CHEMICAL SPILL AT APARTMENT ON NORTH MAPLE NEAR IOWA ST, CHICAGO -- LEVEL I HAZMAT

    WED DEC 23 2015 ~8:02 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CHEMICAL SPILL/LEVEL I HAZMAT
    841 N MAPLEWOOD CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A CHEMICAL SPILL.

    5-1-1 CHECKING OUT A SUITCASE.

    5-1-1 FOUND A BOTTLE OF MURIATIC ACID (HYDROCHLORIC ACID) BY ABOUT 8:25 AM.

    WIND SSE 5-10 MPH

    E35 ASSIGNED TO MEET GARBAGE TRUCK FOR A DUMP AT FULLERTON AVE AND ASHLAND AVE  [MAP]

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E57

    TRUCK(S): T36

    SQD1

    5-1-1 (HAZ-MAT INCIDENT TEAM 1)

    CHIEF(S): BC 17
    5-1-0 (DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF HAZMAT)

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

    STAGING: CHICAGO AND WESTERN

    LEVEL 1 HAZMAT SECURED AT 8:25 AM ON ORDERS OF BC17.

    MISSPEAK? OR CORRECTED ADDRESS ADDRESS? SECURED AT *851* N MAPLEWOOD.


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HOUSE FIRE ON S VERNON AVE NEAR 101ST ST, CHICAGO

    WED DEC 23 2015 ~6:04 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    10040 S VERNON AVE CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE.

    E93 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 2-STORY ORDINARY WITH A FIRE IN THE REAR.

    BC22 REPORTS A 1-1/2-STORY ordinary cape cod (vacant), 25x40 WITH A FIRE BELIEVED TO BE IN THE BASEMENT, COMPANIES LOOKING AT 6:08 AM.

    BC22 REPORTS PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE, SECONDARY SEARCH UNDERWAY, WATER ON THE FIRE, HOLD THE SQUAD AND COMMAND VAN AT 6:16 AM.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E93 E82

    TRUCK(S): T42 T27

    SQD5 CV275

    RIT: BC21 T24

    CHIEF(S): BC22

    EMS: A60 FC456 STANDBY A37

    STAGING:

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FACTORY FIRE ON N ROCKWELL ST NEAR ELSTON AVE, CHICAGO

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~7:48 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FACTORY FIRE/2-11/STILL & BOX/WORKING FIRE
    3057 N ROCKWELL ST CHICAGO, IL


    REPORT OF A FACTORY FIRE.

    BC7 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A 3-STORY FACTORY, 75X125 WITH SMOKE SHOWING.


    CV272 REPORTS A 3-STORY FACTORY, 100x200 WITH A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, FIREFIGHTERS IN DEFENSIVE MODE AT 7:58 PM.

    DIMENSIONS CORRECTED TO 50X150.


    FIREFIGHTERS CONNECTED A 4-INCH HOSE LINE TO THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING, WHICH SEEMED TO BE HELPING FIGHT THE FIRE BY ABOUT 8:27 PM.

    GROUND LADDERS ON SIDE D AND SIDE A. WATER FED TO TOWER LADDERS(S) AND SQUAD 2.  MOST BLOCK GLASS WINDOWS TAKEN OUT BY ABOUT 8:27 PM.

    FOUR LINES ON THE FIRE IN DEFENSIVE MODE AT 8:40 PM.

    RESERVE SNORKEL REQUESTED -- ASSIGNED TO COME IN FROM THE SOUTH ON ROCKWELL AT 8:50 PM (T19 CREW BRINGING THE SPARE SNORKEL 6-6-1).

    FOUR MASTER STREAMS (TWO TOWERS) AND ONE COMMAND POINT ADVANTAGE, AND STILL IN DEFENSIVE MODE AT 9:12 PM.

    AUTOMATIC ALARM ACTIVATED AT 3118 ROCKWELL -- FIREFIGHTERS BELIEVE ALARM IS ACTIVATED BY A WATER PRESSURE DROP.

