HOUSE FIRE ON LAKE SHORE DR, WONDER LAKE -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    THU FEB 27 2014 ~7:28 PM
    WONDER LAKE FPD
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    3314 EAST LAKE SHORE DR WONDER LAKE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION BOX ALARM ON BOX #5-1620 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE). MAP NOT PRECISE.

    ENGINE(S): MCHENRY, CRYSTAL LAKE, FOX LAKE

    TENDER(S): NUNDA RURAL, TWIN LAKES (WI)

    CHIEF(S): MCHENRY

    SPECIAL: EMA

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: CARY ENGINE, CARY CHIEF, MARENGO RESCUE EMS

    STAGING: EAST LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND BEAVER

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OUTSIDE GAS LEAK WITH APARTMENT EVACUATION FIR HIGH INTERIOR LEVELS NEAR WELLINGTON AVE AND CHEEKWOOD DR, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    THU FEB 27 2014 ~11:00 AM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    GAS LEAK/APARTMENT EVACUATION
    WELLINGTON AVE AND CHEEKWOOD DR ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    PROLONGED ACTIVE NATURAL GAS LEAK WITH HIGH LEVELS IN AN APARTMENT BUILDING. COM ED CALLED TO SCENE TO CUT POWER FROM EXTERNAL LOCATION TO PREVENT IGNITION. NICOR TO THE SCENE TO WORK ON GAS LEAK. ACTIVE GAS LEAK PAST 5:30 PM.

    WARMING BUS FOR EVACUATED RESIDENTS.

    WINDS N 16 MPH AT 11:00 A.M. AND SHIFTED TO THE W AT 8 MPH AT 5:51 PM. THE INITIAL WEST WINDS FOR THE DAY WERE OBSERVED AT ABOUT 3:51 PM.

    A GAS ODOR WAS INVESTIGATED AT A SECOND LOCATION AT ABOUT 4:40 PM IN THE 1100 BLOCK OF DRIFTWOOD. FIREFIGHTERS WERE CHECKING GAS LEVELS AT THE SECOND BUILDING. THERE WAS NO WORD ON ANY EVACUATION OF THE SECOND BUILDING AS OF 6:00 P.M.

    ENGINE(S): E7 E10

    TRUCK(S): T7

    EMS: A7

    CHIEF(S): BC2 202 200

    SPECIAL: WARMING BUS

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TRENCH RESCUE NEAR COLES AVE AND 74TH ST, CHICAGO

    THU FEB 27 2014 ~1:57 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TRENCH RESCUE/CONFINED SPACE
    7400 S COLES AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A MAN UNCONSCIOUS WITH HEAD TRAUMA IN A CONFINED SPACE INCIDENT.TRENCH RESCUE UNDERWAY. BC23 IN COMMAND. RETURNING COMPANIES AT 2:07 PM. VICTIM REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS WHILE WITH FIREFIGHTERS.

    BC25 REPORTS GETTING A MAN OUT IN THE STOKES BASKET AND MONITORING LEVELS IN THE HOLE.

    MAN REMOVED FROM THE CONFINED SPACE AT ABOUT 2:35 PM AND TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

    ENGINE(S): E126

    TRUCK(S): T2 T16 T49

    SQD?

    CHIEF(S):
    5-2-3 TRENCH RESCUE RESPONSE W/AIR COMPRESSOR
    5-1-5 HELD UP, THEN TOLD TO RESPOND AGAIN.

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?

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HOUSE FIRE ON PINE TREE LN NEAR TOWER RD AND FORESTWAY DR, WINNETKA

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~9:04 PM
    WINNETKA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    910 PINE TREE LN WINNETKA, IL

    REPORT OF SMOKE COMING FROM THE ATTIC. FIRST POLICE ON SCENE REPORT A LOT SMOKE COMING FROM THE STRUCTURE -- BC28 UPGRADES TO A CODE 4. BC28 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING FROM THE ROOF.

    DEFENSIVE OPERATION AT 9:43 PM. T18 AERIAL UP. GOOD KNOCK ON THE FIRE AT 10:07 PM.

    ADDRESS WAS CORRECTED TO 910 NUMERIC AFTER INITIAL ADDRESS WAS REPORTED AS 924 PINE TREE -- POSSIBLY A CALLER ADDRESS, NOT CONFIRMED.

