CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ROUTE 59 AND 135TH ST, PLAINFIELD

    FRI FEB 21 2014 ~4:40 PM
    PLAINFIELD FPD
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    ROUTE 59 AND 135TH ST PLAINFIELD, IL

    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH. MODERATE DAMAGE. T-BONE CRASH IN THE INTERSECTION.

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COM ED VAULT SMOKING AT O'HARE, CHICAGO -- LEVEL 1 HAZMAT

    FRI FEB 21 2014 ~4:50 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/COM ED VAULT SMOKING
    O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A COM ED VAULT SMOKING. LEVEL ONE HAZMAT SECURED AT 5:12 PM.

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    MAP LOCATION NOT PRECISE.

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WATER TOWER IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE ON ERIE ST JUST NORTHWEST OF ORLEANS ST AND ONTARIO ST, CHICAGO

    FRI FEB 21 2014 ~1:53 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER TOWER LEANING/DANGEROUS BUILDING
    409 W ERIE CHICAGO, IL

    RESPONDING TO A REPORT OF A WATER TOWER LEANING. TL10 REPORTS WATER TOWER VISUALLY LOOKS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO COLLAPSE. BC3 REPORTS WATER TOWER IS LEAKING WATER AND SPILLING ICE. NEED POLICE FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL.

    WATER TOWER IS LEANING TO THE SOUTH -- TOWARD AN ALLEY. BUILDING OCCUPANTS WILL BE EVACUATED IN THE UPPER FLOORS OF THE AFFECTED BUILDING WITH THE WATER TOWER AND THE BUILDING TO THE SOUTH.

    A 5-STORY ORDINARY, 100X80 WITH THE LEANING WATER TOWER ON TOP. ADJACENT BUILDING A 5-STORY BUILDING, 100X100. BUILDINGS ARE SEPARATED BY A 15-FOOT ALLEY. BOTH BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.

    Water tower leaking (VIDEO CREDIT: Thom Serafin).

    Water tower leaking -- interior view (VIDEO CREDIT: Thom Serafin).

    ENGINE(S): E42

    TRUCK(S): T3 TRK TL10

    SQD CV

    RIT: BC TRK

    CHIEF(S): BC3

    EMS: AMB FC STANDBY AMB

    5-1-5

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FATAL HOUSE FIRE ON S BAKER AVE CHICAGO, IL

    FRI FEB 21 2014 ~6:04 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    8368 S BAKER AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E46 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 2.5-STORY FRAME WITH LIGHT SMOKE.(HOUSE FIRE). BC23 IN COMMAND REPORTS A 2.5-STORY FRAME WITH LIGHT SMOKE ON THE FIRST FLOOR. AT 6:24 AM BC23 REPORTS PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE WITH ONE MALE VICTIM KILLED IN THE FIRE -- NEED POLICE AND OFI ON THE SCENE. BODY CHARRED IN THE FIRE.


    UPDATE: Davy Easterling, 31, pronounced dead at 6:41 a.m. at the scene of the fire ... charred body found in bedroom with gunshot wound to throat and chest ... Easterling was a security guard for Chicago rapper Twista.

    ENGINE(S): E126 T49?

    TRUCK(S): T17 TRK TWR

    SQD5 CV274 HELD UP AND RETURNED

    RIT: BC17 T42 RIT COMPANIES HELD UP.

    CHIEF(S): BC23

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?

    OFI 4-6-7

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SEVERED GAS LINE AT 50TH ST AND THROOP ST, CHICAGO -- LEVEL I HAZMAT

    FRI FEB 21 2014 ~11:01 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/SEVERED GAS LINE
    50TH AND THROOP ST CHICAGO, IL

    E50 ON INVESTIGATION REPORTS A CONTRUCTION CREW RIPPED OPEN A GAS LINE THAT LOOKS LIKE A ONE-INCH LINE. SEVERED GAS LINE BC19 IN COMMAND.

