PIN-IN CRASH ON NB I-57 JUST SOUTH OF 127TH ST WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES, CALUMET PARK

    SUN AUG 10 2014 ~9:52 AM
    POSEN FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS BOX - MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH
    NB I-57 AT 127TH ST CALUMET PARK, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 22 BOX ALARM ON BOX #2899 FOR A MULTIPLE INJURY CRASH AT 9:55 AM.

    CALUMET PARK AMBULANCE RESPONSE BEFORE EMS BOX ALARM -- STARTED AS A PIN-IN RESPONSE (BOX #2299).

    AT LEAST FOUR INJURED WITH REPORT OF MULTIPLE INJURIES, DOUBLE ROLLOVER, CAR INTO MEDIAN WALL, PIN-IN AND EJECTION.

    NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-57 WERE CLOSED BETWEEN 147TH ST AND 127TH NEAR CALUMET PARK

    SOME CREWS ARRIVING SOUTHBOUND IN THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-57

    ENGINE(S):
    MERRIONETTE PARK

    CHIEF(S): OAK FOREST, CALUMET PARK, BLUE ISLAND, MIDLOTHIAN

    EMS: MIDLOTHIAN, CRESTWOOD, BLUE ISLAND, ALSIP, HAZEL CREST

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: HOMEWOOD AMBULANCE, ROBBINS ENGINE

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MOBILE HOME FIRE ON POPLAR LN, SAUK VILLAGE -- EXTRA ALARM FIRE

    SAT AUG 09 2014 ~1:35 PM
    SAUK VILLAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT
    MOBILE HOME FIRE/BOX ALARM
    2113 POPLAR LN SAUK VILLAGE, IL

    MABAS DIVISION 27 BOX ALARM ON BOX #51-01 FOR A STRUCTURE FIRE (MOBILE HOME) AT ABOUT 1:51 PM.

    REPORT OF A CONFIRMED MOBILE HOME FIRE AND REPORT OF AN ATTACHED GARAGE FIRE. CRETE TOWNSHIP DUE CHANGE OF QUARTERS BEFORE THE BOX. REQUESTING A TANKER FROM STEGER BEFORE THE BOX ALARM.

    CHICAGO HEIGHTS AUTO AID.

    FIRST CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS FIRE SHOWING ON ALL THREE SIDES. POSSIBLE WATER ISSUES WITH FAILED FIRE HYDRANTS.

    REQUEST FOR A TANKER AT ABOUT 1:59 PM

    ENGINE(S): CRETE, LYNWOOD

    SQUAD(S): DYER (INDIANA/MABAS 207)

    TENDER(S): ?

    EMS: STEGER A108

    STAGING: ?

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: BEECHER ENGINE

    2ND ALARM AT 2:04 PM

    ENGINE(S): CRETE TOWNSHIP CH

    TENDER(S): STEGER, BEECHER, MO

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: LYNWOOD ENGINE, MONEE TENDER, FLOSSMOOR TENDER

    3RD ALARM AT 2:08 PM (TENDER BOX OR MANPOWER BOX)


    SQUAD(S): PARK FOREST


    CHIEF(S): BEECHER

    2ND ALARM INVESTIGATOR'S BOX #77 AT ABOUT 2:23 PM.

    4TH ALARM AT 2:40 PM

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: SCHERERVILLE TENDER



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CEMENT TRUCK CRASH INTO A TREE ON WINFIELD RD NEAR GREENVIEW AVE IN WARRENVILLE

    FRI AUG 08 2014 ~12:40 PM
    WARRENVILLE FPD
    FATAL TRUCK CRASH/MEDICAL EMERGENCY?
    WINFIELD RD AND GREENVIEW AVE WARRENVILLE, IL

    POSSIBLE MEDICAL EMERGENCY CAUSED TRUCK DRIVER TO CROSSOVER OVER FROM NORTHBOUND WINDFIELD RD TO THE SOUTHBOUND LANES AND INTO A TREE.

    THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL IN WINFIELD, WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 1:28 PM.

    THE DRIVER WAS IDENTIFIED AS JON SWANSON, AGE 50, OF EARLVILLE.

    EXTENDED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION WITH WINFIELD RD CLOSED UNTIL 6:25 PM.

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FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH: BIKER REAR-ENDS MERCEDES ON RAKOW RD NEAR PINGREE RD, LAKE IN THE HILLS

    SAT AUG 09 2014 ~3:40 AM
    ALGONQUIN-LAKE IN THE HILLS FPD
    MOTORCYCLE VS CAR CRASH
    RAKOW RD AND PINGREE RD LAKE IN THE HILLS

    WHILE EASTBOUND ON RAKOW RD, A MOTORCYCLIST REAR-ENDED A MERCEDES PASSENGER VEHICLE AND WAS THROWN FROM THE MOTORCYCLE.

