HOUSE FIRE ON MAPLEWOOD RD NEAR MAYFLOWER RD, LAKE FOREST

    THU MAR 16 2017 ~1:58 PM
    Lake Forest Fire Department
    HOUSE FIRE/Working Fire
    1005 Maplewood Rd Lake Forest, IL

    Report of a fire in the walls of a home reported by the contractor.

    SQD421 crew on arrival reports nothing showing from the outside by 2:00 p.m.

    Someone reports it's smoking up.

    BC42 reports a 3-story wood-frame construction; assigns SQD421 to fire attack.

    Water on the fire by 2:05 p.m.

    General Alarm crew callback by 2:10 p.m.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): E422 E ??

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

    SQUAD(S): SQD421

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC42 201 202 4200

    EMS: A421 A ??

    CODE 4 AT 02:10 PM

    ENGINE(S): Lake Bluff Engine

    TRUCK(S): T44

    SQUAD(S):

    TENDER(S):

    EMS: A463

    CHIEF(S): Highland Park BC33 Deerfield BC20

    SPECIAL:

    STAGING: Wheeling A24, Lake Bluff 4500, Mundelein E431

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

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CARBON MONOXIDE LEAK AT NOEL LEVASSEUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON W BETHEL DRIVE, BOURBONNAIS

    THU MAR 16 2017 ~1:49 PM
    Bourbonnais FPD
    Elevated CO/BOX ALARM 2ND Level
    601 West Bethel Drive Bourbonnais, IL

    MABAS Division 7 Box Alarm (2nd Level) on Box #60-300 for a Carbon Monoxide leak at Noel Levasseur Elementary School.

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): ??

    TRUCK(S):  ??

    SQUAD(S): Kankakee Township FPD

    EMS: Bradley Fire Department, Manteno Fire Department, Riverside Fire Department, St Mary's, Aroma, Limestone

    CHIEF(S): Bradley Fire Department,
    Manteno Fire Department

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Momence FPD Engine, Wilmington FPD Ambulance

    STAGING: Bethel

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ELEVATED CO OFFICE BUILDING ON NORTH LASALLE DR NEAR CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO -- LEVEL 2 HAZMAT

    THU MAR 16 2017 ~12:11 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    ELEVATED CO/LEVEL I HAZMAT/LEVEL II HAZMAT
    770 North LaSalle St CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF ELEVATED CO

    E98 crew requests a truck and a Battalion Chief for a CO level of 200 ppm on the 8th floor of an 8-story office building.

    E98 reports the culprit is a gas operated motor from a welding company by 12:07 p.m.

    Level I Hazmat on orders of 2-2-1 at 12:11 p.m.

    E98 requesting fans from T3 to ventilate the building. E98 is evacuating starting at the 8th floor and is down to the 7th floor by 12:12 p.m. Report gas motor CO was coming from the basement.

    READINGS CO 200 PPM on the 8th floor.

    BC1 reports CO levels are dropping, but requests a Level II to assist with evacuation and to bring extra fans.

    T2 assigned to bring fans to lobby by 12:22 p.m.

    BC1 reports a CO reading drop to 62 PPM as firefighters move down to lower floors by 12:25 p.m.

    Holding the DE-CON van by 12:28 p.m.

    Fire companies are on all floors with CO levels coming down with fan ventilation and windows open.

    Primary and secondary search completed on all floors by 12:42 p.m.


    LEVEL 2 HAZMAT SECURED AT 12:42 PM

    WIND ??   MPH ??

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E98  E13

    TRUCK(S): T3 T2      TL ??

    SQD1     CV271

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

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC1 5-1-5    2-1-21
    2-1-20 covering for 5-1-0 (DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF HAZMAT)

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

    STAGING: LaSalle and Ohio

    4-1-7

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VEHICLE VS POLE CRASH CRASH AT SUTTON ROAD AND HIGGINS ROAD HOFFMAN ESTATES

    THU MAR 16 2017 ~12:34 AM
    Hoffman Estates Fire Department
    Vehicle vs Pole Crash Crash/Personal Injury Crash
    Sutton Road and Higgins Road Hoffman Estates, IL

    Report of a crash with entrapment.

    Police arrive to find a vehicle smoking after hitting a pole.

    BC6 warns other units to be cautious for a herd of deer in the area.

    Crew on arrival reports the crash is in the southbound lanes of Route 59 north of Higgins Road.

    E24 reports a car off in the ditch -- out investigating.

    T22 crew on arrival reports no entrapment and patient is out of the vehicle for assessment.