    ALL GAS SHUT OFF, ONE HANDLINE POINT ADVANTAGE, 2 TOWERS WITH MASTER STREAMS, SQUAD 2 SNORKEL WITH A STREAM, AND POSITIONING SNORKEL AT 9:29 PM.

    2-11 ALARM STRUCK OUT AT 9:51 PM ON ORDERS OF 2-1-22. TWO SNORKELS AND TWO TOWER LADDERS STILL WORKING. ONE ENGINE AND ONE TRUCK WORKING WITH THE LIGHT WAGON.

    VIDEO: Warehouse fire on Rockwell Street near Barry Avenue between Elston Avenue and Belmont Avenue.


    STILL FRAME TIME-LAPSE: Wall collapse sequence at 3057 North Rockwell Street near Barry Avenue between Elston Avenue and Belmont Avenue in Chicago.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E106 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T13 TL21

    SQD2 CV272

    RIT: BC10 T38

    CHIEF(S): BC7

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


    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 07:50 PM

    ENGINE(S): E57

    TRUCK(S): T28

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-2-2     2-1-3A    4-4-5  2-1-22    4-1-11
    BC3 PLANS CHIEF

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: BELMONT AND CALIFORNIA

    2-11 ALARM AT 08:05 PM ON ORDERS OF  2-2-2

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S): T36  TL10

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-22    4-1-11   BC18
    BC9 SAFETY CHIEF

    SPECIAL: SPARE SNORKEL 6-6-1, LIGHT WAGON

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MULTIPLE VEHICLE CRASH WITH SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS AND A HAZMAT INCIDENT ON WB I-80 BETWEEN PULASKI RD AND CICERO AVE

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~5:21 PM
    HAZEL CREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EXPRESSWAY CRASH/HAZMAT BOX ALARM
    I-80 WB AND MP 152.25 HAZEL CREST, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 24 BOX ALARM ON BOX #1299 FOR A HAZMAT INCIDENT WITH A CRASH INVOLVING 2 SEMI-TRAILER TRUCKS AND MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES.

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S):

    TECH ADVISOR(S): MABAS 24 TECHS TO SCENE

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): 908 9900

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: HAZEL CREST ENGINE, BUD'S AMBULANCE

    STAGING AT

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PERSON HIT BY A VEHICLE AT DEMPSTER ST AND WAUKEGAN RD MORTON GROVE

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~5:10 PM
    MORTON GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    » PERSON HIT BY A VEHICLE
    DEMPSTER ST AND WAUKEGAN RD MORTON GROVE, IL

    REPORT OF A PERSON HIT BY A VEHICLE.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E5

    TRUCK(S): T ??

    SQUAD(S):

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

    EMS: A5

    A ??

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FATAL HOUSE FIRE ON EAST 103RD PL NEAR INDIANA AVE, CHICAGO

    SAT DEC 19 2015 ~6:53 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    131 EAST 103RD PL CHICAGO, IL




    REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE.

    ONE MAN KILLED AND ONE WOMAN CRITICALLY INJURED.

    INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THE WIRING IN THE HOUSE WAS ILLEGALLY CONNECTED TO THE HOUSE NEXT-DOOR. WIRING WAS ALSO OVERLOADED. HOT EXTENSION CORDS IGNITED A PILE OF CLOTHING.

    E93 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS THEY ARE EASTBOUND ON 103RD PL WITH A FIRE IN A 2-STORY FRAME.

    BC22 REPORTS A 1-1/2-STORY FRAME, 25X50 WITH A FIRE IN THE BASEMENT AT 6:55 AM.

    BC22 REPORTS PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE AND CLEAR, 2 LINES LED OUT FOR THE BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR, GROUND LADDER TO THE FIRST FLOOR CANOPY, AND AN AERIAL TO THE ROOF BY 6:59 AM.

    T27 ON SIDE A AT 6:55 AM.

