STRUCTURE FIRE ON SEWARD ST NEAR CUSTER AVE, EVANSTON

WED JUL 17 2013 ~9:30 PM
EVANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/STRUCTURE FIRE
714 SEWARD ST EVANSTON, IL

MABAS DIVISION 3 21F-625

EVANSTON, WILMETTE AND WINNETKA ENGINES
SKOKIE, NORTHFIELD TRUCKS
MORTON GROVE SQUAD

EVANSTON AND WILMETTE CHIEFS

STAGING SEWARD ST AND CUSTER AVE

CHANGE OF QUARTERS:
GLENVIEW, NILES ENGINES
PARK RIDGE TRUCK

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TORCH USED FOR ROOF REPAIRS APPARENTLY SPARKED FIRE THAT DISPLACED A FAMILY.

HOUSE FIRE ON IROQUOIS DR, GLENVIEW

WED JUL 17 2013 ~8:05 PM
GLENVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
2332 IROQUOIS DR GLENVIEW, IL

FIRE SHOWING THROUGH THE ROOF.

MORTON GROVE SQD 4, NORTHBROOK TOWER 12, BC 11, NORTHFIELD SQD 29 AT 8:08 PM

DES PLAINES ENG 61 CHANGE OF QUARTERS.

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HOUSE FIRE JUST WEST OF MORRIS COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL ON PARK BLVD, MORRIS

WED JUL 17 2013 ~7:30 PM
MORRIS FPD
WORKING FIRE
1055 PARK MORRIS, IL

MABAS DIVISION 15 BOX 23-100 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE AT ABOUT 7:47 PM. HOUSE FIRE STARTED OUT AS AN ATTIC FIRE. MINOOKA AUTO/AID.

DUE ...
MAZON, TROY, SENECA ENGINES
PLAINFIELD TRUCK
SENECA CHIEF
WILMINGTON REHAB

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: MARSEILLES ENGINE

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SECOND ALARM AT ABOUT 8:26 PM
MARSEILLES, GARDNER, DWIGHT ENGINES
BRISTOL KENDALL TRUCK

CHANGE OF QUARTERS
MARSEILLES ENGINE

EVACUATION OF STALLED EIGHT-CAR CTA TRAIN AT VAN BUREN AND LA SALLE STOPPED AFTER POWER RESTORED

WED JUL 17 2013 ~6:55 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
EVACUATION OF STALLED TRAIN IN HOT WEATHER
VAN BUREN ST AND LA SALLE ST CHICAGO, IL

CTA TRIAIN LOST POWER ... EVACUATION HELD UP WHEN POWER WAS RESTORED.

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FLIGHT FOR LIFE TRANSPORTS CRASH VICTIM FROM HUEHL RD AND COMMERCIAL AVE NEAR GLENKIRK, NORTHBROOK AFTER CAR VS TREE CRASH

WED JUL 17 2013 ~5:11 AM
NORTHBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
CAR VS TREE EXTRICATION/FLIGHT FOR LIFE
HUEHL RD AND COMMERCIAL AVE NORTHBROOK, IL

AMB 10, ENG 10, TWR 12, FLIGHT FOR LIFE ON SCENE FOR CAR VS TREE CRASH AT HUEHL ROAD AND COMMERCIAL AVENUE NORTHBROOK, IL. ONE MALE VICTIM WAS FOUND INJURED AND TRAPPED IN A MINIVAN AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION.

VIDEO: EXTRICATION OPERATIONS AND FLIGHT FOR LIGHT TRANSFER AND TRANSPORT.

SINCE THE EXTRICATION WAS DIFFICULT AND PROLONGED, FLIGHT FOR LIFE WAS CALLED TO RESPOND. ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL WAS 6:07 A.M.

THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER LANDED IN THE LANDING ZONE AT ABOUT 6:05 A.M. A YOUNG MALE ADULT WAS EXTRICATED ABOUT THREE MINUTES AFTER THE HELICOPTER LANDED, AND WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE SCENE TO THE HELICOPTER AND TRANSPORTED APPARENTLY TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL.