    THE MALE VICTIM WAS TRANSPORTED BY MEDICAL TRANSPORT HELICOPTER TO LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD.

    SECOND CRASH IN A TWO DAYS INVOLVING A MOTORCYCLIST REAR-ENDING A VEHICLE. ON AUGUST 6, 2014 AT ABOUT 4:00 PM A MOTORCYCLIST REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE AT ROUTE 25 AND CLEARWATER DR IN AURORA NEAR I-88.

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FIRE AT DENNY'S ON E NORTH FRONTAGE RD NEAR BOLINGBROOK DR AND I-55, BOLINGBROOK

    SAT AUG 09 2014 ~8:55 PM
    BOLINGBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    RESTAURANT FIRE/GENERAL ALARM/WORKING FIRE
    126 E NORTH FRONTAGE RD BOLINGBROOK, IL

    REPORT OF A FIRE AT DENNY'S.

    ENGINE(S): ENG? ENG?

    TRUCK(S): TRK? TRK ?

    RIT: DARIEN-WOODRIDGE ENGINE OR TRUCK

    CHIEF(S): BC

    EMS: AMB DOWNERS GROVE AMBULANCE TO TH SCENE

    STAGING:

    ROMOEOVILLE ENG?, LOCKPORT ENG?, PLAINFIELD MEDIC, LISLE-WOODRIDGE CHIEF

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CTA BUS AND U-HAUL TRUCK CRASH AT 79TH AND KING DR, CHICAGO -- EMS PLAN 1 FOR , CHICAGO

    SAT AUG 09 2014 ~11:15 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    EMS PLAN I FOR A BUS CRASH
    79TH ST AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR CHICAGO, IL

    REPORT OF A CRASH INVOLVING A CTA BUS.

    A42 TRANSPORTED TWO VICTIMS CODE YELLOW TO JACKSON PARK.

    A50 TRANSPORTING TO ADULT VICTIMS CODE YELLOW TO SOUTH SHORE

    A49 TRANSPORTING TO ADULT VICTIMS CODE YELLOW TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

    A37 TRANSPORTING ONE ADULT AND ONE PEDIATRIC TO UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO (NO CODE SPECIFIED)

    A89 TRANSPORTING ONE VICTIM CODE GREEN TO ST BERNARDS.

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT 11:43 AM

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FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON I-55 ABOUT QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF I-355 NEAR BOLINGBROOK AND WOODRIDGE

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~8:28 PM
    BOLINGBROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT
    FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    I-55 SOUTH OF I-355

    FATHER LOST CONTROL OF MOTORCYCLE AND HIT MEDIAN AND SKIDDED ALONG LEFT SHOULDER. DAUGHTER WAS A PASSENGER AND WAS KILLED AT THE SCENE.

    ASHLEY WILSON, AGE 14, WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. HER FATHER WAS TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL IN DOWNERS GROVE WITH NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES, AND WAS CHARGED WITH DRIVING WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE AND WITH DRIVING WITHOUT INSURANCE.

    FD NOT CONFIRMED.

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CRASH WITH INJURIES ON WB I-90 NEAR MOUNT PROSPECT RD, MILE MARKER 74

    FRI AUG 08 2014 ~5:14 AM
    DES PLAINES FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY CRASH
    WB I-90 MILE MARKER 74

    CRASH WITH INJURIES; ALL LANES BLOCKED.

    ENGINE(S): E62?

    TRUCK(S): T81

    SQUAD(S):

    CHIEF(S): BC

    EMS: A71 ELK GROVE TOWNSHIP A11

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FIRE IN APARTMENT IN HIGH-RISE ON SOUTH SHORE DRIVE NEAR 73RD ST, CHICAGO

    FRI AUG 08 2014 ~12:25 AM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    STILL AND BOX/EMS PLAN 1/HIGH-RISE STILL
    7250 SOUTH SHORE DR CHICAGO, IL

    E126 CREW ON ARRIVAL REPORTS NOTHING SHOWING.

    BC23 REPORTS SMOKE IN A FIRE-RESISTIVE BUILDING.

    BC23 REPORTS THEY ARE LEADING OUT SO, "GIVE US A BOX" AT ABOUT 12:39 AM.

    T16 EMERGENCY MESSAGE IS IN AN ELEVATOR STUCK ON THE 7TH FLOOR WITH 6 FIREFIGHTERS ON THE ELEVATOR -- IMMEDIATELY RESOLVED.

