LEVEL 1 HAZMAT FOR OBNOXIOUS ODOR ON LOWER WACKER DRIVE NEAR RANDOLPH ST, CHICAGO

TUE JUL 16 2013 ~10:55 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL I HAZMAT/OBNOXIOUS ODOR
191 NORTH LOWER WACKER DRIVE CHICAGO, IL

STAGING IS ON RANDOLPH ONE BLOCK WEST OF WACKER DRIVE -- BC 1 ORDERS STAGING ON UPPER WACKER WITH WALK DOWN TO INCIDENCE AREA. THE INCIDENT AREA IS JUST NORTHEAST OF RIVERSIDE PLAZA. UNKNOWN PRODUCT IN A SEWER ... LIQUID WASTE DISPOSAL TRUCK MAY HAVE DUMPED A LOAD AT OR NEAR A LOADING DOCK AT 155 NORTH LOWER WACKER DRIVE. THE LIQUID WASTE TRUCK HAD A PREVIOUS STOP AT THE SHEDD AQUARIUM ... DEVELOPING ...

POLICE ASSISTANCE REQUESTED FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

HAZMAT 5-1-1 RESPONDING FROM ENG 122'S DISTRICT.

WIND SW 7.

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THE INCIDENT IS ONGOING SINCE ABOUT 7:00 AM WHEN THE ODOR WAS FIRST REPORTED. THE HAZMAT TEAM WAS CALLED IN ABOUT 10:55 AM.




Level I has been secured. Nothing was found. They believe it may have been a garbage truck that leaked while driving on lower wacker.

— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) July 16, 2013

LEVEL 1 HAZMAT FOR DANGEROUSLY HIGH CO READING ON SOUTH CHAMPLAIN AVE, CHICAGO

TUE JUL 16 2013 ~10:35 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
LEVEL I HAZMAT/GAS ODOR
8084 CHAMPLAIN CHICAGO, IL

ENG ON ARRIVAL REPORTS HIGH CO READING OF 1000 PPM, BLDG EVACUATED. GAS-POWERED POWER WASHER WAS BEING USED INSIDE THE BASEMENT.

OSHA standards prohibit worker exposure to more than 50 PPM (parts of the gas per million parts of air) averaged during an 8-hour time period.



Law requires C0 detectors in all Chicago homes. Fortunately this building had detectors and 911 was called before it was too late!
— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) July 16, 2013


Following information compiled by CDC/NIOSH ...

Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLH)
The chosen IDLH is based on the statement by Patty [1963] that a 1-hour exposure to 1,000 to 1,200 ppm would cause unpleasant, but no dangerous symptoms [Henderson et al. 1921]. Patty [1963] also reported that 1,500 to 2,000 ppm might be a dangerous concentration for an exposure of 1 hour [Henderson et al. 1921].

Existing short-term exposure guidelines: National Research Council [NRC 1987] Emergency Exposure Guidance Levels (EEGLs):
10-minute EEGL: 1,500 ppm

30-minute EEGL: 800 ppm

60-minute EEGL: 400 ppm

24-hour EEGL: 50 ppm

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Reference:
Patty FA, ed. [1963]. Industrial hygiene and toxicology. 2nd rev. ed. Vol. II. Toxicology. New York, NY: Interscience Publishers, Inc., p. 930.

Henderson Y, Haggard HW, Teague MC, Prince AL, Wunderlich RM [1921]. Physiological effects of automobile exhaust gas and standards of ventilation for brief exposures. IV. Concordance of the standard here proposed with the observations of other investigators. J Ind Hyg III(4):137-146.

NRC [1987]. Emergency and continuous exposure guidance levels for selected airborne contaminants. Vol. 7. Ammonia, hydrogen chloride, lithium bromide, and toluene. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Toxicology and Environmental Health Hazards, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council, pp. 17-38.

See also ...
Carbon monoxide Documentation for Immediately Dangerous To Life or Health Concentrations (IDLHs)

OSHA FACT SHEET ...

EXTRA ALARM HOUSE EXPLOSION/HOUSE FIRE, ARSON INVESTIGATION, BURN VICTIM ON SOUTHEAST CIRCLE D, UNINCORPORATED JOLIET

SUN JUL 14 2013 ~9:21 PM
EAST JOLIET FPD
BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
206 SOUTHEAST CIRCLE DRIVE JOLIET, IL

MABAS DIVISION 19 FOR BOX NUMBER 500-37NORTH FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE. ENTIRE ROOF BLOWN OFF INTO THE FRONT YARD, AND HOUSE FULLY-INVOLVED.

ENGINES LOCKPORT, JOLIET, MOKENA
TENDERS: NORTHWEST HOMER, FRANKFURT, MINOOKA, AND WILMINGTON
TRUCK: ELWOOD
RIT: CHANNAHON SQUAD AND CHIEF
CHIEF FOR OPS: MANHATTON
CHIEF FOR SAFETY: ELWOOD

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: TROY AMBULANCE, ORLAND ENGINE, ROMEOVILLE TRUCK, PLAINFIELD TENDER.

