FIRE AT OAK BROOK TERRACE LA QUINTA INN ON MIDWEST RD, OAK BROOK TERRACE

    SUN AUG 21 2016 ~9:40 PM
    Oak Brook Terrace FPD
    Hotel Fire/General Alarm/Special Alarm
    1S666 Midwest Rd Oak Brook Terrace, IL

    Activated fire alarm then fire and smoke at the Oak Brook Terrace La Quinta hotel.

    Police on scene reporting people trapped on the third floor.

    Crew on arrival report fire visible from the second floor at La Quinta.

    Firefighters used ladders to rescue three people from the third floor.

    MABAS Division 12 Box Alarm on Box #1 District 493 for a hotel fire at 10:14 p.m.

    EMS on the east parking lot.

    Heavy smoke conditions at 10:18 p.m.

    Fire contained to a second floor hotel room unit.

    At least one person transported to an area hospital with smoke-related condition -- possibly smoke inhalation. Several other people assessed by paramedics at the scene.

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E72 E62

    TRUCK(S): TL44

    SQUAD(S): Westmont

    EMS: Medic72

    CHIEF(S): C94 Deputy 91

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS:

    STAGING: Access Rd south of scene

    STRUCK OUT AT 11:02 PM

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ROUTE 59 AND DIEHL RD, NAPERVILLE

    SUN AUG 21 2016 ~7:43 PM
    Naperville Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    Route 59 and Diehl Rd, Naperville, IL

    Crash with injuries.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E4

    EMS: M4

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT I-90 EB AND MP 58 NEAR ROUTE 59, HOFFMAN ESTATES, ELGIN

    SUN AUG 21 2016 ~2:54 PM
    Hoffman Estates Fire Department/Elgin Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    42.066295, -88.227032 (I-90 EB and MP 58 Hoffman Estates, IL)

    Report of a crash with injuries with a vehicle fire on eastbound I-90 west of Mile Post 58.

    First crew on arrival reports no vehicle fire -- looks like all are out of the vehicles.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E22 E24

    TRUCK(S): T ?? TL ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD22

    CHIEF(S): BC6

    EMS: A24 A ??

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ROUTE 45 AND ROUTE 176 MUNDELEIN

    SUN AUG 21 2016 ~2:13 PM
    Mundelein Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    Route 45 and Route 176 Mundelein, IL

    Crash with injuries.

    Crews on arrival report minor damage.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E431 E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? TL ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

    EMS: A431 A ??

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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ALGONQUIN ROAD AND ROSELLE ROAD PALATINE

    SUN AUG 21 2016 ~4:08 AM
    Palatine Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    Algonquin Road and Roselle Road Palatine, IL

    Report of a crash with injuries.

    Upgraded to an accident with entrapment with TL85 and Palatine Rural A36 assigned at 4:15 a.m.

    E84 crew on arrival reports two vehicles with heavy damage.

    A84 transporting one patient to Level I Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital.

    Second patient extricated by 4:24 a.m.

    A36? diverted from Lutheran General Hospital to Northwest Community Hospital for an emergency medical problem.

    Patients were initially designated for transportation to Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge and Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E84

    TRUCK(S): TL85

    SQUAD(S): SQD85

    CHIEF(S): BC8

    EMS: A84 A36 A81



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CRASH WITH INJURIES AT ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ROAD AND HINTZ ROAD ARLINGTON HEIGHTS

    SUN AUG 21 2016 ~8:06 AM
    Arlington Heights Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash
    Arlington Heights Road and Hintz Road Arlington Heights, IL

    Report of a head-on crash in the intersection with injuries.

    The crash involved a Toyota Camry and a second unknown vehicle.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E4

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC ??

    EMS: A4 A ??

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CAR CRASH INTO JIBARITOS Y MAS RESTAURANT WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES AT KIMBALL AVENUE AND FULLERTON AVENUE, CHICAGO

    SAT AUG 20 2016 ~8:21 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Car Crash into Restaurant
    EMS Plan 1/EMS Plan 2
    Kimball Avenue and Fullerton Avenue Chicago, IL

    Car crash into a restaurant with multiple injuries. Honda Civic into window left of the front door of Jibaritos y Mas at the northwest corner of Fullerton Ave and Kimball Ave (3400 West Fullerton). Restaurant formerly Sabor Latino Restaurant.

    PHOTOS ...

    EMS Plan 1 at 8:26 p.m. on orders of A3.

    BC7 reports A 2-story restaurant building, 75x75

    BC7 reports 8 patients in the restaurant and requests an EMS Plan 2 by 8:29 p.m.

    Clearing out the Walgreens parking lot across the street for staging by 8:29 p.m.

    5-1-5 held up at 8:29 p.m. -- no structural damage to the building.

    SQD2 available on scene and releasing Breathing Apparatus Truck 6-4-6 by 8:51 p.m.

    Holding Triage Van 8-8-19 with E55 by 8:53 p.m.

