SCORCHED EARTH: TRUCK FIRE ON OUTBOUND I-55 SOUTH OF NAPERVILLE RD NEAR R. DONNELLY, BOLINGBROOK - ROMEOVILLE

    FRI MAY 09 2014 ~6:50 AM
    BOLINGBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK FIRE
    OUTBOUND I-55 SOUTH OF NAPERVILLE RD BOLINBROOK/ROMEOVILLE

    FULLY-INVOLVED CAB AND SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK FIRE ON OUTBOUND I-55 SOUTH OF NAPERVILLE ROAD NEAR R. DONNELLY WAREHOUSE ON WINDHAM PARKWAY, BOLINGBROOK.

    FIRE EXTINGUISHED BY 7:30 A.M. ALL LANES OPENED BY 8:00 A.M.

    TWO RIGHT LANES WERE BLOCKED.



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FIRE IN AN AUTO SHOP ON FOSTER AVE AT CENTRAL PARK AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI MAY 09 2014 ~12:10 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    AUTO SHOP FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    3555 W FOSTER AVE CHICAGO, IL

    BC10 REPORTS ON ARRIVAL REPORTS SMOKE SHOWING FROM AN AUTO PARTS STORE. ONE-STORY 70X100 ORDINARY, NON-COMBUSTIBLE WITH A FIRE IN A VENTILATION DUCT FROM A PAINT BOOTH.

    SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CENTRAL PARK AND FOSTER CHICAGO, IL NEAR HARWOOD HEIGHTS.

    EXTRA COMPANIES RETURNED AT ABOUT 12:20 PM.

    ENGINE(S): E124 E89

    TRUCK(S): T38 T56

    SQD2 CV272

    RIT: BC7 T12

    CHIEF(S): BC10

    EMS: A7 FC453 STANDBY 46

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SINKHOLE ALERT? LARGE MANHOLE COLLAPSE WITH BOOM AT NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND MENARD AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI MAY 09 2014 ~11:25 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MANHOLE COLLAPSE/WATER MAIN LEAK/BOOM
    NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AND MENARD AVE CHICAGO, IL

    TL23 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS WITNESSES REPORTED A LARGE BOOM AND FELT GROUND SHAKE UNDERNEATH AS MANHOLE COLLAPSED.

    TL23 REPORTS IT LOOKS LIKE MORE OF THE STREET IS ABOUT TO COLLAPSE -- REQUESTING POLICE RESPONSE WITH SUPERVISOR.

    BC11 REPORTS A LOT OF WATER ENTERING A BUILDING IN THE AREA AND AN UNDERGROUND COMMUNICATIONS POSSIBLY AFFECTED.

    TRUCK(S): TL23

    CHIEF(S): BC11

    5366 NORTH NORTHWEST HIGHWAY.

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APARTMENT FIRE ON DUANE ST AT MAIN ST GLEN ELLYN -- FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE APARTMENT RESIDENT ABOVE COMMERCIAL SPACE

    FRI MAY 09 2014 ~5:43 AM
    GLEN ELLYN VOL. FIRE CO.
    APARTMENT FIRE/BOX ALARM
    503 DUANE ST GLEN ELLYN, IL

    REPORT OF SMOKE SHOWING FROM A THIRD-FLOOR APARTMENT AT ABOUT 5:43 A.M. ONE VICTIM RESCUED FROM THE APARTMENT INVOLVED WITH THE FIRE. VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IN MAYWOOD BY GLEN ELLYN FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS.

    THE DUPAGE COUNTY FIRE INVESTIGATION TASK FORCE INVESTIGATING.

    MABAS DIVISION 12 BOX ALARM ON BOX #613 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (MIXED OCCUPANCY RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL) ON ORDERS OF CHIEF 61(?) AT 6:03 AM.

    FIRE EXTINGUISHED ABOUT 6:00 A.M. SECONDARY SEARCHES COMPLETE BY 6:30 A.M.


