THREE VEHICLE FIRES UNDER INVESTIGATION AFTER FIRES EXTINGUISHED NEAR OHIO ST AND BISHOP ST, CHICAGO

    SAT NOV 03 2012 ~4:47 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL/GARAGE FIRE
    1420 W OHIO CHICAGO, IL

    ENG 14: "GARAGE GOING IN THE BACK YARD" BN 3: MULTIPLE VEHICLES ON FIRE 1420 W OHIO (ONE VEHICLE), 537 N BISHOP (TWO VEHICLES). TRK 19 ON SCENE. BN 3 REQUESTS OFI  FOR A TOTAL OF THREE AUTO FIRES -- ONE IN FRONT, TWO IN BACK ALLEY. NO COMMUNICATION TO THE GARAGE. ENG 30 AND TRK 7 ALSO ON SCENE. OFI 4-6-7.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Saturday, November 03, 2012

FATAL SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN NEAR ELMHURST RD AND LANDMIER

    FRI NOV 02 2012 ~9:29 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK VS PEDESTRIAN
    ELMHURST AND LANDMIER ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    ENG 9, AMB 8 RESPOND FOR PEDESTRIAN HIT BY TRUCK. MALE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING FROM WEST TO EAST HIT IN SOUTHBOUND LANES BY A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK. SB ELMHURST RD SHUT DOWN AT OAKTON ST. WB I-90 RAMP TO SB ELMHURST RD SHUT DOWN. NB ELMHURST RD SHUT DOWN OR REDUCED TO ONE LANE NEAR THE SCENE. ELK GROVE VILLAGE ON ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION. MOUNT PROSPECT, DES PLAINES, COOK COUNTY SHERRIF'S POLICE ON TRAFFIC ASSIST. INVESTIGATION AND REMOVAL SCENE ACTIVE PAST 1:20 AM.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Saturday, November 03, 2012

ALLEY GARAGE FIRE AT MARQUETTE AND DAMEN

    FRI NOV 02 2012 ~8:48 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/GARAGE FIRE
    6645 S DAMEN AVE CHICAGO, IL

    ENG 101 ON SCENE AT MARQUETTE AND DAMEN ... 20 X 20 FRAME ALLEY GARAGE WITH ONE LINE ON THE FIRE.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

FIREFIGHTER KILLED IN EXTRA ALARM HOUSE FIRE ON 50TH PLACE ON SOUTH SIDE

    FRI NOV 02 2012 ~5:25 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-11 ALARM WITH MAYDAY
    2315 W 50TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL
    "THIS IS DIRECTOR LARRY LANGFORD OF THE CFD. IT IS MY SAD DUTY TO ANNOUNCE THE LINE OF DUTY DEATH OF A CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER."

     -- CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA (7:39 PM NOV 02 2012)
    THE DECEASED FIREFIGHTER WAS IDENTIFIED AS CAPT. HERBERT JOHNSON, 54. THE PRECESSION LEFT THE HOSPITAL JUST BEFORE 9:00 PM.
    VIDEO: House fire viewed from the rear -- Sector 3.

    BOX ALARM BY ORDER OF BN 19 AT 5:21 PM. THEN 2-11 ORDER BY BN 19 AT 5:27 PM. HOUSE FIRE 2.5-STORY 25 X 40 WITH A FIRE IN THE ATTIC. 2-2-5, 2-1-12 ON SCENE. BN 19 MAYDAY AND THEN MAYDAY SECURED; FIREFIGHTERS CHECKING ROLL CALL. 2-7-3 REPORTS "ALL MEMBERS ACCOUNTED FOR." AT LEAST ONE FIREFIGHTER INJURED TRANSPORTED CODE RED TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. INITIALLY IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE CIVILIAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CHRIST COMMUNITY. 2-7-3 REQUESTED AMBULANCE FOR INJURED CIVILIAN AT SECTOR 1. LATER IT WAS LEARNED THAT TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED. CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA REPORTS THAT TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE, AND LATER REPORTED THAT A FIREFIGHTER DIED WHILE BEING TREATED AT UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO HOSPITALS.

