/?q=1800+touhy+ave+elk+grove+village,+il&t=h&z=17


HAZMAT RESPONSE FOR GAS LEAK AT O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

    FRI OCT 19 2012 ~7:17 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL 1 HAZMAT FOR GAS LEAK
    41.973147,-87.87775

    SQUAD 7 HEARING A HISSING NOISE. NO EXPOSURES, VENTING INTO THE OPEN. PEOPLES GAS EN ROUTE. WIND 7 MPH SOUTH. STAGING AREA ON MANNHEIM SOUTH OF INCIDENT  AND AT O'HARE RESCUE STATION #3 QUARTERS. TWR 63 A59,  2-9-1-3 AND OTHERS. MAP LOCATION ON MANNHEIM RD NOT PRECISE. 

    http://maps.google.com/?q=41.973147,-87.87775&t=h&z=17

    PEOPLES GAS ETA 20 MINUTES -- THEN ABOUT AN HOUR TOTAL. SOME FRUSTRATION WITH PEOPLES GAS RESPONSE.

    HAZMAT LEVEL 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 7:41 AM BEFORE PEOPLES GAS ARRIVED.

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