TUE MAR 12 2013 ~7:20 AM
WILMINGTON FPD
FATAL CRASH/CAR OVER BRIDGE
41.277924,-88.017092 (BALLOU RD WEST OF WARNER BRIDGE RD, WILMINGTON, IL)
REPORT FROM SCHOOL BUS DRIVER OF BROKEN GUARD RAIL ON SOUTH SIDE OF BALLOU RD BRIDGE OVER FORKED CREEK, JUST WEST OF WARNER BRIDGE RD. ALSO REPORT OF VEHICLE UPSIDE DOWN IN FORKED CREEK ON SOUTH SIDE OF BRIDGE.
BODIES OF TWO FEMALE TEENS AND TWO MALE TEENS FOUND IN SUBMERGED MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE WITH WINDOWS UP. VICTIMS IDENTIFIED AS MICALAH SEMBACH, 15; CHEYENNE FENDER (VEHICLE DRIVER), 17; MATTHEW BAILEY, 14; AND CODY CARTER, 15.
THE FOUR TEENS WERE MISSING SINCE ABOUT 6:30 P.M. MONDAY. WILL COUNTY SHERIFF ALSO ON SCENE.
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TUE MAR 12 2013 ~9:30 AM
POSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
HAZ MAT/TANKER SPILL
147TH STREET AND WESTERN AVE POSEN, IL
MABAS DIVISION 22 LEVEL 1 HAZ-MAT BOX FOR ADVISORS ONLY -- DIV 19 & 22 HAZ MAT ADVISORS ONLY.
http://maps.google.com/?q=147th+street+and+western+ave+posen,+il&t=h&z=17
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MON MAR 11 2013 ~12:37 AM
PALATINE FIRE DEPARTMENT
WORKING FIRE/APARTMENT/TOWNHOUSE FIRE
259 WEST JENNIFER LN PALATINE, IL
RESPONSE TO ACTIVATED FIRE ALARM AND 9-1-1 CALL OF FIRE THAT STARTED IN A CLOSET. WORKING FIRE (CODE 4) FOR A FIRE AT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENCE. FIREFIGHTERS FIRST ON THE SCENE REPORT A FIRE FROM A SECOND FLOOR BALCONY. POLICE REPORT POSSIBLY TWO PEOPLE ARE STILL IN THE BUILDING ON THE SECOND FLOOR, THEN UPDATE THAT ALL PEOPLE EVACUATED. ONE PET CAT SUCCUMBED TO SMOKE IN THE APARTMENT.
LONG GROVE AMBULANCE CHANGE OF QUARTERS.
http://maps.google.com/?q=259+west+jennifer+ln+palatine,+il&t=h&z=17
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SUN MAR 10 2013 ~8:10 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX ALARM
4164 S BERKELEY ST CHICAGO, IL
TWO-STORY, RESIDENTIAL FIRE, 25X40 OCCUPIED. ONE ADULT TRANSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO -- EXTREMELY CRITICAL CONDITION.
FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION.
http://maps.google.com/?q=4164+s+berkeley+st+chicago,+il&t=h&z=17
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SUN MAR 10 2013 ~11:54 AM
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS FIRE DEPARTMENT
INTERSTATE CRASH WITH CAR FIRE
42.030934,-87.967443 (EASTBOUND I-90 AT MILE MARKER 72)
FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS RESPONDED TO EASTBOUND I-90 AT MILE MARKER 72 TO A REPORT OF A VEHICLE THAT HIT THE WALL AND STARTED ON FIRE.
LAKE IN THE HILLS POLICE OFFICER BLOCKING ALL EASTBOUND LANES OF INTERSTATE 90.
ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP AUTO-AID. UNKNOWN ON INJURIES; SQUAD RETURNED.
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SUN MAR 10 2013 ~7:15 AM
FOREST VIEW FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM/WAREHOUSE FIRE
5240 47TH ST FOREST VIEW, IL
MABAS DIVISION 10 BOX ALARM BOX 810 FOR A WAREHOUSE FIRE, 475X130.
BEDFORD PARK, LYONS, MCCOOK, WESTERN SPRINGS AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.
BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 7:52 AM.
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SAT MAR 09 2013 ~7:35 PM
AURORA FIRE DEPARTMENT
WATER RESCUE/CAR IN THE WATER
41.800895,-88.240063 (NEAR I-88 AND EOLA RD AURORA, IL)
REPORT OF A CAR DISCOVERED UPSIDE DOWN IN A RETENTION POND NEAR INTERSTATE 88 AND EOLA ROAD NEAR THE BORDER OF NAPERVILLE AND AURORA.
