Wheeling and Prospect Heights firefighters transported five patients to area hospitals from a three-car MVA Sunday night on Route 83 at Jenkins Court. All three Wheeling ambulances were at the scene along with Battalion 24, both Wheeling engines, and Prospect Heights Ambulance 9.
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This from Colton Latham:
Frankfort had a technical rescue last night (1/11/24) for a utility contractor trapped on the roof of the 125-foot Frankfort Grainery building, a local landmark. The contractor, not yet identified, was working on the large antenna on top of the building, when he fell about 15 feet, breaking his arm. He called 9-1-1 on his own cellphone, which eventually initiated a response from the MABAS 19 and CART technical rescue teams. Tinley Park FD deployed their tower ladder and was able to take the man down to the ground from a window about 80 feet up before being loaded into Frankfort Ambulance 73. The initial call went out at around 5:30 with units clear at around 7-8:00
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A wide shot of the units on the south side of the building
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Tinley Park Tower Ladder 48 reaching up to an 80′ high window
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A scene view
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“New” Tinley Park Squad 46
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The contractor being brought to the ground on a stokes basket in Tower Ladder 48
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Tower Ladder 48 going back up to bring down more personnel and equipment
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Tower Ladder 48 packing up
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Manhattan Squad 81 outing light in the scene
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Frankfort CART Squad 76 repositioning
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Excerpts from wgntv.com:
A man was rescued Thursday afternoon at the Frankfort Grainery after he fell while working on an antenna. The man fell around 2:30 p.m. while he was working on a cell phone tower and severely fractured his arm.
Around 4:45 p.m, the Frankfort Fire Department and other agencies started to bring the worker down.
“He was on top of the roof, had about a 15-foot fall with a severe arm injury,” Frankfort Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Paul Kinsella said. “We quickly made contact with him via cell phone, deployed a drone up to get a visual on him right away, realized he wouldn’t be able to walk down.”
Firefighters from multiple agencies and technical rescue teams were called in to help.
Once firefighters made it to the roof, they warmed the man with blankets and hot packs.
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Excerpts from Indianapolis Fire Department Facebook page:
10:15 AM – After an errant #IMPD drone perched itself on top of a construction crane while in the course of it’s duties overnight, #IFD TacTeam 7C utilized the task…. by Indy Public Safety Logistics to help retrieve it… as an opportunity to conduct some spur of the moment high angle ropes/crane training.High Angle Rope Rescue Training is inherently dangerous, highly technical, equipment intensive and requires constant training to maintain a perishable skill. The reality of our teams responding to an issue involving a crane, are more common than one might think. The bonus for today’s evolution was that no human victims were needing rescue, just a piece of expensive equipment that had a mind of it’s own.Under the command of Lt. Ben Roberts, Lt. Erik Baynard, who is SPRAT certified, (Society of Professional Rope Access Technician), served as the primary rescuer, backed up by Private Ryan Cundiff. The IFD team made contact with the TWG Construction supervisor who generously allowed for us to make the retrieval. The building is the future home of Rise on Meridian apartments and will house 269 units.Once the generator, providing power to the crane was shut off, Locked Out an Tagged Out by IFD, the 2 firefighters began the climb. The Mast sits at just at 130 feet high with the articulating Jib extending about 160 feet out. The drone was perched about 12 feet from the end of the Jib. With winds sitting at a mild 3 mph, the cranes position, in weathervane mode, was not expected to provide much concern for the climbers.Climbing started at 11:25 AM. While Cundiff staged for backup just below the Jib, Baynard reached the Jib at 11:33 AM. The difficult transition to the top of the Jib was successfully made at 11:45 AM. Baynard notified command that end of the Cranes safety cable had been reached at 11:56 AM and he was going to utilize the fall protection system he brought with him to the top. The first transition on the Jib was reached at 12:06 PM and the drone was recovered at 12:23 PM. The drone was brought to safety at 12:33 PM. The two climbers began the process of returning at 12:38 PM and were both safely on ground at 1:26 PM.The drone did sustain some slight injuries but nothing that can’t be fixed relatively easily and returned to service.We are proud of the work our Tactical Teams do and this is one more example of a training opportunity we couldn’t let pass by.
