BOX TRUCK FIRE NEXT TO HOUSE ON MELROSE AVE, KENILWORTH

    THU JAN 26 2017 ~12:14 PM
    Winnetka Fire Department
    Vehicle Fire Next to House
    123 Melrose Ave Kenilworth, IL

    Report of a vehicle fire.

    Upgraded to a Code 3 for a box truck on fire on the driveway near a house at 12:17.

    Possible extension to the house.

    Crew on arrival reports

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): E28 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? T28 Wilmette TL26

    SQUAD(S): Northfield SQD29

    CHIEF(S): BC28

    EMS: Glencoe A30 A ??


    CODE 4 AT 12:21 PM

    ENGINE(S): Northbrook E11 Highland Park E32

    TRUCK(S): Glenview T14

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): BC26 2800 2801 2900 2600 1100 600

    SPECIAL:

    STAGING:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Evanston Engine

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METRA TRAIN HITS PEDESTRIAN IN CRYSTAL LAKE NEAR GRANT ST, CRYSTAL LAKE METRA STATION

    THU JAN 26 2017 ~10:47 AM
    Crystal Lake Fire Rescue
    » Person Hit by a Train
    70 East Woodstock Street Crystal Lake, IL

    Report of a person hit by a Metra train (#636) and located near Grant Street and the north side of the railroad tracks.

    T381 assigned at 10:51 a.m.

    Flight for Life requested by 10:57 a.m.

    Flight for Life cancelled.

    Fatal train vs pedestrian incident near the Crystal Lake Train Station.


    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): E343

    TRUCK(S): T381

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC330 C305

    EMS: A352 A354 (in the area)

    Crystal Lake Police Alert
    Please avoid the downtown Crystal Lake train station until further notice. Certain streets (Main St., Gates St) near the train station are also closed for motor vehicle traffic.

    ****Metra trains to and from Crystal Lake are on delay until the area is cleared.

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GARBAGE CAN FIRE, EMBERS IN A VENT SHAFT AT RIVERSIDE PLAZA HIGH-RISE, CHICAGO

    THU JAN 26 2017 ~9:28 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Still in a High-Rise/Still and Box/
    300 South Riverside Plaza Chicago, IL

    Report of a fire in a high-rise building

    E1 crew on arrival reports the incident is on the sublevel.

    Aerial Tower 1 eastbound on Side A.

    221 reports they are on the scene of a 46-story, fire resistant, 100x300; checking embers in a vent shaft by 9:42 a.m.

    S1 and S2 stairwell for evacuation 9:54 AM

    Fire is out ... keeping the Still and Box, securing the EMS Plan 1 at 10:01 AM on orders of 2-1-21.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E1 E ?? E103

    TRUCK(S): T ?? Aerial Tower 1 TL10?

    SQD1 CV271

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC4
    FORWARD FIRE COMMAND: BC3
    FIRE ATTACK: BC1

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

    STAGING:

    STILL AND BOX ALARM AT 09:44 AM on orders of 2-2-1

    ENGINE(S): E4 E30 ALS RIT E26 ALS Support

    TRUCK(S):TL10

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S):
    BC12 Safety Chief

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: E5 Quarters

    STRUCK OUT AT 10:09 AM on orders of 2-1-21

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CRASH WITH INJURIES INVOLVING A POLICE CAR AT MILWAUKEE AVE AND OAKTON ST NILES

    THU JAN 26 2017 ~9:01 AM
    Niles Fire Department
    Police-involved Crash/Personal Injury Crash
    Milwaukee Ave and Oakton St Niles, IL

    Crash with injuries involving.

    E3 reports a two-vehicle crash involving a police car.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E3 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC4

    EMS: A5 A ??

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FATAL CAR VS TRAIN CRASH ON METRA UP NW LINE AT NAGLE AVE AND NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, CHICAGO

    THU JAN 26 2017 ~7:08 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Fatal Car vs Train Crash
    Nagle Ave and Northwest Highway Chicago, IL

    Crash with injuries involving Metra Train #610.

    E119 crew reports a car hit by a train at Nagle and Northwest Highway; requests trains shut down inbound and outbound at 7:12 a.m.

    In the process of shutting down trains in both directions by 7:17 a.m.

    All train traffic shut down in both directions by 7:25 a.m.

    One victim in the auto hit by the train, and checking for injuries on the train by 7:30 a.m.

    A73 assigned to the Bryn Mawr and Northwest Highway side.

    A73 checked out the engineer and conductors and determined there will be no more transports at 8:07 a.m.

    Two refusals and one fatality on the scene.

    Crash also reported on Waze.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E119 E ??

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

    SQUAD(S): SQD7

    CHIEF(S): BC11 2-2-2

    EMS: A39 A73 A ?? 453

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GUNSHOT VICTIM AT 63RD ST AND KEDZIE AVE, CHICAGO

    WED JAN 25 2017 ~8:36 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Person shot/GSW
    63rd St and Kedzie Ave Chicago, IL

    Report of a person shot.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): E ??

    TRUCK(S): T41

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

    EMS: A ??

