FIRE IN A HIGH-RISE AT 535 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE CONDOMINIUMS NEAR MICHIGAN AND GRAND, CHICAGO

    WED OCT 23 2013 ~9:39 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/HIGH-RISE FIRE/EMS PLAN I
    535 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CREWS ON ARRIVAL REPORT

    ENGINE(S): ALS ENG 30 AND OTHERS ...

    TRUCK(S): TRK 13 TO MEET THE MVU 9-1-3 ON MICHIGAN AVE BUT MVU SIREN WAS TEMPORARILY BROKEN SO TRK 13 GOES TO FIRE STATION TO HELP MVU CREW.

    SQD CV 2-7-1 (21-10 IN COMMAND)

    RIT: BC 7 TRK 44

    WEST IS THE EVACUATION STAIRWELL.
    EAST STAIRWELL IS FIRE ATTACK

    ONE MALE CIVILIAN TRANSPORTED CODE YELLOW TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

    FIRE IS REPORTED TO BE OUT WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SMOKE ON THE 15TH FLOOR. WORKING ON FANS FOR VENTILATION.

    STAGING IS AT MICHIGAN AVE AND ILLINOIS ST.

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    BC 15 PLANS CHIEF.

CRASH ON I-94 UNDER LAKE COOK RD BRIDGE AT SPLIT TO I-294 AND EDENS SPUR NEAR NORTHBROOK/DEERFIELD

    WED OCT 23 2013 ~7:47 AM
    NORTHBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EXTRICATION CRASH
    42.152682,-87.874581

    EXTRICATION CRASH AT I-94 UNDER THE LAKE COOK RD BRIDGE AT THE SPLIT TO I-294 AND THE EDENS SPUR.

    DEERFIELD-BANNOCKBURN ENG 19 REPORTS NO EXTRICATION. NORTHBROOK PIN-IN RESPONSE HELD-UP. IDOT TOLLWAY VEHICLES ARE REPORTED TO BE ENOUGH TO BLOCK TRAFFIC.

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HIGH CO LEVEL ON NORTH KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE OCT 22 2013 ~10:26 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/HIGH CO LEVEL
    4919 NORTH KEDZIE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    LEVEL I HAZMAT FOR THE HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE

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TWO STANDBY INCIDENTS FOR ARRIVING AIRCRAFT 15 MINUTES APART: STILL AND BOX/EMS PLAN I AT O'HARE, CHICAGO

    TUE OCT 22 2013 ~2:44 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/EMS PLAN I
    42.002741,-87.90009 (O'HARE INT'L AIRPORT CHICAGO, IL)

    INITIALLY STAGING E FOR RUNWAY 28R AT ABOUT 2:51 PM FOR AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM OR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT(NOT CONFIRMED).

    STAGING CHANGED TO STAGING AREA A FOR RUNWAY 27R FOR A SECOND AIRCRAFT WITH SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT.

    STRUCK OUT AND SECURED AT O'HARE BY ORDERS OF BC 6 AT 2:56 PM

    2-1-23 REPORTS AFTER THE FIRST STILL AND BOX AND EMS PLAN 1 STANDBY AT O'HARE A SECOND STANDBY WAS ORDERED AT ABOUT 2:59 PM WITH 2-1-23 IN COMMAND. STAGING AREA AT A AND RUNWAY. SECOND STANDBY STRUCK OUT AND SECURED AT ABOUT 3:05 PM.

    ENGINE(S): ENG 9, ENG 119, ENG 11

    TRUCK(S): TRK 55 TRK 9

    SQD 7 CV 2-7-8

    BC 8, BC 11, BC 7

    ONE OF THE STAND BY INCIDENTS WAS FOR A REPUBLIC AIRLINES JET WITH A REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND SMOKE DISSIPATED. UNKNOWN IF IT WAS FIRST OR SECOND.

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HAZMAT BOX ALARM FOR A DIESEL SPILL ON NB I-94 AT SIBLEY BLVD

    TUE OCT 22 2013 ~5:30 PM
    DOLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM HAZMAT/FUEL SPILL
    41.611913,-87.579588 (NB I-94 AT SIBLEY BLVD)

    MABAS DIVISION 24 BOX ALARM ON BOX #1499 FOR A DIESEL SPILL.

    SQUAD(S): CALUMET CITY SQD

    SPECIAL: ADVISORS DIVISION 24 AND DIVISION 27

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: BURNHAM ENGINE

    STRUCK OUT AT 4:48 PM.

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SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK ROLLOVER AFTER CRASH WITH CAR ON ROUTE 53 AT EUCLID AVE NEAR ROLLING MEADOWS

    TUE OCT 22 2013 ~9:27 AM
    PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK ROLLOVER
    42.088382,-88.031008

    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK ROLLOVER CRASH WITH A CAR. THREE LANES BLOCKED. NO ENTRAPMENT, NO EXTRICATION. TRUCK HAULING GARBAGE.

    TWO INJURIES.

