EXTRICATION CRASH WITH HELICOPTER AIRLIFT ON BISHOP FORD (I-94) AT NEAR 162ND ST AND NEAR GREENWOOD RD, SOUTH HOLLAND

    SAT SEP 14 2013 ~9:03 AM
    SOUTH HOLLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EXTRICATION CRASH ON INTERSTATE
    I-94 AND 162ND ST SOUTH HOLLAND, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 24 FULL STILL FOR AN EXTRICATION CRASH PER ORDERS OF SOUTH HOLLAND 601.

    THORNTON AMBULANCE AND CHIEF NOT AVAILABLE.

    EMERGENCY VEHICLES ENTERING AT SYBLEY BLVD AND GOING SOUTHBOUND IN NORTHBOUND LANES. EAST HAZEL CREST SQUAD AND HOMEWOOD TRUCK ON THE SCENE.

    ONE VICTIM AIRLIFTED BY UCAN AT ABOUT 9:25 AM-9:40 AM WITH LANDING ZONE IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES. I-94 LANES SHUT DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS STARTING AT ABOUT 156TH ST. BY ILLINOIS STATE POLICE.

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS GLENWOOD.

    DOLTON ALSO HAD AN INCIDENT AND SWITCHED TO WHITE FIREGROUND.

    MABAS DIVISION 7 DRILL AT THE SAME TIME OF INCIDENT. SOME CONFLICT ON THE AIRWAVES.

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SMALL FIRE AT ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL RACECOURSE ON WEST EUCLID AVE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

    SAT SEP 14 2013 ~12:33 AM
    ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE RESPONSE FOR VENTILATION
    2200 WEST EUCLID AVE ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL

    SMALL FIRE IN LEVEL THREE OF THE PADDOCK. FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY SPRINKLER SYSTEM.

    EXTRA COMPANIES CODE 4 RESPONSE REQUESTED FOR VENTILATION OF LARGE PADDOCK BUILDING NEAR GRANDSTAND BUILDING.

    ENGINE(S): ENG 2 ENG 3 ENG  4 AND ROLLING MEADOWS ENG 15

    TRUCK(S): TL 1

    SQUAD(S) SQUAD 2

    AMB 2 AND AMB 1

    PROSPECT HEIGHTS ENG 9 CHANGE OF QUARTERS

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BASEMENT FIRE AT RESIDENCE ON CORTLAND AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI SEP 13 2013 ~9:52 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL ALARM/WORKING FIRE
    5906 W CORTLAND CHICAGO, IL

    ENG ON ARRIVAL REPORTS 3-STORY ORDINARY WITH A FIRE IN THE BASEMENT IN THE WALL

    ENGINE(S) 125 68

    TRUCK(S) 53 29

    SQD 2 CV 271

    TRK 35 RIT BC 7 RIT

    RESPONDING COMPANIES HELD UP. CHANGE OF QUARTERS COMPANIES CONTINUE ON ORDERS OF BC 8.

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WATER RESCUE OPERATION AT ROOSEVELT RD AND CHICAGO RIVER, CHICAGO

    FRI SEP 13 2013 ~2:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    DIVE INCIDENT/PERSON IN THE WATER
    300 WEST ROOSEVELT RD CHICAGO, IL

    WITNESS REPORTED PERSON IN THE WATER.

    PERSON IN THE WATER BC 1 SQD 1 AND OTHERS ON SCENE. WOMAN JUMPED IN, ACCORDING TO WITNESS. CFD STOPPED SEARCHING ABOUT 4:20 PM. POLICE TAKING OVER SEARCH FOR BODY -- EXPECTED TO USE SIDE SONAR SCANNER.

    DIVERS GOING TO WORK. TWO DIVERS IN THE WATER DOING PATTERNS.

    AMB 45 SECOND AMBULANCE AFTER REQUEST FOR SECOND ALS AMBULANCE -- SETTING UP DIVE OPERATIONS.

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EXTRA ALARM FIRE AT PARKS AND RECREATIONS BUILDING ON WILLOW SPRINGS RD, WILLOW SPRINGS

    FRI SEP 13 2013 ~6:24 AM
    WILLOW SPRINGS FIRE RESCUE
    BOX ALARM/PARK DISTRICT BUILDING
    8300 WILLOW SPRINGS RD WILLOW SPRINGS, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 10 BOX ALARM ON BOX #19-01 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE ON ORDERS OF 506. INVESTIGATOR BOX PRIOR AT 6:13 AM.

    DEFENSIVE OPS FOR A FULLY-INVOLVED FIRE AT PARKS AND RECREATIONS BUILDING.

    ENGINE(S): PLEASANT VIEW, BEDFORD PARK, SUMMIT, FOREST VIEW, AND BRIDGEVIEW

    TRUCK(S): TRI-STATE, LEMONT, AND WESTERN SPRINGS

    SQUAD(S): MCCOOK

    EMS: ROBERTS PARK AND BROOKFIELD

    CHIEF(S): TRI-STATE, BEDFORD PARK, AND PLEASANTVIEW

    SPECIAL: PLEASANTVIEW 1528, WESTMONT 1888

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: RIVERSIDE ENGINE, LA GRANGE PARK AMBULANCE

    STAGING "SOUTH OF INCIDENT"

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FIRE IN A DRY CLEANERS ON SOUTH PULASKI RD, CHICAGO

    THU SEP 12 2013 ~11:29 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL ALARM
    8500 SOUTH PULASKI RD CHICAGO, IL

    ENG 64 ON SCENE WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE CHIMNEY.