JAMES J. BORG, BURN VICTIM FOUND OUTSIDE THE BURNING HOUSE WITH BURNS ON 70 PERCENT OF HIS BODY. BORG IS THE BOYFRIEND OF MISSING WOMAN, ANNE GAY, 52, AND HAS BEEN A PERSON OF INTEREST IN HER MISSING PERSON CASE, ACCORDING TO DEPUTY CHIEF KENNETH KAUPAS, WILL COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

A DOG SURVIVED, AND WAS FOUND IN THE RUBBLE IN ITS DOG HOUSE.

THE FIRE IS INVESTIGATED AS ARSON WITH THE GAS LINE TO THE DRYER APPEARING TO HAVE BEEN TAMPERED, CUT AND OPEN -- WITH THE VALVE WIDE OPEN.

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BOX ALARM FOR A GARAGE FIRE WITH HIGH VOLTAGE LINE DOWN ON TAFT AVE, BERKELEY

SUN JUL 14 2013 ~4:47 PM
BERKELEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM/GARAGE FIRE
1305 TAFT BERKELEY, IL

MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX #100 FOR A GARAGE FIRE. HIGH VOLTAGE LINE DOWN AT THE REAR OF THE RESIDENTIAL GARAGE.

MAYWOOD ENGINE, ELMHURST TRUCK, BROADVIEW SQUAD, WESTCHESTER RIT, VILLA PARK AMBULANCE, DIVISION 20 CHIEF, ROSEMONT CASCADE

BENSENVILLE ENGINE CHANGE OF QUARTERS

STAGING AT TAFT AND ST CHARLES RD

BOX IMMEDIATELY STRUCK AT 4:55 PM

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EMS PLAN 1 FOR EXTRICATION CRASH AT CHICAGO AVE AND PULASKI RD, CHICAGO

SAT JUL 13 2013 ~11:35 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMS PLAN 1/FATAL PIN-IN CRASH
CHICAGO AVE AND PULASKI RD CHICAGO, IL

BC 13 CALLS FOR EMS PLAN 1 FOR T-BONE CRASH AT THE INTERSECTION AT ABOUT 11:37 PM. POLICE PURSUIT/OFFENDING VEHICLE HIT TWO CARS AT INTERSECTION. ONE OF THE VICTIM VEHICLES THEN HIT A CTA BUS.

SQD 2, AMB 34, AMB 15, AND AMB 42 DUE BEFORE THE PLAN 1 WAS ORDERED.

ALL VICTIMS OUT EXCEPT FOR ONE BY ABOUT 11:43 PM. SIX VICTIMS TOTAL. FINAL VICTIM OUT OF HE CAR ABOUT 11:50 PM. ONE FATAL (FEMALE AGE 35), FOUR NON-LIFE-THREATENING (INCLUDING OFFENDER), AND ONE MEDICAL REFUSAL.

ONE OF THE CRASHED VEHICLES WAS INVOLVED IN A POLICE PURSUIT AFTER THE OFFENDER FLED FROM A SHOOTING IN THE 100 BLOCK OF SPRINGFIELD AVENUE ABOUT ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE CRASH SCENE. THE SHOOTING WAS REPORTED ABOUT 11:30 PM.

CORRECTED ADDRESS OF CRASH SCENE: 800 NORTH PULASKI ROAD.

EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 11:56 PM.

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Plan one pulaski and chicago 4 red 2 yellow 3 green. pic.twitter.com/jJEw9nWSly

— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) July 14, 2013





Chicago and pulaski pic.twitter.com/KrL0hZda7h

— Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) July 14, 2013

3-11 ALARM FOR MULTIPLE HOUSES BURNING ON S UNION AVE, CHICAGO

SAT JUL 13 2013 ~10:05 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
3-11 ALARM/MULTIPLE HOUSES
4425 SOUTH UNION AVE CHICAGO, IL

MULTIPLE FRAMES 2.5-STORY 25X60 BURNING (CLOSE SPACING).


VIDEO: Squad 5A snorkel operations and ladder operation by Tower 39 and Truck 18 on South Union Avenue in Chicago (SRResquire).

BC 15 RIT CHIEF
BC 15 BECOMES BOX CHIEF
BC 18 BECOMES RIT CHIEF
TRK 15 RIT TRK

ENG 29, TRK 33

29 TAKE THE REAR

WORKING FIRE AT 10:05 AM.

STILL AND BOX AT 10:06 AM
2-2-5 AND 2-7-3 ON THE STILL AND BOX

CRASH INVOLVING A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK ON EB I-94 NEAR ROSECRANS RD, GURNEE

SAT JUL 13 2013 ~1:04 PM
GURNEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
CRASH INVOLVING A SEMI
42.469564,-87.964199 (EB I-94 AT 2.5 MILE MAKER)

MULTIPLE INJURIES AND VEHICLE WITH HEAVY DAMAGE.