    WIND SW 30 MPH

    SQD5

    5-1-1

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MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH AT 79TH AND NEENAH AVE BURBANK, IL

    FRI FEB 21 2014 ~7:57 AM
    BURBANK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH/EMS BOX ALARM "EMS PLAN 1"
    79TH AND NEENAH AVE BURBANK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 21 BOX ALARM ON BOX #?? FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE

    ENGINE(S): BURBANK

    TRUCK(S): BURBANK?

    SQUAD(S): ?

    EMS: BURBANK, BRIDGEVIEW, BEDFORD PARK, OAK LAWN, HOMETOWN

    CHIEF(S): ?

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ORLAND PARK AMBULANCE?, NORTH PALOS ENGINE, NORTH PALOS AMBULANCE

    STAGING AT 79TH

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MULTIPLE-VEHICLE CRASHES ON NORTHBOUND I-57 AT WILMINGTON RD NEAR PEOTONE -- EMS ALARM

    THU FEB 20 2014 ~4:53 PM
    PEOTONE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASHES/EMS BOX ALARM
    NB I-57 NEAR WEIGH STATIONS PEOTONE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 19 BOX ALARM ON BOX #27-61 FOR TWO MULTI-VEHICLE CRASHES. TOTAL OF 15 PASSENGER VEHICLES AND THRE SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS.

    NB I-57 IS NOT PASSABLE. FOG WAS LIKELY A FACTOR IN THIS CRASH. FOG WAS REPORTED IN THE AREA 4:00 PM TO 5:00 PM.
    ENGINE(S): BEECHER

    TRUCK(S): WILIMINGTON

    EMS: MONEE, UNIVERSITY PARK, NEW LENOX, CRETE TOWNSHIP

    CHIEF(S): MONEE, FRANKFURT

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: BRADLEY ENGINE, RIVERSIDE AMBULANCE, BEECHER CHIEF

    EMS BOX 2ND ALARM AT 05:25 PM

    ENGINE(S): MOMENCE, KANKAKEE

    SQUAD(S): POSEN

    EMS: RIVERSIDE, GRANT PARK, BOURBONAIS, CRETE

    CHIEF(S): MANTENO

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ORLAND

    STAGING: SOUTHBOUND I-57 AT REST AREA SOUTH OF MANHATTAN-MONEE RD.

    EMS BOX 3RD ALARM AT 06:09 PM

    EMS: PARK FOREST, ST MARY'S, EAST JOLIET (PASS), UNIVERSITY PARK

    STAGING:  SOUTHBOUND I-57 AT REST AREA SOUTH OF MANHATTAN-MONEE RD.

    DIVISION 15 TENDER STRIKE TEAM AT ABOUT 6:20 PM

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HOUSE FIRE ON SCHOOL ST NEAR KARLOV AVE, CHICAGO

    THU FEB 20 2014 ~5:05 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE/STILL AND BOX
    4133 WEST SCHOOL ST CHICAGO, IL

    E91 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS BC7 IN COMMAND REPORTS A 2.5-STORY FRAME FULLY-INVOLVED

    ENGINE(S): E91 E69

    TRUCK(S): E\T58 T13 TWR

    SQD CV

    RIT: BC10 T35

    CHIEF(S): BC7

    EMS: AMB FC STANDBY AMB

    STAGING: 4200 AND BELMONT

    THREE LINES OUT -- TWO LINES ON THE INITIAL FIRE BUILDING AND ONE LINE ON AN EXPOSURE BUILDING.

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 05:06 PM

    EXPOSURE FIRE IS KNOCKED AT ABOUT 5:19 PM.

    CHIEF(S):
    BC10 BOX CHIEF
    BC13 PLANS
    BC12 RIT
    2-2-2

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APARTMENT FIRE ON INGLESIDE AVE NEAR 83RD ST, CHICAGO

    THU FEB 20 2014 ~1:45 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    APARTMENT FIRE/STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
    8232 INGLESIDE AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E82 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 4-STORY COURTYARD BUILDING WITH A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR. BC23 150 X 145 WITH A FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH THE STAIRWELL BURNT OUT.