    EMS PLAN 1 AT 5:28 PM. FIRE BUILDING HAS BEEN EVACUATED AND FIREFIGHTERS GOING TO DEFENSIVE MODE.

    AMB 8 RIT. SECOND RIT TRUCK IS TRK 59. BN 14 PLANS CHIEF. BN 17 RIT CHIEF ON THE MAYDAY.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

FIREFIGHTER DIES IN ER, ANOTHER FIREFIGHTER INJURED AT EXTRA ALARM 2-11 FIRE AT HOUSE FIRE ON 50TH PLACE, CHICAGO

    FRI NOV 02 2012 ~5:25 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-11 ALARM WITH MAYDAY
    2315 W 50TH PLACE CHICAGO, IL
    "THIS IS DIRECTOR LARRY LANGFORD OF THE CFD. IT IS MY SAD DUTY TO ANNOUNCE THE LINE OF DUTY DEATH OF A CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER."

     -- CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA (7:39 PM NOV 02 2012)

     THE DECEASED FIREFIGHTER WAS IDENTIFIED AS CAPT. HERBERT JOHNSON, 54. THE PRECESSION LEFT THE HOSPITAL JUST BEFORE 9:00 PM.
    VIDEO: House fire viewed from the rear -- Sector 3.

    BOX ALARM BY ORDER OF BN 19 AT 5:21 PM. THEN 2-11 ORDER BY BN 19 AT 5:27 PM. HOUSE FIRE 2.5-STORY 25 X 40 WITH A FIRE IN THE ATTIC. 2-2-5, 2-1-12 ON SCENE. BN 19 MAYDAY AND THEN MAYDAY SECURED; FIREFIGHTERS CHECKING ROLL CALL. 2-7-3 REPORTS "ALL MEMBERS ACCOUNTED FOR." AT LEAST ONE FIREFIGHTER INJURED TRANSPORTED CODE RED TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO. INITIALLY IT WAS REPORTED THAT ONE CIVILIAN WAS TRANSPORTED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CHRIST COMMUNITY. 2-7-3 REQUESTED AMBULANCE FOR INJURED CIVILIAN AT SECTOR 1. LATER IT WAS LEARNED THAT TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED. CHICAGO FIRE MEDIA REPORTING THAT TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE.

    EMS PLAN 1 AT 5:28 PM. FIRE BUILDING HAS BEEN EVACUATED AND FIREFIGHTERS GOING TO DEFENSIVE MODE.

    AMB 8 RIT. SECOND RIT TRUCK IS TRK 59. BN 14 PLANS CHIEF. BN 17 RIT CHIEF ON THE MAYDAY.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

WINDOW WASHER SECURED AND LOWERED WITH HELP OF FIREFIGHTERS AT RIVER PLAZA CONDO

    FRI NOV 02 2012 ~1:51 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SCAFFOLD INCIDENT
    405 NORTH WABASH AVE CHICAGO, IL

    MAN HANGING FROM A SCAFFOLD ABOVE LOBBY ABOUT 100 FEET UP AT RIVER PLAZA CONDOMINIUMS. BN 1, 2-2-1, 5-2-0, TRK 3 AND AMB 33. BN 1 REPORTS SITUATION SECURED AT ABOUT 1:59 PM -- ONLY AMBULANCE IS NEEDED. WINDOW WASHER SUFFERED A LACERATION ON HIS HAND AS HE PARTIALLY LOWERED HIMSELF ON A SAFETY ROPE. FIREFIGHTERS HELPED HIM THE REST OF THE WAY DOWN. VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

RESCUE: WOMAN OVERBOARD FROM BOAT IN LAKE MICHIGAN NEAR NAVY PIER

    THU NOV 01 2012 ~8:40 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER RESCUE
    41.890857,-87.605324