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FIRE ENGINE ON FIRE ON WB I-88 AT MAIN ST NEAR KANEVILLE

FRI JUL 12 2013 ~12:22 PM
KANEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
FIRE ENGINE ON FIRE
41.840281,-88.491981 (WB I-88 AT MAIN STREET)

FIRE ENGINE REPORTED ON FIRE ON THE WESTBOUND RIGHT SHOULDER.

AGENCY OF THE FIRE ENGINE UNKNOWN.

BIG ROCK AMBULANCE ALSO RESPONDING WITH KANE COUNTY SHERIFF AND ILLINOIS STATE POLICE.

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I-88 Westbound - CAR FIRE - at Main Street - MP 107.2 - 1 right lane blocked of 2

— Tollway Trip 88 (@I_88_Tollway) July 12, 2013

GARAGE FIRE ON WEST MAIN ST, WAUCONDA

FRI JUL 12 2013 ~12:03 PM
WAUCONDA FIRE DISTRICT
WORKING FIRE/GARAGE FIRE
28115 WEST MAIN ST WAUCONDA, IL

GARAGE FIRE STARTED AS A CAR FIRE.

NUNDA TENDER MUTUAL AID.

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EMS BOX LEVEL 3 FOR MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH ON NB I-94 AT 9.5 MM, NEAR GURNEE

FRI JUL 12 2013 ~10:51 AM
GURNEE FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMS LIFE SAFETY BOX 3RD LEVEL
42.369706,-87.942175 (NB I-94 AT THE 9.5 MILE MARKER)

MABAS DIVISION 4 LIFE SAFETY BOX 19-37 FOR A MULTI-INJURY CRASH ON ORDERS OF GURNEE BC 1303 AT ABOUT 11:05 AM. INITIALLY REPORTED AS POSSIBLY TWO PERSONS TRAPPED.

REPORT OF 16 PATIENTS WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN CRASH. POSSIBLY FOURTEEN HOSPITAL TRANSPORTS TO MULTIPLE HOSPITALS (MOST TO CONDELL). THE CRASH INVOLVED THREE SUVS, TWO PASSENGER CARS AND A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK.

REQUESTING AMBULANCES AND CHIEFS.

I-94 AT 9.5 NB MILE MARKER -- STAGING NORTH OF THIS LOCATION.

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DUE WITH AMBULANCES: WAUKEGAN, LAKE VILLA, NEWPORT, COUNTRYSIDE, BEACH PARK, ROUND LAKE, LAKE FOREST, LAKE ZURICH, AND HIGHLAND PARK.

DUE WITH CHIEFS: NEWPORT, ROUND LAKE AND  GRAYSLAKE

BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 11:33 AM.

CAR FIRE ON WARWICK CIRCLE, HOFFMAN ESTATES

THU JUL 11 2013 ~4:00 PM
HOFFMAN ESTATES FIRE DEPARTMENT
CAR FIRE WITH EXPOSURE TO HOUSE
1100 WARWICK CIRCLE HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL

CAR FIRE WITH EXPOSURE TO A HOUSE. GARAGE ROOF CAUGHT FIRE FROM CAR PARKED ON DRIVEWAY.

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@dailyherald 1100 Warwick Cir N, Hoffman Estates on fire today 4 pm pic.twitter.com/R5BfYjVFMN
— TranNebula (@trannebula) July 12, 2013

EXTRA ALARM HOUSE FIRE IN TERRA VITA ESTATES NEAR WILLOW CREEK CHURCH, SOUTH BARRINGTON

TUE JUL 09 2013 ~12:26 PM
BARRINGTON COUNTRYSIDE FPD
BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/HOUSE FIRE
4 TERRA VITA DRIVE SOUTH BARRINGTON, IL

MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX 36-2 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE. REPORT OF FIRE SHOWING FROM THE ROOF. REPORT OF INTERIOR WALL COLLAPSE.

ALGONQUIN, HOFFMAN ESTATES AND LAKE ZURICH DUE WITH ENGINES. BARTLETT, NUNDA TOWNSHIP AND WAUCONDA DUE WITH TENDERS. PALATINE DUE WITH A TRUCK. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS DUE WITH EMS. CHIEFS DUE FROM FOX RIVER GROVE, LAKE ZURICH AND LONG GROVE. SPECIAL REQUEST FOR MESS CANTEEN.

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: HANOVER PARK AMBULANCE, ROLLING MEADOWS AMBULANCE, WHEELING ENGINE.

STAGING IS AT BARRINGTON ROAD AND TERRA VITA DRIVE.

2ND ALARM AT 1:08 PM FOR TENDERS ONLY:
CRYSTAL LAKE, RUTLAND-DUNDEE, AND SOUTH ELGIN.

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Severe thunderstorms moved from southwest to northeast on Tuesday around noon when lightning is suspected to have struck a large luxury home near Barrington Road and Algonquin Road in South Barrington (See four images of radar from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Tuesday).