CRASH WITH POSSIBLE ENTRAPMENT LEWIS AVE AND MELROSE AVE WAUKEGAN

    THU FEB 26 2015 ~4:30 PM
    WAUKEGAN FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CRASH WITH INJURIES/ENTRAPMENT
    LEWIS AVE AND MELROSE AVE WAUKEGAN, IL

    CRASH WITH INJURIES AND ENTRAPMENT REPORTED.

    RUNDOWN ...

    ENGINE(S): E3

    SQUAD(S): SQD1

    EMS: RESCUE3

    CHIEF(S): ??


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SMOKE INVESTIGATION ON SHIRRA CT NEAR RALEIGH ST, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

    THU FEB 26 2015 ~1:43 PM
    ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SMOKE INVESTIGATION
    1706 SHIRRA CT ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

    REPORT OF SMOKE IN THE HOUSE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS NOTHING SHOWING, NO EVACUATION.

    INTERIOR CREWS REPORTS A FAULTY WALL HEATER. CHECKING FOR EXTENSION.

    RUNDOWN ...
    ENGINE(S): E2 E4

    TRUCK(S): TL1

    SQUAD(S): SQD1

    CHIEF(S): BC1

    EMS: A2

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SMOLDERING BALES IN PAPER BALER ON PRATT BLVD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    THU FEB 26 2015 ~12:39 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PAPER BALLER CONTENTS FIRE
    2255 PRATT BLVD ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    REPORT OF A FIRE IN A PAPER BALER -- CONTAINED BY A SPRINKLER HEAD, BUT CAN'T EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.

    ABOUT 300 FEET OF HOUSE REQUIRED TO DOUSE THE FIRE IN THE PAPER BALER.

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS EMPLOYESS ON SCENE REPORT A FIRE IN A PAPER BALER.

    FIRE OUT IN SMOLDERING BALES AT ABOUT 1:00 PM.

    ENGINE(S): E8 E9

    TRUCK(S): T7 T ?? DES PLAINES TL63

    CHIEF(S): BC2 200 202

    RIT: E8

    EMS: A10 A7



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FIRE AT HOTEL BOLLERO BUILDING ON EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY NEAR ROUTE 53, PALATINE

    THU FEB 26 2015 ~5:17 AM
    PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOTEL CONSTRUCTION FIRE
    920 EAST NORTHWEST HIGHWAY PALATINE, IL

    ACTIVATED FIRE ALARM AT A HOTEL WITH RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION.

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS HEAVY BLACK SMOKE ON THE NORTH SIDE FIRST FLOOR.

    SEAT OF THE FIRE FOUND AT 5:42 AM IN ONE OF THE HOTEL ROOMS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

    INTERIOR CREW REPORTS NO APPARENT EXTENSION AT 5:51 AM.

    FIRE IS COMPLETELY KNOCKED AT 5:53 AM.

    PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE ON THE FIRST FLOOR BY 5:54 AM.

    RUNDOWN
    ENGINE(S): E81 E84

    TRUCK(S): QUINT83 TL85

    SQUAD(S): SQD85

    CHIEF(S): BC8

    EMS: A84 A83


    CODE 4 AT 05:31 AM

    ENGINE(S): E81  E82

    TRUCK(S): ??

    RIT: ARLINGTON HEIGHTS E2

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 802



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CRASH INJURES AT LEAST 4 PEOPLE AT ROUTE 31 AND LATHROP LN, DUNDEE TOWNSHIP

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~6:35 PM
    ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS FPD
    MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT (DUNDEE) ALGONQUIN - LAKE IN THE HILLS FPD ON SCENE WITH A VEHICLE ACCIDENT WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES AT ROUTE 31 AND LATHROP LN, 3 AMBULANCES DUE. CARPENTERSVILLE MUTUAL AID
    ROUTE 31 AND LATHROP LN DUNDEE, IL

    REPORT OF A CRASH POSSIBLY INVOLVING UP TO 4 VEHICLES.

    KANE COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS THEY ARE RECEIVING REPORTS OF MULTIPLE INJURIES BUT THEY ARE NOT ON THE SCENE YET -- AT 6:38 PM.

