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Dive incident in River Forest, 3/8/15 (more)

Mar 10

Posted by Admin in fire department divers working | Comments off

A 23-year-old Chicago woman, …identified Monday as Christina Hill … was found dead Monday morning after her car crashed into the Des Plaines River near River Forest Sunday evening the Illinois State Police said.

The accident happened near the intersection of Thatcher Avenue and North Avenue in the River Forest area, according to River Forest Fire Chief Jim Eggert. Emergency units on the scene sent divers into the water last night to search for a driver in the car or on the nearby riverbanks but found nothing initially, he said. Because of the lack of light, high water level and fast current, officials decided it was too dangerous to continue and ended the search around 10:30 p.m. last night.

During [a] renewed search Monday morning, the driver was found about 400 yards south of the accident, he said.

During the process of removing the vehicle from the river yesterday, River Forest police used the license plate to identify the driver as Hill. She was last seen alive around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday morning, Eggert said.

thanks Dan

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Dive incident in River Forest, 3/8/15

Mar 9

Posted by Admin in fire department divers working | 13 Comments

This from Steve Redick:

Had a great opportunity to take in a dive incident at North & Thatcher yesterday. A car went over the guardrail and wound up in the middle of the Des Plaines River. The local FDs do not have any kind of dive team available so they utilized Chicago Squad 7 divers from O’Hare. It was interesting to observe the placement of the access ladder and the deployment of the divers. Unfortunately I couldn’t get a good look through the tree branches but you will get the idea. Some unusual rigs were on the scene as well … squad 7 was using an old engine as a spare. I believe that the boat came from the North Riverside FD, and was deployed upstream from my location. The search found no one and as of this writing they have retransmitted a dive box to search further. I am guessing that the owner of the vehicle has come up missing.

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Tags: car into the Des Plaines River, Chicago FD Squad 7, dive recovery, dive team, fire department divers, Northbrook Dive Rescue 10, River Forest Fire Department, Steve Redick

Divers search for dog in Buffalo Grove 1-26-12

Jan 27

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, Fire Service News | Comments off

A dog belonging to a Buffalo Grove resident went into a small lake off of Fremont Way in the Crossings subdivision on Saturday and perished. Buffalo Grove firefighters attempted to locate the dog but were unsuccessful. Buffalo Grove divers went back on Thursday with additional divers from Long Grove and Lincolnshire-Riverwoods plus the Lake County Sonar Team. After several hours of searching the area, they were unable to recover the dog and suspended the operation.

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk went to photograph the recovery efforts and submitted several images.

Divers search for missing dog in Buffalo Grove 1-26-12

The information on the board outlines the specifics of the recovery operation. Larry Shapiro photo

Firefighters carry a boat to the edge of the lake for the dive operation. Larry Shapiro photo

A member of the Lake County Sonar Team drills through the ice to insert the sonar unit. Larry Shapiro photo

An inflatable boat is pulled towards the dive area to be used as a work platform for tenders. Larry Shapiro photo

Another view as the dive tenders make their way across the water. Tim Olk photo

A diver receives assistance in preparing to go into the water. Larry Shapiro photo

A diver is helped out onto the solid ice and walks towards the opening where he will enter the water. Larry Shapiro photo

Members of the sonar team view an image of the lake and search for targets. Larry Shapiro photo

The image from the sonar shows the diver and several items which could be the dog. Larry Shapiro photo

After entering the icy water, a diver waits for the order to begin his search. Larry Shapiro photo

Several members of the sonar team review the images from the sonar device looking for a target. Tim Olk photo

As one diver is in the water, a second stands by on the ice and a third is ready to go from the shoreline in the event of an emergency. Tim Olk photo

After spending the maximum time allowed under water, a diver is assisted out of the water by another diver in a cold weather suit. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry has additional images HERE and Tim has more images HERE.

Tags: Buffalo Grove Fire Department, dive recovery, dive team, dog drowns in Buffalo Grove, fire department divers, Lake County Sonar Team, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods FPD, Long Grove Fire Department, Long Grove Fire Protection District, side scan sonar

Car into a pond in Deerfield 1-1-12

Jan 2

Posted by bgshap in Fire Department News, MVA, Reader submission | Comments off

Deerfield Fire responded to a car into a pond last night in the 500 block of Lake-Cook Road. The first arriving police officer was able to step onto the car’s roof, break out the window and assist the driver in getting out of the car. The office sustained cuts to his hand freeing the driver. Apparently, units on the scene were unclear about whether or not there were any other occupants in the car based on what the driver was able to tell them, so a request for divers was initiated.

