From Tim Olk at Chem Tools 1165 Prairie Hill Road in Rockton, IL
Tim Olk photo
Tim Olk photo
Excerpts from abc7Chicago.com:
An explosion close to Rockton, Ill. took place at a Chemtool chemical plant around 7 a.m. and the smoke continues to go south and southeast.
Around 40 to 45 agencies from the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin were involved, however there has been little success in putting the fire out.
Air quality analysis in the area shows there is no danger to air quality at ground level, but for precautionary measure, fire officials believed it was best to evacuate the area.
Officials believe the fire will be a several day event as the oil-based product burns off. Fire officials stopped water operations in order to avoid an environmental disaster caused by water streams. They are concerned about product runoff to a nearby river, but believe it is best to let the product burn off.
A mandatory evacuation affects all residents and businesses in a one mile radius of 1165 Prairie Hill Road. Drivers are advised to avoid the area.
#1 by Tim Olk on June 17, 2021 - 1:13 PM
I Did Say It Was Tylers And It Did Not Come Up On There When I Posted It I Dont Ever Comment On Anything
#2 by Drew Smith on June 17, 2021 - 9:25 AM
It seems that not only on this site but even in official communications, some terms are used inaccurately or commingled. NIMS, ICS and MABAS define:
Strike Team as a group (usually five) of the same resource (5 engines, 5 trucks, etc.)
Task Force is a group of different resources (a MABAS fire TF has multiple engines, multiple ambulances, a truck, a squad, and 2 chiefs)
An ambulance strike team would have all ALS or all BLS ambulances
An ambulance task force would have a mix of ALS and BLS and perhaps some non-transport resources.
Strike Force is not a standard NIMS/ICS/MABAS term but is widely used to refer to what may be a TF or ST.
#3 by The DH on June 16, 2021 - 6:12 PM
Tim, did you create the rundown or did you borrow it from Tyler Tobolt of Tri-State Fire? If you did use his rundown, please, give credit where it is due. Just like I am sure you’d hate someone to take one of your photos as their own work. I know for a fact he worked real hard on putting it together.
#4 by Rich on June 16, 2021 - 5:31 PM
WOW
#5 by Andrew on June 16, 2021 - 3:44 PM
Rundown credit goes to Tyler Tobolt of Tri-State Fire Alerts. I know how hard he worked to compile that list. So it’s only fair he gets credit for it.
#6 by Tim Olk on June 16, 2021 - 1:18 PM
Compiled by Tyler Tobolt:
Rockton Chief 1490, Rockton Chief 1491, Rockford District 2, Harlem Roscoe Chief 791, South Beloit Chief, North Park Chief, Cherry Valley Chief, New Milford Chief, New Glarus Chief, Woodstock Chief 403, Algonquin LITH Chief 103, Marengo Chief, McHenry Chief, Crystal Lake Chief 304, Aurora Chief, Malta Chief 1, Batavia Chief, Newport Chief, Highland Park Chief, Winnetka Chief, Countryside Chief 4100, Streamwood Chief 900, South Elgin Chief, Westmont Chief 183, Pleasantview Chief, Silvis Chief
Rockton Ambulance, Lifeline Ambulance, North Park Medic 8, St Charles Medic, Metro Ambulance, Superior Ambulance, Aurora Medic, Aurora Medic, Huntley Ambulance 951, DeKalb Medic 2, Park Ridge Ambulance, Evanston Ambulance, Skokie Ambulance, Sycamore Medic 4, Libertyville Ambulance 461, Mundelein Ambulance 431, Mount Prospect Reserve Ambulance 527, Arlington Heights Reserve Ambulance 124, Elk Grove Village Ambulance 7,