    House fire with a lot of low-lying smoke on Pine Tree Ln in Winnetka -- reported about 9:04 PM (VIDEO CREDIT: Larry Shapiro).

    ENGINE(S): E28 E30

    TRUCK(S): T28 T29

    RIT: ?

    CHIEF(S):  BC28

    EMS: A26 STANDBY AMB

    CODE 4 AT 9:09 PM

    ENGINE(S): E11 E32

    TRUCK(S): T14, EVANSTON QUINT28

    CHIEF(S): 2800, 2801, 2900, 2600, 3000


    BOX ALARM AT 9:31 PM
    MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM ON BOX #28-F1 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE

    ENGINE(S): EVANSTON, HIGHWOOD

    TRUCK(S): SKOKIE

    SQUAD(S): MORTON GROVE

    CHIEF(S): NORTHBROOK, GLENVIEW

    STAGING: TOWER AND PINE TREE

    SPECIAL: CANTEEN 4

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: DEERFIELD ENGINE

    STRUCK OUT AT 10:38 PM

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    The home, which was destroyed, was listed for sale by Winnetka-based realtor The Hudson Company for $800,000, according to the realtor's website.

TWO-FLAT FIRE ON PAULINA ST NEAR 51ST ST, CHICAGO

    THU FEB 27 2014 ~5:14 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TWO-FLAT FIRE/STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
    5218 S PAULINA ST CHICAGO, IL

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS "LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE FIRE IN THE ATTIC."  BC19 IN COMMAND. FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF. DEFENSIVE MODE AT 5:40 AM.

    GOING BACK IN WITH HANDLINES AT ABOUT 6:05 AM.

    ENGINE(S): ENG?    ENG?

    TRUCK(S): ?

    SQD5 CV273

    RIT: BC15 TRK?

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 05:22 AM ON ORDERS OF BC19.

    ENGINE(S): ?

    TRUCK(S): ?

    CHIEF(S):
    BC18 BOX
    BC17 PLANS
    2-2-5

    STAGING: 51ST AND PAULINA


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HOUSE FIRE ON FISH HATCHERY RD, PECATONICA -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    THU FEB 27 2014 ~5:03 AM
    PECATONICA FPD
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    12355 FISH HATCHERY RD PECATONICA, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 8 BOX ALARM ON BOX #11 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE)

    ENGINE(S): GERMAN VALLEY, HARLEM ROSCOE, DAKOTA, DAVIS

    RIT: CHERRY VALLEY, NORTH PARK

    TENDER(S): NORTHWEST, LEAF RIVER, ROCK CITY, ROCKTON, DURAND, WEST SUBURBAN, SHANNON?

    EMS: METRO, GERMAN VALLEY

    CHIEF(S): CHERRY VALLEY, GERMAN VALLEY, NORTH PARK, DURAND

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ATS AMBULANCE,, BLACKHAWK ENGINE, BLACKHAWK CHIEF, ORFORDVILLE TENDER

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ICE RESCUE AT MONROE HARBOR FOR MAN WALKING EASTBOUND ON THE ICE, CHICAGO

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~4:23 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER/ICE RESCUE
    400 EAST MONROE CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT THAT A MAN WAS ABOUT 300 FEET SOUTH OF THE CHICAGO YACHT CLUB AND ABOUT 150 YARDS OUT. BC1 IN COMMAND. THE MALE SUBJECT, AGE 23, MADE HIS WAY SAFELY TO SHORE BY ABOUT 4:30 PM AND WAS IN POLICE CUSTODY/CONTACT.

    SPECIAL OPS 5-1-5
    AIR/SEA RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-1 HELD UP.



    ENGINE(S): ENG?

    TRUCK(S): T6

    SQD1

    CHIEF(S): BC1

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?


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OVEN BROILER FIRE ON AT APARTMENT ON BOXWOOD DR, MOUNT PROSPECT

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~5:09 PM
    MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    APARTMENT FIRE/CODE 3
    1166 BOXWOOD DRIVE MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

    REPORT OF A BASEMENT FIRE IN UNIT B BC3 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS LIGHT SMOKE SHOWING. POSSIBLE LANGUAGE BARRER ... ACTUALLY OVEN BROILER FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR CONTAINED TO THE OVEN. HEAVY SMOKE CONDITIONS, BUT FIRE CONTAINED TO THE OVEN AND UNDER CONTROL.

