EMPTY CTA TRAINS CRASH, INJURE TO WORKERS IN CTA ORANGE LINE YARD NEAR MIDWAY AIRPORT

    FRI NOV 09 2012 ~2:23 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CTA TRAIN CRASH/TWO INJURIES
    4612 WEST 59TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    DERAILMENT AFTER TWO CTA TRAINS CRASHED IN THE YARD WITH NO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. TWO WORKERS REPORTED INJURED. UNITS ENTER KILPATRICK AVE FROM 59TH STREET TO GET TO CTA ORANGE LINE YARD NEAR MIDWAY AIRPORT. AMB 21.

    BN 16 REPORTS TWO CODE YELLOW; NEED TWO AMBULANCES AND A COUPLE OF TRUCKS AND/OR ENGINES. RETURN ALL OTHERS.

    4612 WEST 59TH ST OR 59TH AND KILPATRICK CHICAGO, IL


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GARAGE FIRE ON SOUTH RACINE AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI NOV 09 2012 ~1:37 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/GARAGE FIRE
    4744 SOUTH RACINE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    TRK 22 AT SECTOR 1.  BN 19 REPORTS 20 X 20 GARAGE ON FIRE, AND REQUESTS COM ED TO THE SCENE. EXPOSURE 20 X 20 TO THE NORTH.


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HAZMAT LEVEL 1 FOR OIL SPILL ON WEST 33RD ST, CHICAGO

    THU NOV 08 2012 ~11:01 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HAZMAT LEVEL 1/OIL SPILL
    1930 WEST 33RD ST CHICAGO, IL

    OIL SPILL OF ABOUT 30-40 GALLONS. SSW 10 MPH ONE-HALF TRUCKLOAD OF SAND REQUESTED.


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VACANT HOUSE FIRE ON WEST TREMONT ST, CHICAGO

    THU NOV 08 2012 ~8:54 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/VACANT HOUSE FIRE
    429 W TREMONT CHICAGO, IL

    ENG 84 ON SCENE WITH A FIRE. BN 17  TRK 51, TRK 18, SQD 5, COMMUNICATION VAN 2-7-3, BN 18 RIT, TRK 20 RIT. FIRE IN A 1.5-STORY, APPARENTLY VACANT, 25 X 40.  AERIAL TO ROOF WITH 2 OR 3 LINES LINES ON THE FIRE. MAKING PROGRESS.  OFFENSIVE ATTACK PRIMARY SEARCH UNDERWAY. GOING DEFENSIVE AT ABOUT 9:12 PM. STILL AND BOX AT ABOUT 9:25 PM.


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ORLAND FPD PARAMEDICS DISASSEMBLE MEAT GRINDER AND TRANSPORT VICTIM STILL ENTRAPPED IN SMALL PART OF MACHINE FROM GROCER

    SUN NOV 04 2012 ~TIME UNKNOWN
    ORLAND FPD 
    MEAT GRINDER EXTRICATION
    143RD STREET AND WOLF RD, ORLAND PARK

    MACHINE EXTRICATION: FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS PARTIALLY DISASSEMBLED MEAT GRINDER MACHINE AT A SUPERMARKET UNTIL IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE NEXT STEP IN EXTRICATION WOULD CAUSE EXCESSIVE BLOOD LOSS -- A SITUATION BETTER CONTROLLED IN THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. A FINAL PIECE, WHICH WAS 24-INCHES X 18-INCHES, WAS  REMOVED FROM MACHINE WITH HAND STILL ENTRAPPED IN THE PIECE. VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL IN NEW LENOX. ENG 3, TRK 1, BN 1 FOLLOWED AMB 3 TO THE HOSPITAL.

    AN ORLAND FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC CONTINUED EXTRICATION IN THE ER AFTER DISCUSSING THE CASE WITH ER PHYSICIANS.


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FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT ON SOUTH ABERDEEN ST, CHICAGO

    THU NOV 08 2012 ~4:30 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE/APARTMENT FIRE
    7936 S ABERDEEN ST CHICAGO, IL

    TWO-STORY ROWHOUSE APARTMENT 25X40 WITH FIRE THROUGHOUT THE SECOND FLOOR.


