HOUSE FIRE AT ROUTE 83 AND COUNTRYSIDE, MUNDELEIN

JUL 11 2012 ~2325
MUNDELEIN FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOUSE FIRE
ROUTE 83 AND COUNTRYSIDE, MUNDELEIN, IL

HOUSE FIRE ON 24TH ST., CICERO

JUL 11 2012 ~2320
CICERO FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOUSE FIRE
5700 BLOCK OF 24TH ST., CICERO, IL

EXTRA ALARM FIRE AT VAN DRUNEN FARMS IN MOMENCE

JUL 11 2012 ~1255
MOMENCE FPD
COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE
11341 E RT 114

LEVEL ONE HAZMAT FOR OVERTURNED SEMI TRAILER TRUCK ON IRVING PARK RD., CHICAGO

JUL 11 2012 ~1300
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
OVERTURNED SEMI TRAILER TRUCK
4101 W. IRVING PARK ROAD, CHICAGO, IL

EXTRA ALARM FIRE ON COTTAGE GROVE, DOLTON

JUL 11 2012 ~2355
DOLTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX
13850 COTTAGE GROVE, DOLTON, IL

FATAL HOUSE FIRE KILLS 2 IN PARK FOREST

JUL 10 2012 ~1245
PARK FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
HOUSE FIRE
81 ASH ST, PARK FOREST, IL


MABAS 2ND ALARM. FATAL HOUSE FIRE KILLS JULIA MARKEO, 78, AND DARRELL NELSON, 59. TRANSPORTED TO ST JAMES HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTERS IN CHICAGO HEIGHTS.




VIDEO: RESCUE ATTEMPTED OF MOTHER AND SON, WHO LATER WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD.

PERSONAL INJURY CRASH MULTIPLE INJURIES 120TH AND CICERO, ALSIP, IL

JUL 11 2012 ~0855
ALSIP FIRE DEPARTMENT
PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
120TH AND CICERO, ALSIP, IL

FIRE AT TACO BELL AT VIRGINIA AND NORTHWEST HIGHWAY, CRYSTAL LAKE

JUN 18 2012 ~1725
CRYSTAL LAKE FIRE RESCUE
RESTAURANT FIRE
420 W VIRGINIA ST, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL

HAZMAT LEVEL 2 FOR GAS MAIN BREAK ON WEST WEED ST, CHICAGO

MON JUN 18 2012 ~1510
CHICAGO FD
GAS LEAK 2-INCH MAIN BROKEN
940 WEST WEED ST, CHICAGO, IL

BOX ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE ON DOBSON, EVANSTON

MON JUN 18 2012 ~1515
EVANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM FOR HOUSE FIRE
729 DOBSON, EVANSTON, IL

City of Chicago Receives Grant Funding to Mark Buildings with Collapse Risk with a Highly-Visible Red 'X' -- 24 Inches Square

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2012
CONTACT:
Mayor’s Press Office
312.744.3334
press@cityofchicago.org

CITY RECEIVES GRANT FUNDING TO IMPROVE FIRST RESPONDER SAFETY
City Received $675,000 to Mark Nearly 2,000 Buildings that Could Pose Additional Hazards During a Fire

CHICAGO- Mayor Rahm Emanuel and 50th Ward Alderman Debra Silverstein introduced an
ordinance that will allow the Chicago Fire Department to mark buildings that have compromised structural stability to ensure the safety of fire responders.  The Chicago Fire Department received $675,000 from the Assistance to Firefighters-Fire Prevention and Safety Grant to implement the new program.

“While the first priority of the Chicago Fire Department is saving lives, we must do all we can to protect firefighters, paramedics and those we are helping from harm,” said Fire Commissioner Jose A. Santiago. “Making sure we properly identify and mark dangerous buildings supports our goal of having all of our members go home safely at the end of each shift.”

If approved by the City Council, the Fire Department, in conjunction with the Department of Buildings, will identify structural conditions on buildings that could create collapse danger for responding crews in the event of a fire, including weak truss or other roofing systems, missing mortar, rotted or damaged timbers and other structural issues. Private contractors, paid for by the grant, will supply and install the markers, which are highly-visible reflective emblems, 24 inches square, and feature a large red X.

“Chicago’s first responders so often put their own well-being on the line for the lives of others,” said Department of Buildings Commissioner Michael Merchant. “Identifying and clearly marking buildings that could pose an additional hazard to our emergency responders is an important piece in keeping them safe.”

121 North La Salle Street, Room 507, Chicago, Illinois 60602

HOUSE FIRE ON MARENGO AVE, FOREST PARK

JUN 01 2012 ~1100
FOREST PARK FD
SMOKE SHOWING
1433 MARENGO, FOREST PARK, IL 60130