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MULTIPLE GUNSHOT VICTIMS AT 75TH ST AND RHODES AVE CHICAGO -- EMS PLAN 1

    WED JAN 25 2017 ~8:25 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    Multiple People Shot/GSW/EMS Plan 1
    75th St and Rhodes Ave Chicago, IL

    Report of a person shot, then report of multiple people shot.

    EMS Plan 1 requested at 8:28 p.m. on orders of A14.

    A37 transported one patient Code Yellow or Red to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

    A70 transported one patient Code Red to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

    A50 transported one patient Code Yellow and one patient Code Green to Cook County Stroger.

    A30 transported one patient Code Green to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): E122

    TRUCK(S):  T ??

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS: A14  A37  A70  A30

    CHIEF(S): BC23   FC458  4-4-12

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 8:48 PM by BC 23.

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POLICE CAR VS METRA TRAIN CAMP MCDONALD RD AND MILWAUKEE NORTH CENTRAL SERVICE, PROSPECT HEIGHTS

    WED JAN 25 2017 ~3:47 PM
    Prospect Heights FPD
    Police Car vs Train/Car vs Train
    42.095138, -87.909148 (1005 East Camp McDonald Road Prospect Heights, IL)

    Report of a Prospect Heights police vehicle crash with Metra Passenger Train #116.

    No extrication. Mount Prospect Fire Department handling the call.

    Police officer reported to be not seriously injured.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E9 E39 Wheeling E23 Mount Prospect E13 Mount Prospect E14

    TRUCK(S): T ?? TL9

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC9 BC3 C301

    EMS: A2 A14 A13

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HOUSE FIRE ON S 1ST AVE NEAR GREEN ST, MAYWOOD, IL

    WED JAN 25 2017 ~10:22 AM
    Maywood Fire Department
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    1101 South 1st Ave, IL Maywood, IL

    MABAS Division 20 Box Alarm on Box #300 for a house fire.

    Command requesting a truck at 10:24 a.m.

    5-11 reports companies leading out; looks like the fire is on the second floor of a 2-story frame (25x50 balloon frame).

    Command reports two lines on the fire, primary search complete, secondary search underway, setting up Bellwood's aerial tower by 10:31 a.m.

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): River Forest, Hillside RIT

    TRUCK(S): Bellwood

    SQUAD(S):

    EMS: River Grove

    CHIEF(S): Maywood, Hillside

    SPECIAL: Stone Park Safety, Maywood Photo

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Stone Park

    STAGING: 1st Ave and Madison St

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CHEMICAL MIX CAUSES FUMES AT 161 E GRAND AVE NEAR ST CLAIR ST, CHICAGO -- LEVEL II HAZMAT

    TUE JAN 24 2017 ~11:00 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Fumes in Building/LEVEL I HAZMAT/LEVEL II HAZMAT
    161 East Grand Avenue Chicago, IL
    Crew on arrival reports nothing showing with evacuation already underway.

    Nice Shoes and Optimus video production located at this location.

    BC1 reports a 4-story ordinary commercial building occupied.

    WIND N 9 MPH

    MVU requested to the scene, and street closures in the area.

    Closures east of St Clair, on Grand and southbound on Ohio -- and Illinois.

    Three containers in the basement with some liquid contamination that may have created a vapor that extended throughout the entire building.

    Level II Hazmat requested at 10:20 a.m.

    Wind NW 3 MPH at 10:59 a.m.

    Reports 5-1-1 going in with Level D protection for metering and SQD2 backing up 5-1-1 at 11:00 a.m.

    E42 has a DECON line established on Side A by 11:00 a.m.

    5-1-1 is out of the building with pictures and with the MSDS sheet. Building to the north and south have been metered and are OK. Building maintenance of those neighboring buildings have been advised to shut down their fresh air intake by 11:12 a.m.

    T3 working on ventilation by 11:23 a.m.

    5-1-1 working on packing the product by 11:23 a.m.
    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E42 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T3 T ?? TL ??

    SQD1 CV271

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

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

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

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

    STAGING: Columbus and Ohio

    Level II Hazmat UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E22

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

    SQD2

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC3 2-1-21

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

    STAGING: East of St Clair on Grand

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PARAMEDICS DISPATCHED FOR INJURED STUDENT AT ELK GROVE HIGH SCHOOL ON ELK GROVE BLVD, ELK GROVE VILLAGE

    TUE JAN 24 2017 ~8:21 AM
    Elk Grove Village Fire Department
    Student Injured/EMS Call
    500 West Elk Grove Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL

    Report of a student with a traumatic injuries.

    Paramedics met the student and nurse at the nurse's office.

    No further information at this time. Unknown where injury occurred.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    SQUAD(S): SQD7

    EMS: A7 A ??

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT NAPER BOULEVARD AND 75TH STREET, NAPERVILLE

    TUE JAN 24 2017 ~6:58 AM
    Naperville Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    Naper Boulevard and 75th Street Naperville, IL

    Crash with injuries.

    Southbound lanes were blocked north of 75th Street. All lanes open by 8:30 a.m.

    Crash also reported on Waze.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E2

    EMS: M2

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