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MULTIPLE INJURY, MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH WITH ENTRAPMENT AT OAKTON ST AND HAMILTON RD, UNINCORPORATED ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

    WED NOV 07 2012 ~12:54 PM
    ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH WITH PIN-IN RESPONSE
    HAMILTON RD AND OAKTON ST ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL (UNINCORPORATED)

    TWO VANS CRASH AND BOTH ROLL OVER. EXTRICATION WITH BOTH VANS UPSIDE DOWN. SIX-AMBULANCE RESPONSE/PIN-IN RESPONSE. ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, MOUNT PROSPECT, ROLLING MEADOWS, AND SCHAUMBURG MUTUAL AID. PROSPECT HEIGHTS CHANGE OF QUARTER FOR FIRE DISTRICT COVERAGE.


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MAN FOUND DEAD, BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION, NORTH CENTRAL PARK AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE NOV 06 2012 ~9:00 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CRIME SCENE/FATAL BURN VICTIM
    3104 N CENTRAL PK CHICAGO, IL

    MAN FOUND DEAD IN OR NEAR TRASH CAN AND BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION. CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION.


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END LOADER TIPS OVER IN CHICAGO WATER DEPARTMENT YARD -- NO PIN-IN RESPONSE NEEDED ON SOUTH ASHLAND AVE, CHICAGO

    WED NOV 07 2012 ~10:27 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PIN-IN CRASH
    3901 S ASHLAND AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BN 4, SQD 1, TRK 33 AND OTHERS ON SCENE OR RESPONDING. COMPANIES RETURNED. END LOADER OR HI-LIFT TIPPED OVER IN CITY OF CHICAGO WATER DEPARTMENT YARD. OPERATOR ALREADY IN AMBULANCE.


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HAZMAT LEVEL 1 FOR REPORT OF A GALLON OF MURIATIC (HYDROCHLORIC) ACID SPILLED ON TALMAN AVE, CHICAGO

    WED NOV 07 2012 ~10:25 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HAZMAT LEVEL 1
    5759 N TALMAN CHICAGO, IL


    WED NOV 07 2012 ~10:25 AM, CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT, HAZMAT LEVEL 1, 5759 N TALMAN CHICAGO, IL, BN 9 AND OTHERS RESPOND: POSSIBLY ONE GALLON OF ACID IN AN ALLEY. WIND NNE 5 MPH. ACTUALLY ABOUT ONE QUART "MURIATIC ACID" (HYDROCHLORIC ACID) SPILLED. 


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MULTIPLE "HEAT STRESS" AND OTHER MEDICAL EMERGENCIES AT MCCORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO

    WED NOV 07 2012 ~11:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN CROWD
    2301 S. LAKE SHORE DRIVE CHICAGO, IL

    MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN CROWD AT PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA RE-ELECTION CELEBRATION. BN 2 REPORTS MANPOWER REQUESTED FOR "INCIDENT" AT MCCORMICK PLACE.  ENG 19, ENG 8, TRK 11 AND TRK 4. ENG 19 AND TRK 11 WERE ALREADY ON SCENE.  4-5-10 EMS FIELD CHIEF AND 4-4-7 ON SCENE. SEVEN AMBULANCES RESPONDING.

    NO EMS PLAN 1. THREE TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITALS BY CFD; THREE TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITALS BY PRIVATE AMBULANCE CONTRACTED AT SCENE.

    13 VICTIMS EVALUATED, TREATED AND RELEASED. 


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EMS PLAN 1 FOR MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT OUTBOUND DAN RYAN

    WED NOV 07 2012 ~5:20 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
    41.845582,-87.635002 (LOCATION NOT PRECISE)

    ENG 8 ORDERS EMS PLAN 1: 2600 SOUTH OUTBOUND DAN RYAN.  FIRE UNITS/AMBULANCES ENTERING FROM THE CHINATOWN FEEDER AT CERMAK AND BACKING UP.  AMB 28, AMB 19,  AMB 41, AMB 35, AMB 53, AMB  85.

    BN 4 REPORTS 4 CODE YELLOW, 5 REFUSALS. EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 5:41 AM. VICTIMS TRANSPORTED TO ST BERNARD AND MERCY.



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