    A ?? transported one patient to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

    Second ambulance requested for an injured Cook County Sheriff deputy at 1:00 a.m.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E22 E24

    TRUCK(S): TL22

    CHIEF(S): BC6

    EMS: A22 A24

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CRASH WITH INJURIES NEAR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TREATMENT CENTER ON SOUTH ROSELLE RD SCHAUMBURG

    WED MAR 15 2017 ~11:09 AM
    Schaumburg Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    519 South Roselle Road Schaumburg, IL

    Report of a crash with entrapment in front of the Northwest Community Hospital Treatment Center.

    A54 crew on arrival reports no entrapment.

    A54 requests a second ambulance -- A53 assigned.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    TRUCK(S): T53 (returned)

    SQUAD(S): SQD55

    CHIEF(S): BC5

    EMS: A54 A53

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TRAIN DERAILMENT WITH HAZMAT AT ROUTE 41 AND DEERPATH RD, LAKE FOREST -- "NO HAZARD"

    WED MAR 15 2017 ~4:15 AM
    Lake Forest Fire Department
    Train Derailment/HAZMAT BOX ALARM
    Route 41 and Deerpath Rd Lake Forest, IL

    MABAS Division 4 Box Alarm on Box #42-40 for a train derailment at 4:34 a.m.

    Full Hazmat toned at 4:36 a.m. RE-TONED for TECHS ONLY at 4:41 a.m.

    As of 5:35 a.m. there is no information about the hazardous material or materials the train was transporting. All rail cars are tankers.

    Public traffic is still open with only one lane blocked.

    The Hazmat team assessed the situation and concluded there was no hazard by 5:43 a.m.

    Hazmat Tech Box Alarm Struck Out at 5:43 a.m.

    Developing ...

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED …

    ENGINE(S): E422  Highland Park E34?

    TRUCK(S): T ??   T ??    TL ??

    SQUAD(S):  SQD421

    CHIEF(S): BC42

    EMS: A421  A ??



    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S):

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S): SQD 421

    HAZMAT TECH(S): Abbott Labs, Buffalo Grove Fire Department,
    Newport Township FPD, Wauconda, Lake Zurich Fire Rescue, Waukegan Fire Department, Round Lake FPD, Mundelein Fire Department, Great Lakes Fire Department, Libertyville Fire Department,
    Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, Countryside FPD, Gurnee Fire Department

    Crystal Lake, Long Grove FPD, Wheeling

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S):  BC42,  4200,  Grayslake 2702, Mundelein

    SPECIAL: ATV 4

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Northbrook E11, Wheeling A24

    STAGING: Target on Route 176 (975 Rockland Rd)

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FIRE IN CEILING AT ASTORIA LOUNGE AT BELMONT AVE AND KOSTNER AVE, CHICAGO

    TUE MAR 14 2017 ~7:40 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Restaurant Fire/Working Fire
    4400 West Belmont Ave Chicago, IL

    Report of a restaurant fire.

    BC7 reports a 2-story ordinary, 50x40 with a little smoke showing from the second floor.

    BC7 reports one line on the second floor, chasing a fire on the second floor in the wall by 7:52 p.m.

    Fire is out, Primary and secondary search are complete and negative, final searches underway, companies in process of overhaul by 7:54 p.m.

    ground ladders on Side A and B; chasing the fire that looks like and electrical fire between the first floor and the second floor at 7:58 p.m.

    Human services for two adults and two children.

    A3 transporting one injured firefighter to Community First.


    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E ?? E ??

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

    SQD ?? CV ??

    RIT: BC10 T35

    CHIEF(S): BC7

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

    STAGING:

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EXTRA ALARM GARAGE FIRE ON QUAIL RIDGE CLOSE, ROCKTON

    TUE MAR 14 2017 ~1:12 PM
    Rockton FPD
    Garage Fire/Box Alarm
    12444 Quail Ridge Close Rockton, IL

    MABAS Division 8 Box Alarm on Box # for a garage fire.

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): South Beloit, Winnebago

    TRUCK(S): Northwest, Harlem-Roscoe

    SQUAD(S):

    TENDER(S):

    EMS: ATS

    CHIEF(S):

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Blackhawk Chief, North Park Engine, Lifeline EMS

    STAGING: ??

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BUS VS TRUCK PIN-IN CRASH WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES ON OUTBOUND DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY AT 63RD ST, CHICAGO

    TUE MAR 14 2017 ~10:49 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH/EMS PLAN I
    SB Dan Ryan Expressway and 63rd St Chicago, IL

    Bus crash into rear-end of dumpster transport truck with bus driver entrapped.

    E84 needs SQD5's Hurst tool at the front of the bus for about 4 people trapped at 10:54 a.m.

    SQD5 available by 11:20 a.m.

