SOUTH OF HINSDALE OASIS: FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH AFTER REAR TIRE BLOWOUT ON NORTHBOUND I-294 SOUTH OF I-55 NEAR 75TH ST, COUNTRYSIDE

    SUN APR 27 2014 ~5:45 PM
    PLEASANTVIEW FPD*
    FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    NB I-294 NEAR 75TH ST AND I-55, COUNTRYSIDE, IL

    ONE-VEHICLE MOTORCYCLE CRASH WITH FATALITY AND INJURIES. SILVER AND BLACK HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSE MOTORCYCLE TO SKID INTO DIVIDER WALL.

    FEMALE PASSENGER WAS THROWN DURING CRASH. THE FEMALE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED TO ADVENTIST LA GRANGE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. SHE WAS IDENTIFIED AS JACQUELYN PLANZ, AGE 55, OF CHICAGO.

    THE MALE DRIVER SKIDDED WITH THE MOTORCYCLE AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL WITH APPARENTLY NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

    SEVERAL GOOD SAMARITANS STOPPED TO HELP, INCLUDING AN OFF-DUTY PARAMEDIC. CPR WAS ADMINISTERED BY GOOD SAMARITANS AT THE SCENE BEFORE PARAMEDICS ARRIVED.

    ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING.

    FIRE/EMS AGENCY NAME ON SCENE NOT CONFIRMED. MAP LOCATION OF INCIDENT NOT PRECISE.

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APARTMENT FIRE ON PALM DR NEAR GROVE DR JUST SOUTH OF GOLF RD, MOUNT PROSPECT

    WED APR 30 2014 ~10:24 AM
    MOUNT PROSPECT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    APARTMENT FIRE/CODE 4/WORKING FIRE
    1834 PALM DRIVE MOUNT PROSPECT, IL

    REPORT OF GRAY SMOKE ON THE TOP FLOOR. A13 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 2-STORY APARTMENT BUILDING WITH LIGHT SMOKE IN THE AREA WITH PARTIAL EVACUATION.

    CODE 4 AT ABOUT 10:30 AM.

    PALM DRIVE COMMAND REPORTS LOSS STOPPED AT ABOUT 11:00 AM.

    ENGINE(S): E14 ARLINGTON HEIGHTS E3 ENG E12 ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP E11

    TRUCK(S): TL13 DES PLAINES T83

    SQD13

    RIT: BC? TRK?

    CHIEF(S): BC3 300 301 302 309 DES PLAINES BC9

    EMS: A13 A14 ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP A11


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HOUSE FIRE ON 26TH PKWY NEAR RIVERSIDE DR, BERWYN

    TUE APR 29 2014 ~7:30 PM
    BERWYN FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    7050 26TH PKWY BERWYN, IL

    HOUSE FIRE WITH TWO LINES ON THE FIRE.

    ENGINE(S): E903

    TRUCK(S): QUINT 901, T904

    MUTUAL AID: NORTH RIVERSIDE ENGINE, STICKNEY E1201, FOREST PARK

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    PHOTOS:
    Fire scene from CODE PHOTOGRAPHY ...

SMALL FIRE IN A CHICAGO BUNGALOW ON LOOMIS BLVD NEAR 82ND ST, CHICAGO

    TUE APR 29 2014 ~7:05 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    8225 LOOMIS CHICAGO, IL

    E121 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A WORKING FIRE. BC18 REPORTS A TWO-STORY BRICK 25X40. ALL EXTRA COMPANIES HELD UP AT ABOUT 7:09 PM.

    1.5-STORY BRICK BUNGALOW.

    ENGINE(S): E129 E121

    TRUCK(S): T50 T40 TWR

    SQD5 CV274

    RIT: BC21 T20

    CHIEF(S): BC18

    EMS: AMB? FC ? STANDBY AMB?


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SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH ON LAKE COOK RD NEAR OLD HICKS RD NEAR MENARD'S: DRIVER DIED OF HEART ATTACK

    MON APR 28 2014 ~7:22 PM
    LONG GROVE FPD
    FATAL MEDICALLY-CAUSED CRASH
    LAKE COOK RD AND OLD HICKS RD LONG GROVE, IL

    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH INTO A FENCE. DRIVER SUFFERED A FATAL HEART ATTACK AND DROVE TRUCK INTO A FENCE.

    VICTIM, GEORGE L. TSOUTSOS, AGE 52, WAS TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

    AN AUTOPSY TUESDAY DISCOVERED TSOUTSOS HAD A HEART ATTACK.

    SQUAD(S): SQD55

    EMS: A55

    CHIEF(S): BC5500

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ROLLOVER SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH ON EASTBOUND I-290 JUST WEST OF HARLEM AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE APR 29 2014 ~2:29 AM
    OAK PARK/FOREST PARK?
    ROLLOVER SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK EXTRICATION CRASH
    EB I-290 JUST WEST OF HARLEM AVE FOREST PARK, IL

    I-290 IS CLOSED FOR A ROLLOVER SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK CRASH. TRAFFIC BEING DIVERTED OFF OF HARLEM AVE AND BEING DIVERTED OFF OF 1ST AVE.

    TRUCK DRIVER IS ENTRAPPED, BUT IS NOT INJURED. ONE OTHER VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE CRASH.

    LOAD IS 52,000 LBS OF BEER.

