WOMAN RESCUED FROM HOUSE FIRE ON BRUNER ST, HINSDALE

    THU FEB 28 2013 ~3:42 AM
    HINSDALE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/HOUSE FIRE RESCUE
    942 S BRUNER ST HINSDALE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 10 BOX ALARM BOX #10-01 FOR A HOUSE FIRE WITH AN UNRESPONSIVE VICTIM.

    FEMALE, 90, RESUSCITATED WITH VENTILATION/O2 (NO CARDIAC COMPRESSIONS REQUIRED) ON SCENE AND TRANSPORTED TO ADVENTIST HINSDALE HOSPITAL. HER SON, WHO WAS ON THE DRIVEWAY WHEN FIREFIGHTERS ARRIVED, SUFFERED SMOKE INHALATION. THE SON, WHOSE AGE WAS NOT RELEASED, WAS ALSO TRANSPORTED TO ADVENTIST HINSDALE HOSPITAL.

    CLARENDON HILLS, DARIEN-WOODRIDGE, DOWNERS GROVE, LAGRANGE, LAGRANGE PARK, LYONS, PLEASANTVIEW, TRI-STATE FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, RIVERSIDE, WESTERN SPRINGS, WESTMONT MUTUAL AID.

    FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS FROM OAK BROOK, OAKBROOK TERRACE AND LEMONT EMS MUTUAL AID.

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HOUSE FIRE ON SOUTH TORRENCE AVE, CHICAGO

    WED FEB 27 2013 ~3:43 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM/HOUSE ATTIC FIRE
    10212 S TORRENCE CHICAGO, IL

    TWO LINES ON THE FIRE. HELD UP ON OPENING THE ROOF THEN WENT AHEAD AND OPENED THE ROOF WHEN BLACK SMOKE STARTED SHOWING.

    STAGING IS AT 104TH AND TORRENCE.

    BN 22 REPORTS PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SEARCHES NEGATIVE.

    BN 4 ON SCENE. STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 3:50 A.M. ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

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FIRE AT HINTZSCHE ON COUNTY LINE RD, MAPLE PARK

    TUE FEB 26 2013 ~5:50 PM
    KANEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM 4TH LEVEL/TENDERS ONLY
    2S181 COUNTY LINE ROAD MAPLE PARK, IL

    MABAS BOX #46-06 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE AT "HINTZSCHE OIL" AGRONOMY BUSINESS/FERTILIZER PLANT. INITIALLY REPORTED AS A FIRE IN A MACHINE SHOP/MAINTENANCE FACILITY.

    HAZMAT AND STRUCTURE FIRE -- INITIALLY UNKNOWN WHICH BUSINESS IS AFFECTED -- HINTZSCHE FERTILITZER, HINTZSCHE OIL, AND HINTZSCHE GRAIN.

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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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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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