    BC22 REPORTS A VICTIM FOUND IN THE REAR OF THE BASEMENT DURING THE SECONDARY SEARCH BY 7:06 AM.

    BC22 REQUESTING A SECOND AMBULANCE.

    BC22 REPORTS A SECOND VICTIM FOUND IN THE BASEMENT; A TOTAL OF 4 AMBULANCES REQUESTED BY 7:09 AM.

    A29 TRANSPORTED ONE PATIENT CODE RED TO ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

    A60 TRANSPORTED ONE PATIENT CODE RED TO ROSELAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

    BC22 REPORTS FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL AT 7:11 AM, AND ASKS TO FILL OUT AN EMS PLAN 1.

    A5 AND A37 ASSIGNED TO THE SCENE AT 7:12 AM.

    2-2-5 REQUESTS COMED TO THE SCENE AT 7:36 AM.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E92 E62

    TRUCK(S): T27 T24

    SQD5 CV275

    RIT: BC21 T22

    CHIEF(S): BC22

    EMS: A60 FC ?? STANDBY A29


    STAGING:

    CHIEF(S): 2-1-22 2-1-3A 4-1-13 225

    EMS PLAN 1 AT 7:11 AM ON ORDERS OF BC22

    EMS: A5 A37

    OFI 466 4-6-12

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 7:37 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-2-5.

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GARAGE FIRE ON FALCON PL NEAR CASS AVE, WESTMONT

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~4:28 PM
    WESTMONT FIRE DEPARTMENT
    GARAGE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    33 FALCON PL WESTMONT, IL

    REPORT OF A GARAGE FIRE.

    CREW REPORTS HEAVY FIRE SHOWING ON ARRIVAL.

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CRASH WITH INJURIES NEAR JOE CAPUTO & SON'S RANDALL RD AND ALGONQUIN, ALGONQUIN

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~1:55 PM
    ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS FPD
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    100 S RANDALL RD ALGONQUIN, IL

    REPORT OF A PERSONAL INJURY CRASH NEAR THE ALGONQUIN RD ENTRANCE TO JOE CAPUTO & SONS FRUIT MARKET.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E142

    TRUCK(S): T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

    EMS: A152


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APARTMENT FIRE ON BARRY AVE NEAR SHERIDAN RD, CHICAGO

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~3:46 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    APARTMENT FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    456 W BARRY AVE CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF AN APARTMENT FIRE.

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

    CV272 REPORTS A 3-STORY ORDINARY, 40X60 WITH A FIRE ON THE SECOND FLOOR, ONE LINE LED OUT, MAIN TO THE ROOF, ROOF IS BEING OPENED, GROUND LADDERS UP ON SIDE B AND CORNER C-D BY 4:01 PM.

    PRIMARY ON SECOND FLOOR NEGATIVE, AND PRIMARY ON THIRD FLOOR IS UNDERWAY.

    BOX TRUCK19 ASSIGNED TO SIDE A WITH THEIR TOOLS AT 4:08 PM.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E ?? E ??

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

    SQD ?? CV272

    RIT: BC3 T22

    CHIEF(S): BC12

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

    STAGING:

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 04:05 PM

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S): T19 BOX TRUCK

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S):
    BC9 PLANS CHIEF
    BC1 BOX CHIEF

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: SHIERIDAN AND BELMONT

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CRASH ON THE OUTBOUND EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY AT CLINTON, CHICAGO

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~3:18 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CRASH WITH INJURIES
    EISENHOWER EXPY AND CLINTON CHICAGO, IL

    REPORTED AS A PIN-IN CRASH ON THE OUTBOUND EISENHOWER EXPRESSWAY AT 3:19 PM.

    AERIAL TOWER 1 HOLDS UP THE PIN-IN RESPONSE AT

    AERIAL TOWER 1 REQUESTS A SECOND AMBULANCE AT 3:23 PM.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? AERIAL TOWER 1

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

    EMS: A ?? FC ??


