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Incident Report – 08/23/2021
853 Lorlyn Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185

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Summary


On August 23, 2021, West Chicago Fire Protection District responded to a fire incident at 853 Lorlyn Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185, a non-mixed use, multifamily dwelling.

The alarm was received at 11:17 AM, 9 suppression, 4 EMS, and 3 other personnel arrived at 11:19 AM, and the last unit was cleared at 12:25 PM. The total incident time was 1 hour, 8 minutes.

The following actions were taken during the incident: investigate and extinguish.

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Location


Type Street address
Address 853 Lorlyn Dr, West Chicago, IL 60185
County DuPage County
State IL
City West Chicago
Zip Code 60185
Mixed Use Not mixed use
Property Use Multifamily dwellings

Timeline


  • Alarm

    Alarm received at

  • Arrived

    Arrived at

  • Last Unit Cleared

    Last unit cleared at

    Alarm to last unit cleared: 1 hour, 8 minutes

Response


Incident Type Building fires
Department Station 6
Mutual Aid Given/Received None
Resources Include Mutual Aid No
Shift B
Alarms 1
District I07

Personnel


Support Personnel 9
EMS Personnel 4
Other Personnel 3

Fire Department


Name West Chicago Fire Protection District
Department Type Career
Address 200 Fremont St
West Chicago, IL 60185-1927
Phone (630) 231-2123
Website https://www.wegofpd.org/

Actions Taken


First Action Taken Investigate
Second Action Taken Extinguish

Metadata


Incident Key IL_DD362_08232021_212332_0
State Illinois
Fire Department ID DD362
Incident Date 08/23/2021
Incident Number 212332
Exposure Number 0
NFIRS Version 5.0

Fire Report

Cause


General Cause Flame, Heat
Main Fire Cause Other Heat
Priority Cause Friction, hot material

Ignition


Area of Origin Roof surface: exterior
Heat Source Molten, hot material
Item First Ignited Structural component or finish, other
Type of Material Multiple types of material
Cause of Ignition Unintentional
Factor Contributing To Ignition Heat source too close to combustibles

Spread


No Flame Spread/Same As First/Unknown Yes

Structure


Not Residential No
Number of Residential Units 12
Structure Type Enclosed building
Structure Status In normal use
Building Height: Stories Above Grade 3
Building Height: Stories Below Grade 0
Total Square Feet 900 sqft

Number of Stories With Damage


Story of Fire Origin 3

Acres


Less Than One Acre No

Automatic Extinguishing System


AES Presence Present

Detector


Detector Presence Detectors Present
Detector Type Heat
Detector Power Hardwire Only
Detector Operation Operated
Detector Effectiveness Alerted Occupants
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