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Radio traffic from recent fires

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Dispatch and fireground radio traffic recordings by Radioman911.com
10/24/13 Newport Twp FPD 4th Alarm Tenders Only House Fire
35000 blk N. Mill Creek Rd. Wadsworth, IL

 

10/25/13 Round Lake FPD SUV vs. Townhouse 2nd Alarm Fire
448 N. Patriot Dr. Hainesville, IL

 

10/23/13 LEMONT – CITGO Box Alarm Refinery Fire 135th St. and New Ave.
Part 1 – Dispatch and Box Response
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Confined space rescue in Chicago 12-13-12 (more)

This from Dave Weaver:

12/13/2012 Chicago Chimney Fall Technical Rescue
Dispatch & Fireground Radio Traffic (First use of CFD Ops 8)

Part 1 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347868841
Part 2 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347864210
Part 3 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347863757
Part 4 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347863404
Part 5 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347863046
Part 6 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347862753
Part 7 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347861521
Part 8 http://www.justin.tv/radioman911/b/347861197

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Chicago fire captain dies from injuries at fire scene 11-2-12 – LODD updated

radioman911.com has the radio traffic from last night’s 2-11 Alarm fire which claimed the life of CFD Captain Herbert ‘Herbie’ Johnson

Chicago FD Capt. Herbert “Herbie” Johnson LODD 2-11 Fire w/ Mayday 2315 W. 50th Pl. 11/2/12

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Chicago Still & Box Alarm at the old Post Office

Chicago companies went to the old Post Office building on Van Buren last night for a fire on the roof. Radioman911.com has audio  in two separate recordings of the radio traffic.

2012/02/17 Chicago High Rise Still and Box Alarm / EMS Plan 1 old Post Office 433 W. Van Buren St.

Part 1


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CFD & CPD rescue trapped fire victims 2-3-12

Radioman911.com has a recording from last Friday described as:

Dramatic recording of Chicago FD fire and EMS crews and Chicago PD assisting with apartment fire rescues.


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The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.

Police officers and firefighters rescued several people, including a critically injured 3-year-old girl and a man using a wheelchair, from a North Side apartment building Friday, officials said.

Four adults, including a police officer, also were injured in the fire in the 2300 block of North Clybourn Avenue that began in the kitchen of a second-floor apartment about 8:30 p.m., authorities said.

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One hurt at Schaumburg 2-11 fire in a 7-story apartment building

The Schaumburg Fire Department received an automatic fire alarm before 6AM on Saturday which was follow by several 9-1-1 calls reporting smoke in the building at 1234 Valley Lake Drive. Engine 54 was first on the scene and connected to the standpipe system. Firefighters found residents in the lobby area and on upper floor balconies of the 7-story building. When they made the fire floor, they encountered heavy smoke and had to locate the unit that was on fire.

The 85-year old resident of the apartment that was on fire received burns to to her chest and was transported to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates before being transferred to the burn center at Loyola University Hospital.

Two lines were deployed and companies were able to confine the fire to the unit of origin. The alarm went to a 2-11 with a special call four five additional ambulances as a precaution. Schaumburg firefighters retrieved multiple residents that took refuge on their balconies to escape the smoke.

Larry Shapiro went to the scene and submitted several images.

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Schaumburg Engine 52 was the second engine on the scene and took the front driveway with Ambulance 52, Battalion 5 and Truck 52. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Schaumburg firefighters bring additional equipment into the building at 1234 Valley Lake Drive. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

The fire unit was n the rear (west side) of the building on the fourth floor. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Investigators examine the fire unit before firefighters complete the extensive overhaul. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Firefighters rest on a 7th floor balcony after completing a secondary search of the units. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Two firefighters are assigned to the command post with the incident commander. Firefighters from mutual aid companies await an assignment after arriving on the scene. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Schaumburg Engine 54 with lines charging the standpipe system. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

The building suffered a broken water pipe which began flooding parts of both the interior and exterior areas near the pump room. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Schaumburg and mutual aid ambulances staged in a lot next to the fire building. Larry Shapiro photo

Mutual aid companies with trucks were Arlington Heights, Elk Grove Village, Itasca, and Mount Prospect. Engines came from Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Palatine Rural, Buffalo Grove, Barrington, and Bloomingdale. Carol Stream was due with their two-piece squad company and ambulances on the scene were from Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Roselle, Bensenville, Wheeling, and Glenside. Chief officers responded from Arlington Heights, Palatine Rural, and Itasca.

 

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Box alarm and 2nd alarm companies are staged on Valley Lake Drive. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

The officer from Engine 51 returns a high-rise pack to the engine. Larry Shapiro photo

woman burned at Schaumburg apartment fire Valley Lake Drive 1-7-12

Firefighters from Schaumburg Truck 52 check their gear after coming out of the building. Larry Shapiro photo

The Chicago Tribune has an article HERE.