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CHLORINE GAS LEAK AT FOUR SEASONS HOTEL ON EAST DELAWARE PL NEAR MICHIGAN AVE, CHICAGO -- LEVEL I HAZMAT

    MON DEC 21 2015 ~2:51 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CHLORINE LEAK/LEVEL 2 HAZMAT/EMS PLAN 1
    120 EAST DELAWARE CHICAGO, IL
    E98 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS ONE PERSON SHORT OF BREATH AFTER SOME TYPE CHLORINE EXPLOSION AND REQUESTS A LEVEL 1 HAZMAT AT 2:49 AM.

    BC1  REPORTS A CHLORINE LEAK ON THE 7TH FLOOR AND REQUESTS A LEVEL 2 HAZMAT AND AN EMS PLAN 1 AT ABOUT 3:03 AM.

    CHLORINE 2 PPM AND 10 PPM IN THE POOL ROOM MEASURED AFTER A REPORT OF A MINOR EXPLOSION WHILE WORKERS WERE MIXING CHLORINE WITH WATER.

    7TH FLOOR EVACUATED, FIREFIGHTERS CHECKING THE FLOOR ABOVE AND BELOW.

    WIND SW10 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH

    FC451 REPORTS ONE PATIENT IN THE LOBBY THAT IS A REFUSAL AT THIS TIME (3:36 AM).

    CV271 REPORTS AT 3:32 AM THAT THREE CREWS (SQD1, 5-1-5, 5-1-1) CHECKING READINGS -- THREE MEMBERS ON THE SIXTH FLOOR, THREE MEMBERS ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR, AND TWO MEMBERS ON THE EIGHTH FLOOR.

    CV271 REPORTS AT 3:42 AM THAT THE NINTH FLOOR AND 20TH FLOOR IS COMMERCIAL, AND "20 UP" IS RESIDENTIAL. A READING ON THE 6TH FLOOR IS ZERO.

    CV271 INFORMED MAIN DISPATCH AT 3:44 AM THAT AN ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE ON INTERCOM THAT WILL INFORM GUESTS THAT THERE WAS A MINOR LEAK IN THE POOL AREA, THAT THEY SHOULD STAY IN PLACE, AND THEY SHOULD CALL 9-1-1 IF THEY HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

    READINGS DOWN TO 6 PPM ON THE SEVENTH FLOOR, VENTILATING TO THE OUTSIDE.

    READINGS AT SAFE LEVELS, DRAINING THE TANK BY 4:40 AM.

    LEVEL 1 HAZMAT SECURED AT 5:38 AM.

    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT RETURNED THE BUILDING TO BUILDING MANAGMENT AT 6:24 AM.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E98  E ??

    TRUCK(S): T3    T ?? TL ??

    SQD1     CV271

    5-1-1 (HAZ-MAT INCIDENT TEAM 1)

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC1
    5-1-0 (DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF HAZMAT)
    BC3 SAFETY CHIEF

    EMS: A74     FC ?? STANDBY A ??   4-1-13

    STAGING: RUSH AND CHESTNUT

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HOUSE FIRE ON W 80TH ST NEAR LAWNDALE AVE, CHICAGO

    SUN DEC 20 2015 ~3:59 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WORKING FIRE
    3659 W 80TH ST CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A HOUSE FIRE.

    CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS FIRE COMING OUT OF THE DORMER.

    WORKING FIRE COMPANIES RELEASED. SQD5 RELEASED TO FIRE ON CHAMPLAIN.

    FINAL SEARCHES COMPLETE AND NEGATIVE, LINES OUT OF THE BUILDING BY 4:15 PM.

    FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A CANDLE IN THE WINDOW THAT STARTED THE WINDOW ON FIRE.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E64 E15

    TRUCK(S): T31 T59

    SQD5 CV275

    RIT: BC16 T41

    CHIEF(S): BC 20

    EMS: A27 FC455 STANDBY A18



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