WED MAY 01 2013 ~3:45 PM
CRYSTAL LAKE FIRE RESCUE/NUNDA TOWNSHIP
INTERDIVISIONAL BOX ALARM FOR MULTIPLE HOUSE BURNING
3217 CARRINGTON CRYSTAL LAKE, IL
CRYSTAL LAKE: ONE HOUSE TOTALLY DESTROYED WITH GAS LINE STILL BURNING. AT LEAST TWO HOUSES TO THE NORTH WITH ROOF FIRES FROM BURNING EMBERS. INITIAL HOUSE A 2-STORY 50X50 HOUSE. MABAS 5TH ALARM ON BOX # 5-371. THE FIFTH ALARM WENT FROM A SECOND ALARM DIRECTLY TO A FIFTH ALARM. MABAS 3RD ALARM ON BOX # 5-341 FOR TENDERS. DEFENSIVE OPERATIONS ONLY ON I ITIAL HOUSE FIRE. ROOF OPS AND INTERIOR ATTACK ON HOUSES TO THE NORTH.
SPOT FIRES INVOLVING LANDSCAPING. ONE NEIGHBOR BURNED BY AN EMBER FROM INITIAL HOUSE WHILE USING A GARDEN HOSE TO PROTECT ROOF OF EXPOSURE HOUSE TO THE NORTH. SEVERAL NEIGHBORS PULLED TOGETHER TO HELP WITH FIRE WATCH AND TO PROTECT EXPOSURES, AND PUT OUT SPOT FIRES INVOLVING LANDSCAPING AND BRUSH FIRES.
NO INITIAL HEAT DAMAGE DISCOVERED AT HOUSE DIRECTLY TO SOUTH OF INITIAL FIRE BUILDING. SOME FIREPLACE LOGS IN STORAGE AND SPOT LANDSCAPING FIRES DIRECTLY TO SOUTH AT PROPERTY LINE.
FIRE COMMAND AT DRIVEWAY AT PROPERTY DIRECTLY TO EAST OF INITIAL FIRE BUILDING.
STAGING ON VALLEY VIEW RD BETWEEN E TERRA COTTA AVE AND E CRYSTAL LAKE AVE (ROAD CLOSED).
TWO FIREFIGHTERS WERE TREATED FOR HEAT EXHAUSTION.
NO KNOWN SERIOUS INJURIES ... DEVELOPING ...
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WED MAY 01 2013 ~5:30 AM
HAMPSHIRE FPD
INTERSTATE TRUCK CRASH WITH FIRE
42.146868,-88.522907 (LOCATION NOT PRECISE)
NEAR I-90 AND US 20 NEAR HAMPSHIRE, IL
EASTBOUND SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK HIT MEDIAN OR CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION BARRIER AND CAUGHT FIRE. DEBRIS AND DIESEL FUEL HIT ONCOMING WESTBOUNDPICKUP TRUCK DURING CRASH.
DRIVER OF SEMITRAILER TRUCK TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR MINOR INJURIES. DRIVER OF THE PICKUP TRUCK DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT.
ALL I-90 LANES WERE CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS UNTIL ABOUT 11:00 A.M. WITH SEVERE DELAYS ON ROUTE 20.
SOME ARE FIREFIGHTERS PROVIDED STATION COVERAGE FOR HAMPSHIRE FPD.
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ABC 7 Chicago Semi crash, fire ties up I-90 at U.S. 20 near Marengo
Daily Herald One injury in I-90 truck crash near Marengo
WED MAY 01 2013 ~2:50 AM
CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
STILL AND BOX ALARM/RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX FIRE
6216 SOUTH ABERDEEN CHICAGO, IL
STILL & BOX ALARM LOCATED AT 6216 S ABERDEEN VACANT FRAME. NO EXPOSURE PROBLEMS.
2.5 STORY FRAME 25X50 EXTERIOR ATTACK WITH TWO LINES ON THE FIRE AND SNORKEL UP.
ADDITIONAL UNITS FOR REHAB. STILL AND BOX ALARM STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 3:26:29 AM.
