FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON I-55 ABOUT QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF I-355 NEAR BOLINGBROOK AND WOODRIDGE

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~8:28 PM
    BOLINGBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    I-55 SOUTH OF I-355

    FATHER LOST CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE AND HIT MEDIAN AND SKIDDED ALONG LEFT SHOULDER. DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER AND WAS KILLED AT THE SCENE.

    ASHLEY WILSON, AGE 14, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. HER FATHER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN DOWNERS GROVE WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, AND WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE AND WITH DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE.

    FD NOT CONFIRMED.

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CRASH WITH INJURIES ON WB I-90 NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT RD, MILE MARKER 74

    FRI AUG 08 2014 ~5:14 AM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    WB I-90 MILE MARKER 74

    CRASH WITH INJURIES; ALL LANES BLOCKED.

    ENGINE(S): E62?

    TRUCK(S): T81

    SQUAD(S):

    CHIEF(S): BC

    EMS: A71 ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP A11

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FIRE IN APARTMENT IN HIGH-RISE ON SOUTH SHORE DRIVE NEAR 73RD ST, CHICAGO

    FRI AUG 08 2014 ~12:25 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/EMS PLAN 1/HIGH-RISE STILL
    7250 SOUTH SHORE DR CHICAGO, IL

    E126 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS NOTHING SHOWING.

    BC23 REPORTS SMOKE IN A FIRE-RESISTIVE BUILDING.

    BC23 REPORTS THEY ARE LEADING OUT SO, "GIVE US A BOX" AT ABOUT 12:39 AM.

    T16 EMERGENCY MESSAGE IS IN AN ELEVATOR STUCK ON THE 7TH FLOOR WITH 6 FIREFIGHTERS ON THE ELEVATOR -- IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED.

    CONTENTS FIRE IN ONE ROOM -- A MATTRESS AND POSSIBLY AN AIR CONDITIONER. FIRE IS OUT BY ABOUT 12:47 AM. PRIMARY SEARCH UNDERWAY AND NEGATIVE WITH FIRE CONTAINED TO ONE APARTMENT ON THE 9TH FLOOR.

    STILL AND BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 1:04 AM  ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 1:05 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

    RESIDENTS DISPLACED IN THREE APARTMENTS.

    ENGINE(S): E126 ENG?

    TRUCK(S): TRK? TRK? TWR?

    SQD5? CV274

    RIT: BC21 T42

    CHIEF(S): BC23
    2-1-29
    BC2 SAFETY CHIEF
    BC 19 AND BC22 REPORT TO INCIDENT COMMANDER

    EMS: AMB ? FC? STANDBY AMB?

    RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-2 OVERHEAD.

    STAGING: 75TH AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE

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TWO PEOPLE HIT BY TRAIN: 2 PEDESTRIANS KILLED IN METRA TRAIN BNSF RAILWAY INCIDENT NEAR 21ST AND ALBANY AVE, CHICAGO

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~4:57 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2 PEDESTRIANS HIT BY A TRAIN
    21ST ST AND ALBANY AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E23 CREW AT 18TH AND WESTERN REPORTS THE TRAIN IS EAST OF THEIR LOCATION. BC14 HAVING THE HELICOPTER (6-8-2) CHECK 21ST AND ALBANY GOING WEST. SEARCHING FOR VICTIM IN A FOUR-BLOCK STRETCH.

    INCIDENT REPORTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 18TH ST AND WESTERN AVE CHICAGO, IL AND 21ST AND ALBANY CHICAGO, IL.

    2-2-1 REPORTS ABOUT 5:12 PM THAT "WE HAVE TWO VICTIMS ... (INCIDENT) GOING TO BE A RECOVERY; HOLDING UP THE HELICOPTER."

    METRA INBOUND TRAIN NUMBER 1272.

    TRAIN #1272, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO AT 4:58 P.M., IS STOPPED NEAR WESTERN AVENUE DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT. ESTIMATED TIME OF DELAYS ARE UNKNOWN. METRA WILL PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.



    ENGINE(S): E23

    CHIEF(S): BC14
    2-2-1

    EMS: AMB?   FC?    STANDBY AMB?


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3 MEN SHOT: HOSTAGE/BARRICADE RESPONSE AND SEARCH FOR SHOOTING SUSPECT LEWIS AND KING DRIVE; 22ND ST AND HERVEY AVE, NORTH CHICAGO

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~10:30 AM
    NORTH CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOSTAGE/BARRICADE RESPONSE FOR SHOOTING
    LEWIS AVE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR NORTH CHICAGO, IL

    NORTH CHICAGO POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS RESPONDED ABOUT 10:30 A.M. TO A HOSTAGE/BARRICADE SITUATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEWIS AVE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DRIVE.


    SHOTS POSSIBLY FIRE AT ABOUT 12:40 P.M. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF SHOTS WERE FIRED EARLIER, AS WELL.

    POLICE AND NEWS HELICOPTERS OVERHEAD.

    NO WORD FROM LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF ILLINOIS ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER AS OF 1:30 PM.

    LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN IS REPORTING THAT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SHOOTING SUSPECT THAT SHOT THREE MEN NEAR 22ND ST AND HERVEY AVE.

    TWO VICTIMS TRANSPORTED TO VISTA EAST MDEICAL CENTER IN WAUKEGAN, AND ONE VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER IN LIBERTYVILLE.