Highland Park, Northbrook, Lake Forest and Lincolnshire responded with divers who ascertained that there where no other occupants inside the car. The divers hooked the car for the towing company to make the removal.

Tim Olk responded to the incident and submitted several images of the scene.

A late model Mercedes Benz left the roadway and ended up mostly submerged in a pond off Lake-Cook Road in Deerfield on Sunday night. Tim Olk photo

A Deerfield Police sergeant sustained cuts to his hand after climbing onto the roof of the submerged car and breaking out a window to free the driver. Tim Olk photo

Deerfield Engine 20 lights the scene where a driver lost control and drove into a pond. Tim Olk photo

After checking the car for trapped occupants, a fire department diver attaches a chain so the towing company can winch the car out of the water.. Tim Olk photo

A diver stands by to assist the tow driver with hooking the car for removal. Tim Olk photo

The tow truck begins to winches the car from the water. Tim Olk photo

The car is lifted out of the pond by the tow truck. Tim Olk photo

After being pulled from the water, the car is loaded onto the rollback. Tim Olk photo

Tim has a gallery with more images HERE.

Tags: car in the water in Deerfield, car pulled from the water, car submerged in a pond, Dave's Towing company, Deerfield Fire Department, Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, Dive, dive rescue, dive rescue unit, dive team, Highland Park Fire Department, Lake Forest Fire Department, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection District, Northbrook Fire Department, Northbrook Fire Department divers, Tim Olk

Prospect Heights and Division 3 divers search pond for kids 7-6-11

Jul 7

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Fire Department News, Fire Service News | 2 Comments

Shortly after 3PM on Weddnesday, Prospect Heights received a 9-1-1 call from a motorist who claimed to see two children in a pond near the Prospect Heights Public Works building in the 500 block of Piper Lane. Police arrived and found an unattended bicycle and no children in the area. Prospect Heights divers and firefighters responded, and upon seeing no children in the area requested a response from all on-duty MABAS Division 3 divers and neighboring mutual-aid divers so that the murky pond could be checked in the event that their were missing children.

Prospect Heights dive response Piper Lane 7-4-11

A bicycle that might belong to a missing child is seen near a pond which divers are searching in the event that a child has drowned. Larry Shapiro photo

Wheeling Fire Department divers suit up to assist divers from Prospect Heights search a pond where two children were reportedly seen in the water. Larry Shapiro photo

Divers responded from Wheeling, Long Grove, Deerfield, Northbrook, Wilmette, North Maine, Glenview, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods, Highwood, and Winnetka. Ambulances on the scene were from Arlington Heights and Mount Prospect.

Divers and support personnel check their equipment before the divers enter the water. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were at the scene and Larry submitted several images.

Prospect Heights dive response Piper Lane 7-4-11 side scan sonar

Firefighters take the Kongsberg sonar towards the center of the pond so it can provide a map of the pond floor. Larry Shapiro photo

Several divers went into the water as did a boat with ~~side-scan~~ Kongsberg sonar capable of mapping the pond floor. There was some question as to exactly what was seen by the 9-1-1 caller, and after searching the pond for an hour and examining several images mapped by the sonar, the searches were terminated.

The sonar unit is lowered into the water where the diver will make the necessary adjustments for depth before it can begin to create a map of the pond's bottom. Larry Shapiro photo

Prospect Heights dive response Piper Lane 7-4-11 Wheeling Fire Department divers Dive Rescue 23

Wheeling Fire Department divers responded to Prospect Heights with Dive Rescue 23 and a boat. Larry Shapiro photo

Larry Shapiro and Tim Olk were at the scene and Larry submitted several images.

Northbrook Dive Rescue 10 responded with divers and the MABAS Division 3 side-scan soar. Larry Shapiro photo

A gallery with more images can be viewed HERE.

Tags: dive rescue, dive rescue unit, dive team, fire department divers, Larry Shapiro, MABAS Division 3, MABAS Division 3 Divers, Northbrook Dive Rescue 10, Northbrook Fire Department divers, Prospect Heights Fire Department, side scan sonar, Tim Olk, Wheeling Fire Department, Wheeling Fire Department divers

Lisle-Woodridge FPD Dive Drill

Jan 15

Posted by bgshap in Apparatus on-scene, Reader submission, Training | Comments off

Josh Boyajian sent some photos of a winter dive drill conducted today by the Lisle-Woodridge FPD at a Lisle Park District pond on Front Street. Four divers went into the water in an area where the ice was 7 inches thick. Squad 525 and Truck 517 were on location.