HOUSE FIRE ON LEVATO LN NEAR RED TOP LN MINOOKA, IL

SUN FEB 15 2015 ~2:52 PM
MINOOKA FPD
WORKING FIRE
1450 LEVATO LN MINOOKA, IL

REPORT OF A KITCHEN FIRE.

727 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING FROM THE ATTIC.

UPGRADE TO A FULL STILL AT 2:57 PM.

RUNDOWN:
ENGINE(S): CHANNAHON

TRUCK(S): T ?? TROY TRUCK

SQUAD(S): SQD?? MORRIS SQUAD.

TENDER(S): TANKER ??

RIT: BC ?? T ??

CHIEF(S): BC

EMS: A ?? A ??

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: MAZON TENDER


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CRASH INVOLVING 40 VEHICLES ON INBOUND KENNEDY EXPRESWAY BETWEEN ARMATAGE AND NORTH AVE -- EMS PLAN 2, CHICAGO

SUN FEB 15 2015 ~10:18 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMS PLAN 2 FOR A MULTIPLE-INJURY CRASH
INBOUND 1500 N KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY CHICAGO, IL

REPORT OF A CRASH INVOLVING 40 VEHICLES IN THE INBOUND EXPRESS LANES.

CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS "QUITE A BIT OF CARS" WE HAVE NOT ASSESSED YET ... "SEND US AT LEAST THREE AMBOS."

[SUMMARY: 38 VEHICLES CRASHED, 12 TRANSPORTS, 59 MEDICAL REFUSALS]


Avoid the Kennedy at all costs. Massive pile up. No word on any injuries. Drivers say it's an ice rink. pic.twitter.com/L3IIQXR2AF
— Katie Kim (@KatieKimNBC) February 15, 2015




#breaking major pileup inbound Kennedy express lanes. @BillWest5 @ChicagoDrives #chicago pic.twitter.com/eqEPOOsmBV
— Daniel Caputo (@DanCaputo) February 15, 2015



EMS PLAN 1 AT 10:21 AM.

T19 GOING TO THE OUTBOUND LANES.

DISCUSSION OF AN EMS PLAN 2 -- BUT HOLDING OFF? -- THEN ORDERED AT 10:35 AM.

MAJORITY OF PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO BE MEDICAL REFUSALS REPORTED AT 10:36 AM.

STATE POLICE ARE RE-ROUTING INBOUND TRAFFIC OFF AT ARMITAGE AND BACK ON AT NORTH AVE AT 10:30 AM.

EMERGENCY VEHICLES COMING ON TO KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY AT DIVISION AND MAKING A U-TURN AT CHICAGO AND COME BACK INTO THE EXPRESS LANES.

ENGINE CREWS AND TRUCK CREWS ARE BLOCKING FOR AMBULANCE PARAMEDICS WHILE THEY GO TO WORK.

WARMING BUS EXPECTED TO BE ON SCENE BY 11:20 AM. WILL BE ENTERING ON DIVISION AND PROCEEDING TO NORTH AVE.

EMERGENCY SITUATION FOR WARMING: AIR TEMPERATURE IS 10°F AT 10:51 AM. AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 7°F AT 9:51 AM  WITH A WIND CHILL OF -9°F. WARMING BUS COMING UP THE RAMP AT 11:16 AM.

*** WARMING BUS IS JUST SOUTH OF NORTH AVENUE ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY ***

VEHICLES ARE STARTING TO TURN AROUND AND GO AGAINST THE LEGAL DIRECTION AT FULLERTON -- ILLINOIS STATE POLICE ADVISED BY FIRE COMMAND AT 11:07 AM -- LATER STATE POLICE MANAGING THE WRONG WAY REVERSAL.

SOME AMBULANCES ARE TRANSPORTING MULTIPLE PATIENTS.

AT LEAST ONE OVERTURNED CAR REPORTED AT 11:12 AM.

SECTOR REPORTING GROUP OF FOUR CARS NON-DRIVABLE WITH ALL OCCUPANTS MEDICAL REFUSALS AT 11:14 AM.

*** MEDICAL TRANSPORT SECTOR ***

SO FAR THREE VICTIMS CODE YELLOW AT AT 11:15 AM.

TWO GREENS, NEXT.

PATIENTS BEING TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL, ST. MARY'S, AND NORWEGIAN.

MEDICAL SECTOR REPORT UPDATE: 9 PATIENTS -- ALL CODE YELLOW AND CODE GREEN PATIENTS AT 11:22 AM.

POSSIBLY COMPLETE ON THE NORTH SIDE WITH ALL MEDICAL REFUSALS PER PARAMEDIC FIELD CHIEF 451.