    ENGINE(S): LOMBARD E45 WINDFIELD E31

    TRUCK(S): GLENSIDE LADDER38

    SQUAD(S): WEST CHICAGO SQD6

    TENDER(S):

    EMS: LISLE-WOODRIDGE AMBULANCE

    CHIEF(S): BLOOMINGDALE CHIEF, WEST CHICAGO CHIEF

    SPECIAL: DUCOMM "COM 1" AND SALVATION ARMY

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: ADDISON ENGINE, DOWNERS GROVE ENGINE, LISLE-WOODRIDGE T53, NAPERVILLE AMBULANCE

    STAGING: DUANE AND PROSPECT

    STRUCK OUT AT 6:30 AM

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EXTRICATION CRASH AT MINER ST AND RIVER RD, DES PLAINES

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~9:38 PM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EXTRICATION CRASH
    MINER ST AND RIVER DES PLAINES, IL

    EXTRICATION CRASH.

    ENGINE(S): ENG?

    TRUCK(S): T83

    EMS: AMB?

    CHIEF(S): BC9

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CAR FIRE IN THE PHILLIPS 66 GAS STATION AT MARTIN LUTHER KING DR AND 87TH ST, CHICAGO

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~3:38 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR IN GAS STATION FIRE/HAZMAT LEVEL 1/WORKING FIRE
    8700 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR CHICAGO, IL

    E82 REPORTS "ITS A GAS STATION, CAR'S ON FIRE -- CAUGHT A COUPLE OF PUMPS" GIVE ME A FULL STILL FOR A CAR FIRE IN A GAS STATION. FIRE EXTINGUISHED CHECKING FOR EXTENSION IN THE OVERHANG.

    INJURED CIVILIAN IN THE CAR TRANSPORTED TO TRINITY -- INITIALLY WAS A REFUSAL.


    ENGINE(S): E82 ENG

    TRUCK(S): T42

    SQD5? CV274?

    RIT: BC18 T30

    CHIEF(S): BC23
    2-2-5, 5-1-1 held up.

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?

    LEVEL 1 HAZMAT AT 3:43:46 PM ON ORDERS OF T42.

    STAGING: 89TH ST AND KING DRIVE

    LEVEL 1 HAZMAT SECURED AT 3:46 PM ON ORDERS OF BC23.

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CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT EMERGENCY FIRE RADIO FOR MAIN OFFICE (NORTH SIDE UNITS) FAILS THURSDAY AFTERNOON

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~3:22 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MAIN OFFICE FIRE RADIO FAILURE
    1411 W MADISON ST CHICAGO, IL

    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT MAIN OFFICE (NORTH) RADIO FAILURE. EMERGENCY FIRE COMMUNICATIONS HAVE SWITCHED TO CITYWIDE FIRE.

    Chicago Office of Emergency Management & Communications (Chicago, Illinois)

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HOUSE FIRE ON HENDERSON ST NEAR LINDER AVE, CHICAGO

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~2:18 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOUSE FIRE/WORKING FIRE
    5511 W HENDERSON ST CHICAGO, IL

    E7 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS "WE GOT SMOKE".  BC8 REPORTS A 1.5-STORY BUNGALOW, 25X50, PORCHES FULLY-INVOLVED.

    T57 MAIN IS UP ON SIDE 1, AND FIRE IS UNDER CONTROL. LADDER ON SIDE 3. PRIMARY SEARCH COMPLETE BY ABOUT 2:30 PM.

    THREE LINES ON THE FIRE, SECONDARY SEARCH COMPLETE, SWITCHING TO OVERHAUL BY ABOUT 2:33 PM.

    ENGINE(S): E94 E7

    TRUCK(S): T57 TRK?

    SQD2 CV272 HELD UP

    RIT: BC7 T13

    CHIEF(S): BC8

    EMS: AMB? FC? STANDBY AMB?

    STAGING:

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FIRE DESTROYS STYLE LINE CABINET WAREHOUSE ON NEW AVENUE NEAR ARCHER AVE, LOCKPORT, IL

    WED MAY 07 2014 ~3:05 PM
    LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP FPD
    WAREHOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    15349 NEW AVENUE LOCKPORT, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 19 BOX ALARM ON BOX #11-1H FOR A WAREHOUSE FIRE. ROOF COLLAPSE. NO INJURIES REPORTED.