THREE VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO AREA HOSPITAL. RESCUERS WERE WORKING TO CONFIRM AND/OR SEARCH FOR A POSSIBLE FOURTH VICTIM. SIDE-SCAN SONAR EQUIPMENT AT THE SCENE WITH CONCERN FOR MINIMIZING DISTURBANCE OF THE WATER WHICH COULD OBSTRUCT "VISIBILITY" OF THE SIDE-SCAN SONAR EQUIPMENT.
BODY DISCOVERED IN A RECOVERY OPERATION ABOUT 3:00 AM. SUNDAY.
A WARMING BUS WAS REQUESTED AT THE SCENE.
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SAT MAR 09 2013 ~1:00 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
FATAL CRASH
RACINE AVE AND 101ST ST CHICAGO, IL
CRASH NEAR RACINE STREET AND 101ST STREET. DODGE STRATUS FOUND ON I-57 WITH DEAD MAN EJECTED NEAR THE CAR. CAR TRAVELED FROM RACINE AND 101ST DOWN AN EMBANKMENT ONTO I-57. A BLACK SUV WAS ABANDONED AT THE LOCATION OF THE CRASH AT RACINE AND 101ST. THE SUV IS BELIEVED TO HAVE REAR-ENDED THE STRATUS AND SENT IT DOWN THE EMBANKMENT.
THE MAN FOUND DEAD DIDN'T OWN THE CAR, AND WHOEVER WAS DRIVING THE SUV FLED ON FOOT. POLICE WERE INVESTIGATING TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE SUV AT THE SCENE ACTUALLY PUSHED THE STRATUS OVER THE EMBANKMENT.
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FRI MAR 08 2013 ~1:20 AM
MCHENRY TOWNSHIP FPD
BOX ALARM SECOND LEVEL/FATAL HOUSE FIRE
4510 PARKWAY AVE MCHENRY, IL
POLICE ON SCENE FIRST UPDATED FIREFIGHTERS -- REPORTING THAT ONE PERSON WAS TRAPPED IN THE HOUSE WITH OFFICERS NOT ABLE TO MAKE ENTRY. POLICE EVACUATING NEIGHBORING HOMES. FIRST FIREFIGHTERS ON THE SCENE REPORTED A FULLY-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE.
FEMALE, AGE 12, ENTRAPPED IN FULLY-INVOLVED HOUSE FIRE, IDENTIFIED AS DIANA GARCIA, FOUND IN A SECOND FLOOR REAR BEDROOM AFTER THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. BOTH PARENTS AND THREE BROTHERS ESCAPED THROUGH SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS.
FIRE INVESTIGATORS CHECKED FOR ACCELERANTS, BUT DO NOT BELIEVE ARSON WAS INVOLVED.
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THU MAR 07 2013 ~5:06 PM
ELK GROVE VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
EXTRICATION/MAN TRAPPED IN A MACHINE
2200 PRATT BLVD ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL
ELK GROVE FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS WORKING TO FREE A MAN FROM A MACHINE. THE VICTIM HAS BEEN INJURED. VICTIM EXTRICATED AT 5:23 PM.
VICTIM TRANSPORTED ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. ENGINE CREW FOLLOWING AMBULANCE DUE TO EMS MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS.
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WED MAR 06 2013 ~1:32 PM
CARY FPD
BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL/STRUCTURE FIRE
640 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE CARY, IL
MABAS DIVISION 5 BOX ALARM 2ND LEVEL BOX 5-281 FOR AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. WITNESSES NEARBY REPORTING ONE OR MORE EXPLOSION FOLLOWED BY HEAVY SMOKE. THREE PEOPLE TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL(S) WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
WITNESSES REPORT "HALF OF THE BUILDING IS GONE". AT LEAST ONE MAN WAS DOWN ON THE GROUND IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING. THE BUSINESSES ON THE BLOCK HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.
BUSINESS IS FOX VALLEY SYSTEMS -- A MANUFACTURER OF PAINT AND SYSTEMS FOR PAVEMENT MARKING SYSTEMS.
NUNDA, CRYSTAL LAKE, BARRINGTON AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID ...
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EXPLOSION CAUGHT ON VIDEO (6:52): Explosion with debris flying and heavy smoke from a commercial building where paint and paint striping systems are manufactured at 640 Industrial Drive in Cary, Illinois (VIDEO CREDIT: 3GSTORE.COM).