    E141 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS 2 OR 3 VEHICLES INVOLVED WITH HEAVY DAMAGE

    2 MORE AMBULANCES REQUESTED AT 6:44 PM -- REQUESTING A152 AND CARPENTERSVILLE.

    COMMAND REQUESTING A FOURTH AMBULANCE AT 6:48 PM (WEST DUNDEE).

    REQUESTING CRYSTAL LAKE CHANGE OF QUARTERS AT 6:48 PM.

    COMMAND REQUESTS A FIFTH AMBULANCE AT 6:55 PM (BARRINGTON-COUNTRYSIDE). BARRINGTON-COUNTRYSIDE HELD UP AT 7:09 PM


    RUNDOWN
    ENGINE(S): E143 E141

    CHIEF(S): BC130 131

    EMS: A153 A152 CARPENTERSVILLE AMBULANCE, WEST DUNDEE AMBULANCE

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: CRYSTAL LAKE A353

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METRA TRAIN #654 INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASH WITH VEHICLE AT LILY POND CROSSING BETWEEN US 14 AND MCCONNELL RD

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~5:02 PM
    WOODSTOCK FIRE RESCUE DISTRICT
    VEHICLE-TRAIN CRASH
    42.281865,-88.388358 (LILY POND RD AND RT. 14 AND MCCONNELL RD.)

    UPDATE: The McHenry County Coroner's Office identified Thursday's train-vehicle crash victim as Amanda L. Williams, formerly of Belvidere. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene. She was a freshman at McHenry County College, where she played volleyball.


    VEHICLE-TRAIN CRASH AT THE RAILROAD TRACK CROSSING AT LILY POND RD BETWEEN ROUTE 14 AND MCCONNELL RD.

    VEHICLE RESTED IN RAVINE 200 FEET EAST OF GRADE CROSSING AFTER CRASHING WITH CHICAGO INBOUND TRAIN. REPORT OF AT LEAST ONE PERSON KILLED IN THE VEHICLE IN THE CRASH.

    LILY POND RD IS DOWNHILL TOWARD THE TRACKS AND ROADS WERE SLIPPERY WITH ONSET OF SNOW.

    INITIAL METRA ADVISORY AT 5:04 PM:
    UP-NW ADVISORY - INBOUND TRAIN #654 SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO AT 6:23 P.M. - GRADE CROSSING INCIDENT.


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PERSON HIT BY A TRAIN AT FULLERTON AVE AND HARLEM AVE ELMWOOD PARK ON THE METRA MILWAUKEE DISTRICT WEST LINE

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~7:24 PM
    ELMWOOD PARK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    TRAIN PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT
    FULLERTON AVE AND HARLEM AVE ELMWOOD PARK, IL

    PERSON HIT BY A TRAIN REPORTED TO BE AWAKE AND BREATHING.

    METRA MILWAUKEE DISTRICT WEST LINE

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ROLLOVER CRASH WITH ENTRAPMENT ON SB I-355 NEAR LOCKPORT

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~4:56 PM
    LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP FPD?
    CRASH WITH INJURIES
    LOCKPORT, IL

    REPORT OF A CRASH WITH INJURIES. ROLLOVER JEEP CRASH ON THE "CASH SIDE" OF PLAZA 99. VICTIM ENTRAPPED, UNKNOWN ON INJURIES.

    SB I-355 JUST SOUTH OF PLAZA 99.

    MAP NOT PRECISE.

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ONE-VEHICLE SCHOOL BUS ROLLOVER ON GRAND AVE (ROUTE 132) NEAR DEEP LAKE RD AND LAKE VILLA DISTRICT LIBRARY

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~3:35 PM
    LAKE VILLA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SCHOOL BUS ROLLOVER
    42.415481,-88.056709 (1001 E GRAND AVE LAKE VILLA, IL)


    SCHOOL BUS ROLLOVER NEAR LAKE VILLA DISTRICT LIBRARY.