    ENGINE(S): NORTHWEST HOMER, ROMEOVILLE, LEMONT

    TRUCK(S): MINOOKA

    SQUAD(S): ROMEOVILLE

    CHIEF(S): ROMEOVILLE

    SPECIAL: WESTMONT 1888

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: BOLINGBROOK ENGINE, LISLE-WOODRIDGE TRUCK

    STAGING:

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HAZMAT FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK ON ASPEN LN NEAR OLD MEADOW RD, MATTESON

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~9:22 AM
    MATTESON FIRE DEPARTMENT
    REFRIGERANT LEAK/HAZMAT BOX ALARM ADVISORS ONLY
    6017 ASPEN LN MATTESON, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 27 BOX ALARM ADVISORS ONLY ON BOX #2199 FOR A REFRIGERANT LEAK AT A HOUSE.

    ADIVISORS: CHICAGO HEIGHTS, RICHTON PARK

    STAGING: ASPEN LN AND OLD MEADOW RD

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WATER RESCUE OPERATION AT FOREST PARK BEACH AND HARBOR, LAKE FOREST WITH SIDE SCAN SONAR

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~8:39 AM
    LAKE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT
    WATER RESCUE/BOX ALARM
    501 N FOREST PARK DRIVE LAKE FOREST, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM ON BOX #42-69B FOR A WATER RESCUE. BODY RECOVERED BY ABOUT 10:55 AM.




    ENGINE(S): BEACH PARK

    TRUCK(S): GRAYSLAKE

    SQUAD(S): GURNEE, LINCLNSHIRE

    EMS: MUNDELEIN

    CHIEF(S): ZION TEAM LEADER, LIBERTYVILLE,

    DIVERS: DEERFIELD, LINCOLNSHIRE, NEWPORT, ZION, GRAYSLAKE, WAUKEGAN, GURNEE, MUNDELEIN, ROUND LAKE

    BOATS: WAUKEGAN, ROUND LAKE, GURNEE, LIBERTYVILLE

    MECHANICS: GURNEE, COUNRTRYSIDE,

    SPECIAL: SRT DIVE TRAILER, SRT MECHANICS TRUCK, COMMAND 2, ATV 4, MESS CANTEEN, SIDE SCAN SONAR, US COAST GUARD HELICOPTER

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: NORTHFIELD ENGINE, LONG GROVE AMBULANCE, MUNDELEIN CHIEF, WHEELING AMBULANCE

    STAGING: AT SCENE

    MABAS DIVISION 4 BOX ALARM ON BOX #42-69 SIDE SCAN SONAR FOR A WATER RESCUE AT 8:41 AM.

    CHIEF(S): LIAISON AND TEAM LEADER

    SPECIAL: SIDESCAN SONAR TEAM, SRT DIVE TRAILER

    SIDE SCAN TECHS: LAKE FOREST, COUNTRYSIDE, LONG GROVE, WAUCONDA, BUFFALO GROVE

    BOATS: SIDE SCAN, DIVISION 4 BOAT

    STAGING: AT SCENE

    2ND ALARM AT 8:44 AM 

    ENGINE(S):  NEWPORT

    SQUAD(S): GURNEE, LAKE VILLA

    DIVERS: ROUND LAKE, LAKE VILLA, LONG GROVE, FOX LAKE, BARRINGTON, BEACH PARK, LAKE ZURICH, WAUCONDA, ANTIOCH, BUFFALO GROVE

    BOATS: FOX LAKE, ANTIOCH, LAKE VILLA, WAUCONDA

    EMS: BUFFALO GROVE

    CHIEF(S): DEERFIELD, LINCOLNSHIRE

    STRIKING THE DIVE BOX, SIDE SONAR SCANNER BOX STILL ACTIVE AT 10:13 AM.

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CAR CRASH INTO A TREE WITH ONE PERSON TRAPPED ON ACACIA TERRACE SOUTH OF PORT CLINTON RD, BUFFALO GROVE

    THU MAY 08 2014 ~7:26 AM
    BUFFALO GROVE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    CAR-TREE CRASH/EXTRICATION CRASH
    2931 ARCACIA TERRACE BUFFALO GROVE, IL

    QUINT27 ON ARRIVAL REPORTS A CAR AGAINST A TREE. QUICK DOOR OPEN EXTRICATION. POSSIBLE MEDICAL EMERGENCY.

    ENGINE(S): E26

    TRUCK(S): QUINT27

    EMS: A26

    CHIEF(S): BC4
    409

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