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From Chicago FD Media on Twitter
Still and box building collapse 700 block East OAKWOOD. One person unaccounted for search underway
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Worker located under debris. We are trying to get him out
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Buffalo Grove firefighters and police officers were sent to 1011 Aspen Drive late Monday afternoon for a worker that was reported to be trapped in a hole in the front yard. Workers had been digging apparently to repair a residential sewer service at the home where one worker was in the hole and there was a ground collapse.
Arriving firefighters encountered workers frantically digging to free their coworker. The entire MABAS Division 1 Technical Rescue Team was requested as Buffalo Grove, Long Grove, and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods firefighters initiated a rescue operation. Initial reports were that the worker unconscious and not breathing.
TRT techs arrived from Palatine, Mount Prospect, Des Plaines, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, Schaumburg, Elk Grove Village, Inverness, and Bartlett along with the Buffalo Grove Mobile Comm. A special call was made for an Arlington Heights Public Works sewer vac, but the rescue was completed before the unit arrived.
The victim, who did not survive, was transported from the scene in a Mundelein ambulance.
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This from Prospect Heights FPD Chief Drew Smith:
Here is a different kind of lift assist. Earlier today our deputy chief was leaving the firehouse when he noticed that the cell tower workers were stuck in their manlift. The lift was disabled so they could not get down. We used Tower 9 to assist them. No one was injured and they appeared to take this inconvenience as routine.
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This from Max Weingardt:
Jet slides off the runway at Chicago Executive Airport Wednesday night 10/21/20
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Buffalo Grove police and fire were dispatched for a woman pinned under a car this morning (7/17/20) in the Chase Plaza shopping center at Lake-Cook and Arlington Heights roads. The woman’s leg was caught underneath her car which apparently was in neutral instead of park when she exited the vehicle. Patrons of the nearby stores were able to shift the car into park before police officers and firefighters arrived. The car was raised with airbags to facilitate the victim’s release. She was then transported to an area hospital.
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Excerpts from the NWherald.com:
The Minooka Fire Protection District received a call about 12:45 p.m. Thursday about a man buried to his waist in a grain bin on West Mondamin Street owned by Minooka Grain, Lumber & Supply Co. Firefighters worked through the early afternoon to remove grain from the silo in order to free the man shortly after 4 p.m. The man was rescued and feeling well. He was conscious and breathing while firefighters worked to free him.
About 20 fire departments assisted with the rescue. A Vac-Con vacuum truck at the scene removed grain from around the man so that he could be freed.
It only takes two or three seconds for a person to become trapped in flowing grain, and another 10 seconds to become completely submerged, according to the National Agricultural Safety Database’s website.
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From the Orland Fire Protection District Facebook page:
On January 8, 2020, the Blue CART Team was activated to assist Manteno Fire with a grain bin rescue. Orland responded with Engine 5, Squad 2, Chief 3, and our communications director. Shortly after arriving, it was determined this would be a body recovery. The incident site had multiple grain silos. The silo the victim was in was over 100 feet tall, with extremely limited access. Rescuers used Manteno’s 100-foot tower ladder that reached an access walkway which led to a ladder, then went up another 15 feet to the top of a silo. There was not a lot of room, and with the wind, the temperature was in the single digits. It was decided that they would take their time and rig a lower system since the victim was about 90 feet down the silo. Orland’s Technical Rescue Team members Lieutenant Schick and Lieutenant Girdick were the team to be lowered down into the silo to make the recovery. Though this was a recovery and every precaution was made, it was not any less dangerous, as there was still shifting product and limited visibility. This was an extremely tough rescue, and not any less dangerous than a live rescue. Our members performed professionally, safely, and with all the skills they have learned over the many years as technical rescue team members.
Chief 3 assisted in the command structure. Communications Director Bill Neumann flew our drone which was extremely helpful for command since the rescue was 110 feet in the air. Firefighter Tuburan (CART) assisted in the operations and Engineer Michael Meyrick worked in support of the operation. Once again a job well done by all involved in this tragic situation.
Fire Chief Mike Schofield
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