    NAVY PIER 600 EAST GRAND AVE: ENG 2 MONITORING POLICE MARINE ACTIVITY RESPONDS TO A REPORT OF TWO PEOPLE IN THE WATER AT NAVY PIER (SOUTH SIDE). FIRE RESCUE BOAT 6-8-8, DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF 6-8-6, BN 1 ALSO RESPOND -- UPDATED REPORT ONE PERSON IN WATER AND ONE PERSON ALREADY RESCUED. ENG 13 AND AMB 11 ALSO RESPONDING. INCIDENT NEAR RIVA RESTAURANT. 
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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

HEAD-ON CRASH AT ELMHURST RD AND GOLF RD, MOUNT PROSPECT

    FRI NOV 02 2012 ~7:25 AM
    MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PIN-IN RESPONSE/HEAD-ON CRASH
    ELMHURST RD AND GOLF RD MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

    TWO-AMBULANCE RESPONSE FOR HEAD-ON CRASH. PIN-IN RESPONSE REQUESTED FROM THE SCENE, BUT HELD UP WHEN SPREADERS TOOL WAS SUFFICIENT.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

FIRE IN COACH HOUSE ON NORTH SACRAMENTO AVE, CHICAGO DISPLACES 10

    THU NOV 01 2012 ~6:35 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/COACH HOUSE FIRE
    2337 NORTH SACRAMENTO AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BN 12, ENG 43, TRK 13, ENG 106, TRK 28, SQD 2, COMMAND VAN 2-7-1 WITH TRK 35 RIT AND BN 7 RIT, AMB 52 AND 4-5-4.

    BN 12 REPORTS A COACH HOUSE IN THE REAR 20 X 40WITH A LITTLE SMOKE FROM THE SECOND FLOOR. BN 12 REPORTS TWO LINES ON THE FIRE, ROOF OPENED. TRK 35 IN CRASH RESPONDING TO FIRE AT CALIFORNIA AND FULLERTON -- NO INJURIES. NEW RIT TRUCK IS TRK 38. PRIMARY SEARCH AND SECONDARY SEARCH NEGATIVE; OVERHAUL UNDERWAY AT ABOUT 6:46 AM. NO INJURIES, BUT TEN PEOPLE DISPLACED, INCLUDING FOUR CHILDREN.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Friday, November 02, 2012

FATAL CRASH ON ROUTE 12 AND HARTIGAN RD IN FOX LAKE

    WED OCT 31 2012 ~2:40 PM
    FOX LAKE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL CAR VS POLE CRASH
    ROUTE 12 AND HARTIGAN RD FOX LAKE, IL

    MALE DRIVER, GRIGORY MIRONCHUK, AGE 54, IN 2002 NISSAN SENTRA GXE CROSSED MEDIAN WHILE SOUTHBOUND ON ROUTE 12/ROUTE 59 AND STRUCK LIGHT POLE/TRAFFIC STANDARD ON NORTHBOUND SIDE. NORTHBOUND LANES CLOSED DURING RUSH HOUR UNTIL AT LEAST 7:00 PM. POLICE WITNESS CRASH, VICTIM WAS DEAD AT THE SCENE.


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    RAND ROAD, ROUTE 12, ROUTE 59, HARTIGAN ROAD
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PILINGS ON FIRE AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MADISON ST AND THE CHICAGO RIVER

    THU NOV 01 2012 ~5:37 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SMALL FIRE/PILINGS FIRE 
    41.881767,-87.638712

    PILINGS ON FIRE AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MADISON STREET AND THE CHICAGO RIVER. FIRE/RESCUE BOAT 6-8-8 AND ENGINE 2 HELD UP BY ENGINE 5. BN 1 ON SCENE.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Thursday, November 01, 2012

MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT 79TH ST AND EMERALD AVE, CHICAGO

    THU NOV 01 2012 ~5:30 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH
    79TH ST AND EMERALD AVE CHICAGO, IL

    THREE ALS-AMBULANCE RESPONSE FOR MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH. THIRD AMBULANCE HELD UP. TWO VICTIMS TRANSPORTED TO ST. BERNARD HOSPITAL.


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Published by CHICAGOFIREMAP.NET: Thursday, November 01, 2012
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