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MOTORYCLE CRASH: BIKER REAR-ENDS VEHICLE NEAR ROUTE 25 AND CLEARWATER DR, AURORA

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~4:00 PM
    AURORA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    ROUTE 25 AND CLEARWATER DR AURORA, IL

    MOTORCYCLIST REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. MALE, AGE 30, TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

    EXTENDED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY AURORA POLICE TRAFFIC DIVISION.

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ROLLOVER CEMENT TRUCK CRASH WITH TRUCK DRIVER INJURED AT MOHAWK TRAIL, MENOMINEE DR AND ALGONQUIN RD, LAKE IN THE HILLS

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~7:30 AM
    ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS FPD
    ROLLOVER TRUCK CRASH
    MOHAWK TRAIL AND MENOMINEE DR LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL

    TRUCK DRIVER LOST CONTROL ON A TURN FROM SOUTHBOUND MOHAWK TRAIL TO EASTBOUND MENOMINEE DR. THE TRUCK HIT A GUARD RAIL AND SLID INTO THE WESTBOUND LANES OF ALGONQUIN RD.

    TRUCK DRIVER TRANSPORTED TO SHERMAN HEALTH IN ELGIN.



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"FLOWER POT" FIRE IN A THREE-FLAT ON N SACRAMENTO AVE NEAR BELMONT AVE, CHICAGO

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~9:20 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FLOWER POT BURNING
    3226 N SACRAMENTO AVE CHICAGO, IL

    T13 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A LITTLE SMOKE SHOWING.

    FIRE IS OUT AT ABOUT 9:31 AM. A FLOWER POT WAS BURNING. SECOND COMPANIES HELD UP.

    E106 AT SECTOR 1.

    BC7 REPORTS 3-STORY FRAME, 30X50.

    ENGINE(S): E56 E106

    TRUCK(S): T13 T38 TWR

    SQD ? CV?

    RIT: BC10 T28

    CHIEF(S): BC7

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?



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FIRE IN A 2-FLAT ON W 24TH PL CICERO, IL

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~12:13 AM
    CICERO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-FLAT/BOX ALARM
    4845 W 24TH PL CICERO, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 11 BOX ALARM ON BOX #100 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

    REPORT OF HEAVY FIRE ON ARRIVAL FROM A 2-STORY ORDINARY, 25X75. EXTRA TRUCK REQUESTED IMMEDIATELY ON 49TH AVENUE.

    ENGINE(S): BERWYN, STICKNEY

    TRUCK(S): NORTH RIVERSIDE

    SQUAD(S): LYONS

    EMS: ?

    CHIEF(S): OFF-DUTY CICERO, BERWYN 900, LYONS 1301, DIVISION 11

    SPECIAL: BERWYN REHAB

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: OAK PARK ENGINE

    STAGING: 26TH AND 49TH AVE

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BURNT TOAST ON THE 16TH FLOOR; THAT'S WHY: HIGH-RISE FIRE RESPONSE AT 400 EAST RANDOLPH CONDOMINIUMS, CHICAGO

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~12:54 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HIGH-RISE SMOKE INVESTIGATION
    400 EAST RANDOLPH ST CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF THE SMELL OF SMOKE ON THE 16TH FLOOR. E13 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 30-STORY RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE WITH NOTHING SHOWING.

    INVESTIGATIVE TEAM FIND BURNT TOAST.

    ENGINE(S): E13

    CHIEF(S): BC1

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LEVEL II HAZMAT FOR AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL SPILL NEAR 36TH ST AND WENTWORTH CHICAGO

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~12:27 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LEVEL I HAZMAT/CHEMICAL SPILL
    36TH AND WENTWORTH CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT FROM CPD OF A CHEMICAL SPILL AT 35TH AND LASALLE. UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE SPILLED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS DISCOVERED TO BE MURIATIC ACID. AREA IS ON WENTWORTH HEADING SOUTH FROM 35TH ST. THERE IS ALSO SOME SUBSTANCE ON 35TH ST WESTBOUND NEAR WENTWORTH.

    INITIALLY LEAK FROM TANKER NOT STOPPED -- WITH 10-15 GALLONS ON THE GROUND, AND OTHER LOCATIONS WITH MINOR SPILLS OF ABOUT ONE GALLON REPORTED AT ABOUT 12:33 PM.


    LEVEL 1 HAZMAT ADDRESS AT 3500 S LASALLE

    UPGRADED TO A LEVEL II AT ABOUT 12:35 PM.

    BC2 REQUESTING THE MVU (MOBILE VENTILATION UNIT)  AT ABOUT 12:38 PM.

    PRODUCT "MURIATIC ACID" CONTAINED, DE-CON SET UP, TEAMS IN LEVEL A HAZMAT SUITS, LINE WITH FOG WORKING, MVU WORKING.

    NEED CROWD CONTROL FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE WALKING OUT OF 3610 WELLS RIGHT INTO THE HOT ZONE.

    WIND: NNE 6 MPH

    ENGINE(S): E49

    CHIEF(S): BC2
    5-1-1, 5-1-5, BC15

    SPECIAL: 5-1-1 CLUB CANTEEN.

    STAGING: 33RD AND WENTWORTH, COMMAND POST 35TH AND WENTWORTH.



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MOTORCYCLE CRASH WITH VEHICLE AT SKOKIE VALLEY RD (ROUTE 41) AND PARK AVE, HIGHLAND PARK

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~11:55 AM
    HIGHLAND PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    SKOKIE VALLEY RD AND PARK AVE HIGHLAND PARK, IL

    MOTORCYCLE CRASH WITH VEHICLE WITH MOTORCYCLIST INJURED.

    ENGINE(S): 33

    EMS: A34

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