    CONTENTS FIRE IN ONE ROOM -- A MATTRESS AND POSSIBLY AN AIR CONDITIONER. FIRE IS OUT BY ABOUT 12:47 AM. PRIMARY SEARCH UNDERWAY AND NEGATIVE WITH FIRE CONTAINED TO ONE APARTMENT ON THE 9TH FLOOR.

    STILL AND BOX STRUCK OUT AT ABOUT 1:04 AM  ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

    EMS PLAN 1 SECURED AT ABOUT 1:05 AM ON ORDERS OF 2-2-6.

    RESIDENTS DISPLACED IN THREE APARTMENTS.

    ENGINE(S): E126 ENG?

    TRUCK(S): TRK? TRK? TWR?

    SQD5? CV274

    RIT: BC21 T42

    CHIEF(S): BC23
    2-1-29
    BC2 SAFETY CHIEF
    BC 19 AND BC22 REPORT TO INCIDENT COMMANDER

    EMS: AMB ? FC? STANDBY AMB?

    RESCUE HELICOPTER 6-8-2 OVERHEAD.

    STAGING: 75TH AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE

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TWO PEOPLE HIT BY TRAIN: 2 PEDESTRIANS KILLED IN METRA TRAIN BNSF RAILWAY INCIDENT NEAR 21ST AND ALBANY AVE, CHICAGO

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~4:57 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    2 PEDESTRIANS HIT BY A TRAIN
    21ST ST AND ALBANY AVE CHICAGO, IL

    E23 CREW AT 18TH AND WESTERN REPORTS THE TRAIN IS EAST OF THEIR LOCATION. BC14 HAVING THE HELICOPTER (6-8-2) CHECK 21ST AND ALBANY GOING WEST. SEARCHING FOR VICTIM IN A FOUR-BLOCK STRETCH.

    INCIDENT REPORTED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 18TH ST AND WESTERN AVE CHICAGO, IL AND 21ST AND ALBANY CHICAGO, IL.

    2-2-1 REPORTS ABOUT 5:12 PM THAT "WE HAVE TWO VICTIMS ... (INCIDENT) GOING TO BE A RECOVERY; HOLDING UP THE HELICOPTER."

    METRA INBOUND TRAIN NUMBER 1272.

    TRAIN #1272, SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE CHICAGO AT 4:58 P.M., IS STOPPED NEAR WESTERN AVENUE DUE TO A PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT. ESTIMATED TIME OF DELAYS ARE UNKNOWN. METRA WILL PROVIDE UPDATED INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.



    ENGINE(S): E23

    CHIEF(S): BC14
    2-2-1

    EMS: AMB?   FC?    STANDBY AMB?


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3 MEN SHOT: HOSTAGE/BARRICADE RESPONSE AND SEARCH FOR SHOOTING SUSPECT LEWIS AND KING DRIVE; 22ND ST AND HERVEY AVE, NORTH CHICAGO

    THU AUG 07 2014 ~10:30 AM
    NORTH CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    HOSTAGE/BARRICADE RESPONSE FOR SHOOTING
    LEWIS AVE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR NORTH CHICAGO, IL

    NORTH CHICAGO POLICE AND FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS RESPONDED ABOUT 10:30 A.M. TO A HOSTAGE/BARRICADE SITUATION NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LEWIS AVE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DRIVE.


    SHOTS POSSIBLY FIRE AT ABOUT 12:40 P.M. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF SHOTS WERE FIRED EARLIER, AS WELL.

    POLICE AND NEWS HELICOPTERS OVERHEAD.

    NO WORD FROM LAKE COUNTY SHERIFF ILLINOIS ON FACEBOOK OR TWITTER AS OF 1:30 PM.

    LAKE COUNTY NEWS-SUN IS REPORTING THAT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A SHOOTING SUSPECT THAT SHOT THREE MEN NEAR 22ND ST AND HERVEY AVE.

    TWO VICTIMS TRANSPORTED TO VISTA EAST MDEICAL CENTER IN WAUKEGAN, AND ONE VICTIM TRANSPORTED TO ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER IN LIBERTYVILLE.

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MOTORYCLE CRASH: BIKER REAR-ENDS VEHICLE NEAR ROUTE 25 AND CLEARWATER DR, AURORA

    WED AUG 06 2014 ~4:00 PM
    AURORA FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSONAL INJURY MOTORCYCLE CRASH
    ROUTE 25 AND CLEARWATER DR AURORA, IL

    MOTORCYCLIST REAR-ENDED A VEHICLE AND SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES. MALE, AGE 30, TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

    EXTENDED ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION BY AURORA POLICE TRAFFIC DIVISION.

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