HOUSE FIRE ON MACINTOSH CT NEAR ORCHARD BLUFF LN, JONATHAN KNOLLS IN WADSWORTH -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    WED SEP 24 2014 ~4:24 AM
    NEWPORT TOWNSHIP FPD
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM (4TH/2ND LEVEL)
    16027 MACINTOSH CT WADSWORTH, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM ON BOX #14-43 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (HOUSE FIRE). WELL-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE.

    MACINTOSH COURT AND ORCHARD BLUFF LN.



    ENGINE(S): WAUKEGAN, LIBERTYVILLE

    SQUAD(S): FOX LAKE, LAKE FOREST

    TENDER(S): LAKE VILLA, ROUND LAKE, SALEM, GRAYSLAKE, PARIS, SOMERS

    EMS: ANTIOCH

    CHIEF(S): PLEASANT PRAIRIE, ROUND LAKE, BRISTOL

    SPECIAL: COMMAND 2, QUAD 2 REHAB, SRT WARMING BUS

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: SOMERS TENDER, KNOLLWOOD CHIEF, RICHMOND TENDER, SALEM AMBULANCE

    STAGING: TO BE DETERMINED (SEE BELOW)

    4TH ALARM FOR TENDERS ONLY AT 4:30 AM

    TENDER(S): COUNTRYSIDE, SOUTH SHORE, TREVOR, MCHENRY, TWIN LAKES, SPRING GROVE

    STAGING: ORCHARD BLUFF ENTERING OFF OF ROUTE 41



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FATAL CAR-TREE CRASH AT GREEN BAY RD AND BONNIE BROK LN, BEACH PARK

    SAT SEP 20 2014 ~2:45 AM
    BEACH PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL CAR VS TREE CRASH
    GREEN BAY RD AND BONNIE BROOK LN, BEACH PARK

    ROLLOVER, EXTRICATION CRASH WITH IMPACT OF THE ACURA ROOF INTO THE TREE, AND WRAP AROUND OF STEEL AROUND TREE TRUNK.

    MALE DRIVER KILLED IDENTIFIED AS NELSON DELGADO OF BEACH PARK.

    INVESTIGATION BY LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TECHNICAL CRASH INVESTIGATIONS UNIT.

    INCIDENT TIME IS APPROXIMATE.

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FIRE OUT/ROOF WORK AT BILL AND RENEE'S BARBER SHOP ON WAUKEGAN RD AT CHURCH ST, MORTON GROVE

    TUE SEP 23 2014 ~6:03 PM
    MORTON GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SMOKE INVESTIGATION
    9144 WAUKEGAN RD MORTON GROVE, IL

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS THEY'RE INVESTIGATING THE BUILDING AND REQUEST A CODE 4 RESPONSE. FIRE IS OUT ... WORKERS WERE WORKING ON THE ROOF.

    ENGINE(S): E2 E6

    TRUCK(S): SKOKIE T18 T ?? TL ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD4

    CHIEF(S): BC2 BC1, 400, 404

    EMS: A2 PARK RIDGE A36



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FIRE IN A RECORDING STUDIO ON OGDEN AVE NEAR SKYLARK LOUNGE, CHICAGO -- 3-11 ALARM

    TUE SEP 23 2014 ~5:43 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE/3-11/2-11/STILL & BOX/WORKING FIRE
    4011 OGDEN AVE CHICAGO, IL

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS REPORTS "WE GOT FIRE."

    2-STORY ORDINARY COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING FROM THE FIRST FLOOR.


    E109 ASSIGNED TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING

    2-2-1 REPORTS A HEAVY FIRE ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN A 50 X 125 OCCUPIED BUILDING.

    TWO MASTER LINES, MULTIPLE HANDLINES, SQD1 AND TL5 SETTING UP AT 6:12 AM.

    FIRE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF AT 6:13 AM. FIRE BLOWING OUT SKYLIGHTS SEEN FOR MILES.