    4-4-11 reports at 8:55 p.m. a final rundown of 9 patients transported; 7 medical refusals:

    A47 transported 2 patients Code Yellow to Illinois Masonic A62 transported 2 patients Code Yellow to Norwegian

    A53 transported one patient Code Red to Northwestern

    A38 transported transported 2 patients Code Yellow to Lurie Childrens

    A43 transported one patient Code Green to Norwegian

    A11 transported one patient Code Red to Northwestern

    A44, A3? remaining on scene.

    Building is 2-story -- commercial on the first and residential on the second.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E ?? E ??

    TRUCK(S): T ?? T13 TL ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD2 CV272

    CHIEF(S): BC7 2-2-2 5-1-5 (held up)

    EMS: A47 A53 A38 A43 A11 A44 A3?

    STAGING: Walgreens parking lot.

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STABBING VICTIM ON ARTESIAN AVE NEAR 68TH ST, CHICAGO

    FRI AUG 19 2016 ~9:06 PM
    CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT
    PERSON STABBED/STABBING VICTIM
    6808 S Artesian Ave CHICAGO, IL

    Report of a person stabbed with offender possibly still on scene.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E101

    TRUCK(S): T ??

    EMS: A ??

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COMMERCIAL BUILDING FIRE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 63RD ST AND CENTRAL PARK AVE, CHICAGO

    FRI AUG 19 2016 ~8:50 PM
    Chicago Fire Department
    Commercial Building Fire/Working Fire
    41.778644, -87.712804 (3601 W 63rd St Chicago, IL)

    Report of a fire in a commercial building 63rd St and Central Park Ave Chicago, IL. Possibly a one-story city-owned building 20x125 adjacent to a railroad bridge (might actually be 3559 W 63rd St).

    E88 crew on arrival reports a one-story ordinary on the southwest corner with smoke from the roof.

    Checking whether fire is on top of structure or inside structure at 8:54 p.m.

    Traffic control from Lawndale to St Louis.

    BC20 reports fire under control by 8:58 p.m.

    BC20 reports secondary search complete and negative throughout the structure by 9:09 p.m. and E88 has repositioned from the exterior to an interior first floor where they found a hot spot.

    CV275 reports final search complete and negative by 9:17 p.m.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E88 E127

    TRUCK(S): T31 T41

    SQD5 CV275

    RIT: BC16 T52

    CHIEF(S): BC20

    EMS: A ?? FC ?? STANDBY A ??

    STAGING:

    OFI 468

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HOUSE FIRE ON N ASHLEY AVE NEAR 3000 N ROAD, KROGER STORE, BOURBONNAIS

    WED AUG 17 2016 ~7:32 AM
    Bourbonnais FPD
    House Fire/BOX ALARM
    318 N Ashley Ave, Bourbonnais, IL

    MABAS Division 7 Box Alarm on Box #60-122 for a structure fire (House Fire).

    Header visible during initial first due response.

    Fire might have been caused by a citronella candle.

    Rear of house well-involved on arrival.

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): Limestone, Kankakee

    TRUCK(S): Wilmington

    SQUAD(S): Aroma

    EMS:

    CHIEF(S): Aroma

    SPECIAL:

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Kankakee Township, Kankakee Township Chief, Riverside Ambulance

    STAGING: Kroger parking lot

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ROLLOVER CRASH WITH INJURIES INVOLVING PICKUP TRUCK AND SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK AT ROHLWING RD AND BLACKHAWK DR, ROLLING MEADOWS

    FRI AUG 19 2016 ~3:48 PM
    Rolling Meadows Fire Department
    Personal Injury Crash/Rollover Pickup Truck vs Semi-Trailer
    Rohlwing Road and Blackhawk Drive Rolling Meadows, IL


    Pickup truck vs semi-trailer truck crash at Rohlwing Road and Blackhawk Drive, Rolling Meadows.

    Report of a rollover crash involving a pickup truck vs semi-trailer truck crash with injuries.

    Sheet metal worker driving himself in a pickup truck to Northwest Community Hospital with a lacerated arm hit a flatbed semi-trailer truck that was making a wide right turn onto westbound Blackhawk Drive from southbound Rohlwing Road.

    Heavy damage to the semi-trailer truck tractor and heavy damage to the pickup truck with rollover.

    UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): E16 Palatine E84

    TRUCK(S): T ??

    SQUAD(S): SQD ??

    CHIEF(S): BC15

    EMS: Palatine A84 A16

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HOUSE FIRE ON N 5TH AVE NEAR AUGUSTA ST, MAYWOOD, IL

    FRI AUG 19 2016 ~2:23 PM
    Maywood Fire Department
    HOUSE FIRE/BOX ALARM
    1110 N 5th Ave, Maywood, IL

    MABAS Division 20 Box Alarm on Box #100 for a structure fire

    BOX UNITS ASSIGNED ...

    ENGINE(S): Melrose Park

    TRUCK(S):

    SQUAD(S):

    RIT: River Grove

    EMS: Northlake

    CHIEF(S): Maywood, Melrose Park

    SPECIAL: Franklin Park Safety, Maywood Photo

    CHANGE OF QUARTERS: Broadview Engine

    STAGING: ??

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