Rockton Engine 1401, Rockton Engine 1402, Harlem Roscoe Engine 703, Win Bur Sew Engine, Cherry Valley Engine 501, Loves Park Engine 1801, North Park Engine 805, Boone District 3 Engine 2101, Beloit Engine, Belvidere Engine 101, Byron Engine 403, South Beloit Engine 3, Kirkland Engine 2, Beloit Engine 113, Northwest Engine 1201, Monroe Center Engine, Milton Engine, German Valley Engine, Harvard Engine 741, Janesville Engine 813, Delevan Engine 5, Shirland Engine, Town of Turtle Engine, Pecatonica Engine, Sharon Engine, Walworth Engine, Clinton Engine, Davis Engine, Blackhawk Engine, Stillman Valley Engine, Dakota Engine, Rockford Engine 7, Woodstock Engine 442, Genoa Kingston Engine 16, Maple Park Engine 1101, Shabbona Engine 2518, Malta Engine 6, Cortland Engine 10, Evansville Engine, St Charles Engine 103, North Aurora Engine 501, Glenview Engine 8, Des Plaines Engine, Antioch Engine 211, Lake Zurich Engine 321, Wauconda Engine 343, Round Lake Engine 261, Westmont Engine 183, Tri State Engine 123, Pleasantview Engine 152, Riverside Engine 1621, La Grange Park Engine 1211, Elburn Engine 301
Rockton Truck 1451, Boone District 2 Truck 357, Cherry Valley Truck 551, Leaf River Truck 2456, Janesville Tower 81, South Beloit Quint 4032, Loves Park Truck, Crystal Lake Tower 381, Harlem Roscoe Truck 751, Bartlett Truck 3, Hampshire Truck 1431, Elgin Truck 7, South Elgin Tower 23, Batavia Truck 1, Skokie Truck 18, Mount Morris Truck 5759, Oregon Truck 5351, Hoffman Estates Reserve Tower 22, Arlington Heights Reserve Tower 132, Elk Grove Village Quint 8, Rolling Meadows Truck 15, Palatine Tower 85, Oak Brook Ladder 94, West Chicago Tower 6, Glen Ellyn Tower 62, Roselle Tower 64, Itasca Tower 66
Edgerton Tender 761, Davis Tender 3675, Town of Beloit Tender 261, Footville Tender 1661, Orfordville Tender 1461, Sharon Tender 4030, Polo Tender 5874, New Milford Tender 971, Mount Morris Tender 5776, Town of Turtle Tender 562, Freeport Rural Tender 3172, Cedarville Tender 3271, Dixon Rural Tender 1, Northwest Tender 1277, Lynn Scott Rock Tender 5071, Stockton Tender 423, Rock City Tender 3573, Winslow Tender 4073, Boone District 1 Tender 2270, Davis Tender 3675, Boone District 2 Tender 371, Forreston Tender 5978, Stillman Valley Tender 1771, Union Tender 1575, Marengo Tender 1170, Fox River Grove Tender 670, Long Grove Tender 55, Newport Tender 141, Lake Villa Tender 243, Waterman Tender 3, Pearl City Tender 3871, Wenona Tender, Peru Tender, Tonica Tender 1716, Wallace Tender 941, Utica Tender 1235, Marseilles Tender, Tender 423, Shirland Tender 1676, Oswego Tender 1, Little Rock Fox Tender 361, Sandwich Tender 461, Lisbon Seward Tender 265, Bristol Kendall Tender 161, Geneseo Tender, Coal Valley Tender, Hilsdale Tender, Orion Tender, Silvis Tender, Milledgeville Tender 531, Chadwick Tender 832, Savanna Tender 131,
South Beloit Squad 2044, Northbrook Squad 11
Wildland 4, Win Bur Sew Utility 1985 with Foam Trailer, Lake Forest Utility 421, Lincolnshire Riverwoods Utility 51, Newport Utility, Westmont Utility, Rockton Brush 1488, Albany Brush, Monticello Brush, Juda Brush, New Glarus Brush, Browntown Brush, Countryside Brush Truck 411, Dakota Brush 3462, Footville Brush 1671, Gurnee Utility 1351 with ATV, Long Grove Brush 55 with ATV, Beach Park Utility with ATV, Boone District 2 UTV 1, Division 8 Light Tower, Division 2 Light Tower, Division 57 Light Tower, Division 31 Light Tower, MSU North (Division 305), Town of Beloit R-252, Rockford HazMat Trailer, Williams Fire Control, MABAS 8 Decon, Rockford ARFF
#7 by Michael m on June 14, 2021 - 10:26 PM
Glad no one was seriously injured.
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#8 by bill on June 14, 2021 - 4:00 PM
How many strike forces have been called out