225 REQUESTING PEOPLE'S GAS AND CHICAGO BUILDING DEPARTMENT FOR AN OPEN AND DANGEROUS BUILDING.
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TUE APR 30 2013 ~5:30 PM
NEWPORT TOWNSHIP FPD
BOX ALARM 4TH LEVEL/HOUSE FIRE
14520 JUNIPER COURT WADSWORTH, IL
MABAS DIVISION 4 FIREFIGHTERS ON ARRIVAL REPORTED HEAVY SMOKE FROM THE ROOF, THEN HEAVY FIRE FROM THE ROOF. REPORTED AS A PROPANE TANK FIRE THAT EXTENDED TO THE HOUSE (IN A NEIGHBORHOOD OF LARGE LUXURY HOMES).
ANTIOCH, BEACH PARK, DEERFIELD-BANNOCKBURN, GRAYSLAKE, GURNEE, FOX LAKE, KNOLLWOOD, LAKE BLUFF, LINCOLNSHIRE-RIVERWOODS, ROUND LAKE, SPRING GROVE, WINTHROP HARBOR, AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.
MUTUAL AID FROM WISCONSIN ...
BRISTOL, KENOSHA, SALEM, SOMERS
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Kenosha Area Fire Rescue MABAS Div 4 Box #14-48 - 4th Alarm 14520 W. Juniper (NewportFD)
WED APR 24 2013 ~5:15 PM
EVANSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
FATAL HOUSE FIRE
1937 HARTREY AVE EVANSTON, IL
MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX ALARM TO THE SECOND LEVEL BOX 21-F-625 FOR A HOUSE FIRE.
EVANSTON FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS AND POLICE RESPONDED ABOUT 5:15 P.M. WEDNESDAY TO A FIRE AT A TWO-STORY FRAME HOME. FIRE WAS CONTAINED MOSTLY TO THE FIRST FLOOR, WHERE THE VICTIM WAS FOUND DURING SEARCH AND RESCUE OF THE FIRE BUILDING.
MALE VICTIM, ABOUT 65-YEARS-OLD WITH SECOND- AND THIRD-DEGREE BURNS TRANSPORTED TO EVANSTON HOSPITAL, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.
MINOR EXTENSION OF FIRE TO THE SECOND FLOOR, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO SIDING TO THE HOUSE NORTH OF THE MAIN FIRE BUILDING.
FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY 6:00 PM.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL NOTIFIED.
STAGING AT EMERSON AND HARTREY.
WILMETTE, WINNETKA, NORTHFIELD, SKOKIE, MORTON GROVE AND OTHERS MUTUAL AID.
GLENVIEW, NILES, PARK RIDGE AND OTHERS CHANGE OF QUARTERS.
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MON APR 22 2013 ~5:36 PM
BERKELEY FIRE DEPARTMENT
BOX ALARM/HOUSE FIRE
1628 BIRCH DR BERKELEY, IL
MABAS DIVISION 20 BOX ALARM BOX 100 FOR A HOUSE FIRE.
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SUN APR 21 2013 ~9:09 PM
NORTHFIELD FIRE-RESCUE DEPARTMENT
EXPRESSWAY CRASH/TRUCK-CAR CRASH/FIRE
42.10778,-87.772042 (NB EDENS EXPRESSWAY, SOUTH OF TOWER ROAD)
NORTHFIELD ENG 28, AMB 29, AMB 28, BC 26 DISPATCHED TO NORTHBOUND EDENS EXPRESSWAY, JUST SOUTH OF TOWER ROAD.
NORTHFIELD TWR 24 AND PROSPECT HEIGHTS CRASH TRUCK 39 RESPOND AT ABOUT 9:14 PM. WHEELING CRASH TRUCK 23 ALSO RESPONDS.
MABAS DIVISION 3 BOX BOX 2E-1 FOR AN AMBULANCE BOX REQUESTED ABOUT 9:30 PM.
NORTHFIELD BATTALION CHIEF, NORTHFIELD TWO AMBULANCES, NORTHFIELD ENGINE, NORTHFIELD TRUCK, WILMETTE TRUCK, GLENVIEW TRUCK 14, NORTHBROOK SQUAD, GLENCOE AMBULANCE, NORTHBROOK AMBULANCE, MORTON GROVE AMBULANCE, GLENVIEW BATTALION CHIEF 6, WINNETKA CHIEF, AND LINCOLNWOOD MUTUAL AID.
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VIDEO: Prospect Heights Crash Truck 39 and ambulances respond to a crash involving a truck and two cars, which caused at least one of the truck’s gas tanks to cause a fire.