    FEMALE SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND 3 OF HER OWN CHILDREN WERE ON BOARD DURING CRASH. POSSIBLY ONE OTHER CHILD FOR A TOTAL OF 4 CHILDREN ON BOARD -- NOT CONFIRMED.

    REPORT THAT AXLE BROKE OR FAILED AND CAUSED THE ROLLOVER.

    MOM AND CHILDREN ARE BEING CHECKED BY PARAMEDICS AS A PRECAUTION.

    GRAND AVE BLOCKED BETWEEN MUNN RD AND DEEP LAKE RD.



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FIRE AT GRANVILLE BEACH CONDO HIGH-RISE ON N SHERIDAN RD ON LAKEFRONT, CHICAGO

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~9:48 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/EMS PLAN 1/STILL IN HIGH-RISE
    6171 N SHERIDAN CHICAGO, IL



    REPORT OF A FIRE IN AN APARTMENT ON THE 23RD FLOOR. BUILDING IS A 28-STORY RESIDENTIAL HIGH-RISE APPROXIMATELY 100X100.

    FIRE IS OUT AT 10:01 AM

    SMOKE CONDITION EXISTS IN STAIRWELLS AND VENTILATION HAS BEGUN. COMPANIES ARE SEARCHING STAIRWELLS TOP-TO-BOTTOM BY 10:01 AM.

    SQD2 IS BRINGING A PERSON DOWN -- RESCUE BY 10:01 AM.

    SMOKE OR STROKE VICTIM (?) AT 6130 SHERIDAN -- E13 ON THE CALL.

    CORRECTION AT 9:53 AM
    FIRE ATTACK STAIRWELL IS WEST
    FIRE EVACUATION STAIRWELL IS EAST

    STILL AND BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 10:18 AM. EMS PLAN 1 HELD IN PLACE.


    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 10:23 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-10. COMPANIES LEAVING STAGING.

    RUNDOWN DEVELOPING ...
    ENGINE(S): E78  E71

    TRUCK(S): T12 T25  TL ??  AERIAL TOWER 1?   T38 IN STAGING

    SQD2 CV272

    RIT: BC7 T ??

    SPECIAL: RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-2, AIR MASK 6-4-6

    CHIEF(S): BC9
    BOX CHIEF BC ??
    PLANS CHIEF BC3
    BC12 REPORT TO INCIDENT COMMANDER
    BC1 REPORT TO INCIDENT COMMANDER
    SPECIAL OPS 5-1-5
    2-1-10

    EMS: A??  FC451  FC452  STANDBY A56

    STAGING: GRANVILLE BETWEEN WINTHROP AND KENMORE

    STILL AND BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 10:18 AM. EMS PLAN 1 HELD IN PLACE.


    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 10:23 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-10. COMPANIES LEAVING STAGING.

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT RAND RD AND CAMPGROUND RD, DES PLAINES

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~9:03 AM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    1221 RAND ROAD DES PLAINES, IL

    CRASH WITH INJURIES; 2 AMBULANCE RESPONSE.

    TL61 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 2-CAR HEAD-ON CRASH WITH MODERATE DAMAGE.

    SECOND AMBULANCE REQUESTED AT 9:09 AM.

    ENGINE(S): E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? T ?? TL61

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC61 -- REPLACED BY 6101

    EMS: A63 NORTH MAINE A1

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BIG EB I-90 BACKUP: ROLLOVER VAN CRASH WITH MULTIPLE LANES BLOCKED EB I-90 AT ARMITAGE, CHICAGO

    WED FEB 25 2015 ~6:01 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ROLLED CRASH INVOLVING A VAN
    41.916585,-87.669539 (I-90/94 EB AND ARMITAGE)

    ROLLED OVER VAN, NO PIN IN, MULTIPLE LANES BLOCKED, EB TRAFFIC BACKUP SOLID TO I-294.

    EMERGENCY CREWS GETTING ON AT WEBSTER AVE.

    RUNDOWN
    ENGINE(S): E35

    TRUCK(S): T28

    SQUAD(S): ??

    EMS: ??

    CHIEF(S): BC??


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