RUNDOWN FROM 451: 51 MEDICAL REFUSALS.

11 TOTAL TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL, ST. MARY'S, AND NORWEGIAN.

UPDATE FROM 271: 59 MEDICAL REFUSALS, 12 TRANSPORTS (INCLUDING 1 CFD SUPPRESSION MEMBER SLIP AND FALL) REPORTED AT ABOUT 11:48 AM.

*** MEDICAL TRANSPORT SECTOR ***

UPDATED COUNT: 38 VEHICLES INVOLVED.

FIRE COMPANIES STARTING TO CLEANUP DEBRIS AT 11:31 AM.

IDOT TOW TRUCK TASK FORCE STARTING TO GO TO WORK -- REPORTED TO BE A "LONG TIME EVENT TO CLEAR THIS EXPRESSWAY" AT 11:31 AM.

MASS CASUALTY 8-8-2 IS PICKING UP AND RETURNING TO QUARTERS AT 11:38 AM.

EMS PLAN 2 STRUCK OUT AT 11:40 AM.


RUNDOWN ...
ENGINE(S): E14  E30  E35  E43

TRUCK(S): T1  T19   T28  AERIAL TOWER 1

SQUAD(S): SQD1

COMMUNICATIONS VAN 271

CHIEF(S): BC3,  BC1,  2-1-23

FC 451, 452, 4-4-11

EMS: A11 A15 A45 A6  A ??

MASS CASUALTY UNIT 8-8-2 AND EMS TRANSPORT BUS 8-8-12 RESPONDING.

STAGING IS ON DIVISION ST AND THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY.

AMBULANCE STAGING MIGHT BE AT NORTH AVE AND KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY -- POSSIBLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY.

STATE POLICE TAKING ALL PEOPLE ON THE CTA WARMING BUS TO 36TH AND NORMAL FOR CRASH REPORTS AT ABOUT 12:04 PM.

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HOUSE FIRE ON GREENBAY AVE NEAR 154TH ST, CALUMET CITY

SAT FEB 14 2015 ~5:28 PM
CALUMET CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
714 GREENBAY AVE CALUMET CITY, IL

MABAS DIVISION 24 BOX ALARM ON BOX #301 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE.

HEAVY SMOKE SHOWING FROM THE SECOND FLOOR. HYDRANT TROUBLE WITH FREEZING CONDITIONS.

ADDRESS MIGHT BE 741 BECAUSE 714 DOES NOT RESOLVES THE STREET, NOT A STRUCTURE.

ENGINE(S): SOUTH HOLLAND, BURNHAM

TRUCK(S): HOMEWOOD, DOLTON

SQUAD(S): CALUMET CITY

EMS: THORNTON EMS RIT, BUD'S AMBULANCE SUPERVISOR

CHIEF(S): SOUTH HOLLAND, LANSING, GLENWOOD, DIVISION 24 SAFETY

SPECIAL: OAK FOREST 951, CANTEEN 5, MABAS 24 SAFETY

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: MUNSTER ENGINE, GLENWOOD TRUCK, BUD'S AMBULANCE

STAGING:  PULASKI RD AND GREENBAY AVE

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ROLLOVER CRASH WITH INJURIES OAKTON ST AND PROSPECT ST, PARK RIDGE

SAT FEB 14 2015 ~12:33 AM
PARK RIDGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
ROLLOVER CRASH WITH INJURIES
OAKTON ST AND PROSPECT ST PARK RIDGE, IL

REPORT OF ONE VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE, AND ONE WOMAN POSSIBLY TRAPPED.

THIRD AMBULANCE REQUESTED AT 12:38 PM -- NILES A3 (HELD UP).

EXTRICATION COMPLETE BY 12:47 PM.

ENGINE(S): E35

TRUCK(S): TL36

SQUAD(S): SQD??

CHIEF(S): BC35   C3500

EMS: A35 A36  NILES A3 (THIRD AMBULANCE ... THEN HELD UP)



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CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES ON SB I-55 AND MP 227, GARDNER

SAT FEB 14 2015 ~10:36 AM
GARDNER FPD
PILE-UP CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES
SB I-55 AND MP 227 GARDNER, IL

MABAS DIVISION 15 BOX ALARM ON BOX #6600-14 FOR A MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH AT 10:36 AM.

PILE-UP CRASH IN SNOW SQUALLS, HIGH WINDS AND WHITE OUT CONDITIONS.

EMS BOX UP TO A 5TH ALARM

15 TOTAL VEHICLES AND ONE SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK INVOLVED IN THE CRASH. 50-75 CARS "PARKED" IN BACK-UP IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANES.