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SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK/CAR CARRIER CRASHES WITH METRA PASSENGER TRAIN NEAR OAK AVE AND RAILROAD AVE

    MON OCT 21 2013 ~4:00 PM
    BARTLETT FPD
    TRUCK VS TRAIN CRASH
    OAK AVE AND RAILROAD AVE, BARTLETT

    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CAR CARRIER CARRYING A LOAD OF CARS CRASHED WITH INBOUND METRA TRAIN 2242.

    TWO VICTIMS TRANSPORTED WITH MINOR INJURIES. HOFFMAN ESTATES STATION STANDBY (CHANGE OF QUARTERS) MUTUAL AID WITH AN ENGINE AND AMBULANCE.

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FIRE IN AN APARTMENT ON WINCHESTER AVE NEAR HOWARD ST, CHICAGO

    MON OCT 21 2013 ~7:26 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX
    7545 N WINCHESTER AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BC 9 ORDERS A STILL AND BOX AT ABOUT 7:31 PM. 4-STORY BUILDING WITH A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

    ENGINE(S): ENG 59

    RIT: BC 12 TRK 12

    BC 5 BOX CHIEF
    BC 11 PLAN CHIEFS

    STAGING AT CLARK AND HOWARD.

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EXTRA ALARM FOR A FUEL SPILL AT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON WOLF RD, HILLSIDE

    MON OCT 21 2013 ~3:50 PM
    HILLSIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    BOX ALARM/FUEL LEAK
    2121 SOUTH WOLF RD HILLSIDE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM ON BOX # FOR A FUEL LEAK

    ENGINE(S): MAYWOOD, STONE PARK

    TRUCK(S): NORTHLAKE, ROSEMONT

    SQUAD(S): BROADVIEW

    EMS: OAK BROOK TERRACE

    RIT: MELROSE PARK

    STAGING AT THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.

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CONSTRUCTION CREW RUPTURES GAS LINE ON WEST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD, CHICAGO

    MON OCT 21 2013 ~12:00 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/GAS LEAK
    5139 W WASHINGTON BLVD CHICAGO, IL

    CONSTRUCTION CREW HIT A GAS LINE IN A BUILDING.

    STAGING AT MONROE AND LARAMIE.

    STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 12:55 PM.

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CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES AS SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK REAR-ENDS CHRYSLER CROSSOVER, CHICAGO

    SUN OCT 20 2013 ~11:07 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I - MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
    INBOUND STEVENSON RAMP OUTBOUND DAN RYAN CHICAGO, IL

    EMS PLAN 1 ON ORDERS OF ENG 23.

    EMERGENCY VEHICLES ENTERING ON DAMEN AVE.

    RAMP FROM INBOUND STEVENSON TO THE OUTBOUND DAN RYAN

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED ABOUT 11:44 PM.

    BC 15 REPORTS ONE CODE RED VICTIM; SEVEN CODE YELLOW VICTIMS. ONE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED CODE RED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER STROGER WITH AMB 19. SEVEN CODE YELLOW VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO MERCY (AMB 21 WITH TWO, AMB 84 WITH ONE), UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS (AMB 33 WITH TWO) AND ST BERNARD (AMB 1 WITH TWO). ALL INJURIES IN THE CHRYSLER CROSSOVER THAT WAS REAR-ENDED BY A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK.

    ROADWORK WAS ONGOING SOUTH OF THE INCIDENT. ROADWORK EVENT TYPE. CLOSE SLIP RAMP FROM EXPRESS TO LOCAL LANES SOUTH OF 43RD ST. MAJOR EVENT SEVERITY.
    STARTED: OCT 20, 2013, 8:00PM
    EXPECTED TO END: OCT 21, 2013, 5:00AM

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CAR CARRIER SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASHES THROUGH SB I-94 BARRIER, CAB LANDS ON NEW CTA TRACK

    SUN OCT 20 2013 ~9:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TRUCK CRASH WITH CTA PROPERTY
    SB DAN RYAN NEAR 69TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A TRUCK CRASH SOUTHBOUND LANES JUST NORTH OF 69TH ST. ENG 54 RESPONDS TO A TRUCK CRASH, THEN HELD UP AFTER REPORTING CREW NEEDS TO GET OFF AT 59TH AND WRAP AROUND. GARFIELD ENTRANCE RAMP AND 59TH ST ENTRANCE RAMPS WERE CLOSED MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR CFD TO GET TO THE SCENE. CFD 4-1-7 REPORTED THE ENTRANCE RAMP AT 35TH ST WAS ALSO BLOCKED.

    A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CAR CARRIER JUMPED THE BARRIER WALL OF THE SOUTHBOUND DAN RYAN AND LANDED ON OUTBOUND RIGHT OF WAY OF CTA RED LINE TRACKS. THE TRACTOR/CAB JUMPED THE WALL AND LANDED ON CTA TRACKS, WHILE THE CAR CARRIER TRAILER REMAINED ON THE SOUTHBOUND LANES OF THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY. NO INJURIES.

    CTA TRACKS IMMEDIATELY REPAIRED AND REOPENED BY 1:05 A.M.



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