    ONCE MALE VICTIM, AGE 55,  JUMPED AND SUFFERED INJURIES TO LEG AND BACK -- TRANSPORTED TO STROGER. ANOTHER MALE VICTIM, AGE 45, SUFFERED BURNS TO A FOOT AND HIS ABDOMEN -- TRANSPORTED TO JACKSON.

    ENGINE(S): E82 E72

    TRUCK(S): T42 TL34

    SQD5 RESPONDING FROM WENWORTH FIRE CV273

    RIT: BC18 T30

    CHIEF(S): BC23

    EMS: AMB FC STANDBY AMB

    STAGING: 83RD AND ELLIS

    HYDRANT AT THE REAR OF 83RD AND INGLSIDE. LINE TO THE SECOND FLOOR AND LINE TO THE THIRD FLOOR. AERIAL TO THE ROOF.

    PRIMARY SEARCH NEGATIVE AT 2:03 AM.

    MAIN BODY OF FIRE UNDER CONTROL AT ABOUT 2:06 AM. SEARCHES COMPLETE AT 2:11 AM.

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 1:51 AM

    ENGINE(S): E122 THIRD ENGINE

    TRUCK(S): T16 BOX TRUCK

    CHIEF(S):
    BC17 BOX CHIEF
    2-2-6

    STRUCK OUT AT 2:11 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

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HOUSE FIRE ON WENTWORTH AVE NEAR 107TH ST, CHICAGO

    THU FEB 20 2014 ~1:37 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE
    10644 WENTWORTH AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E93 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A LITTLE SMOKE COMING FROM A 1.5-STORY 25X40. BC22 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS 1-STORY FRAME WITH A FIRE IN A BATHROOM. BC22 IN COMMAND REPORTS SOME EXTENSION INTO THE ATTIC. E93 CREW TAKING A LINE TO THE ATTIC. E62 AT THE FIRST FLOOR. T27 MAIN TO THE ROOF, AND OPENING THE ROOF. SEARCHES COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE. T24 PUTTING UP A GROUND LADDER IN SECTOR 2.

    ENGINE(S): E93 E62

    TRUCK(S): T26 T24? T27

    SQD 5 CV274

    RIT: BC 21 T40

    CHIEF(S): BC22

    EMS: AMB FC STANDBY AMB

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EMS PLAN 1 FOR A MULTIPLE-INJURY PIN-IN CRASH AT PULASKI RD AND ONTARIO ST, CHICAGO

    THU FEB 20 2014 ~11:05 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I FOR A MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH.
    PULASKI RD AND ONTARIO ST CHICAGO, IL

    MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH. EMS PLAN 1 ON ORDERS OF T36. THREE STILL TRAPPED AT 11:08 AM. BC13 IN COMMAND CALLING FOR SQD2 TO EXPEDITE.

    SEVEN CRASH VICTIMS EXTRICATED.



    TRUCK(S): T36

    SQD2

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HOUSE FIRE ON 15TH AVE NEAR DIVISION ST, MELROSE PARK -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    THU FEB 20 2014 ~6:12 AM
    MELROSE PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    1410 N 15TH AVE MELROSE PARK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION10 BOX ALARM ON BOX #100 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE)

    TWO-STORY FRAME BUILDING WITH HEAVY FIRE AND SMOKE IN SECTOR 4. BUILDING IS CLEAR OF RESIDENTS. CALL FOR UTILITIES.


    ENGINE(S): NORTHLAKE,

    RIT: RIVER GROVE

    EMS: BERKELEY

    CHIEF(S): MELROSE PARK, MAYWOOD, RIVER GROVE, FRANKLIN PARK

    SPECIAL: FRANKLIN PARK SAFETY, MELROSE PARK 730

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: STONE PARK

    STAGING: AT THE SCENE

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    STATE FIRE MARSHAL CALLED TO THE SCENE.

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