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FATAL HEAD-ON EXTRICATION CRASH ON PYOTT RD SOUTH OF RAKOW RD, CRYSTAL LAKE

    MON APR 28 2014 ~5:44 AM
    CRYSTAL LAKE FIRE RESCUE
    EXTRICATION CRASH/HEAD-ON CRASH
    PYOTT RD AND RAKOW RD CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

    REPORT OF A HEAD-ON CRASH ON PYOTT RD SOUTH OF RAKOW WITH A REPORT OF ENTRAPMENT.

    CRASH SCENE PHOTOS ... (ALEX VUCHA)

    POLICE HAD A REPORT THAT A BLACK TOYOTA WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON PYOTT JUST BEFORE THE CRASH. AT THE CRASH SCENE A TOYOTA WAS SOUTHBOUND AND A HONDA WAS NORTHBOUND. A CHEVY TAHOE ALSO HIT THE HONDA AFTER THE HEAD-ON.

    FLIGHT FOR LIFE WAS NOT AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF WEATHER.

    DRIVER OF TOYOTA TRANSPORTED TO CENTEGRA HOSPITAL, MCHENRY WITH LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

    DRIVER OF HONDA PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

    PATIENTS IN TAHOE TRANSPORTED TO SHERMAN HOSPITAL IN ELGIN WITH APPARENTLY NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.

    PYOTT RD WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN IN THE AREA.


    ENGINE(S): E343

    TRUCK(S): T391

    EMS: A353 A354

    CHIEF(S): BC330

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WAREHOUSE FIRE NEAR 37TH ST AND HOMAN AVE, CHICAGO -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    MON APR 28 2014 ~5:53 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/2-11 ALARM
    37TH ST AND HOMAN AVE CHICAGO, IL

    FIRE IN A 75X100 WAREHOUSE FIRE. PROBLEM WITH WATER AND ACCESS.

    SHUTTING DOWN KEDZIE AND SHUTTING DOWN 38TH ST

    2-11 ALARM AT 06:04 PM

    POWER LINES DOWN OVER A GATE. CANNOT ACCESS EXCEPT BY SOUTH SOUTH SIDE OVER RAILROAD TRACKS UNTIL COM ED SHUTS OFF THE POWER.

    SHUTTING DOWN TRAINS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.



    ENGINE(S): ENG?

    TRUCK(S): TL39

    SQD? CV273

    3-11 ALARM AT 06:07 PM

    LEVEL I HAZMAT AT 6:08 PM AT THE SCENE OF THE 3-11.


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EXTRICATION CRASH AT ROUTE 59 AND IRVING PARK RD, STREAMWOOD

    MON APR 28 2014 ~4:00 PM
    STREAMWOOD FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EXTRICATION CRASH
    ROUTE 59 AND IRVING PARK RD STREAMWOOD, IL

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MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT 167TH ST AND KEDZIE AVE, HAZEL CREST

    MON APR 28 2014 ~3:30 PM
    HAZEL CREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTI-INJURY CRASH/EMS BOX ALARM
    167TH ST AND KEDZIE AVE HAZEL CREST, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 24 EMS BOX ALARM ON BOX #1200 FOR A MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH.

    EMS: EAST HAZEL CREST, HARVEY, MARKHAM

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CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN FALL ON WENTWORTH AVE NEAR 65TH ST, CHICAGO

    MON APR 28 2014 ~11:23 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    6530 WENTWORTH AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CONSTRUCTION WORKER INJURED IN A FALL OFF OF A TRUCK -- REQUESTING AN ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT AMBULANCE. VICTIM TRANSPORTED CODE YELLOW TO STROGER.

    ENGINE(S): E62

    TRUCK(S): T30

    SQUAD(S): ? HELD UP

    EMS: A49

    CHIEF(S): BC17

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SUV VS BUS CRASH AT WESTERN AVE AND 50TH ST, CHICAGO -- EMS PLAN 1 FOR 15 HURT

    MON APR 28 2014 ~9:56 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SUV VS BUS CRASH/EMS PLAN I
    WESTERN AVE AND 50TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A PARAMEDIC FIELD OFFICER IS EVALUATING THE CRASH AT 9:56 AM. BC3 ON ARRIVAL REQUESTS A PIN-RESPONSE AND THEN AN EMS PLAN 1.

    BC3 REPORTS MOST VICTIMS ARE OUT OF THE SUV BY 10:12 AM.

    INITIAL REPORT OF THREE CODE YELLOW AND THREE CODE GREEN ON THE BUS.

    DRIVER OF  SUV EXTRICATED AND TRANSPORTED TO STROGER/COOK COUNTY -- LISTED IN SERIOUS-TO-CRITICAL CONDITION.

    TWO CHILDREN IN BACK SEAT OF  SUV  TRANSPORTED IN FAIR-TO-SERIOUS CONDITION TO STROGER HOSPITAL, LISTED IN STABLE CONDITION.

    TWELVE PEOPLE ON  BUS TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITALS ...

    SIX WERE LISTED IN FAIR-TO-SERIOUS CONDITION,
    SIX WERE LISTED IN GOOD CONDITION,

    NINE MEDICAL REFUSALS AT THE SCENE.


    ADDRESS GIVEN AS 5017 WESTERN AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CHIEF(S): BC3

    SQD 1 FROM QUARTERS -- LOOKING FOR A TRUCK THAT IS CLOSER? SQD1 RETURNING AT 10:13 AM (SQD5 IS AT A 2-11 ON BISHOP).

    STAGING: 51ST ST AND WESTERN AVE

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 10:33 AM ON ORDERS OF BC3.

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