    ENGINE(S): E12 E13 E14

    TRUCK(S): TL13

    RIT: BC? TRK?

    CHIEF(S): BC3

    EMS: A14 A13

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LEVEL I HAZMAT FOR A FUEL SPILL AT CICERO AVE AND LEMOYNE AVE, CHICAGO

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~10:39 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/SADDLE TANK LEAK
    CICERO AVE AND LEMOYNE ST CHICAGO, IL

    BC7 IN COMMAND. FOR A FUEL SPILL.

    WIND W 17 MPH

    INITIALLY DISPATCHED CICERO AND NORTH AVE CHICAGO, IL

    STAGING: 4900 NORTH AVE

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FATAL TOWNHOUSE FIRE ON CANAL ST NEAR KINZIE ST, CHICAGO

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~10:15 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TOWNHOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    365 N CANAL ST CHICAGO, IL

    E4 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING. BC3 IN COMMAND REPORTS A 3-STORY 75X30 LIGHT WEIGHT WITH SMOKE SHOWING. FIRE ON THE THIRD FLOOR WITH TWO MAINS TO THE ROOF. UNUSUAL ARCHITECTURE TOWNHOUSE WITH STONE FACADE AND SLANTED ROOF. ATTIC BEING VENTED.

    A2 TO SECTOR 1. ONE MAN FOUND DEAD. NO FOUL PLAY INDICATED AT THIS TIME.

    ENGINE(S): E42 E4

    TRUCK(S): T3 TL10

    SQD1 CV271

    RIT: BC1 T2

    CHIEF(S): BC3, 2-2-1
    4-6-6

    EMS: A2 FC STANDBY A43  A44

    T4 TO T6 QUARTERS.


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FATAL HOUSE FIRE ON 51ST ST NEAR 98TH ST, OAK LAWN -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~5:54 AM
    OAK LAWN FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    9809 S 51ST AVE OAK LAWN, IL

    UPDATE, THREE KILLED: COUPLE AND ADULT SON FOUND DEAD. THE ADULT SON WAS FOUND DEAD IN AN SUV, WHICH WAS TOWED AWAY.

    MABAS DIVISION 21 BOX ALARM ON BOX #11 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE). RANCH HOME WELL-INVOLVED WITH FIRE THROUGH THE ROOF ON ARRIVAL.  FROZEN HYDRANT/WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS. AIR TEMPERATURE 1 DEGREE (WIND CHILL -15/WIND W 10 MPH) AT TIME OF FIRE.

    INITIALLY, TWO PEOPLE WERE CONFIRMED KILLED IN THE HOUSE FIRE.



    ENGINE(S): BEDFORD PARK, ROBERTS PARK, PALOS, SUMMIT

    TRUCK(S): NORTH PALOS, CHICAGO RIDGE

    EMS: ?

    CHIEF(S): ALL AVAILABLE DIVISION 21 CHIEFS

    SPECIAL: EVERGREEN PARK COMMAND VAN, BRIDGEVIEW REHAB VAN

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: CENTRAL STICKNEY ENGINE, LYONS ENGINE, NORTH PALOS ENGINE, MERRIONETTE PARK TRUCK, TINLEY PARK TRUCK

    STAGING: 98TH ST AND TULLEY AVE

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MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT DIVISION AND MOZART -- EMS PLAN 1 FOR , CHICAGO

    WED FEB 26 2014 ~8:16 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I FOR A MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH
    DIVISION AND MOZART CHICAGO, IL

    E57 ON ARRIVAL ORDERS AN EMS PLAN 1 FOR A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. BC12 IN COMMAND. BC12 REPORTS TRIAGE -- ALL VICTIMS APPEAR TO BE CODE YELLOW.

    ENGINE(S): E57

    TRUCK(S): ?

    SQUAD(S): ?

    EMS: A83, A81, A3 ARE TRANSPORT AMBULANCES.

    CHIEF(S): BC12

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 8:28 AM

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