EXTRA ALARM: VACANT WAREHOUSE FIRE AT 17TH ST AND EAST END AVE CHICAGO HEIGHTS

TUE FEB 26 2013 ~1:04 PM
CHICAGO HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM SECOND LEVEL/WAREHOUSE FIRE
17TH STREET AND EAST END AVE CHICAGO HEIGHTS, IL

REPORT OF SMOKE COMING FROM A BUILDING ACROSS FROM 1655 UNION, CHICAGO HEIGHTS. "POSSIBLY A VACANT BUILDING"

COMMAND REQUESTS ALL STATIONS RESPOND BASED ON DESCRIPTION AND WEATHER CONDITIONS. POLICE ADVISE IT IS AN "ACTIVE WORKING FIRE"

PREVIOUS HISTORY OF BUILDING HAVING MULTIPLE HOLES IN THE FLOOR -- CREW GOING DEFENSIVE. BUILDING IS ONE-STORY, ABOUT 275 X 220.

MABAS DIVISION 27 BOX ALARM TO THE SECOND LEVEL FOR BOX 6511. INITIALLY A STILL AND BOX.

LEVEL 1 HAZMAT FOR A FREON LEAK AT COSTCO, ON NORTH MEACHAM RD, SCHAUMBURG

TUE FEB 26 2013 ~6:34 AM
SCHAUMBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL 1 HAZMAT/FREON LEAK
1375 N MEACHAM RD, SCHAUMBURG, IL

REPORT OF A FREON LEAK AT COSTCO ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING. FIREFIGHTERS EXPECTED TO BE WORKING ON AN EXTENDED OPERATION AT COSTCO TO STOP A LEAK CAUSED BY A WORKER THAT ACCIDENTALLY DRILLED THROUGH A PIPE THAT TRANSPORTS FREON (R22). REPORT THAT THE LEAK WAS SLOWED DOWN BY THE TRUCK COMPANY AT ABOUT 6:51 AM. NOT YET STOPPED.

40 FEET INSIDE THE REAR DOOR AT COSTCO. FIREFIGHTERS WERE WORKING TO STOP THE LEAK COMPLETELY AT ABOUT 6:55 P.M.

EMPLOYEES AND ANY OTHER WORKERS HAVE BEEN ISOLATED FROM LEAK, AND NO INJURIES REPORTED AS OF 6:55 AM.

ENGINE 54 IS SETTING UP A LINE AS A PRECAUTION IN CASE DECONTAMINATION OPERATIONS ARE REQUIRED.

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TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN HOUSE FIRE THAT SPREAD TO SECOND HOUSE AT PARNELL AND 88TH ST, CHICAGO

TUE FEB 26 2013 ~3:55 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
2-11 ALARM/MAYDAY
8810 S PARNELL AVE CHICAGO, IL

MAIN FIRE BUILDING IS A 1.5-STORY FRAME 45X40

EXPOSURE BUILDING IS A 1.5-STORY BRICK AT 8808.

TWO FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN PORCH ROOF COLLAPSE THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE FLOOR INTO THE BASEMENT. BOTH FIREFIGHTERS TRANSPORTED IN GOOD CONDITION TO LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY HOSPITAL IN EVERGREEN PARK.

BN 22, SQD 5, CV 2-7-4 AND 6-4-4 (AIR MASKS) AND OTHERS ON SCENE

2-1-31 REQUESTS BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR OPEN AND DANGEROUS BUILDING AT 8808 S PARNELL AVE.

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FIRE IN A TWO-FLAT ON FULTON ST, CHICAGO

MON FEB 25 2013 ~6:31 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/TWO-FLAT
4915 W FULTON CHICAGO, IL

BN 13 ONE LINE ON THE FIRE IN A BRICK TWO-FLAT, 25X50..

PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE.

SECONDARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE.

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TWO MEDICAL HELICOPTERS DISPATCHED FOR CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) INCIDENT ON BOWLES RD, ANTIOCH

MON FEB 25 2013 ~6:10 AM
ANTIOCH FIRE DEPARTMENT
LIFE SAFETY BOX/CO INCIDENT
1172 BOWLES RD ANTIOCH, IL

MABAS DIVISION 4 LIFE SAFETY BOX FOR A CO INCIDENT -- "CO2" STATED BY DISPATCH. HYPERBARIC MENTIONED -- POSSIBLY LOOKING TO TRANSPORT VICTIM(S) TO HYPERBARIC CHAMBER FOR TREATMENT OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.

FOUR VICTIMS AND A DOG RESCUED FROM THE HOME. AT LEAST ONE TRANSFERRED ONE VICTIM (13-YEAR-OLD FEMALE) TRANSFERRED TO LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOR HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY.

