LARGE POWER OUTAGE REPORTED IN AREA OF CORNELIA AVE AND LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO -- CFD TYPE II POWER OUTAGE RESPONSE

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~8:27 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    LARGE POWER FAILURE
    500 W CORNELIA AVE CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF LARGE POWER OUTAGE AREA

    POWER FAILURE FROM BELMONT, MELROSE TO CORNELIA TO LAKE SHORE DRIVE.

    NUMEROUS ELEVATOR RESCUE CALLS AND AUTOMATIC ALARMS.

    431 S DEARBORN AUTOMATIC ALARM.

    COMED ONLY REPORTING 222 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER BELMONT AVE AND LAMON .. BELMONT AND CICERO AREA AT 8:30 PM

    18-STORY BUILDING WITHOUT POWER.

    SEVERAL 4-STORY BUILDINGS WITHOUT POWER.

    15-STORY BUILDING ON CORNELIA WITHOUT POWER.

    T44 WHILE WORKING TO CHECK ON POWER OUTAGE GOT REAR-ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.

    TYPE I POWER OUTAGE RESPONSE ACTIVATED AT 8:43 PM.

    TL21 GOING TO 530 WEST CORNELIA AVE. TL21 GOING TO 530 WEST CORNELIA AVE. TL21 HELD UP. TL10 TAKING THE TYPE I POWER OUTAGE.

    TYPE II POWER OUTAGE RESPONSE -- STAGING AT 3500 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO AT 9:08 PM.

    COM ED REPORTING 427 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER AT BUCKINGHAM PL NEAR BROADWAY WITH ESTIMATED RESTORATION AT 10:15 PM -- BUT CAUSE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

    COM ED REPORTING 1588 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER AT STRATFORD PL AND BROADWAY NEAR LAKE SHORE DRIVE WITH AN EQUIPMENT PROBLEM AND AN ESTIMATED RESTORATION TIME OF 10:28 PM.

    RESIDENTS IN HIGH-RISES SHOULD BE ATTENTIVE TO MESSAGE ON PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM INSIDE THE BUILDINGS. FIREFIGHTERS WERE ASSIGNED TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT RESIDENTS SHOULD CALL THE LOBBY IF THEY NEED ASSISTANCE.

    COM ED IS REPORTED TO BE BRINGING IN A LARGE MOBILE GENERATOR THAT WILL BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BY MIDNIGHT OR 1:00 AM.

    ON SHERIDAN WITH POWER LOSS: 3110 NORTH and 3180 NORTH.

    FIRE COMPANIES STARTING TO GO HOME AT 10:15 PM -- RELEASED BY 2-2-1.

    TL21, T44 AND SQD1 GOING HOME AT 10:15 PM

    THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES ARE STAYING ON THE SCENE ...

    E55  T22   STAYING AT 3110 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE (SHERIDAN?)

    E83  T6  BC5    STAYING AT 3180 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE (SHERIDAN?)

    B3    E78   TL10   STAYING AT 3500 N LAKE SHORE DRIVE

    452    A6   A41  2-2-1   CV272



    RUNDOWN:
    ENGINE(S): E47 E 78

    SQUAD(S): SQD1

    TRUCK(S): T44 TL21

    CV

    CHIEF(S): BC5, BC1   2-2-1     FC452


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2-FLAT FIRE ON W DIVERSEY AVE NEAR SAYRE AVE, CHICAGO

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~6:48 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2-FLAT FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    7012 W DIVERSEY AVE CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF FIRE IN A BRICK 2-FLAT

    E86 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS NOTHING SHOWING AT FIRST FROM A 2-STORY ORDINARY -- THEN REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING.

    BC8 REPORTS FIRE UNDER CONTROL, E86 HAD A LINE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND E125 HAD A LINE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, PRIMARY SEARCHES COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE, SECONDARY SEARCH UNDERWAY, AND CHECKING FOR EXTENSION BY 7:00 PM.

    TRAFFIC JAMMED UP HARLEM AVE TO OAK PARK AVE.

    RUNDOWN:
    ENGINE(S): E86 E125

    TRUCK(S): T53 T57

    SQD2 CV272

    RIT: BC7 T58

    CHIEF(S): BC8

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

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CRASH WITH 1 INJURED AT PALATINE RD AND FOREST, PALATINE

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~7:14 PM
    PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES
    PALATINE RD AND FOREST AVE PALATINE, IL

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS CRASH IS SOUTHBOUND FOREST AVE SOUTH OF PALATINE RD.

    TRUCK(S): QUINT83

    CHIEF(S): BC8

    EMS: A83

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MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH AT WILLOW RD AND PFINGSTEN RD, GLENVIEW

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~6:40 PM
    GLENVIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT
    ACCIDENT WITH INJURIES
    WILLOW RD AND PFINGSTON GLENVIEW, IL

    REPORT OF A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH.

    WESTBOUND WILLOW ROAD HEAVY CONGESTION.



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PEDESTRIAN HIT BY A TRAIN AT METRA BNSF STATION IN LISLE NEAR CENTER AVE AND FRONT ST

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~4:24 PM
    LISLE-WOODRIDGE FIRE DISTRICT
    TRAIN-PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT
    41.79788,-88.072234 (METRA BNSF STATION LISLE, IL)

    BNSF ADVISORY - INBOUND AND OUTBOUND TRAIN TRAFFIC STOPPED NEAR LISLE PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT

    TRAIN #1272, SCHEDULED TO DEPART LISLE AT 4:08 P.M. AND ARRIVE CHICAGO AT 4:58 P.M., IS PRESENTLY STOPPED NEAR LISLE DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT. ALL TRAIN TRAFFIC IS STOPPED AT THIS TIME. THE DELAY TIME IS UNKNOWN HOWEVER TRAINS COULD CONTINUE TO BE STOPPED 30 TO 50 MINUTES OR LONGER. THE BNSF IS WORKING WITH LOCAL POLICE MUNICIPALITY AT THE TIME. UPDATES WILL FOLLOW.

