Monday, April 8, 2013
One of two teens taken to hospital for medical treatment on Friday night, according to a report from sthe Des Plaines Fire Department.
Two teens crashed an SUV into a Des Plaines residence on Friday night, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department. Des Plaines firefighters responded to a report of a vehicle crash into a house on the 800 block of Wolf Road at 7:40 p.m. on April 5. First responders found an SUV crashed into the corner of the residence, according to the report, and one of the two teens in the vehicle was transported to the hospital, and the other was not injured. The only occupant of the house was not located in the that part of the building when the crash occurred, Des Plaines Fire Chief Alan Wax stated.
A fire that broke out behind a marble-walled fireplace at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Sunday morning was accidental, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department.
A fire that ignited at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines on Sunday morning was accidental, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department, and the cause is being investigated. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of a fire in the smoking lounge area of Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, at 8:02 a.m. on April 7, Fire Chief Alan Wax stated on Sunday. “Arriving crews found a fire in the wall behind the marble fireplace located in the smoking lounge,” Wax stated. “Firefighters had the fire out in less than 20 minutes, including controlling fire extension and keeping the fire to the general fireplace area.” Nobody was injured, the fire occurred during the two hours the casino is closed in the morning, 7-9 a.m., according…
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a chemical fire at Abbott Molecular on Thursday.
No injuries were reported following a chemical fire that ignited at a laboratory in Des Plaines on Thursday. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at Abbott Molecular, 1300 E. Touhy Ave., at 12:23 p.m. on April 4, stated Fire Chief Alan Wax. Firefighters located a fire in one of the laboratories in the east section of the building, Wax stated, and put it out with fire extinguishers about a half-hour after arriving on the scene. While a technician was working with chemicals, the fumes were ignited, but the source of the ignition remained under investigation, Wax stated. After the fumes ignited, nearby combustibles caught fire, Wax stated. The technician left the lab as the fire grew, and it activated the automatic …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to numerous calls during the snowstorm on Tuesday.
The Des Plaines Fire Department was busy during the snowstorm on Tuesday afternoon, when crews responded to numerous calls between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Firefighters responded the first of four calls, a traffic crash report at the intersection of Mount Prospect and Algonquin Roads at 3:14 p.m. on March 5, stated Des Plaines Fire Chief Alan Wax in an email to Patch. No injuries were reported and the crash was minor, Wax stated. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of an unconscious man lying down next to a snow blower on the 1000 block of Third Avenue, Wax stated, at 3:20 p.m. on March 5. Des Plaines firefighters responded to a report of a child that ran across Miner Street and jumped into the Des Plaines River near the dam at …
Des Plaines firefighters attempted to rescue a man in cardiac arrest on Tuesday.
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of an unconscious man lying down next to a snow blower on the 1000 block of Third Avenue at 3:20 p.m. on March 5. When firefighters arrived on the scene, Fire Chief Alan Wax stated in an email to Patch, they found the man in cardiac arrest. “Resuscitation attempts were initiated and the patient was transported to Lutheran General Hospital, however, unfortunately, he did not survive,” Wax stated. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a number of calls during the snowstorm on Tuesday. For more stories, pictures, information and conversation, like Des Plaines Patch on Facebook.
The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of a child that ran across Miner Street and jumped into the Des Plaines River during the snowstorm on Tuesday.
The quick action of an off-duty police officer may be responsible for saving the life of a boy that fell or jumped into the Des Plaines River on Tuesday afternoon. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a report of a child that ran across Miner Street and jumped into the Des Plaines River near the dam at Joseph Schwab Road at 3:38 p.m. on March 5. When they arrived on the scene, Des Plaines firefighters found a seven-year-old boy who had jumped or fallen in the river. “An off-duty Evanston police officer saw the boy go in the river, and entered the water to retrieve the boy, saving his life,” Wax stated. Both were out of the water when the Des Plaines Fire Department arrived, Wax stated, and the boy was taken to Lutheran General …
Firefighters extricated a man from a car that was smashed between the median wall and a semi truck on the I-294 Tollway during the snowstorm on Tuesday.
One fatality was reported following a traffic crash on the Tollway in Des Plaines on Tuesday. Des Plaines firefighters responded to a report of a severe traffic crash on the I-294 Tollway, in the northbound lanes north of Oakton Street, at 3:55 p.m. on March 5, Fire Chief Alan Wax stated in an email to Patch. Firefighters found a car on the left shoulder that had sustained heavy damage when it was smashed between the median wall and a semi truck, Wax stated. A male driver in the vehicle, the only occupant, was in cardiac arrest, Wax stated, and needed to be extricated due to the damage to the car. “Firefighters and paramedics attempted to resuscitate the victim during extrication efforts and after, and transported him to Lutheran General …
Monday, February 25, 2013
Local fire departments assisted Des Plaines firefighters as they extinguished an attic fire in a residence and a machine fire at a business, stated Fire Chief Alan Wax.
Des Plaines firefighters responded to two calls at the same time on Saturday night, stated Fire Chief Alan Wax, which led to a number of area fire departments assiting. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to a fire alarm at a paper manufacturer on the 100 block of East Oakton Street, Wax stated, and a short time later responded to a report of a fire at a residence on the 1600 block of Howard Street at 5:25 p.m. on Feb. 23. The fire at the residence on Howard began in the attic, Wax stated, and was caused by a short circuit. There were no injuries reported, Wax stated, and the residents in the unit that caught fire and the adjoining unit were displaced. The preliminary loss for both units was estimated at $43,000. The fire at the …
Monday, February 4, 2013
The $25K in estimated damage could have been much greater if overhead sprinklers were not installed in the building 15 years ago, Des Plaines Fire Chief Alan Wax stated.
A fire that erupted at a Des Plaines electrical contracting company early Saturday morning could have caused more extensive damage, had overhead sprinklers not contained the blaze until firefighters arrived on the scene, Des Plaines Fire Chief Alan Wax stated. “It is very evident that, without the sprinklers, by the time the Fire Department would have been notified, the fire would have advanced deeply into the open wooden truss ceiling, and the building likely would have been a total loss,” Wax stated. “Instead, one business has some cleaning-up to do, two others have some smoke odor to air out, and they will all be back in business quickly.” The Des Plaines Fire Department received the call about the fire at 216 Graceland Avenue at 12:01 …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
A fire that began in an attached garage caused an estimated $120,000 in damage to a Des Plaines residence Saturday morning, according to the Des Plaines Fire Department.
A fire that erupted in a garage attached to a house early Saturday morning displaced the two Des Plaines residents who live there. The two occupants and their family cat, which was rescued by firefighters from the basement of the house, received housing assistance from the city’s emergency management agency, according to a report from the Des Plaines Fire Department, because the house was uninhabitable following the fire. The Des Plaines Fire Department responded to the fire report at 256 Kathleen Drive at 2:02 a.m. on Dec. 8, according to the report, arrived on the scene at 2:07 a.m. and the fire was extinguished within 20 minutes of their arrival on the scene. The fire began in the garage and progressed into the attic and the main part …
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7:33 pm on Saturday, March 9, 2013
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