One woman who suffered second-degree burns on her chest was taken to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates from the apartment where the fire started, Anderson said. The woman, age 85, was considered in critical condition and later transferred toLoyola University Medical Center for further treatment because of the severity of her injuries, said Schaumburg Battalion Chief John Steele.

Firefighters found heavy smoke on the fourth floor, but were able to keep the fire from spreading to the fifth floor, Anderson said. The fire started in the bedroom of to the injured woman’s apartment, and was largely confined to the apartment, but the fourth floor was damaged enough that residents in the 15 apartments there would not be able to return today, and were being helped with housing by the Red Cross, Anderson said.

 Larry has more images which can be viewed in a gallery HERE.
Radioman911.com has the radio traffic.
Radioman911.com recording including Schaumburg FD dispatch/fireground plus IFERN and mutual aid dispatches in two parts:


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Radioman911.com St. Charles Feed Recording with Schaumburg FD Dispatch/Fireground only, also in two parts:


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5-Alarm fire in Peru (IL)

Firegeezer.com has been following a story about a huge fire which broke out around midnight at the former Wextclox watch and clock factory complex in Peru (100 miles southwest of Chicago). He reports that

The formidable complex of 44 buildings occupies a 2-block by 4-block area in downtown Peru, located in north-central Illinois.  The fire was still burning out of control at daybreak and some nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution.

The fire department calls the incident a ‘very large fire” and there are units from many other departments in the region on the scene.

The Washington Post National has an article with photos HERE which reports that:

Police Chief Doug Bernabei said at a news conference Sunday that two teenage boys, a 15-year-old from Peru and a 17-year-old from La Salle, were charged with aggravated arson. The older teen, who’s being charged as an adult, appeared in court Sunday and a judge set his bond at $250,000, according to the News Tribune.

LaSalle County State’s Attorney Brian Towne said the two teens entered the building, poured gas from a can they found there onto a boat stored inside, set it on fire and then left, the newspaper reported. Towne said a tip that an anonymous caller gave Peru police led officers to the two suspects.

The fire, which caused propane tanks to explode, prompted a mandatory evacuation of homes near the complex. But Eccles said that by 11 a.m., nearly everyone was allowed to return home. Those who weren’t were being kept out because the smoke from the fire was blowing directly at their homes.

Massive fire in Peru IL

News Tribune Amanda Whitlock Associated Press

Massive fire in Peru IL

Here are recordings from the 5-Alarm fire at the landmark Westclox factory in Peru. The fire was intentionally set by 15 and 17-year old boys who timed it so well that the fire was toned out at 8 seconds after midnight. A LaSalle FF was injured and underwent surgury this morning.


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Radio traffic from several recent events

Radioman911.com has radio traffic from three recent fires which are interesting to listen to:

2011/11/13 Chicago 2-11 / Level 1 HazMat House Explosion 6656 S. Keating Ave.

2011/11/17 Berwyn 2nd Alarm House Fire 1310 East Ave.


2011/11/17 Lisle-Woodridge Box Alarm Apartment Fire 3333 Warrenville Rd.

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Train Derailment near Elgin

Scene photo from Tim Olk at 2PM

Canadian National train derailment

The Class 3 ARFF from the West Chicago at the DuPage County Airport is working at the scene. Tim Olk photo

 

Scene photo from Tim Olk at 1PM

Canadian national train derailment

Firefighters advance a hand line towards the still burning tank cars. Tim Olk photo

The Chicago Tribune reports:

Metra says service on its Milwaukee West Line may not be back to normal until Friday, at the earliest, because of a fiery freight train derailment near Elgin.

All trains have been blocked on the line since at least 12 cars of a Canadian National train derailed at about 5:30 a.m. today in an industrial area at 31 West 504 Spaulding near Elgin and Bartlett. Three of the cars caught fire, but there were no injuries and no evacuations.

Officials said the train was carrying three chemicals — sodium hydroxide, ferrous sulfate and organic acid — but they were not on the cars that caught fire. Bartlett police said two of the burning cars carried fiberboard and scrap metal and the third was empty.

Canadian National Train Derailment

A camera phone photo from Tim Olk shows fire continuing to burn in at least one car.

Canadian National Train Derailment

Two tower ladders are working at the train derailment. Tim Olk photo

The Chicago Sun-Times has a report with video HERE

Radioman911 submitted this summary

2011/11/03 Bartlett (Elgin FD) Freight Train Derailment w/ Fire and HazMat. 3 non-hazmat cars involved in fire. Chemicals involved in the derailment included ferrous sulfate, organic acid, and sodium hydroxide solution. Derailment site was in an industrial area near W. Bartlett Rd. w/ of Rt. 59.

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Fireground audio from Grant Park FPD

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Exceptional fireground traffic from the fire in Sollitt in the Grant Park FPD


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