NO WORD IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE.


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CITIZENS HELP MAN WITH LIFE PRESERVER IN WATER OFF NAVY PIER, BOAT 6-8-8 CREW PULLS MAN OUT OF WATER

WED JUL 17 2013 ~8:47 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER RESCUE
NAVY PIER CHICAGO, IL (NORTH END)

REPORT OF AN OLDER MAN IN THE WATER WHO DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ABLE TO SWIM WITH A CIVILIAN RESCUE ATTEMPTED BY THROWING HIM A LIFE PRESERVER. SEVERAL CIVILIANS TRYING TO HELP AT THE FAR NORTHEAST TIP OF NAVY PIER AND OBSERVED ON CAMERA AT THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATIONS.

6-8-8 ON SCENE WITH 6-8-7 (SCUBA TEAM) PULLING UP. 6-8-8 PULLING VICTIM ONTO THE BOAT AND BRINGING VICTIM TO THE AMBULANCE STANDING BY AT THE CTA TURN-AROUND. SQD 1 ALSO ON THE SCENE.

AIR-SEA RESCUE HELICOPTERS 6-8-2 RETURNED.

CFD PULLED THE ONLY VICTIM -- A MALE -- OUT OF LAKE MICHIGAN. PATIENT TRANSPORTED ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TO NWMH. APPEARS HE MAY HAVE JUMPED.

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BOX ALARM THIRD LEVEL FOR LARGE LUXURY HOME ON FIRE ON CARNOUSTIE LANE, INVERNESS

TUE JUL 16 2013 ~4:55 PM
PALATINE RURAL FPD
WORKING FIRE/HOUSE FIRE
14 CARNOUSTIE LN INVERNESS, IL

LUXURY HOME ON FIRE. LADDER TO THE ROOF. TENDERS FROM LONG GROVE (TANKER 55) AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS (TANKER 9) RESPONDING.

NORTHWEST CENTRAL DISPATCH HAVING TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH IFERN FREQUENCY.

RE-BROADCAST THE BOX ALARM ...
LUXURY HOME ON FIRE. LADDER TO THE ROOF. TENDERS FROM LONG GROVE (TANKER 55) AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS (TANKER 9) RESPONDING.

NORTHWEST CENTRAL DISPATCH HAVING TROUBLE COMMUNICATING WITH IFERN FREQUENCY.

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TUE JUL 16 2013 ~5:23 PM
PALATINE RURAL FPD
BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE/2ND ALARM TENDERS
14 CARNOUSTIE LN INVERNESS, IL

BOX ALARM #36-1 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

ENGINES: ROLLING MEADOWS, LAKE ZURICH
TENDER: RUTLAND-DUNDEE, CARY
TRUCK: WHEELING
CHIEFS: LONG GROVE, BARRINGTON
RIT : MOUNT PROSPECT ENGINE AND CHIEF
TRAILER: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ENGINE, ALGONQUIN AMBULANCE

SECOND ALARM FOR TENDERS

STAGING IS ELA RD SOUTH OF PALATINE ROAD.

3RD ALARM AT 5:44 PM.

ENGINES: ELK GROVE VILLAGE, STREAMWOOD, CARPENTERSVILLE ENGINE, ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP ENGINE
TRUCK: DES PLAINES
SQUAD: NORTHBROOK
CHIEF: ROLLING MEADOWS, LAKE ZURICH
COM VAN: ELK GROVE VILLAGE
TENDER: WAUCONDA
CHIEF: SCHAUMBURG

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HOUSE FIRE AT LA SALLE ST AND 107TH CHICAGO, IL

TUE JUL 16 2013 ~2:49 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL
10700 S LA SALLE ST CHICAGO, IL

SMOKE SHOWING
SQD 5
BC 18 RIT, TRK 40 RIT

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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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