    12 Patients transported: 9 green and 3 yellow transports, with an additional 1 refusal per CFD media.

    Crash also reported on Waze.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E84

    TRUCK(S): T51

    SQD5

    CHIEF(S): BC19

    EMS: A ?? A ?? A ?? A ?? A ??

    STAGING:

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 11:22 AM

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48-VEHICLE PILE-UP ON INBOUND KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY NEAR NORTH AVE, CHICAGO

    MON MAR 13 2017 ~10:28 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH/EMS PLAN I
    Kennedy Expressway and North Avenue Chicago, IL

    Report of a multi-injury, multi-vehicle crash.

    Reports that the reversals are backing up -- companies might have to work over the wall.

    E35 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS they on the scene at the inbound Kennedy Expressway and are blocking right at the entrance to the Division Street exit ramp -- looks like there are about 10 cars involved.

    E35 blocking lane 1
    T28 blocking lane 2

    E35 crew estimates 20 to 25 cars crashed in the express lanes by 10:35 p.m.

    E35 requests a Battalion Chief to the scene by 10:36 p.m. -- BC3 assigned.

    A62 requests an EMS Plan 1 on inbound Kennedy Expressway about 1600 North (North Avenue) at by 10:39 p.m.

    E35 requests one additional apparatus to help block expressway lanes -- E30 assigned.

    BC3 advises companies need to enter the expressway at Armitage.

    Companies aren't supposed to enter express lanes, and will be working over the west wall.

    BC3 reports 25-30 cars have minor to major damage at 10:47 p.m.

    Officials report the incident involves 48 vehicles.

    2-2-1 reported the crash is a "48-car accident" with 7 transports (6 yellows and one red),

    Lanes re-opened about 2:00 a.m.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E35 E ??

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

    SQD ?? CV ??

    RIT: BC ?? T ??

    CHIEF(S): BC3 2-2-1 4-4-11

    EMS: A62 A44 A53 A11 A33 A28 FC4-5-1

    STAGING:

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BODY RECOVERED FROM LAKE MICHIGAN BETWEEN BELMONT HARBOR AND MONTROSE HARBOR, CHICAGO

    MON MAR 13 2017 ~9:50 AM
    Chicago Fire Department
    » Person in the Water/Water Rescue Response
    3600 North Recreation Drive Chicago, IL



    Report of a person in the water.

    Crews targeting an area south of the clock tower.

    Helicopter delayed due to weather.

    DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF (SCUBA) 6-8-6 reports the incident will be a recovery operation with a police marine unit handling.

    Holding and returning all companies, except 6-8-7.

    FIRE/MEDIC UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E ?? E ??

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

    SQD1 CV ??

    WATER RESPONSE: FAST BOAT 6-8-8,
    SCUBA DIVE TEAM 6-8-7, RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-1, RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-2

    CHIEF(S): BC12 DEPUTY DISTRICT CHIEF (SCUBA) 6-8-6, SPECIAL OPERATIONS BC 5-1-5

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

    STAGING:

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EXTRA ALARM FIRE AT FORMER SHELTERING OAK NURSING HOME ON NORTH BEECH ST, ISLAND LAKE

    MON MAR 13 2017 ~11:52 PM
    Wauconda Fire District
    Vacant Nursing Home/BOX ALARM
    27888 North Beech St Island Lake, IL

    MABAS Division 4 Box Alarm on Box #34-B-1 for a fire at a vacant nursing home "Sheltering Oak" on orders of BC34.

    Lake Zurich engine due on the Still Alarm

    Fox River Grove A657 due on the Still Alarm.

    McHenry Truck backing in an raising their main about 12:13 a.m.

    Command requesting a Second Alarm at 12:34 a.m. and holding up Air 5.

    Arlington Heights Fire Department ambulance requested for Change of Quarters to Mundelein at 1:44 a.m. -- A4 assigned.

    Command requesting a Third Alarm at 12:51 a.m. -- requesting only engines from Algonquin and Countryside.



    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): Crystal Lake, Nunda

    TRUCK(S): McHenry Truck

    SQUAD(S): Round Lake, Cary SQD255

    TENDER(S): Nunda Rural, Barrington Countryside FPD (unavailable)

    EMS: Wonder Lake A1652

    CHIEF(S): Countryside, McHenry

    SPECIAL: Chaplain, MESS M5

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Grayslake Engine, Lake Villa Ambulance, Barrington Countryside FPD Chief 3800

    STAGING: Island Foods Parking Lot 223 east State Rd

    2ND ALARM AT 12:36 AM

    ENGINE(S): Barrington Countryside FPD, Fox Lake

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S): Long Grove SQD55

    TENDER(S):

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): Fox Lake, Grayslake

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Woodstock Engine, Marengo EMS

    3RD ALARM AT 02:51 AM

    ENGINE(S): Algonquin, Countryside

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

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