LAUNDRY ROOM FIRE AT TECHNY TOWERS
Saturday evening, November 7, at 10:00 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Techny Towers and found a fire in a commercial clothes dryer located in the basement. The automatic sprinkler system contained the fire to the laundry room and fire crews extinguished the burning towels inside the dryer. Approximately 60 guests participating in an overnight retreat were safely evacuated without incident. The building was cleared of smoke and the guests returned to their rooms after about an hour. A commercial cleanup company was on the scene to clean and disinfect the lower level and adjoining dining room and kitchen. Mary Bernier, Village Sanitarian, was called to the scene to inspect the kitchen before breakfast could be served. Northbrook received assistance from Glenview, Northfield and Glencoe Fire Departments.
AUTOMATIC AID TO GLENCOE
Mid-day Wednesday, November 11, Engine 11 responded to the Chicago Botanical Gardens for a fire in an extremely large industrial recycler used to convert leaves into mulch. The engine compartment (comparable in size to a large diesel motor) and surrounding debris were on fire. Crews extinguished the fire with several dry chemical extinguishers and a hose line. The scene was then turned over to the Glencoe Fire Department for further investigation.
MUTUAL AID TO PROSPECT HEIGHTS
Early afternoon Wednesday, November 11, Tower Ladder 12 and Battalion 11 were dispatched to a Box Alarm in Prospect Heights for a structure fire in a house and attached garage. Firefighters from Tower 12 were assigned to go to the roof and open it to vent smoke and heat from the fire below while other companies attacked the fire in the garage and kitchen of the home. Battalion 11 was assigned to assist the Incident Commander. Cause of the fire is under investigation by the Prospect Heights Fire Department.
EARLY WARNING ALERTED OCCUPANTS TO FIRE IN BASEMENT
Wednesday afternoon, November 11, firefighters were called to a home in the 500 block of Waters Edge Court on the report of a basement fire. Arriving firefighters verified that the occupants were out of the home and advanced a hose line into the smoke filled basement. Utilizing a thermal imager, they found an overheated extension cord that had burst into flames scorching a wall and an electrical distribution box. Power was shut down to the affected area, smoke was vented and the Village Electrical Inspector, Cory Friedman, was called to the scene. Cause of the fire was linked to a seized sump pump which had overheated the power cord. Thanks to working smoke detectors in the home, the occupants were able to evacuate and call 911 unharmed. On-call firefighters covered other calls during this incident.
CONTRACTOR SUFFERS CARDIAC ARREST ON ROOFTOP
Thursday morning, November 12, Paramedics and Police were called to a home in the 2700 block of Prince Street for a patient in cardiac arrest on the roof of the house. As paramedics and police officers rendered aid to the patient on the roof, additional personnel set ladders and rescue equipment to lower the patient safely to the ground. Within 25 minutes from receipt of the call, the patient was removed from the roof to the ambulance and transported to Glenbrook Hospital. As of this writing, patient status is unknown.
MABAS DIVISION 3 MULTI-COMPANY COMBINED FIRE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
Northbrook Fire Companies, along with 17 other MABAS Division 3 Fire Departments, participated in cooperative training during the past three weeks at NIPSTA. Training provided incident commanders an opportunity to command companies at a large-scale incident. Fire companies responded to a railroad accident involving a commuter rail car, hazardous materials, a school bus, and other vehicles. The incident commander had to assign fire companies to complete over 14 different tasks which included extinguishment of live fires and the handling of a mass-casualty incident. | 
