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CFD EMS Plan 2 for a vehicle crash on the Dan Ryan, 6-3-14

Jun 4

Posted by Admin in Motor vehicle accident | Comments off

This from Asher Heimermann:

According to Illinois State Police, two tractor-trailer trucks collided with a bus carrying developmentally disabled passengers Tuesday afternoon on the Dan Ryan Expressway at South 95th Street.

38 special needs adults were on the bus traveling from the Pilsen neighborhood to Robbins, according to Chicago Fire Department Media Affairs Director Larry Langford.

A red semi-truck lost control and ran off the roadway, striking a concrete wall, which caused the truck’s trailer filled with recycled paper to separate and strike the bus, police said.

The Chicago Fire Department activated an EMS Plan 2 for the crash.

firefighters with safety vests on highway

Asher Heimermann photo

garbage dumpster crashes on Dan Ryan Expressway

Asher Heimermann photo

Asher Heimermann photo

VIEW PHOTOS: http://www.publicsafety.photos/MVA/6-2014/A

Tags: Asher Heimermann, Chicago Fire Departemnt, Chicago Fire Department Media Affairs Director Larry Langford, crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway, EMS Plan 2, EMS Plan II, IDOT Minute Men

Northfield EMS Box Alarm 4-21-13 – fiery crash on the Edens

Apr 22

Posted by Admin in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Service News, Fire Service Photos, Firefighters working, MVA | 12 Comments

Just after 9PM on Sunday evening, the Northfield Fire Department was initially dispatched for a small brush fire along the Edens Expressway (I94) near Willow Road. Other calls came in reporting a truck fire and additional units went en-route. As companies neared the expressway, they saw a huge fire along the center median of the northbound lanes about a 1/2 north of Willow Road. They encountered a fully-involved tractor-trailer combination on top of a car.

An EMS Box Alarm was requested immediately bringing ambulances from Winnetka, Wilmette, Northbrook, and Glencoe in addition to the Northfield ambulance that was on the scene performing triage. A Morton Grove squad, Wilmette tower ladder and engine, and Glenview truck responded supplementing the Northfield squad and engine. The intensity of the fire prompted a call for Crash Truck 23 and Crash Truck 39, two ARFF units from Wheeling and Prospect Heights.

The occupants of the car were already out when companies arrived thanks to the assistance of other motorists. Three people including the two occupants of the car that was underneath the trailer were transported to the hospital.

This video was posted as seen from along the frontage road.