2 EXTRICATIONS IN A PILE-UP CRASH.

NORTH SECTOR, 3102 IN COMMAND, ALL REFUSALS HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY 11:29 AM

FIREFIGHTERS NOW WORKING ON THE SOUTH SECTOR AT 11:29 AM.

WILMINGTON 2614 TRANSPORTING TWO PATIENTS TO MORRIS HOSPITAL.

STAGING: GARDNER RD AND I-55

SOME COMPANIES BEING RELEASED AT 11:45 AM.

INITIALLY 16 REFUSALS WITH NUMBER TRANSPORTED TO FOLLOW AT 11:50 AM.

16 PATIENTS TRANSPORTED AND 16 REFUSALS REPORTED AT 11:57 AM.

NUMBER OF TRANSPORTS ... DEVELOPING ...

BOX STRUCK OUT AT 11:55 AM.

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Snow squall dropping into E/Central IL & NW IN...temporary whiteout conditions. #ILWX #INWX pic.twitter.com/KEnNiNx6vS
— NWS Chicago (@NWSChicago) February 14, 2015





+ + + + + + +

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
933 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015

WINNEBAGO-BOONE-MCHENRY-LAKE IL-OGLE-LEE-DE KALB-KANE-DUPAGE-COOK-
LA SALLE-KENDALL-GRUNDY-WILL-KANKAKEE-LIVINGSTON-IROQUOIS-FORD-
LAKE IN-PORTER-NEWTON-JASPER-BENTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCKFORD...BELVIDERE...WOODSTOCK...
WAUKEGAN...OREGON...DIXON...DEKALB...AURORA...WHEATON...CHICAGO...
OTTAWA...OSWEGO...MORRIS...JOLIET...KANKAKEE...PONTIAC...
WATSEKA...PAXTON...GARY...VALPARAISO...MOROCCO...RENSSELAER...
FOWLER
933 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2015 /1033 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2015/

SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS PRODUCED MODEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS
THE REGION THIS MORNING AND WIDELY SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH
OCCASIONALLY TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS WHERE TEMPORARY WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING VISIBILITY AND
DETERIORATING ROAD CONDITIONS.

$$

BMD

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SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD MALE HIT, KILLED BY SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK ON US ROUTE 30 LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEAR LINCOLN-WAY HIGH SCHOOL, NEW LENOX

FRI FEB 13 2015 ~10:02 PM
NEW LENOX FPD
FATAL PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT
1801 EAST LINCOLN HIGHWAY NEW LENOX, IL

MALE, AGE 17, HIT BY A SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK WHILE CROSSING US ROUTE 30 IN FRONT OF LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL.

PATIENT TRANSPORTED TO SILVER CROSS HOSPITAL IN HOMER GLEN, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT HINTZ RD AND ELMHURST RD, PROSPECT HEIGHTS

FRI FEB 13 2015 ~10:17 AM
PROSPECT HEIGHTS FPD
PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
HINTZ RD AND ELMHURST RD PROSPECT HEIGHTS, IL

CRASH WITH INJURIES SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION ON ELMHURST RD. AT LEAST 2 PEOPLE INJURED.

COMMAND REQUESTS A SECOND AMBULANCE AT 10:25 AM.

SQUAD(S): SQD9

CHIEF(S): BC9

EMS: A39 A9

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REPORT OF A MAN CAUGHT IN A MACHINE AT THE HEIM GROUP ON 73RD ST, BEDFORD PARK

FRI FEB 13 2015 ~10:26 AM
BEDFORD PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
TECHNICAL RESCUE TRT BOX ALARM
6360 W 73RD ST BEDFORD PARK, IL



Bedford Park - emergency crews extricate injured worker at stamping press manufacturer at 73rd & Naragansett. pic.twitter.com/miw9kqbBKR
— Jeanette Hudson (@JHudsontraffic) February 13, 2015



MABAS DIVISION 21 TRT BOX ALARM LEVEL 1 ON BOX #?  ON ORDERS OF BC7 FOR A MAN TRAPPED IN A MACHINE. HEIM ROUSSELLE (THE HEIM GROUP) A STAMPER PRESS BUILDING COMPANY.

ACTIVATING LIFESTAR MEDICAL EVACUATION HELICOPTER WITH CHICAGO RIDGE ENGINE ARRIVING FOR THE LANDING ZONE (73RD AND NARRAGANSETT AVE).

BC1 LANDING ZONE CHIEF.

LARGE TRAFFIC AREA SHUT DOWN NEAR 73RD AND NARRAGANSETT AVE).

A34 IS TRANSPORT AMBULANCE.

HELICOPTER LANDED AT 11:10 AM.