    TL54 ASSIGNED TO SIDE C AT 6:15 AM.

    HEAVY FIRE ONGOING AT 6:35 AM.

    CV2-7-1 (PER 2-1-6): 4 HANDLINES AND 4 MASTER STREAMS, EXPOSURES PROTECTED WITH FIREFIGHTERS ON THE ROOFS OF THE EXPOSURES, 5 ENGINES IN THE STAGING AREA.

    ONE FIREFIGHTER INJURED -- TRANSPORTED CODE GREEN.

    WORKING FIRE

    ENGINE(S): E38 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T26 T ?? TL ??

    SQD1  CV271

    RIT: BC15 T26 BUSY WITH THEIR AMBULANCE CHANGED TO T52

    CHIEF(S): BC13?

    EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??


    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 05:46 AM

    ENGINE(S): E109 THIRD ENGINE

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): BC4 PLANS CHIEF
    BC13 BOX CHIEF?

    2-2-1

    SPECIAL:

    STAGING: 20TH ST AND PULASKI

    2-11 ALARM AT 05:57 AM

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S): TL5  TL54

    SPECIAL: EXTRA SNORKEL

    CHIEF(S): BC3 SAFETY CHIEF
    BC2 AND BC12 ASSIGNED 2-11 CHIEFS
    2-1-23
    2-7-10

    OFI 4-6-1

    3-11 ALARM AT 06:23 AM 

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-6 ASSUMING COMMAND AT 6:27 AM.


    STAGING: CULLERTON AND PULASKI


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SMALL KITCHEN FIRE IN A TOWNOUSE ON ELDER CT NEAR CEDAR RUN DR, WHEELING

    MON SEP 22 2014 ~3:20 PM
    WHEELING FIRE DEPARTMENT
    KITCHEN FIRE/WORKING FIRE/CODE 3
    1223 ELDER CT WHEELING, IL

    REPORT OF A FIRE INITIALLY AT AN ADDRESS ON IOTA CT. AND DEDAR RUN DR. BC24 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS LIGHT SMOKE SHOWING.

    BC24 REPORTS A SMALL KITCHEN FIRE. BUILDING IS A TOWNHOUSE.

    ENGINE(S): E42 E23

    TRUCK(S): T24

    CHIEF(S): BC24, 2401

    EMS: A24 A23



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HOSTAGE/STANDOFF FIREFIGHTERS, PARAMEDIC STANDBY ON CICERO AVE SOUTH OF I-55 (STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY), CHICAGO

    MON SEP 22 2014 ~1:51 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOSTAGE/BARRICADE INCIDENT
    CICERO AVE AND 43RD ST CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF MAN HOLDING HIS TWO CHILDREN AT GUNPOINT. MULTIPLE POLICE AGENCIES AND A POLICE HELICOPTER WERE INVOLVED ABOUT 1:30 P.M. MONDAY IN A POLICE PURSUIT THAT STARTED NEAR 76TH STREET AND HARLEM AVENUE IN THE BRIDGEVIEW, BEDFORD PARK AREA. POLICE HAD THE OFFENDER CORNERED IN A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING ON NORTHBOUND CICERO AVENUE, JUST SOUTH OF THE STEVENSON EXPRESSWAY BY ABOUT 1:50 P.M.

    THE SUSPECT IS POSSIBLY WANTED ON A CHARGE OF DOMESTIC BATTERY WITH A WEAPON INVOLVED.

    NO INJURIES REPORTED AFTER MAN WAS ARRESTED BY ABOUT 3:00 P.M.

    CHIEF(S): BC16

    EMS: A88 A19 A36 STANDBY FOR A HOSTAGE SITUATION.



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GRASS FIRE NEAR SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 53/I-290 NEAR THE THORNDALE AVE EXIT, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    MON SEP 22 2014 ~2:04 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LARGE GRASS FIRE
    41.988125,-88.025919 (I-290 AT THORNDALE)

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS THE FIRE IS NEAR SOUTHBOUND ROUTE 53 SOUTH OF BIESTERFIELD RD.