BN 21 REQUESTING MEDICAL TRANSPORT HELICOPTER, BUT NONE AVAILABLE SO FAR. REPORTED UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND LIFESTAR EN ROUTE AT ABOUT 6:39 AM.

SPRING GROVE, ROUND LAKE, GRAYSLAKE, AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

SALEM AND OTHERS COQ.

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The Cardinal Medical Transport Helicopters Respond to Carbon Monoxide Incident Near Bowles Rd and Route 59 In Antioch

CFD HELICOPTER ACTIVITY ON LAKE SHORE: CHECKING PEOPLE MISTAKENLY APPEARING TO BE IN WATER

SUN FEB 24 2013 ~4:00 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER RESCUE/PERSON IN LAKE MICHIGAN
658 N LAKE SHORE DR CHICAGO, IL

REPORTED FROM THE HOSPITAL WINDOW "LOOKED LIKE A PERSON WAS IN THE WATER.

APPEARS ZERO DEPTH AREA IN THE "PLAY PEN" GAVE MISTAKEN APPEARANCE THAT A PERSON WAS IN THE WATER. HELICOPTER MADE FLY-BY SWEEP OF THE AREA TO CONFIRM SAFETY OF PEOPLE IN THE AREA. BN 1 REPORTS NOTHING FOUND IN "THE PLAY PEN" ... ALL COMPANIES RETURNING.

6-8-7, TWR 14, RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-1 AND OTHERS ON SCENE.

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EXTRA ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON KENSINGTON AVE, WESTCHESTER

SUN FEB 24 2013 ~3:33 PM
WESTCHESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
2801 KENSINGTON AVE WESTCHESTER, IL

MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM BOX 100 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

STAGING AT KENSINGTON AVE AND WAKEFIELD ST.

BERKELEY, STONE PARK, MELROSE PARK, OAK BROOK AND OTHER MUTUAL AID.

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FIRE IN A TWO-FLAT ON NORTH DRAKE, CHICAGO

SUN FEB 24 2013 ~8:56 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/TWO-FLAT
4712 NORTH DRAKE CHICAGO, IL

FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. TRK 38 IS AT SECTOR 1.

TWO-STORY ORDINARY BRICK, 25X50 WITH GROUND LADDERS AT SECTOR 1 AND SECTOR 3. ONE LINE ON THE FIRE. PRIMARILY A CONTENTS FIRE.

BN 10 REPORTS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SEARCHES ARE COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE, AND FIRE IS OUT AT ABOUT 9:05 AM.



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HOUSE FIRE ON WEST CULLERTON, CHICAGO

SAT FEB 23 2013 ~7:47 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
2817 W CULLERTON CHICAGO, IL

POSSIBLE EXPOSURE TO THE SECTOR 4 SIDE. ONE 58 YEAR-OLD MALE TRANSPORTED MT SINAI HOSPITAL IN GOOD CONDITION WITH SMOKE INHALATION.

TWO LINES ON THE FIRE CHECKING BOTH EXPOSURE BUILDINGS. FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL AT ABOUT 7:55 PM. STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 7:58 PM.

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MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT 19TH ST AND HARLEM AVE, NORTH RIVERSIDE/BERWYN

SAT FEB 23 2013 ~1:05 PM
NORTH RIVERSIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMS BOX ALARM/MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
19TH ST AND HARLEM AVE NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL

MABAS DIVISION 11 EMS BOX ALARM FOR A MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH.

BERWYN, BROADVIEW, CICERO, FOREST PARK, AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

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EXTRA ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON MORRIS AVE, BERKELEY

SAT FEB 23 2013 ~11:38 AM
BERKELY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
1510 MORRIS AVE BERKELEY, IL

MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM FOR A HOUSE FIRE.

STAGING AT MORRIS AVE AND BOHLANDER AVE.
WESTCHESTER, ROSEMONT, BENSENVILLE, AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.

FIRE IS MOSTLY KNOCKED AT ABOUT 11:50 AM. TWO LINES ON THE FIRE IN SECOND FLOOR/ATTIC AREA. SEARCHES NEGATIVE -- ALL RESIDENTS OUT OF THE BUILDING.

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GAS LEAK AT THE COMMONS AT TOWN CENTER NEAR

SAT FEB 23 2013 ~10:54 AM
COUNTRYSIDE FPD
NATURAL GAS LEAK
1255 TOWN CENTER ROAD VERNON HILLS, IL

POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS INVESTIGATING A NATURAL GAS ODOR AT "THE COMMONS AT TOWN CENTER" NEAR US 45 AND IL-21

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