MED2 TRANSPORTING HELICOPTER CREW TO SCENE AT 11:12 AM.

TWO ADDITIONAL TRUCK REQUESTED TO STAGING AT 11:14 AM. EVERGREEN PARK T44. CENTRAL STICKNEY T906?

EXTRICATION COMPLETE AT 11:38 AM.

PATIENT TRANSFERRED TO MED2 AT 11:44 AM.

MED2 ENROUTE SHORT RIDE LIFESTAR AT 11:46 AM.

TRT BOX STRUCK OUT AT 11:49 AM ON ORDERS OF BC7.

LIFESTAR EN ROUTE TO HOSPITAL AT 11:53 AM.

TRT BOX ALARM RUNDOWN ...
ENGINE(S): CHICAGO RIDGE

TRUCK(S): ROBERTS PARK

SQUAD(S): ??

TRT(S): BRIDGEVIEW, BURBANK, NORTH PALOS, ROBERTS PARK, OAK LAWN, HOMETOWN

EMS: OAK LAWN MED2, EVERGREEN PARK34

CHIEF(S): 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 40

SPECIAL: EVERGREEN PARK COMMAND VAN, MABAS AIR 21

CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ??

STAGING: BEHIND THE BUILDING

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CRASH WITH INJURIES INVOLVING A CHICAGO POLICE SUV RESPONDING TO A CALL ON LOWER WACKER DRIVE NORTH OF WASHINGTON ST

THU FEB 12 2015 ~8:53 PM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
LOWER WACKER DRIVE AND GARDEN COURT CHICAGO, IL



BREAKING: Police officer, 2 others hurt in Lower Wacker crash http://t.co/Zi5z2rk5Le pic.twitter.com/sm10pJxIec
— ABC 7 Chicago (@ABC7Chicago) February 13, 2015



CRASH WITH INJURIES INVOLVING A CPD SUV AND A LINCOLN LS.

POLICE OFFICER AND MALE DRIVER OF LINCOLN LS TRANSPORTED TO NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

E13 IN SERVICE, RETURNING FROM CRASH SCENE BY 9:15 PM.

ENGINE(S): E13

TRUCK(S): T ??

CHIEF(S): BC ??

EMS: A74 A ??

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ROLLOVER CRASH AT ON RANDALL RD SOUTH OF ALGONQUIN RD, ALGONQUIN

THU FEB 12 2015 ~6:33 PM
ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS FPD
ROLLOVER CRASH WITH INJURIES
ALGONQUIN RD AND RANDALL RD ALGONQUIN, IL

REPORT OF A ROLLOVER CRASH AT ALGONGUIN RD AND RANDALL RD -- SOUTH OF THE INTERSECTION. CRASH IS ON RANDALL RD NEAR STONEGATE RD BETWEEN JEWEL-OSCO AND LIFETIME FITNESS.

REPORT OF ONE PERSON WALKING AROUND AND ONE PERSON TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE

E142 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS REPORTS 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED -- 1 VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE.

HUNTLEY A954 SECOND AMBULANCE TO THE SCENE AT 7:00 PM.

RUNDOWN ...
ENGINE(S): E142 E141

TRUCK(S): T181

SQUAD(S): SQD150

CHIEF(S): BC130 ?

EMS: A153  HUNTLEY A954



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DIESEL SPILL AT 159TH ST AND DIXIE HIGHWAY MARKHAM NEAR THORNTON

THU FEB 12 2015 ~6:14 PM
MARKHAM FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAZMAT BOX ALARM
159TH ST AND DIXIE HIGHWAY MARKHAM, IL

MABAS DIVISION 24 HAZMAT BOX ALARM ON BOX #1599 FOR A DIESEL SPILL.

ADVISORS ONLY.

MOBIL GAS STATION AND SCHOOL BUS COMPANY NEARBY.

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FIRE IN A HOPPER AT BAY STATE MILLING COMPANY ON BEAUDIN BLVD, BOLINGBROOK

THU FEB 12 2015 ~5:45 PM
BOLINGBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOPPER FIRE/WORKING FIRE
279 BEAUDIN BLVD BOLINGBROOK, IL

REPORT OF A FIRE IN A HOPPER IN A WAREHOUSE AT BAY STATE MILLING COMPANY.

ENGINE HOOKED UP TO A STANDPIPE.

ACCORDING TO COMPANY WEBSITE ...

AT THE PLANT ...
KOSHER, ORGANIC, AND GLUTEN-FREE CERTIFICATIONS

SPECIALTY GRAIN FLOURS AND BLENDS, ANCIENT GRAINS, GRAIN AND TOPPING BLENDS, SESAME AND EDIBLE SEEDS, CINNAMON AND SWEET SPICES

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