    CONSTRUCTION CREWS ALREADY ON SCENE TRYING TO EXTINGUISH FIRE.

    ENGINE(S): E7

    TRUCK(S): T7

    CHIEF(S): BC2

    EMS: A7

    SCHAUMBURG HELD UP

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MOTORCYCLE CRASH WITH BIKER TRAPPED UNDER VEHICLE AT OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENTRANCE AT GOLF RD, DES PLAINES

    MON SEP 22 2014 ~1:04 PM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MOTORCYCLE CRASH WITH ENTRAPMENT
    42.054654,-87.884822 (1600 GOLF RD DES PLAINES, IL)

    UPDATE: Motorcyclist Arkadiusz Krzemien, age 23 of Niles, was transported to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:38 p.m.

    REPORT OF A MOTORCYCLE CRASH AT THE ENTRANCE OF OAKTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE WITH THE MOTORCYCLIST'S LEG TRAPPED UNDER THE VEHICLE.

    ENGINE(S): E61

    TRUCK(S): T83

    CHIEF(S): BC9

    EMS: A71

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FIRE AT TOWNHOUSE JUST NORTH OF COLLEGE OF DUPAGE ON FARNSWORTH CT, GLENN ELLYN

    MON SEP 22 2014 ~10:08 AM
    GLEN ELLYN VOL. FIRE CO.
    EXPLOSION/WORKING FIRE
    361 FARNSWORTH CT GLEN ELLYN, IL

    REPORT OF AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT A TOWNHOUSE. ALSO A REPORT THAT TWO PEOPLE WERE BURNED. E62 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING FROM THE FRONT OF A TWO-STORY TOWNHOUSE.

    ENGINE(S): E61 E62  E63  E60

    TRUCK(S): T62  T61 TL38

    SQUAD(S): SQD62

    TENDER(S): TANKER ??

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC38  C38, DC61

    EMS: A LISLE-WOODRIDGE

    STAGING: ??

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PIN-IN CRASH AT ELSTON AVE AND KEELER AVE, CHICAGO

    MON SEP 22 2014 ~9:59 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PIN-IN RESPONSE FOR A CRASH
    4400 ELSTON AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BC10 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS ADDRESS IS CORRECTED TO 4500 ELSTON AVE. BC10 REPORTS AN SUV CRASHED INTO A PARKED TRUCK. WORKING ON EXTRICATION FOR ONE VICTIM.

    A48 TRANSPORTING ONE ADULT/MALE VICTIM CODE RED TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC.

    ENGINE(S): ??

    TRUCK(S): T38 , T24

    SQUAD(S): ??

    EMS: A48

    CHIEF(S): BC10

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ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE/HOUSE FIRE ON S FARNSWORTH AVE, AURORA -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    SUN SEP 21 2014 ~8:43 AM
    AURORA TOWNSHIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    909 S FARNSWORTH AVE AURORA, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 13 BOX ALARM ON BOX #6101 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE) AT 8:50 PM.

    ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE AT A ONE-STORY RANCH HOME.

    ENGINE(S): MONTGOMERY, PLAINFIELD, BATAVIA

    TRUCK(S): AURORA

    SQUAD(S): NAPERVILLE SQD8

    TENDER(S):

    EMS: OSWEGO, PLAINFIELD

    CHIEF(S): BC8, OSWEGO

    SPECIAL: ??

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: FERMILAB, PLAINFIELD MEDICS MOVED UP TO SCENE

    STAGING: ??

    STRUCK OUT AT 9:08 PM

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LARGE RUBBISH PILE FIRE AT METRO RECYCLING AT 136TH ST AND WESTERN AVE, BLUE ISLAND

    SUN SEP 21 2014 ~4:30 PM
    BLUE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LARGE RUBBISH PILE FIRE
    13456 WESTERN AVE BLUE ISLAND, IL

    LARGE RUBBISH PILE FIRE AT METRO RECYCLING.


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