    TRAIN #1253, SCHEDULED TO DEPART CHICAGO AT 4:48PM ARRIVING AURORA AT 6:08PM, WILL NOT OPERATE THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT NEAR LISLE. TRAIN #1263, SCHEDULED TO DEPART CHICAGO AT 5:13PM WILL ACCOMMODATE PASSENGERS FROM TRAIN #1253. PLEASE LISTEN TO STATION PLATFORM ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR TRAIN LOCATIONS AND DELAY TIMES. METRA APOLOGIZES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.

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FIRE AT SUN CHEMICAL ON FESTIVAL DR, KANKAKEE -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~4:12 PM
    KANKAKEE CITY FD
    CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL FIRE/BOX ALARM
    3200 FESTIVAL DR KANKAKEE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 7 BOX ALARM ON BOX #20-200 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE

    ENGINE(S): LIMESTONE

    TRUCK(S): BOURBONAIS

    SQUAD(S): AROMA

    EMS: RIVERSIDE

    CHIEF(S): BRADLEY

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: MOMENCE ENGINE, KANKAKEE TOWNSHIP CHIEF AND ENGINE, MANTENO TRUCK, GRANT PARK SQUAD

    STAGING: ON SCENE

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CAR FIRE ON SB I-94 NEAR AUTOHAUS ON EDENS, NORTHBROOK

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~8:19 AM
    NORTHBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR FIRE
    SB I-94 AT MM 31.5 NORTHBROOK, IL

    REPORT OF A CAR FIRE ON SB EDENS BETWEEN DUNDEE AND TOWER. IDOT AND STATE POLICE ON SCENE.

    BC11 UPON ARRIVAL REPORTS SOMETHING GOING "NOT FULLY INVOLVED" AT MILE MARKER 31.5 ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

    ENGINE(S): E11

    TRUCK(S): TL12

    CHIEF(S): BC11

    EMS: A ?? A ??

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HOUSE FIRE NEAR ELLIS AVE AND 14TH ST (US 30) FORD HEIGHTS

    SUN MAR 15 2015 ~8:25 PM
    FORD HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    ELLIS AVE AND 14TH ST FORD HEIGHTS, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 27 WELL-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE NEAR ELLIS AVE AND ROUTE 30. TWO LINES ON THE FIRE IN A 1 1/2-STORY FRAME.

    FORD HEIGHTS ...
    ENGINE(S): E205

    SQUAD(S): SQD208

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OPEN BURN/PRESCRIBED BURN COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE NEAR RAND RD AND HICKS RD, PALATINE

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~1:06 PM
    COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE
    OPEN BURN/PRESCRIBED BURN
    RAND AND HICKS RD PALATINE, IL (DEER GROVE FOREST PRESERVED)

    OPEN BURN/PRESCRIBED BURN COOK COUNTY FOREST PRESERVE.

    PALATINE FIRE CONFIRMS SMOKE SHOWING FROM FOREST PRESERVE AT 1:08 PM

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CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT ON S CLARK ST NEAR ROOSEVELT RD, CHICAGO

    MON MAR 16 2015 ~11:19 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENT
    1000 S CLARK ST CHICAGO, IL

    SQD1 CREW  INVESTIGATING AT 11:21 AM.

    INJURED WORKER ON THE 9TH FLOOR -- WALKUP, NO ELEVATORS.

    SECOND AMBULANCE REQUESTED AT 11:48 AM FOR FIREFIGHTER STANDBY.

    PATIENT SECURED, TRANSFERRED IN A BASKET, AND ABOUT TO BE TRANSPORTED AT 11:50 AM.

    SQUAD(S):  SQD1  

    CHIEF(S): BC1   5-1-5

    EMS: A ??  A ??


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FORKLIFT FIRE INSIDE CEVA LOGISTIC BUILDING ON BUSSE RD,

    SUN MAR 15 2015 ~9:06 PM
    ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FORKLIFT FIRE INSIDE BUILDING
    1717 BUSSE RD ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL

    REPORT OF A FORKLIFT ON FIRE INSIDE A BUILDING.

    E9 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS SMOKE INSIDE THE BUILDING VISIBLE THROUGH AN OPEN DOOR.

    MUTUAL AID COMPANIES RETURNED BY 9:17 PM.

    ENGINE(S): E8 E9 WOOD DALE ENGINE?

    TRUCK(S): T7 DES PLAINES TL63

    CHIEF(S): BC2

    EMS: A8 A9



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APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE ON WINTHROP AVE NEAR GRANVILLE AVE, CHICAGO

    SUN MAR 15 2015 ~3:29 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/WORKING FIRE
    6144 N WINTHROP AVE CHICAGO, IL

    4 + 1 APARTMENT BUILDING FIRE. ONE CIVILIAN INJURED.

    INITIAL HEAVY SMOKE CONDITIONS CLEARED QUICKLY.

    FIVE GROUND LADDERS UP. CIVILIANS RESCUED DOWN THE MAIN AERIAL LADDER.

    HOSE LINE DOWN THE GARBAGE CHUTE.

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS

    RUNDOWN:
    ENGINE(S): E ?? E ??

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

    SQD ?? CV ??

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

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



    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 03:29 PM

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S):

    BC3 PLANS CHIEF

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: GRANVILLE AND BROADWAY

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