    BC 21 REPORTS TWO LINES ON THE FIRE ... ALL COMPANIES WORKING.

    TRK 40 RIT AND BC 18 RIT

    FIRE EXTINGUISHED AT 11:41 PM.

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RE-KINDLE AT 4-11 WAREHOUSE FIRE ON SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO

    THU SEP 12 2013 ~5:16 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX
    3710 S CALIFORNIA AVE CHICAGO, IL

    RE-KINDLE

    TL 39

    BC 4 TRK 33 RIT

    3 SPOTS IN THE ORIGINAL FIRE BUILDING. AERIAL OPERATIONS FIGHTING FIRE AND TWO HANDLINES EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

    STAGING AT 39TH AND CALIFORNIA.

    STRUCK OUT AT 5:53 AM.

    CALIFORNIA AVE CLOSED FROM 35TH ST TO 39TH ST.

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WAREHOUSE FIRE WITH PALLETS BURNING: 4-11 FIRE ON SOUTH CALIFORNIA AVE, CHICAGO

    WED SEP 11 2013 ~10:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    4-11/WAREHOUSE FIRE
    3710 S CALIFORNIA CHICAGO, IL

    ENG 65 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE WAREHOUSE AT ABOUT 10:46 PM AND THEN "LARGE VOLUME OF FIRE" AND PROBLEMS WITH WATER SUPPLY. REQUESTS STILL AND BOX AT ABOUT 10:48 PM. TWO-STORY 25 X 75 FULLY-INVOLVED WAREHOUSE. PALLETS INSIDE THE WAREHOUSE.

    INLINE OPERATION IN PLACE, AS ONLY ONE HYDRANT ON CALIFORNIA AVAILABLE NEARBY. STAGING AT 39TH AND CALIFORNIA.

    TRK 32 AT SECTOR 1. TRK 52 FOLLOWING ENG 65. BOX ENGINE 123.

    BC 13 RIT, TRK 33 RIT

    BC 16 PLANS CHIEF, BC 20 SAFETY

    2-11 AT 10:59 AM.
    3-11 AT 11:25 PM.

    2-7-1 REPORTS (11:52 PM) ONE AERIAL, THREE TOWER LADDERS, ONE SNORKEL BASKET WITH BUILDING COLLAPSE AND FIRE JUMPING FIREWALL AND EXPOSING ANOTHER 100 FEET OF BUILDING.

    4-11 AT 12:03 AM (ORDERS OF 2-1-5).

    60 X 350 WITH TOTAL ROOF COLLAPSE REPORTED AT ABOUT 3:07 AM.

    STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 4:08 AM. NO INJURIES REPORTED

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FIRE IN APARTMENT BUILDING ON GREENWOOD AVE, CHICAGO

    WED SEP 11 2013 ~10:09 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX ALARM
    4454 GREENWOOD AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BC 17 THREE-STORY 50 X 75 OCCUPIED WITH AN EXPOSURE PROBLEM. TWO LINES ON THE FIRE, AERIAL TO THE ROOF, GROUND LADDERS TO SECTOR 1, SEARCHES UNDERWAY.

    ENG 16, TRK 51, TRK 11

    BC 1 BOX CHIEF, BC 23 PLANS

    STAGING 44TH AND DREXEL BLVD

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RUNWAY STANDBY FOR INCOMING AIRCRAFT AT MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHICAGO

    WED SEP 11 2013 ~9:36 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I/RUNWAY STANDBY
    5200 W 63RD ST CHICAGO, IL (MIDWAY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT)

    AIRPORT STANDBY STAGING AREA C

    BOX AND PLAN AT MIDWAY.

    BC 16 SECURES THE EMS PLAN 1 AND STRIKES OUT THE STILL AND BOX AT ABOUT 9:45 PM.

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HIGH-RISE FIRE AT PIONEER GARDENS ON SOUTH MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE, CHICAGO

    WED SEP 11 2013 ~8:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/HIGH-RISE FIRE/EMS PLAN I
    3800 S MARTIN LUTHER KING DR CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE IN ROOM 616 REPORTED TO BE EXTINGUISHED BY A SPRINKLER SYSTEM OF AN EIGHT-STORY SENIOR LIVING CENTER "PIONEER GARDENS". SPRINKLER ACTIVATED IN APARTMENT UNIT. ONE PERSON BEING EVALUATED BY EMS PARAMEDICS.

    HELICOPTER 6-8-1 TO THE STILL AND BOX COMMUNICATING WITH CV 2-7-3.

    ENG 8 IS THIRD ENGINE. 5-1-5 RESPONDING.

    BC 19 PLANS, BC 4 RIT TRK 8 RIT, BC 18 SAFETY, BC 23 REPORT TO INCIDENT COMMANDER.

    EVACUATION STAIRWAY IS THE SOUTH STAIRWELL.

    STILL AND BOX AND EMS STAGING IS AT 37TH STREET AND KING (UPDATED FROM 79TH AND PRAIRIE)

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED BY 2-2-1

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BOAT TAKING ON WATER WITH NOBODY ABOARD IN MONROE HARBOR, CHICAGO

    WED SEP 11 2013 ~8:00 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOAT IN DISTRESS
    41.876176,-87.607648 (MONROE HARBOR CHICAGO, IL)

    BC 1, ENG 2, ENG 13, TRK 6, RESCUE BOAT 6-8-8.

    BOAT 6-8-8 REPORTS A BOAT IS TAKING ON WATER WITH NOBODY ON THE BOAT IN MONROE HARBOR.


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